Utah Hockey Club at Seattle Kraken NHL Predictions

2026-04-02 • Climate Pledge Arena

Seattle Kraken 2 - 6 Utah Hockey Club

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

SEA: 37.1%

UTA: 62.9%

Expected Goals

SEA: 2.94

UTA: 3.87

Total Goals

Median: 6.2

Over 5.5: 56%

Over 6.5: 38%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

SEA

Joey Daccord - 10-9-5 | 0.903 SV% | 2.77 GAA

UTA

Karel Vejmelka - 17-10-2 | 0.895 SV% | 2.68 GAA

Stat	SEA	UTA
Season SV%	0.903	0.895
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.77	2.68

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
SEA	Joey Daccord	31	25	6	80.6%	4.49	4	-1.51
UTA	Karel Vejmelka	27	25	2	92.6%	2.44	2	0.44

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% • SEA at home vs UTA: 2-1

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-04-02	SEA 2 - 6 UTA	UTA	UTA
2026-01-17	UTA 6 - 3 SEA	UTA	UTA
2025-12-12	UTA 5 - 3 SEA	UTA	UTA
2025-04-08	UTA 7 - 1 SEA	UTA	UTA
2025-03-14	SEA 4 - 2 UTA	SEA	UTA

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	SEA	10	1	0.80
1	UTA	15	1	1.01
2	SEA	17	0	0.63
2	UTA	17	2	1.55
3	SEA	12	1	1.02
3	UTA	16	1	1.93

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: 62.9%

Total Goals

Actual: 8.0

Expected: 6.8

Score Breakdown