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Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2024-12-01 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 4 - 5 Vancouver Canucks
🚨 Upset Loss (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 55.2%
VAN: 44.8%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.27
VAN: 2.95
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 48%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
John Gibson - 22-12-2 | 0.904 SV% | 2.62 GAA
VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 7-19-4 | 0.876 SV% | 3.67 GAA
StatDETVAN
Season SV%0.8930.885
Last 5 SV%0.8870.793
SV% vs Opponent0.9840.816
GAA2.973.41
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 50% • DET at home vs VAN: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-08DET 5 - 1 VANDETDET
2025-12-08VAN 0 - 4 DETDETVAN
2025-02-02VAN 2 - 3 DETDETVAN
2024-12-01DET 4 - 5 VANVANDET
2024-02-15VAN 4 - 1 DETVANVAN

⚡ 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
113:57DETGoal
200:23DETGoal
201:06VANGoal
206:38DETGoal
217:47VANGoal
302:24DETGoal
304:50DETGoal
316:40DETGoal
404:00VANGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 55.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 4 - 5 Vancouver Canucks
Expected: 3.3 - 3.0