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There were plenty of model predictions to go around yesterday across the NHL, with our model focusing in on one of those predictions in our Featured Matchups. That prediction went 1-0 overall, and you can see how the rest of the model performed below.

Money Line Predictions: 7-1

Over/Under Predictions: 6-2

Puck Line Predictions: 3-5

Featured Matchup: 1-0

Three NHL games are scheduled to take place today. Our model’s predictions for all three matchups can be found below.

Detroit Red Wings @ Florida Panthers

Model Predicts- Red Wings ML, UNDER 6.5, Red Wings +1.5

The Detroit Red Wings will continue a three-game road trip on Wednesday, with the next stop coming in Florida to take on the Panthers.

Detroit enters tonight’s matchup in the midst on a two-game win streak, recently defeating the Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs. Meanwhile, Florida comes into this matchup on a two-game losing streak, but has won eight of its last ten matchups.

Sportsbooks make the Panthers a heavy favorite in this one, but our model forecasts a much different outcomes. Let’s take a look at why that is.

Detroit Red Wings

• Enter tonight on two-game win streak

  • Wins over Kings and Maple Leafs

  • +4 goal differential in that time

• Have performed at high level since new year began

  • 5-0-1 record since January 2nd

  • Rank 6th in GF/60 in 5-on-5 situations, but should expect to see regression as xGF/60 in that time sits at 2.00

• Expected goalie- Alex Lyon

  • .935 Save % in 5-on-5. Ranks 15th in Goals Saved Above Expected (GSAx) with +7.1

Florida Panthers

• Enter tonight on two-game losing streak

  • Losses to Ducks and Devils

  • Outscored 9-5 in that time

• Poor goaltending has been reason for losing skid

  • Panthers goalies own a .813 Save % in last two games

  • xGA/60 in 5-on-5 sits at stellar 1.85, so defense has played fine

• Expected goalie- Sergei Bobrovsky

  • .915 Save % in 5-on-5. Ranks 18th in GSAx (+6.7)

What’s the Play?

Detroit is due for some regression on offense while Florida should begin to see some positive regression on defense, but we agree with our model that the Red Wings can at least keep this game close.

Florida has some real question marks in net at the moment, and it has hindered what has otherwise been a great defense. Bobrovsky allowed three goals to get by him on just 21 shots faced his last time out, and he has now surrendered nine goals on the last 80 shots he has seen (.888 Save %).

Meanwhile, Detroit goalie Alex Lyon has consistently been one of the best goalies this season, and has an offense in front of him that is one of the hottest in the NHL. We’ll back the team that is trending up to keep things close here.

The Play: Red Wings +1.5 (-135)

Money Line Trends 💰

• Detroit Red Wings- 22-16-5 this season, 5-0-1 in last six games

Over/Under Trends ⬆️⬇️

• Florida Panthers- Under is 26-16-1 this season with average total of 5.74

• New Jersey Devils- Over is 25-15-1 this season with average total of 6.98

Puck Line Trends ➕➖

• Detroit Red Wings- Puck line is 25-18 this season

• Montreal Canadiens- Puck line is 27-16 this season

💪 Oilers win 11th straight game with comeback against Toronto. The Edmonton Oilers secured a historic 11th consecutive victory by overcoming a 2-0 deficit against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Goaltender Stuart Skinner's 25 saves and strong team composure were key factors in the 4-2 win, with Leon Draisaitl, Derek Ryan, and Evan Bouchard also scoring for the Oilers. The Oilers, with a record of 24-15-1, have been impressive, winning 19 of their last 22 games.

🤕 Eichel week-to-week with lower body injury. Vegas Golden Knights' standout Jack Eichel is now considered week-to-week following a successful surgery to address a lower-body injury, as announced by the team on Tuesday. Eichel's exact injury cause remains unclear, but he left Thursday's game against the Boston Bruins, returning to contribute a goal and an assist in an overtime victory. Despite feeling good after the game, Eichel experienced soreness, and his participation in the upcoming All-Star Weekend is uncertain.

Today’s trivia requires you to dig into multiple pockets of your brain, testing your knowledge of recent events as well as those that happened decades ago.

See how many of the below questions you can get correct. Answers are provided at the end of the newsletter.

Question #1- Who was the first point guard selected in the 1994 NBA Draft?

Question #2- Jason and Travis Kelce played college football at what university?

Question #3- What player currently leads in the NHL in goals scored?

Anyone know what has happened on January 17th throughout history? We didn’t have a clue either, but it appears that it has been a busy day.

On January 17th…

1971- The Baltimore Colts defeat the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 in Super Bowl V. Baltimore entered the game as a 2.5-point favorite, but was down 13-6 at halftime before scoring ten unanswered points in the fourth quarter to win the game. Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley was named MVP, which to this day is the only time the Super Bowl MVP was part of the losing team.

1996- Detroit Red Wings center Steve Yzerman scores a goal in a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche. The goal was the 500th goal of Yzerman’s career, making him and Gordie Howe the only players to score 500 goals for Detroit. Yzerman would end his career with 692 goals, the 10th most in NHL history.

2012- LeBron James becomes the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points. James reached the scoring milestone at just 28 years and 17 days old, breaking the previous record held by Kobe Bryant. James has now scored 39,566 points in his career, the most in NBA history.

1. Jason Kidd

2. University of Cincinnati

3. Auston Matthews