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Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2022-12-17 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 6 Ottawa Senators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 44.0%
OTT: 56.0%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.15
OTT: 3.08
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Ville Husso - 9-5-2 | 0.892 SV% | 3.55 GAA
OTT
C. Talbot
StatDETOTT
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 Husso2822678.6%3.521-2.48
OTTC. Talbot3229390.6%2.611-0.39
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
1DET1300.61
1OTT1100.67
2DET1000.53
2OTT1501.43
3DET1811.47
3OTT1111.41
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: 56.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 6 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1