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Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings NHL Predictions

2026-01-29 • Little Caesars Arena
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 4 Washington Capitals (SO)
🚨 Upset Loss (61% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
DET: 60.7%
WSH: 39.3%
Expected Goals
DET: 3.53
WSH: 2.95
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 61%
Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

DET
John Gibson - 22-12-2 | 0.904 SV% | 2.62 GAA
WSH
Logan Thompson - 20-16-4 | 0.913 SV% | 2.41 GAA
StatDETWSH
Season SV%0.8930.913
Last 5 SV%0.8870.904
SV% vs Opponent0.8980.900
GAA2.972.39
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • DET at home vs WSH: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-29DET 3 - 4 WSHWSHDET
2025-12-21DET 3 - 2 WSHDETDET
2025-12-20WSH 2 - 5 DETDETWSH
2025-03-18WSH 4 - 1 DETWSHWSH
2025-03-07WSH 5 - 2 DETWSHWSH

⚡ 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
106:27WSHGoal
209:52DETGoal
319:07DETGoal
318:20WSHGoal
314:44WSHGoal
309:36WSHGoal
500:00DETGoal
500:00DETGoal
500:00DETGoal
500:00DETGoal
500:00DETGoal

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 60.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Detroit Red Wings 3 - 4 Washington Capitals
Expected: 3.5 - 3.0