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Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2024-04-09 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 1 - 2 Washington Capitals
🚨 Upset Loss (60% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 59.9%
WSH: 40.1%
Expected Goals
DET: 2.97
WSH: 2.71
Total Goals
Median: 5.6
Over 5.5: 51%
Over 6.5: 35%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
John Gibson - 28-20-4 | 0.904 SV% | 2.63 GAA
WSH
Logan Thompson - 29-21-6 | 0.912 SV% | 2.47 GAA
StatDETWSH
Season SV%0.8930.913
Last 5 SV%0.8780.888
SV% vs Opponent0.8980.900
GAA2.972.39
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • DET at home vs WSH: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-29DET 3 - 4 WSHWSHDET
2025-12-21DET 3 - 2 WSHDETDET
2025-12-20WSH 2 - 5 DETDETWSH
2025-03-18WSH 4 - 1 DETWSHWSH
2025-03-07WSH 5 - 2 DETWSHWSH

⚡ 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
217:47WSHGoal
219:52WSHGoal
319:58WSHGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 59.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 5.7
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 1 - 2 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.0 - 2.7