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New York Rangers at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2024-10-17 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 5 New York Rangers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 38.5%
NYR: 61.5%
Expected Goals
DET: 2.93
NYR: 3.77
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Cam Talbot - 11-6-3 | 0.888 SV% | 2.99 GAA
NYR
Jonathan Quick - 3-6-1 | 0.924 SV% | 2.11 GAA
StatDETNYR
Season SV%0.8880.924
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.992.11
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 Talbot3429585.3%2.380-2.62
NYRJonathan Quick3129293.5%2.9710.97
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: 67% • DET at home vs NYR: 0-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-04NYR 4 - 1 DETNYRNYR
2025-11-16NYR 1 - 2 DETDETNYR
2025-11-07DET 1 - 4 NYRNYRDET
2024-11-09DET 0 - 4 NYRNYRNYR
2024-10-17DET 2 - 5 NYRNYRNYR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET2411.67
1NYR1200.57
2DET900.45
2NYR1800.89
3DET1500.85
3NYR1500.92
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: 61.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 5 New York Rangers
Expected: 2.9 - 3.8