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2026-27 Season Live

Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2023-02-09 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 1 Calgary Flames
🚨 Upset Win (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 46.3%
CGY: 53.7%
Expected Goals
DET: 2.96
CGY: 3.00
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Ville Husso - 9-5-2 | 0.892 SV% | 3.55 GAA
CGY
Dan Vladar - 12-11-6 | 0.898 SV% | 2.80 GAA
StatDETCGY
Season SV%0.8920.898
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.552.80
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 Husso3635197.2%2.3001.30
CGYDan Vladar1715288.2%2.1500.15
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: 30% • DET at home vs CGY: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-16DET 5 - 2 CGYDETDET
2025-12-10CGY 3 - 4 DETDETCGY
2025-02-01CGY 1 - 3 DETDETCGY
2024-11-27DET 2 - 1 CGYDETDET
2024-02-17CGY 0 - 5 DETDETCGY

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET800.65
1CGY1500.52
2DET1501.15
2CGY1400.51
3DET500.35
3CGY2601.27
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: 53.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 1 Calgary Flames
Expected: 3.0 - 3.0