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Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
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Oilers
Edmonton
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vs
EDM 55%45% VGK
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Edmonton Oilers 55% to win. The biggest signal favoring Oilers:

  • Home Field Advantage. Oilers are 0-0 at home this season (divisional game, reduced advantage)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: EDM 52% (−3)
  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: EDM 56% (+1)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: EDM 54% (−1)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: EDM 55% (0)

Win probability movement

EDM home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement60%55%50%Apr 1Apr 4

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

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VenueRogers Place
Edmonton, AB

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Golden Knights (away)
Oilers (home)
45%
Win probability
55%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Golden Knights defeated the Oilers 5-1.

Our model predicted the Oilers would win with 55% confidence, but the Golden Knights 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 Oilers and was a contributing factor: Oilers are 0-0 at home this season (divisional game, reduced advantage)
  • Defensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar defensive efficiency (3.4 vs 3.1 Opp PPG)
  • Offensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar offensive efficiency (3.5 vs 3.3 PPG)

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 1-5

Golden Knights won by a solid margin

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Oilers at 55%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Edmonton Oilers
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

VGK
EDM
Home Field Advantage
Defensive Efficiency
Offensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Favours VGK|Favours EDM

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Understanding the win probability calculation

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

Key Players

Golden Knights

Carter HartG
Carl LindbomG
Adin HillG
Kai UchaczC
Tanner LaczynskiC

Oilers

Tristan JarryG
Connor UngarG
Frederik AndersenG
Devon LeviG
Connor IngramG

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Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Oilers has a 55% win probability, while Golden Knights has a 45% 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 Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB.

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