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Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Predictions

2024-03-17 • PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 - 3 Detroit Red Wings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PIT: 63.6%
DET: 36.4%
Expected Goals
PIT: 4.02
DET: 2.91
Total Goals
Median: 7.0
Over 5.5: 70%
Over 6.5: 55%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PIT
Stuart Skinner - 20-13-8 | 0.891 SV% | 2.78 GAA
DET
John Gibson - 24-15-3 | 0.905 SV% | 2.58 GAA
StatPITDET
Season SV%0.8880.893
Last 5 SV%0.9010.902
SV% vs Opponent0.9220.931
GAA2.912.97
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 62% • PIT at home vs DET: 3-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-03DET 1 - 4 PITPITDET
2026-01-01PIT 4 - 3 DETPITPIT
2024-12-31DET 4 - 2 PITDETDET
2024-11-13PIT 2 - 3 DETDETPIT
2024-10-10DET 3 - 6 PITPITDET

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
110:10PITGoal
115:39PITGoal
118:53PITGoal
119:16PITGoal
209:34PITGoal
217:35PITGoal
219:39PITGoal
316:37PITGoal
319:34PITGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 63.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.9
Score Breakdown
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 - 3 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 4.0 - 2.9