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Ottawa Senators at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2025-03-27 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 4 Ottawa Senators
🚨 Upset Loss (54% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 53.7%
OTT: 46.3%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.27
OTT: 3.48
Total Goals
Median: 6.1
Over 5.5: 55%
Over 6.5: 40%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Alex Lyon - 14-9-1 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
OTT
Linus Ullmark - 14-8-5 | 0.881 SV% | 2.95 GAA
StatDETOTT
Season SV%0.8960.881
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.812.95
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 Lyon3228487.5%3.523-0.48
OTTLinus Ullmark3431391.2%3.1320.13
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: 50% • DET at home vs OTT: 2-4
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-24DET 2 - 3 OTTOTTOTT
2026-02-26OTT 1 - 2 DETDETOTT
2026-01-18DET 4 - 3 OTTDETOTT
2026-01-05OTT 3 - 5 DETDETOTT
2025-03-27DET 3 - 4 OTTOTTDET

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET2411.78
1OTT1100.70
2DET1000.34
2OTT2121.85
3DET1311.01
3OTT1210.98
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: 53.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 4 Ottawa Senators
Expected: 3.3 - 3.5