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Nashville Predators at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2025-12-29 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 3 - 4 Nashville Predators
🚨 Upset Loss (63% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 62.7%
NSH: 37.3%
Expected Goals
UTA: 3.36
NSH: 2.60
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 67%
Over 6.5: 52%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 57% • UTA at home vs NSH: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-09UTA 4 - 1 NSHUTAUTA
2026-01-24NSH 2 - 5 UTAUTAUTA
2025-12-29UTA 3 - 4 NSHNSHUTA
2025-10-11NSH 2 - 3 UTAUTAUTA
2025-04-14NSH 3 - 7 UTAUTAUTA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1UTA1811.61
1NSH900.45
2UTA1711.06
2NSH1310.84
3UTA1701.07
3NSH1521.48
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Nashville Predators at Utah Hockey Club

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 62.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 3 - 4 Nashville Predators
Expected: 3.4 - 2.6