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Seattle Kraken at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2021-12-01 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 4 - 3 Seattle Kraken (SO)
🚨 Upset Win (61% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 38.6%
SEA: 61.4%
Expected Goals
DET: 2.85
SEA: 3.26
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
T. Greiss
SEA
Philipp Grubauer - 7-3-1 | 0.920 SV% | 2.32 GAA
StatDETSEA
Season SV%—0.920
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.32
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
DETT. Greiss2622484.6%3.202-0.80
SEAPhilipp Grubauer2823582.1%3.882-1.12
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 80% • DET at home vs SEA: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-06SEA 3 - 4 DETDETDET
2025-11-18DET 4 - 2 SEADETDET
2025-02-04SEA 4 - 5 DETDETDET
2025-01-12DET 6 - 2 SEADETDET
2024-02-19SEA 3 - 4 DETDETSEA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET900.48
1SEA1210.86
2DET1400.86
2SEA1200.64
3DET800.50
3SEA1000.58
4DET100.03
4SEA100.05
5DET422.01
5SEA411.08
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 61.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 4 - 3 Seattle Kraken
Expected: 2.9 - 3.3