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2026-27 Season Live

Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2023-04-06 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 6 - 7 Buffalo Sabres (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 46.8%
BUF: 53.2%
Expected Goals
DET: 2.97
BUF: 3.21
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Ville Husso - 9-5-2 | 0.892 SV% | 3.55 GAA
BUF
D. Levi
StatDETBUF
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 Husso3931879.5%5.092-2.91
BUFD. Levi3528780.0%4.094-2.91
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: 63% • DET at home vs BUF: 6-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-27BUF 2 - 5 DETDETBUF
2025-11-15DET 4 - 5 BUFBUFBUF
2025-10-22BUF 4 - 2 DETBUFBUF
2025-03-12DET 7 - 3 BUFDETDET
2024-12-09BUF 5 - 6 DETDETBUF

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1000.53
1BUF2001.21
2DET1711.32
2BUF1000.68
3DET1120.95
3BUF1200.81
4DET200.23
4BUF600.49
5DET311.06
5BUF321.91
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: 53.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 13.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 6 - 7 Buffalo Sabres
Expected: 3.0 - 3.2