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Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2025-01-10 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 5 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 67.2%
CHI: 32.8%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.51
CHI: 2.74
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 53%
Over 6.5: 40%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Cam Talbot - 11-6-3 | 0.888 SV% | 2.99 GAA
CHI
Petr Mrazek - 18-31-4 | 0.907 SV% | 3.05 GAA
StatDETCHI
Season SV%0.8880.907
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.993.05
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 Talbot1512380.0%0.830-2.17
CHIPetr Mrazek2823582.1%4.274-0.73
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: 83% • DET at home vs CHI: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-13CHI 0 - 4 DETDETDET
2025-11-09DET 1 - 5 CHICHIDET
2025-01-10DET 5 - 3 CHIDETDET
2024-11-06CHI 1 - 4 DETDETDET
2024-02-25CHI 2 - 3 DETDETDET

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET700.28
1CHI900.31
2DET2422.21
2CHI200.08
3DET1021.78
3CHI900.44
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: 67.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 5 - 3 Chicago Blackhawks
Expected: 3.5 - 2.7