San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators NHL Predictions

2026-10-15 • Bridgestone Arena

Nashville Predators 2 - 3 San Jose Sharks (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

NSH: 49.6%

SJS: 50.4%

Expected Goals

NSH: 3.11

SJS: 3.13

Total Goals

Median: 6.2

Over 5.5: 55%

Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 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	34	31	3	91.2%	4.66	3	1.66
SJS	Alex Nedeljkovic	36	34	2	94.4%	3.94	2	1.94

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: 69% • NSH at home vs SJS: 7-2

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-10-15	NSH 2 - 3 SJS	SJS	SJS
2026-04-13	NSH 2 - 3 SJS	SJS	SJS
2026-04-04	SJS 3 - 6 NSH	NSH	SJS
2026-03-24	NSH 6 - 3 SJS	NSH	SJS
2025-03-11	SJS 2 - 3 NSH	NSH	NSH

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	NSH	20	0	1.33
1	SJS	13	0	0.75
2	NSH	13	0	0.55
2	SJS	19	1	1.48
3	NSH	20	1	1.31
3	SJS	13	1	0.85
4	NSH	5	1	0.54
4	SJS	6	0	0.60
5	NSH	3	0	0.20
5	SJS	2	1	0.98

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: 50.4%

Total Goals

Actual: 5.0

Expected: 6.2

Score Breakdown

Nashville Predators 2 - 3 San Jose Sharks

Expected: 3.1 - 3.1