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Winnipeg Jets at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2025-12-31 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 1 Winnipeg Jets

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 64.3%
WPG: 35.7%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.42
WPG: 2.73
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 54%
Over 6.5: 41%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
John Gibson - 22-12-2 | 0.904 SV% | 2.62 GAA
WPG
Connor Hellebuyck - 13-16-7 | 0.900 SV% | 2.79 GAA
StatDETWPG
Season SV%0.8930.907
Last 5 SV%0.8870.879
SV% vs Opponent0.9610.878
GAA2.972.51
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 33% • DET at home vs WPG: 1-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-24WPG 1 - 5 DETDETWPG
2025-12-31DET 2 - 1 WPGDETDET
2025-01-04WPG 2 - 4 DETDETWPG
2024-10-30DET 2 - 6 WPGWPGDET
2023-12-20WPG 5 - 2 DETWPGWPG

⚡ 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
108:22DETGoal
114:48DETGoal
307:04DETGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Winnipeg Jets at Detroit Red Wings

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 64.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 3.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 2 - 1 Winnipeg Jets
Expected: 3.4 - 2.7