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Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2025-04-06 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 1 Florida Panthers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 52.6%
FLA: 47.4%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.07
FLA: 3.12
Total Goals
Median: 5.9
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 40%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
Cam Talbot - 11-6-3 | 0.888 SV% | 2.99 GAA
FLA
Vitek Vanecek - 5-14-4 | 0.884 SV% | 3.62 GAA
StatDETFLA
Season SV%0.8880.884
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA2.993.62
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
DETCam Talbot3332197.0%2.3411.34
FLAVitek Vanecek2422291.7%3.9321.93
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: 73% • DET at home vs FLA: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-15FLA 8 - 1 DETFLAFLA
2026-03-10FLA 4 - 3 DETFLAFLA
2026-03-06DET 1 - 3 FLAFLADET
2025-10-15DET 4 - 1 FLADETDET
2025-04-10FLA 4 - 1 DETFLAFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1100.48
1FLA1200.41
2DET1501.24
2FLA1010.95
3DET1422.21
3FLA2100.99
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
✅ Correct
Confidence: 52.6%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.2
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 1 Florida Panthers
Expected: 3.1 - 3.1