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Detroit Red Wings at Ottawa Senators NHL Predictions

2024-12-05 • Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa Senators 2 - 1 Detroit Red Wings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
OTT: 74.1%
DET: 25.9%
Expected Goals
OTT: 3.94
DET: 1.96
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

OTT
Linus Ullmark - 14-8-5 | 0.881 SV% | 2.95 GAA
DET
Ville Husso - 9-5-2 | 0.892 SV% | 3.55 GAA
StatOTTDET
Season SV%0.8810.892
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.953.55
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
OTTLinus Ullmark2019195.0%2.6721.67
DETVille Husso3230293.8%1.840-0.16
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% • OTT at home vs DET: 3-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-24DET 2 - 3 OTTOTTOTT
2026-02-26OTT 1 - 2 DETDETOTT
2026-01-18DET 4 - 3 OTTDETOTT
2026-01-05OTT 3 - 5 DETDETOTT
2025-03-27DET 3 - 4 OTTOTTDET

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1OTT2001.15
1DET1000.53
2OTT1600.35
2DET1210.77
3OTT900.34
3DET1511.37
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: 74.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Ottawa Senators 2 - 1 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 3.9 - 2.0