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St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2023-03-23 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 4 St. Louis Blues
🚨 Upset Loss (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 54.0%
STL: 46.0%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.35
STL: 3.00
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
M. Hellberg
STL
Joel Hofer - 8-8-2 | 0.901 SV% | 2.87 GAA
StatDETSTL
Season SV%—0.901
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—2.87
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
DETM. Hellberg2218481.8%1.651-2.35
STLJoel Hofer2825389.3%2.431-0.57
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% • DET at home vs STL: 3-2
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
1DET1100.47
1STL1000.29
2DET1100.54
2STL900.66
3DET1611.43
3STL910.70
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: 54.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 4 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 3.3 - 3.0