Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2026-04-16 • Bridgestone Arena

Nashville Predators 4 - 5 Anaheim Ducks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

NSH: 48.4%

ANA: 51.6%

Expected Goals

NSH: 3.36

ANA: 3.15

Total Goals

Median: 6.7

Over 5.5: 62%

Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NSH

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

ANA

Ville Husso - 5-3-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.25 GAA

Stat	NSH	ANA
Season SV%	0.897	0.884
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.93	3.25

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	40	35	5	87.5%	4.84	4	-0.16
ANA	Ville Husso	21	17	4	81.0%	1.90	0	-2.10

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: 22% • NSH at home vs ANA: 0-5

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-04-16	NSH 4 - 5 ANA	ANA	ANA
2026-04-07	ANA 0 - 5 NSH	NSH	ANA
2025-10-21	NSH 2 - 5 ANA	ANA	NSH
2025-03-20	NSH 1 - 4 ANA	ANA	NSH
2025-03-14	ANA 2 - 1 NSH	ANA	NSH

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	NSH	13	0	0.72
1	ANA	14	0	0.61
2	NSH	11	0	0.82
2	ANA	22	0	1.06
3	NSH	6	0	0.36
3	ANA	26	4	3.16

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: 51.6%

Total Goals

Actual: 9.0

Expected: 6.5

Score Breakdown