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Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2022-04-17 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 1 - 6 Florida Panthers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 30.2%
FLA: 69.8%
Expected Goals
DET: 1.57
FLA: 3.07
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
A. Nedeljkovic
FLA
Spencer Knight - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
StatDETFLA
Season SV%—0.000
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—0.00
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. Nedeljkovic3933684.6%4.593-1.41
FLASpencer Knight3433197.1%3.0422.04
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: 83% • DET at home vs FLA: 2-7
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-15FLA 8 - 1 DETFLAFLA
2026-03-10FLA 4 - 3 DETFLAFLA
2026-03-06DET 1 - 3 FLAFLAFLA
2025-10-15DET 4 - 1 FLADETFLA
2025-04-10FLA 4 - 1 DETFLAFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1801.22
1FLA1601.31
2DET1421.21
2FLA1911.51
3DET1100.61
3FLA1821.76
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: 69.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 4.6
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 1 - 6 Florida Panthers
Expected: 1.6 - 3.1