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Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators NHL Predictions

2023-02-28 • Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa Senators 6 - 1 Detroit Red Wings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
OTT: 62.5%
DET: 37.5%
Expected Goals
OTT: 3.22
DET: 2.38
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 63%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

OTT
Mads Sogaard - 1-1-0 | 0.800 SV% | 5.24 GAA
DET
Ville Husso - 9-5-2 | 0.892 SV% | 3.55 GAA
StatOTTDET
Season SV%0.8000.892
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA5.243.55
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
OTTMads Sogaard1716194.1%1.7100.71
DETVille Husso2721677.8%3.271-2.73
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% • OTT at home vs DET: 6-3
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
1OTT2111.91
1DET700.29
2OTT700.53
2DET700.59
3OTT1200.84
3DET1300.82
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: 62.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.6
Score Breakdown
Ottawa Senators 6 - 1 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 3.2 - 2.4