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Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Predictions

2024-12-12 • Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 1 Detroit Red Wings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
PHI: 64.1%
DET: 35.9%
Expected Goals
PHI: 3.22
DET: 2.56
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 53%
Over 6.5: 40%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

PHI
Aleksei Kolosov - 5-9-1 | 0.867 SV% | 3.59 GAA
DET
Cam Talbot - 11-6-3 | 0.888 SV% | 2.99 GAA
StatPHIDET
Season SV%0.8670.888
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.592.99
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
PHIAleksei Kolosov2625196.2%2.3301.33
DETCam Talbot3632488.9%3.783-0.22
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% • PHI at home vs DET: 5-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-09DET 6 - 3 PHIDETPHI
2026-04-02PHI 2 - 4 DETDETPHI
2026-03-28DET 3 - 5 PHIPHIPHI
2025-01-21PHI 2 - 1 DETPHIPHI
2024-12-18DET 6 - 4 PHIDETPHI

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1PHI1500.50
1DET900.66
2PHI2201.49
2DET900.77
3PHI831.78
3DET1600.91
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: 64.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 1 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 3.2 - 2.6