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New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2023-02-23 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 4 - 1 New York Rangers
🚨 Upset Win (57% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 43.1%
NYR: 56.9%
Expected Goals
DET: 2.64
NYR: 3.36
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Ville Husso - 9-5-2 | 0.892 SV% | 3.55 GAA
NYR
J. Halak
StatDETNYR
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 Husso3130196.8%2.6211.62
NYRJ. Halak2319482.6%2.882-1.12
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: 67% • DET at home vs NYR: 1-6
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-04NYR 4 - 1 DETNYRNYR
2025-11-16NYR 1 - 2 DETDETNYR
2025-11-07DET 1 - 4 NYRNYRNYR
2024-11-09DET 0 - 4 NYRNYRNYR
2024-10-17DET 2 - 5 NYRNYRNYR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1010.90
1NYR1100.66
2DET1411.26
2NYR1811.31
3DET1100.72
3NYR1600.65
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: 56.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 4 - 1 New York Rangers
Expected: 2.6 - 3.4