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Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers NHL Predictions

2025-05-12 • Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers 3 - 0 Vegas Golden Knights

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
EDM: 58.1%
VGK: 41.9%
Expected Goals
EDM: 3.52
VGK: 2.82
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
VGK
Adin Hill - 1-0-2 | 0.888 SV% | 2.73 GAA
StatEDMVGK
Season SV%0.8960.888
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.812.73
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
EDMStuart Skinner23230100.0%2.2832.28
VGKAdin Hill3229390.6%3.0620.06
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: 50% • EDM at home vs VGK: 5-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-04EDM 1 - 5 VGKVGKEDM
2026-03-26VGK 3 - 4 EDMEDMEDM
2026-03-08VGK 2 - 4 EDMEDMVGK
2025-12-21EDM 4 - 3 VGKEDMEDM
2025-05-14VGK 0 - 1 EDMEDMVGK

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1EDM1821.89
1VGK910.68
2EDM1800.85
2VGK1120.96
3EDM1100.32
3VGK1300.64
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: 58.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Edmonton Oilers 3 - 0 Vegas Golden Knights
Expected: 3.5 - 2.8