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Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2022-01-26 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 5 - 8 Chicago Blackhawks
🚨 Upset Loss (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 54.1%
CHI: 45.9%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.48
CHI: 2.95
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
A. Nedeljkovic
CHI
M. Fleury
StatDETCHI
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
DETA. Nedeljkovic3830878.9%3.914-4.09
CHIM. Fleury3328584.8%2.663-2.34
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: 50% • DET at home vs CHI: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-13CHI 0 - 4 DETDETDET
2025-11-09DET 1 - 5 CHICHIDET
2025-01-10DET 5 - 3 CHIDETDET
2024-11-06CHI 1 - 4 DETDETCHI
2024-02-25CHI 2 - 3 DETDETCHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1100.39
1CHI1921.47
2DET1821.28
2CHI1310.71
3DET1710.99
3CHI1111.73
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: 54.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 13.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 5 - 8 Chicago Blackhawks
Expected: 3.5 - 3.0