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Seattle Kraken at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2025-01-12 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 6 - 2 Seattle Kraken

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 61.9%
SEA: 38.1%
Expected Goals
DET: 4.21
SEA: 3.14
Total Goals
Median: 5.5
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Cam Talbot - 11-6-3 | 0.888 SV% | 2.99 GAA
SEA
Philipp Grubauer - 7-3-1 | 0.920 SV% | 2.32 GAA
StatDETSEA
Season SV%0.8880.920
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.992.32
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 Talbot3331293.9%1.911-0.09
SEAPhilipp Grubauer2317673.9%2.301-3.70
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% • DET at home vs SEA: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-06SEA 3 - 4 DETDETDET
2025-11-18DET 4 - 2 SEADETSEA
2025-02-04SEA 4 - 5 DETDETDET
2025-01-12DET 6 - 2 SEADETDET
2024-02-19SEA 3 - 4 DETDETSEA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1400.77
1SEA1600.88
2DET1511.07
2SEA1100.41
3DET800.46
3SEA1510.63
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: 61.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 7.3
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 6 - 2 Seattle Kraken
Expected: 4.2 - 3.1