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Carolina Hurricanes at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2025-03-04 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 1 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 49.3%
CAR: 50.7%
Expected Goals
DET: 2.94
CAR: 2.87
Total Goals
Median: 4.9
Over 5.5: 40%
Over 6.5: 26%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
John Gibson - 29-22-4 | 0.901 SV% | 2.72 GAA
CAR
Brandon Bussi - 31-6-2 | 0.894 SV% | 2.47 GAA
StatDETCAR
Season SV%0.8930.901
Last 5 SV%0.8620.887
SV% vs Opponent0.9010.900
GAA2.972.33
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 78% • DET at home vs CAR: 2-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-28CAR 5 - 2 DETCARCAR
2026-01-12DET 4 - 3 CARDETCAR
2025-12-27CAR 5 - 2 DETCARCAR
2025-04-04DET 5 - 3 CARDETCAR
2025-03-14CAR 4 - 2 DETCARCAR

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
118:59CARGoal
201:29CARGoal
310:05CARGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 50.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 1 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 2.9 - 2.9