San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2026-03-24 • Bridgestone Arena

Nashville Predators 6 - 3 San Jose Sharks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

NSH: 51.5%

SJS: 48.5%

Expected Goals

NSH: 3.34

SJS: 3.07

Total Goals

Median: 6.2

Over 5.5: 61%

Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH

Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA

SJS

Alex Nedeljkovic - 5-7-2 | 0.895 SV% | 3.06 GAA

Stat	NSH	SJS
Season SV%	0.897	0.895
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.93	3.06

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	Juuse Saros	30	27	3	90.0%	2.57	1	-0.43
SJS	Alex Nedeljkovic	19	13	6	68.4%	2.12	2	-3.88

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: 67% • NSH at home vs SJS: 4-1

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-04-13	NSH 2 - 3 SJS	SJS	NSH
2026-04-04	SJS 3 - 6 NSH	NSH	SJS
2026-03-24	NSH 6 - 3 SJS	NSH	NSH
2025-03-11	SJS 2 - 3 NSH	NSH	SJS
2025-01-23	SJS 5 - 6 NSH	NSH	NSH

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	NSH	14	0	0.66
1	SJS	12	1	1.02
2	NSH	12	2	1.06
2	SJS	20	0	0.95
3	NSH	6	0	0.40
3	SJS	18	0	0.60

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: 51.5%

Total Goals

Actual: 9.0

Expected: 6.4

Score Breakdown