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Game Recap
CBJ3
Final/OTSat, Nov 22, 2025Every game that night
DET4

DET beat CBJ 4-3 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 2.95 expected goals to 3.62. Z. Werenski led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). S. Monahan had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.9. C. Talbot stopped 32 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
CBJ11103
DET01214
  1. 1st 13:18CBJA. FantilliPP0.15 xG
  2. 2nd 0:36DETL. Raymond0.14 xG
  3. 2nd 0:54CBJM. Wood0.24 xG
  4. 3rd 8:38CBJZ. Werenski0.22 xG
  5. 3rd 10:23DETB. Chiarot0.12 xG
  6. 3rd 13:25DETM. Seider0.03 xG
  7. OT 1:50DETA. DeBrincat0.07 xG

Team Stats

CBJDET
35Shots on goal33
3.62Expected goals2.95
75Shot attempts64
225v5 shots on goal30
1/3Power play0/2
16Hits12
16Blocked shots22
8Penalty minutes8
15Giveaways12
4Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 3.62 xGDET 2.95 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTCBJ goal, 13:18DET goal, 0:36CBJ goal, 0:54CBJ goal, 8:38DET goal, 10:23DET goal, 13:25DET goal, 1:50

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

CBJ34 on goal, 3 scored
DET33 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. MonahanC011600+1020:432:56
A. FantilliC101310-2019:313:23
C. SillingerC011211+1015:431:02
M. WoodLW1011200015:070:00
K. MarchenkoRW000201-1220:413:25
D. VoronkovLW000040-1016:163:20
K. JohnsonC0001010014:320:55
C. CoyleC0003210214:300:58
M. OlivierRW0001300011:540:02
B. GaunceC000002-1210:230:00
I. LundestromC000010-2010:110:00
E. ChinakhovRW000000-108:410:00
Z. WerenskiD112711-1028:053:23
I. ProvorovD011201-2028:091:13
D. MateychukD011002+1020:390:13
D. SeversonD011100+1218:081:00
D. FabbroD000206-2014:080:00
J. ChristiansenD0004100010:090:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves33294.87961:50OT loss
E. Merzlikins000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. KaneRW022200+1217:182:49
L. RaymondLW101400+1021:422:51
A. DeBrincatRW101201+1018:333:05
E. FinnieC011521+2016:381:11
N. DanielsonC011000+108:431:09
D. LarkinC000401+2023:353:28
J. CompherLW0001140216:330:00
A. CoppC000002-1013:140:32
M. AppletonC0001100012:570:00
M. KasperC000224-1011:540:00
J. van RiemsdykLW000100+109:300:55
J. BerggrenRW000100007:420:00
B. ChiarotD112223+3225:140:00
M. SeiderD112312+3023:261:12
A. JohanssonD000203-2020:390:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD000100-1018:202:48
T. HamonicD000121-1217:200:00
J. Bernard-DockerD0001100013:070:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot35323.91461:50Win
J. Gibson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

CBJ

Line 2M. Wood13:51S. Monahan13:19K. Johnson12:05
Line 3C. Coyle11:43C. Sillinger12:10M. Olivier11:05
Pair 1Z. Werenski20:17I. Provorov20:36
Pair 2D. Severson16:25D. Mateychuk16:58
Pair 3D. Fabbro11:14J. Christiansen10:09

DET

Line 1D. Larkin15:17E. Finnie15:22L. Raymond14:06
Line 2J. Compher14:01A. DeBrincat14:19P. Kane13:51
Line 3A. Copp10:04M. Kasper11:25J. Riemsdyk8:35
Pair 1B. Chiarot20:04M. Seider16:38
Pair 2T. Hamonic15:54A. Johansson17:13

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

  • Old teamCam Talbot CBJ First game back in Detroit, his team until Apr 202632 saves on 35, the win
  • HometownZach Werenski CBJ Plays near home (born in Grosse Pointe)1 G, 1 A, 7 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreCBJ 3.1, DET 3.5CBJ 3, DET 4
Total goals6.67
Shots on goalCBJ 27.2, DET 32.1CBJ 35, DET 33
Win chanceDET 57%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat3.520.92134%1
CBJ Z. Werenski3.370.93219%1
DET D. Larkin3.241.05037%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.620.85031%0
DET P. Kane2.620.82226%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.530.81132%1
DET L. Raymond2.540.96129%1
DET M. Seider2.130.5228%1
CBJ D. Voronkov2.100.67027%0
CBJ S. Monahan1.960.75123%0
CBJ M. Wood1.910.33116%1
CBJ C. Sillinger1.820.45116%0
DET M. Kasper1.720.38018%0
DET N. Danielson1.600.31113%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.520.4219%0
DET E. Finnie1.550.43120%0
CBJ C. Coyle1.430.52019%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.410.49018%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.310.39016%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka1.310.38010%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.310.43017%0
DET J. Compher1.310.41017%0
CBJ E. Chinakhov1.300.29013%0
DET B. Chiarot1.320.2227%1
DET M. Appleton1.310.32012%0
DET J. Berggren1.210.37016%0
DET A. Copp1.200.38014%0
DET T. Hamonic1.110.1605%0
CBJ D. Severson1.110.3618%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk1.100.35110%0
CBJ B. Gaunce1.000.18010%0
CBJ D. Fabbro0.920.2405%0
DET A. Johansson0.920.1605%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.910.1804%0
CBJ I. Lundestrom0.600.1808%0
CBJ J. Christiansen0.640.0902%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 more 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.