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2026-27 Season Live

Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks NHL Predictions

2025-04-16 • Rogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks 1 - 4 Vegas Golden Knights

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VAN: 49.6%
VGK: 50.4%
Expected Goals
VAN: 2.63
VGK: 3.42
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 40%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 6-10-3 | 0.885 SV% | 3.41 GAA
VGK
Akira Schmid - 11-4-4 | 0.895 SV% | 2.50 GAA
StatVANVGK
Season SV%0.8850.895
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.412.50
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
VANKevin Lankinen3127487.1%3.982-0.02
VGKAkira Schmid1716194.1%1.9000.90
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 63% • VAN at home vs VGK: 2-8
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-10-04VAN 2 - 3 VGKVGKVGK
2026-04-07VAN 1 - 2 VGKVGKVGK
2026-03-30VGK 4 - 2 VANVGKVGK
2026-02-04VGK 5 - 2 VANVGKVGK
2025-04-16VAN 1 - 4 VGKVGKVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VAN1601.16
1VGK1501.03
2VAN1200.37
2VGK2011.27
3VAN900.38
3VGK2111.68
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 50.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Vancouver Canucks 1 - 4 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 2.6 - 3.4