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Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2025-01-16 • Amerant Bank Arena
Florida Panthers 2 - 5 Detroit Red Wings
🚨 Upset Loss (66% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 66.1%
DET: 33.9%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.80
DET: 2.88
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 39%

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 64% • FLA at home vs DET: 4-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-15FLA 8 - 1 DETFLAFLA
2026-03-10FLA 4 - 3 DETFLAFLA
2026-03-06DET 1 - 3 FLAFLADET
2025-10-15DET 4 - 1 FLADETFLA
2025-04-10FLA 4 - 1 DETFLAFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA2000.94
1DET800.33
2FLA1310.97
2DET1200.87
3FLA2911.86
3DET711.31
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 66.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.7
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 2 - 5 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 3.8 - 2.9