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Detroit Red Wings at Utah Hockey Club NHL Predictions

2025-03-24 • Delta Center
Utah Hockey Club 1 - 5 Detroit Red Wings
🚨 Upset Loss (64% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
UTA: 63.7%
DET: 36.3%
Expected Goals
UTA: 3.34
DET: 2.83
Total Goals
Median: 6.3
Over 5.5: 58%
Over 6.5: 46%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 17-10-2 | 0.895 SV% | 2.68 GAA
DET
P. Mrazek
StatUTADET
Season SV%0.895
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.68
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
UTAKarel Vejmelka149564.3%2.713-2.29
DETP. Mrazek1918194.7%2.2711.27
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% • UTA at home vs DET: 1-1
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
1UTA1300.90
1DET400.26
2UTA1310.92
2DET610.69
3UTA900.44
3DET1221.76
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: 63.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Utah Hockey Club 1 - 5 Detroit Red Wings
Expected: 3.3 - 2.8