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Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues NHL Predictions

2023-03-21 • Enterprise Center
St. Louis Blues 2 - 3 Detroit Red Wings (SO)
🚨 Upset Loss (57% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
STL: 57.1%
DET: 42.9%
Expected Goals
STL: 3.21
DET: 3.15
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 60%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

STL
Joel Hofer - 8-8-2 | 0.901 SV% | 2.87 GAA
DET
M. Hellberg
StatSTLDET
Season SV%0.901—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.87—
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
STLJoel Hofer3330390.9%3.7310.73
DETM. Hellberg2422291.7%2.9310.93
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: 50% • STL at home vs DET: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-10-28STL 2 - 5 DETDETDET
2025-10-25DET 6 - 4 STLDETDET
2025-04-01STL 2 - 1 DETSTLSTL
2024-12-23DET 0 - 4 STLSTLDET
2024-02-24DET 6 - 1 STLDETDET

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1STL1200.79
1DET900.38
2STL600.44
2DET1100.82
3STL1011.03
3DET2101.18
4STL400.49
4DET300.30
5STL400.18
5DET411.05
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: 57.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
St. Louis Blues 2 - 3 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1