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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

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 45.8%
VAN: 54.2%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.20
VAN: 3.16
Total Goals
Median: 6.4
Over 5.5: 64%
Over 6.5: 49%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
John Gibson - 29-22-4 | 0.901 SV% | 2.72 GAA
VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 11-26-5 | 0.877 SV% | 3.65 GAA
StatDETVAN
Season SV%0.8930.885
Last 5 SV%0.8620.872
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: 67% • DET at home vs VAN: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-08DET 5 - 1 VANDETDET
2025-12-08VAN 0 - 4 DETDETDET
2025-02-02VAN 2 - 3 DETDETVAN
2024-12-01DET 4 - 5 VANVANVAN
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 54.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 4 - 5 Vancouver Canucks
Expected: 3.2 - 3.2