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Colorado Avalanche at Utah Utah Hockey Club

NHLpreseason • 2027-2028 Season
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UTA 66%34% COL
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Utah Utah Hockey Club 66% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Utah Hockey Club:

  • Rest Days. Utah Hockey Club rest advantage (1 day rest) over Avalanche (back-to-back)
  • Home Field Advantage. First home game of the season for Utah Hockey Club; Avalanche are 0-1 on the road (divisional game, reduced advantage)
  • Injuries. Utah Hockey Club healthier (1 out, 0 doubtful) vs Avalanche (1 out, 0 doubtful)

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VenueDelta Center
Salt Lake City, UT

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Avalanche (away)
Utah Hockey Club (home)
34%
Win probability
66%
0
High-impact factors
1
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Utah Hockey Club defeated the Avalanche 2-0.

Our model predicted the Utah Hockey Club would win with 66% confidence -- and they delivered. A solid prediction that lined up with the result.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Rest Days favored the Utah Hockey Club and was a major factor: Utah Hockey Club rest advantage (1 day rest) over Avalanche (back-to-back)
  • Home Field Advantage favored the Utah Hockey Club and was a notable factor: First home game of the season for Utah Hockey Club; Avalanche are 0-1 on the road (divisional game, reduced advantage)
  • Injuries favored the Utah Hockey Club and was a notable factor: Utah Hockey Club healthier (1 out, 0 doubtful) vs Avalanche (1 out, 0 doubtful)
  • Both teams are dealing with injuries -- the Utah Hockey Club have 1 player(s) ruled out, while the Avalanche have 1.

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

Utah Hockey Club won 2-0

Utah Hockey Club won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Utah Hockey Club at 66%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Rest DaysFavors Utah Utah Hockey Club
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Utah Utah Hockey Club
  • InjuriesFavors Utah Utah Hockey Club
  • ELO RatingFavors Colorado Avalanche
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

COL
UTA
Rest Days
Home Field Advantage
Injuries
ELO Rating
Favours COL|Favours UTA

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Rest Days

Utah Hockey Club rest advantage (1 day rest) over Avalanche (back-to-back)

Utah Hockey Club
Model version: 1.1.0 • Calculated: 9/26/2026, 8:45:02 PM

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Frequently Asked Questions

Utah Hockey Club has a 66% win probability, while Avalanche has a 34% 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 Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT.

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