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Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2021-12-10 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 7 - 3 Detroit Red Wings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 70.4%
DET: 29.6%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.79
DET: 2.86
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
D. Kuemper
DET
T. Greiss
StatCOLDET
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
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
COLD. Kuemper4037392.5%3.1610.16
DETT. Greiss4740785.1%5.995-1.01
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: 70% • COL at home vs DET: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-02COL 0 - 2 DETDETCOL
2026-01-31DET 0 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2025-03-25COL 5 - 2 DETCOLCOL
2024-12-07DET 1 - 2 COLCOLCOL
2024-03-06COL 7 - 2 DETCOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL2001.52
1DET1600.84
2COL1711.09
2DET1800.88
3COL2543.38
3DET1611.44
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 70.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 7 - 3 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 3.8 - 2.9