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Utah Utah Hockey Club at Vegas Golden Knights

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
VGK 53%47% UTA
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Vegas Golden Knights 53% to win. The biggest signal favoring Golden Knights:

  • Home Field Advantage. Golden Knights are 0-0 at home this season

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: VGK 49% (−4)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: VGK 54% (+1)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: VGK 54% (+1)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: VGK 54% (+1)

Win probability movement

VGK home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement58%53%48%Apr 17Apr 19

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

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VenueT-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, NV

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Utah Hockey Club (away)
Golden Knights (home)
47%
Win probability
53%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Golden Knights defeated the Utah Hockey Club 4-2.

Our model predicted the Golden Knights would win with 53% confidence -- and they delivered. A close call, but the model's slight lean proved correct.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Golden Knights and was a notable factor: Golden Knights are 0-0 at home this season
  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Utah Hockey Club and was a contributing factor: Utah Hockey Club defense (2.7 Opp PPG) better than Golden Knights (3.1 Opp PPG)
  • Rest Days favored the Utah Hockey Club and was a contributing factor: Utah Hockey Club rest advantage (3 days rest) over Golden Knights (4 days rest)

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

Golden Knights won 4-2

Golden Knights won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Golden Knights at 53%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Vegas Golden Knights
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Utah Utah Hockey Club
  • Rest DaysFavors Utah Utah Hockey Club
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

UTA
VGK
Home Field Advantage
Defensive Efficiency
Rest Days
Recent Form
Offensive Efficiency
Favours UTA|Favours VGK

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/19/2026, 8:50:01 AM

Key Players

Utah Hockey Club

Sebastian CossaG
Karel VejmelkaG
Colten McIntyreG
Jaxson StauberG
Anson ThorntonG

Golden Knights

Carter HartG
Adin HillG
Carl LindbomG
Tanner LaczynskiC
Tomas HertlC

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Frequently Asked Questions

Golden Knights has a 53% win probability, while Utah Hockey Club has a 47% 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 T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.

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