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Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche NHL Predictions

2023-01-16 • Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche 6 - 3 Detroit Red Wings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
COL: 60.4%
DET: 39.6%
Expected Goals
COL: 3.35
DET: 2.96
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

COL
P. Francouz
DET
Ville Husso - 9-5-2 | 0.892 SV% | 3.55 GAA
StatCOLDET
Season SV%—0.892
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.55
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
COLP. Francouz2926389.7%2.421-0.58
DETVille Husso2721677.8%2.612-3.39
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: 70% • COL at home vs DET: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-02COL 0 - 2 DETDETCOL
2026-01-31DET 0 - 5 COLCOLCOL
2025-03-25COL 5 - 2 DETCOLCOL
2024-12-07DET 1 - 2 COLCOLCOL
2024-03-06COL 7 - 2 DETCOLCOL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1COL1321.05
1DET1200.75
2COL1701.24
2DET1611.03
3COL700.32
3DET1500.64
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: 60.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Colorado Avalanche 6 - 3 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 3.3 - 3.0