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Edmonton Oilers at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Predictions

2025-05-06 • T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights 2 - 4 Edmonton Oilers
🚨 Upset Loss (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
VGK: 50.7%
EDM: 49.3%
Expected Goals
VGK: 3.37
EDM: 3.09
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 48%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 62% • VGK at home vs EDM: 2-6
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-04EDM 1 - 5 VGKVGKVGK
2026-03-26VGK 3 - 4 EDMEDMVGK
2026-03-08VGK 2 - 4 EDMEDMVGK
2025-12-21EDM 4 - 3 VGKEDMEDM
2025-05-14VGK 0 - 1 EDMEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1VGK1310.97
1EDM1611.07
2VGK900.34
2EDM1721.43
3VGK1801.18
3EDM1300.60
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 50.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Vegas Golden Knights 2 - 4 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.4 - 3.1