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Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals NHL Predictions

2025-03-18 • Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals 4 - 1 Detroit Red Wings

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
WSH: 61.3%
DET: 38.7%
Expected Goals
WSH: 3.27
DET: 2.97
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

WSH
Logan Thompson - 20-16-4 | 0.913 SV% | 2.41 GAA
DET
John Gibson - 22-12-2 | 0.904 SV% | 2.62 GAA
StatWSHDET
Season SV%0.9130.893
Last 5 SV%0.9040.887
SV% vs Opponent0.9000.898
GAA2.392.97
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • WSH at home vs DET: 3-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-29DET 3 - 4 WSHWSHDET
2025-12-21DET 3 - 2 WSHDETDET
2025-12-20WSH 2 - 5 DETDETWSH
2025-03-18WSH 4 - 1 DETWSHWSH
2025-03-07WSH 5 - 2 DETWSHWSH

⚡ 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
106:36WSHGoal
112:28WSHGoal
308:16WSHGoal
314:21WSHGoal
315:27WSHGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 61.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Washington Capitals 4 - 1 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 3.3 - 3.0