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Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2026-01-08 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 5 - 1 Vancouver Canucks

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 58.8%
VAN: 41.2%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.84
VAN: 2.94
Total Goals
Median: 6.8
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 52%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
John Gibson - 22-12-2 | 0.904 SV% | 2.62 GAA
VAN
Kevin Lankinen - 7-19-4 | 0.876 SV% | 3.67 GAA
StatDETVAN
Season SV%0.8930.885
Last 5 SV%0.8870.793
SV% vs Opponent0.9840.816
GAA2.973.41
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 50% • DET at home vs VAN: 2-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-08DET 5 - 1 VANDETDET
2025-12-08VAN 0 - 4 DETDETVAN
2025-02-02VAN 2 - 3 DETDETVAN
2024-12-01DET 4 - 5 VANVANDET
2024-02-15VAN 4 - 1 DETVANVAN

⚡ 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
119:31DETGoal
210:10DETGoal
207:03DETGoal
205:09DETGoal
318:10DETGoal
316:07DETGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 58.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 6.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 5 - 1 Vancouver Canucks
Expected: 3.8 - 2.9