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Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2024-10-12 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 0 Nashville Predators
🚨 Upset Win (63% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 36.6%
NSH: 63.4%
Expected Goals
DET: 2.42
NSH: 2.33
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 53%
Over 6.5: 39%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Cam Talbot - 11-6-3 | 0.888 SV% | 2.99 GAA
NSH
Juuse Saros - 15-13-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.93 GAA
StatDETNSH
Season SV%0.8880.897
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.992.93
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
DETCam Talbot42420100.0%4.7654.76
NSHJuuse Saros2219386.4%3.9540.95
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 NSH: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-02NSH 2 - 4 DETDETNSH
2025-11-26DET 3 - 6 NSHNSHNSH
2024-10-19NSH 2 - 5 DETDETNSH
2024-10-12DET 3 - 0 NSHDETNSH
2024-03-23NSH 1 - 0 DETNSHNSH

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1111.24
1NSH1911.55
2DET1400.94
2NSH1721.75
3DET831.76
3NSH1921.45
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: 63.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 4.8
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 0 Nashville Predators
Expected: 2.4 - 2.3