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Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2025-10-19 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 4 - 2 Edmonton Oilers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 52.8%
EDM: 47.2%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.25
EDM: 3.11
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
John Gibson - 13-8-1 | 0.893 SV% | 2.97 GAA
EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
StatDETEDM
Season SV%0.8930.896
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.972.81
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
DETJohn Gibson1816288.9%1.801-0.20
EDMStuart Skinner2521484.0%2.732-1.27
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: 80% • DET at home vs EDM: 2-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-12-11EDM 4 - 1 DETEDMEDM
2025-10-19DET 4 - 2 EDMDETDET
2025-01-30EDM 2 - 3 DETDETEDM
2024-10-27DET 2 - 3 EDMEDMEDM
2024-02-13EDM 8 - 4 DETEDMEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1DET1200.77
1EDM600.28
2DET1610.88
2EDM1300.88
3DET1111.09
3EDM1210.63
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Edmonton Oilers at Detroit Red Wings

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 52.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 4 - 2 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.2 - 3.1