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Game Recap
CAR3
Final/OTMon, Jan 12, 2026Every game that night
DET4

DET beat CAR 4-3 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.98 expected goals to 3.57. CAR outshot DET 34 to 18. A. DeBrincat led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Gibson stopped 31 of 34.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CAR00303
DET12014
  1. 1st 1:32DETJ. van RiemsdykPP0.43 xG
  2. 2nd 1:28DETA. DeBrincat0.20 xG
  3. 2nd 4:54DETA. Johansson0.19 xG
  4. 3rd 4:44CARJ. BlakePP0.09 xG
  5. 3rd 7:56CARS. JarvisSH0.12 xG
  6. 3rd 16:59CARS. GostisbeherePP0.15 xG
  7. OT 3:27DETA. Copp0.40 xG

Team Stats

CARDET
34Shots on goal18
3.57Expected goals2.98
81Shot attempts38
235v5 shots on goal10
2/5Power play1/4
23Hits19
11Blocked shots25
28Penalty minutes10
12Giveaways20
5Takeaways6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

CAR 3.57 xGDET 2.98 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTDET goal, 1:32DET goal, 1:28DET goal, 4:54CAR goal, 4:44CAR goal, 7:56CAR goal, 16:59DET goal, 3:27

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

CAR33 on goal, 3 scored
DET17 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. AhoC022320-11021:455:50
S. JarvisC1015200019:225:43
J. BlakeRW1013100216:382:21
T. HallLW011200-1215:392:17
A. SvechnikovRW000320-1019:265:46
N. EhlersLW000300-2017:385:29
J. StaalC0002400016:071:19
L. StankovenC000000-1015:222:14
J. MartinookLW0002410014:400:00
E. RobinsonLW0000200010:290:00
J. KotkaniemiC0001100010:230:00
M. JankowskiLW0000110010:221:14
S. GostisbehereD101402-11018:485:49
A. NikishinD011101+1015:562:16
J. SlavinD000205-2221:410:00
J. ChatfieldD000300-2020:380:00
S. WalkerD000040+1020:150:02
K. MillerD0000010218:300:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen18144.77863:14OT loss
B. Bussi000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. DeBrincatRW123301+2017:124:25
A. CoppC112101+3018:182:16
L. RaymondLW011001-1218:324:29
J. van RiemsdykLW101301-1016:254:06
P. KaneRW011000+2014:502:31
D. LarkinC000310-1018:554:21
J. CompherLW0001110015:500:00
E. FinnieC0000220013:432:08
M. RasmussenC0001200013:270:00
M. KasperC0000320012:470:56
M. AppletonC0001300012:200:00
E. SoderblomLW000101009:430:00
M. SeiderD0110110227:434:28
B. ChiarotD011242+1222:170:04
A. JohanssonD101102+1217:460:20
S. EdvinssonD0000180026:161:12
J. Bernard-DockerD000011+1215:130:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD000101+109:311:49
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson34313.91263:27Win
C. Talbot000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CAR

Line 1T. Hall12:15L. Stankoven12:54J. Blake13:07
Line 2S. Aho12:19A. Svechnikov12:35N. Ehlers11:02
Line 4J. Staal9:52J. Martinook10:31S. Jarvis10:22
Pair 1J. Slavin16:39J. Chatfield16:31
Pair 2S. Walker16:39K. Miller15:10

DET

Line 1J. Riemsdyk12:06L. Raymond12:33J. Compher12:26
Line 3P. Kane11:21A. Copp11:43A. DeBrincat11:15
Line 4E. Finnie11:10M. Kasper10:14D. Larkin10:10
Pair 1S. Edvinsson20:13M. Seider18:05

From the NHL's shift charts: the players on the ice together most at 5-on-5, with each one's own 5-on-5 time.

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCAR 3.3, DET 2.9CAR 3, DET 4
Total goals6.27
Shots on goalCAR 29.9, DET 24.4CAR 34, DET 18
Win chanceCAR 55%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat2.730.82330%1
CAR S. Jarvis2.750.83132%1
CAR A. Svechnikov2.530.75026%0
DET D. Larkin2.430.86032%0
CAR N. Ehlers2.430.78026%0
CAR S. Aho2.230.88231%0
DET P. Kane2.200.71121%0
CAR S. Walker2.100.2808%0
CAR L. Stankoven1.900.46018%0
DET L. Raymond1.900.86125%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.840.68112%1
CAR J. Blake1.830.47121%1
CAR T. Hall1.720.50120%0
DET M. Seider1.600.5018%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.630.53120%1
CAR K. Miller1.400.4209%0
DET A. Copp1.410.54217%1
CAR J. Chatfield1.430.2708%0
DET E. Finnie1.400.36016%0
CAR J. Staal1.420.45017%0
CAR J. Martinook1.420.40016%0
CAR J. Slavin1.420.3107%0
CAR E. Robinson1.300.32014%0
DET M. Kasper1.300.27013%0
CAR A. Nikishin1.310.3217%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.210.35015%0
CAR J. Kotkaniemi1.210.31012%0
DET M. Appleton1.110.32012%0
DET E. Soderblom1.110.26012%0
DET J. Compher1.010.37014%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.000.3308%0
DET B. Chiarot1.020.1816%0
CAR M. Jankowski1.000.24013%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka0.710.2506%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.600.1403%0
DET A. Johansson0.510.1213%1

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.