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Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2025-03-12 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 7 - 3 Buffalo Sabres

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 59.3%
BUF: 40.7%
Expected Goals
DET: 4.05
BUF: 2.90
Total Goals
Median: 6.9
Over 5.5: 70%
Over 6.5: 55%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
John Gibson - 22-12-2 | 0.904 SV% | 2.62 GAA
BUF
Alex Lyon - 14-8-3 | 0.913 SV% | 2.72 GAA
StatDETBUF
Season SV%0.8930.906
Last 5 SV%0.8870.934
SV% vs Opponent0.845
GAA2.972.82
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 70% • DET at home vs BUF: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-15DET 4 - 5 BUFBUFDET
2025-10-22BUF 4 - 2 DETBUFBUF
2025-03-12DET 7 - 3 BUFDETDET
2024-12-09BUF 5 - 6 DETDETBUF
2024-11-02DET 2 - 1 BUFDETDET

⚡ 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
119:25DETGoal
119:07DETGoal
115:40DETGoal
112:36DETGoal
107:38BUFGoal
218:12DETGoal
210:54DETGoal
314:31DETGoal
305:39DETGoal
301:36DETGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 59.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 7.0
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 7 - 3 Buffalo Sabres
Expected: 4.1 - 2.9