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Utah Hockey Club at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2025-12-17 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 1 - 4 Utah Hockey Club

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 49.0%
UTA: 51.0%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.00
UTA: 2.91
Total Goals
Median: 5.3
Over 5.5: 45%
Over 6.5: 31%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
John Gibson - 29-22-4 | 0.901 SV% | 2.72 GAA
UTA
Karel Vejmelka - 38-20-3 | 0.897 SV% | 2.73 GAA
StatDETUTA
Season SV%0.8930.895
Last 5 SV%0.8620.878
SV% vs Opponent0.8750.966
GAA2.972.68
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 75% • DET at home vs UTA: 0-2
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

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
201:44UTAGoal
214:17UTAGoal
309:55UTAGoal
315:52UTAGoal
316:23UTAGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Utah Hockey Club at Detroit Red Wings

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 51.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 5.9
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 1 - 4 Utah Hockey Club
Expected: 3.0 - 2.9