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2026-27 Season Live

Calgary Flames at New Jersey Devils NHL Predictions

2025-03-20 • Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils 3 - 5 Calgary Flames
🚨 Upset Loss (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NJD: 55.1%
CGY: 44.9%
Expected Goals
NJD: 3.04
CGY: 2.72
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 42%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NJD
Jacob Markstrom - 9-9-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.32 GAA
CGY
Dustin Wolf - 14-14-2 | 0.901 SV% | 2.82 GAA
StatNJDCGY
Season SV%0.8840.901
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.322.82
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
NJDJacob Markstrom2823582.1%3.342-1.66
CGYDustin Wolf2926389.7%3.2420.24
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: 40% • NJD at home vs CGY: 1-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-12NJD 4 - 5 CGYCGYNJD
2026-01-19CGY 1 - 2 NJDNJDCGY
2025-03-20NJD 3 - 5 CGYCGYNJD
2024-11-01CGY 3 - 0 NJDCGYNJD
2024-02-08NJD 3 - 5 CGYCGYNJD

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1NJD1100.92
1CGY1300.66
2NJD2221.99
2CGY1810.90
3NJD600.34
3CGY2011.77
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: 55.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 5.8
Score Breakdown
New Jersey Devils 3 - 5 Calgary Flames
Expected: 3.0 - 2.7