Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2026-02-26 • Bridgestone Arena

Nashville Predators 4 - 2 Chicago Blackhawks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

NSH: 65.7%

CHI: 34.3%

Expected Goals

NSH: 3.73

CHI: 2.91

Total Goals

Median: 6.3

Over 5.5: 63%

Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH

Justus Annunen - 3-5-1 | 0.875 SV% | 3.29 GAA

CHI

Spencer Knight - 11-11-6 | 0.909 SV% | 2.63 GAA

Stat	NSH	CHI
Season SV%	0.875	0.909
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	3.29	2.63

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

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
NSH	Justus Annunen	23	21	2	91.3%	2.82	4	0.82
CHI	Spencer Knight	26	22	4	84.6%	2.50	2	-1.50

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: 75% • NSH at home vs CHI: 5-1

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-03-22	CHI 2 - 3 NSH	NSH	CHI
2026-02-26	NSH 4 - 2 CHI	NSH	NSH
2026-01-10	NSH 0 - 3 CHI	CHI	NSH
2025-11-28	CHI 3 - 4 NSH	NSH	NSH
2025-03-08	NSH 3 - 2 CHI	NSH	NSH

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	NSH	12	1	0.96
1	CHI	11	1	0.80
2	NSH	16	0	0.90
2	CHI	9	0	0.58
3	NSH	7	1	0.64
3	CHI	11	3	1.44

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 65.7%

Total Goals

Actual: 6.0

Expected: 6.6

Score Breakdown