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Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Avalanche logo
Avalanche
Colorado
6
vs
Canucks logo
Canucks
Vancouver
8
COL 72%28% VAN
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Colorado Avalanche 72% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Avalanche:

  • Recent Form. Avalanche (42-10) in better form than Canucks (19-36)
  • Defensive Efficiency. Avalanche defense (2.4 Opp PPG) better than Canucks (3.7 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency. Avalanche offense (3.8 PPG) outpaces Canucks (2.6 PPG)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: COL 65% (−7)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: COL 65% (−7)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: COL 65% (−7)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: COL 65% (−7)

Win probability movement

COL home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement77%71%65%Mar 29Apr 1

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

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VenueBall Arena
Denver, CO

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Canucks (away)
Avalanche (home)
28%
Win probability
72%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Canucks defeated the Avalanche 8-6.

Our model predicted the Avalanche would win with 72% confidence, but the Canucks won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Recent Form favored the Avalanche and was a contributing factor: Avalanche (42-10) in better form than Canucks (19-36)
  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Avalanche and was a contributing factor: Avalanche defense (2.4 Opp PPG) better than Canucks (3.7 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Avalanche and was a contributing factor: Avalanche offense (3.8 PPG) outpaces Canucks (2.6 PPG)

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

Canucks won 6-8

Canucks won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Avalanche at 72%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Recent FormFavors Colorado Avalanche
  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors Colorado Avalanche
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Colorado Avalanche
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Colorado Avalanche
  • Rest DaysFavors Colorado Avalanche
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

VAN
COL
Recent Form
Defensive Efficiency
Offensive Efficiency
Home Field Advantage
Rest Days
Favours VAN|Favours COL

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Avalanche

Our Model72%

Canucks

Our Model28%

Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/1/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Canucks

Kevin LankinenG
Nikita TolopiloG
Leevi MerilainenG
Thatcher DemkoG
Marco RossiC

Avalanche

Trent MinerG
Mackenzie BlackwoodG
Magnus ChronaG
Scott WedgewoodG
Zakhar BardakovC

Learn About Our Analysis

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Frequently Asked Questions

Avalanche has a 72% win probability, while Canucks has a 28% 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 Ball Arena in Denver, CO.

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