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Vancouver Canucks at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2025-10-21 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 - 1 Vancouver Canucks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 54.4%
VAN: 45.6%
Expected Goals
PIT: 3.38
VAN: 3.31
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 50%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PIT
Stuart Skinner - 19-12-5 | 0.890 SV% | 2.79 GAA
VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 7-19-4 | 0.876 SV% | 3.67 GAA
StatPITVAN
Season SV%0.8880.885
Last 5 SV%0.8630.793
SV% vs Opponent0.9380.843
GAA2.913.41
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 50% • PIT at home vs VAN: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-25VAN 2 - 3 PITPITVAN
2025-10-21PIT 5 - 1 VANPITPIT
2024-11-27PIT 5 - 4 VANPITPIT
2024-10-26VAN 4 - 3 PITVANVAN
2024-02-27VAN 3 - 4 PITPITVAN

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
101:18VANGoal
111:39PITGoal
214:21PITGoal
216:18PITGoal
217:29PITGoal
305:56PITGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Vancouver Canucks at Pittsburgh Penguins

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 54.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 - 1 Vancouver Canucks
Expected: 3.4 - 3.3