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Utah Hockey Club at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2025-03-06 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 4 Utah Hockey Club

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 27.9%
UTA: 72.1%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.00
UTA: 3.51
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Alex Lyon - 14-9-1 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 17-10-2 | 0.895 SV% | 2.68 GAA
StatDETUTA
Season SV%0.8960.895
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.812.68
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
DETAlex Lyon1915478.9%2.721-1.28
UTAKarel Vejmelka4038295.0%4.3932.39
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: 75% • DET at home vs UTA: 0-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-02-04UTA 4 - 1 DETUTAUTA
2025-12-17DET 1 - 4 UTAUTAUTA
2025-03-24UTA 1 - 5 DETDETUTA
2025-03-06DET 2 - 4 UTAUTAUTA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET2422.31
1UTA800.55
2DET1811.33
2UTA1201.07
3DET1700.76
3UTA1311.10
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: 72.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 4 Utah Hockey Club
Expected: 3.0 - 3.5