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VANCOUVER

CANUCKSVAN

4-3-0  |  Road

1
FINAL
Thu, Oct 23 • 8:00 PM ET
Bridgestone Arena
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NASHVILLE

PREDATORSNSH

2-3-2  |  Home

2
Goaltending
Thatcher Demko
GOALTENDER

Thatcher Demko

#35 | Goaltender
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Juuse Saros
GOALTENDER

Juuse Saros

#74 | Goaltender
Player W-L-OTL GAA SV% SO
Thatcher Demko None-None 2.08 0.943 --
Juuse Saros None-None 1.00 0.955 --
None-None W-L-OTL None-None
2.08 GAA Ldr 1.00
0.943 Save % Ldr 0.955
-- SO --
AI Model Win Probability
CANUCKS
100%
📊
PREDATORS
0%
CANUCKS --
PREDATORS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
5.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 100%
Under 0 0%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-1.0
NASHVILLE
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.0 points (Nashville)
CanucksVAN (-3.5) 0 PredatorsNSH (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Canucks Cover

30.9%

Predators Cover

69.1%

+6+4+20-2-4-6
Distribution centered around NSH -1.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (NSH)

VAN By 1 goal

12.1%

VAN By 2-3 goals

9.3%

NSH By 1 goal

19.7%

NSH By 2-3 goals

29.6%

AI Model Projected Score
2
VANCOUVER
3
NASHVILLE
Simulated Score
2
VANCOUVER
3
NASHVILLE
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Predators Win
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Predators Win
50% Win Prob
C
Puck Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Predators (+1.5) Win
Proj Goals: -1.0
D
Sim Predators (+0) Win
Proj Goals: -1.0
C
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI u6.0 Win
Proj Total: 5.0
D
Sim u6.0 Win
Proj Total: 5.0
C
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Mar 12, 2026 NSH @ VAN 3 - 4
Nov 3, 2025 VAN @ NSH 5 - 4
Oct 23, 2025 VAN @ NSH 1 - 2
Jan 29, 2025 VAN @ NSH 3 - 1
Jan 3, 2025 NSH @ VAN 3 - 0
Key Model Drivers
Takeaways (L5) +43.4% more
Nashville: 4.7 vs Vancouver: 3.3
Faceoff % (L5) +9.6%
Nashville: 50.2% vs Vancouver: 40.6%
Blocked Shots (L5) +38.0% more
Vancouver: 18.0 vs Nashville: 11.1
Hits (L5) +29.3% more
Vancouver: 25.1 vs Nashville: 17.7
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
VAN Score 2.0 1
NSH Score 3.0 2
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Blocked Shots 11.1 / 18.0 19.0 / 20.0
Faceoff % 50.2 / 40.6 59.6 / 40.4
Hits 17.7 / 25.1 21.0 / 25.0
Power Play % 966.0 / 1481.0 0.0 / 0.0
Shots on Goal 27.5 / 25.5 35.0 / 22.0
Takeaways 4.7 / 3.3 8.0 / 3.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
62%TICKETS38%
34%MONEY66%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
83%TICKETS17%
26%MONEY74%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
52%TICKETS48%
65%MONEY35%
Season to Date Model Accuracy
AI Model
SIM Engine
NSH
VAN
NSH
VAN
ML
50% 2-2
60% 3-2
50% 2-2
40% 2-3
ATS
0% 0-4
40% 2-3
75% 3-1
40% 2-3
TTL
75% 3-1
40% 2-3
50% 2-2
40% 2-3
Accuracy:
Elite (>60%)
Good (53-60%)
Neutral (48-52%)
Under (43-47%)
Danger (≤42%)
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