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Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Blackhawks logo
Blackhawks
Chicago
1
vs
Avalanche logo
Avalanche
Colorado
4
CHI 56%44% COL
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Chicago Blackhawks 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Blackhawks:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: CHI 52% (−4)

Win probability movement

CHI home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%56%51%Mar 17Mar 20

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueUnited Center
Chicago, IL

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Avalanche (away)
Blackhawks (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Avalanche defeated the Blackhawks 4-1.

Our model predicted the Blackhawks would win with 56% confidence, but the Avalanche won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Blackhawks and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Offensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No offensive stats available for comparison
  • Defensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No defensive stats available for comparison

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Avalanche won 1-4

Avalanche won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Blackhawks at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Chicago Blackhawks
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

COL
CHI
Home Field Advantage
Favours COL|Favours CHI

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 3/20/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Avalanche

Trent MinerG
Mackenzie BlackwoodG
Magnus ChronaG
Scott WedgewoodG
Zakhar BardakovC

Blackhawks

Arvid SoderblomG
Dave NozzolilloG
Mitchell WeeksG
Spencer KnightG
Anton FrondellC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Blackhawks has a 56% win probability, while Avalanche has a 44% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at United Center in Chicago, IL.

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