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Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2022-04-01 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 5 Ottawa Senators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 47.2%
OTT: 52.8%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.14
OTT: 3.17
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
A. Nedeljkovic
OTT
Mads Sogaard - 1-1-0 | 0.800 SV% | 5.24 GAA
StatDETOTT
Season SV%—0.800
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—5.24
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. Nedeljkovic3227584.4%2.402-2.60
OTTMads Sogaard2927293.1%3.0611.06
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: 58% • DET at home vs OTT: 3-7
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-24DET 2 - 3 OTTOTTDET
2026-02-26OTT 1 - 2 DETDETOTT
2026-01-18DET 4 - 3 OTTDETDET
2026-01-05OTT 3 - 5 DETDETOTT
2025-03-27DET 3 - 4 OTTOTTDET

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1100.50
1OTT1700.63
2DET1311.76
2OTT1400.55
3DET1100.81
3OTT1221.22
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: 52.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 5 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 3.1 - 3.2