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Vegas Golden Knights vs Detroit Red Wings prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for March 4, 2026

NHL matchup

Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings

View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for March 4, 2026.

March 4, 2026 · 6:00 PM CST
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Recent usage

Forward trios & defense pairs

Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Mar 4. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.

Vegas Golden Knights

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Forward trio

52:10 together · 8 games

xG share67.0%
Corsi for / against
53 / 44
Fenwick for / against
37 / 28
Corsi share
54.6%
Fenwick share
56.9%
xG for / against
2.84 / 1.40
Defense pair

138:15 together · 9 games

xG share48.7%
Corsi for / against
130 / 128
Fenwick for / against
92 / 92
Corsi share
50.4%
Fenwick share
50.0%
xG for / against
4.80 / 5.06
All observed combinations

Detroit Red Wings

10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Forward trio

99:35 together · 10 games

xG share50.3%
Corsi for / against
101 / 94
Fenwick for / against
69 / 63
Corsi share
51.8%
Fenwick share
52.3%
xG for / against
3.97 / 3.93
Defense pair

88:11 together · 10 games

xG share67.0%
Corsi for / against
79 / 64
Fenwick for / against
57 / 37
Corsi share
55.2%
Fenwick share
60.6%
xG for / against
4.32 / 2.13
All observed combinations

Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.

Goalie context

Recent starting goalies

Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.

Akira Schmid

Vegas Golden Knights · Last start: Mar 3

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
129
Save %
89.1
Goals allowed
14
Close-range shots %
21.7

John Gibson

Detroit Red Wings · Last start: Mar 2

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
100
Save %
91.0
Goals allowed
9
Close-range shots %
32.0
Pregame context · xG V1

Recent expected goals

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Mar 4, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

Vegas Golden Knights

xG for / game
3.17
xG against / game
2.66
xG differential / game
0.51

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Detroit Red Wings

xG for / game
2.77
xG against / game
3.02
xG differential / game
-0.25

10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Recent play-by-play

Team tendencies before this game

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Mar 4, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

Vegas Golden Knights

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
58.8
Corsi share (%)
51.7
Fenwick share (%)
51.8
Faceoff win %
51.6
Penalties / game
3.0

Shots / game: 27.0 · Shooting: 11.1% · Avg distance: 32.3 ft

Detroit Red Wings

10 / 10 games covered

Attempts / game
59.9
Corsi share (%)
49.8
Fenwick share (%)
50.7
Faceoff win %
52.2
Penalties / game
3.1

Shots / game: 27.7 · Shooting: 8.3% · Avg distance: 33.1 ft

Team comparison

Season and recent form

Season overview
Vegas Golden Knights VGK
Metric
Detroit Red Wings DET
17Points13
0.654Points %0.542
47Goals for33
38Goals against37
9Goal differential-4
OT1Current streakW1
Road versus home
Vegas Golden Knights VGK road
Metric
Detroit Red Wings DET home
6Games7
3Wins3
7Points7
1Goal differential-3
Last 10 games
Vegas Golden Knights VGK
Metric
Detroit Red Wings DET
6-3-1Record5-2-3
13Points13
36Goals for31
30Goals against32
6Goal differential-1
History

Last 10 head-to-head games

Vegas Golden Knights VGK 5 wins
10 games reviewed
Detroit Red Wings DET 5 wins
Total goals29 – 28
Goal differential +1 / -1
Goals per game2.9 / 2.8
Shots per game30.5 / 26.4
Date Matchup Score Shots Details
Nov 4, 2025
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
0 - 1 24 - 34 View
Mar 22, 2025
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
3 - 6 31 - 36 View
Mar 16, 2025
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
0 - 3 18 - 27 View
Mar 9, 2024
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
3 - 5 26 - 36 View
Jan 27, 2024
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
2 - 5 30 - 29 View
Jan 19, 2023
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
3 - 2 25 - 35 View
Dec 3, 2022
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
4 - 1 25 - 25 View
Nov 18, 2021
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings at Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
2 - 5 28 - 32 View
Nov 7, 2021
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
2 - 5 40 - 30 View
Nov 10, 2019
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
2 - 3 19 - 19 View
This matchup prediction is generated using playerWON’s Model V2, incorporating team performance, recent form, and home/away effects. View full model performance to compare results across games.