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Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2024-04-15 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 5 - 4 Montreal Canadiens

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 60.8%
MTL: 39.2%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.62
MTL: 2.92
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
John Gibson - 22-12-2 | 0.904 SV% | 2.62 GAA
MTL
Jakub Dobes - 18-5-4 | 0.892 SV% | 2.96 GAA
StatDETMTL
Season SV%0.8930.889
Last 5 SV%0.8870.903
SV% vs Opponent0.8750.968
GAA2.973.01
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 40% • DET at home vs MTL: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-10MTL 0 - 4 DETDETMTL
2025-10-09DET 1 - 5 MTLMTLDET
2025-04-08MTL 4 - 1 DETMTLMTL
2025-01-23DET 4 - 2 MTLDETDET
2024-12-21MTL 5 - 1 DETMTLMTL

⚡ 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
104:25MTLGoal
106:15MTLGoal
108:11MTLGoal
205:15MTLGoal
215:26MTLGoal
215:59MTLGoal
310:38MTLGoal
318:43DETGoal
404:35DETGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 60.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 5 - 4 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 3.6 - 2.9