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Utah Utah Hockey Club at Vegas Golden Knights

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
VGK 54%46% UTA
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Vegas Golden Knights 54% 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 50% (−4)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: VGK 55% (+1)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: VGK 55% (+1)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: VGK 54% (0)

Win probability movement

VGK home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement59%54%49%Apr 18Apr 21

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)
46%
Win probability
54%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Utah Hockey Club defeated the Golden Knights 3-2.

Our model predicted the Golden Knights would win with 54% confidence, but the Utah Hockey Club 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 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)
  • Recent Form was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar form: Golden Knights (29-20) vs Utah Hockey Club (33-25)

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 2-3

Utah Hockey Club won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Golden Knights at 54%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Vegas Golden Knights
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Utah Utah Hockey Club
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
  • Rest DaysNeutral
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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
Recent Form
Offensive Efficiency
Favours UTA|Favours VGK

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/21/2026, 8:50:00 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

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Golden Knights has a 54% win probability, while Utah Hockey Club has a 46% 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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