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Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2022-10-14 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 0 Montreal Canadiens
🚨 Upset Win (61% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 39.0%
MTL: 61.0%
Expected Goals
DET: 2.88
MTL: 2.63
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Ville Husso - 9-5-2 | 0.892 SV% | 3.55 GAA
MTL
J. Allen
StatDETMTL
Season SV%0.892—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.55—
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
DETVille Husso29290100.0%1.5201.52
MTLJ. Allen4037392.5%5.3552.35
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: 44% • DET at home vs MTL: 5-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-19DET 3 - 1 MTLDETMTL
2026-01-10MTL 0 - 4 DETDETMTL
2025-10-09DET 1 - 5 MTLMTLMTL
2025-04-08MTL 4 - 1 DETMTLMTL
2025-01-23DET 4 - 2 MTLDETMTL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET2822.43
1MTL1200.61
2DET1200.70
2MTL800.22
3DET932.22
3MTL1100.68
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: 61.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 5.5
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 0 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 2.9 - 2.6