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Game Recap
DET2
Final/SOSat, Nov 29, 2025Every game that night
BOS3

BOS beat DET 3-2 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 2.39 expected goals to 3.92. M. Geekie led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Swayman stopped 24 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
DET00202
BOS01113
  1. 2nd 4:25BOSM. Geekie0.03 xG
  2. 3rd 6:38DETL. Raymond0.06 xG
  3. 3rd 13:39BOSM. GeekiePP0.10 xG
  4. 3rd 18:06DETM. Rasmussen0.15 xG

Team Stats

DETBOS
26Shots on goal20
3.92Expected goals2.39
63Shot attempts46
165v5 shots on goal15
0/5Power play1/2
24Hits28
9Blocked shots17
11Penalty minutes17
21Giveaways16
3Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 3.92 xGBOS 2.39 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTBOS goal, 4:25DET goal, 6:38BOS goal, 13:39DET goal, 18:06

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

DET26 on goal, 2 scored
BOS19 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC022101+2023:536:10
L. RaymondLW101300+1022:535:45
P. KaneRW011201+1020:205:50
E. FinnieC011340+1019:334:13
M. RasmussenC1012100013:403:47
A. DeBrincatRW000400+1023:205:56
A. CoppC0000000017:523:30
M. KasperC0003300012:500:00
E. SoderblomLW0001300012:430:00
N. DanielsonC0001000012:353:44
J. CompherLW000210-1010:380:00
M. AppletonC000010008:070:00
M. SeiderD000241+2528:184:58
S. EdvinssonD000212+1024:010:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD0000110021:064:01
B. ChiarotD000021-1616:380:06
A. JohanssonD0000200014:070:00
T. HamonicD000012-1012:460:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot20182.90063:49OT loss
J. Gibson000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. GeekieC2023100016:182:24
E. LindholmC022201+1214:521:59
C. MittelstadtC011101-2018:302:27
P. ZachaC000120-2019:532:24
F. MintenC0000200016:250:05
S. KuralyC0002200015:560:00
M. KhusnutdinovC000001-1015:270:03
T. JeannotLW0000320015:220:00
M. KastelicC0000510715:190:00
A. SteevesC000141+1014:440:23
M. EyssimontC000100008:510:00
J. VielLW000011007:450:00
N. ZadorovD000260-1226:570:03
H. LindholmD000004-1226:112:04
A. PeekeD000211-1226:040:00
J. AspirotD0003110219:410:00
M. LohreiD0002000015:360:23
M. CallahanD000003+1012:450:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman26242.92365:00Win
J. Korpisalo000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DET

Line 1L. Raymond14:32E. Finnie13:15D. Larkin12:47
Line 2P. Kane12:51A. DeBrincat13:36A. Copp12:28
Pair 1S. Edvinsson20:16M. Seider18:57
Pair 3T. Hamonic10:50A. Johansson12:52

BOS

Line 2T. Jeannot12:58F. Minten12:36M. Kastelic12:57
Line 3M. Geekie10:34E. Lindholm10:02A. Steeves10:04
Line 4S. Kuraly10:19M. Eyssimont8:51J. Viel7:45
Pair 1A. Peeke19:43J. Aspirot16:37
Pair 2M. Lohrei13:46M. Callahan10:00
Pair 3H. Lindholm15:21N. Zadorov18:16

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.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDET 3.2, BOS 3.1DET 2, BOS 3
Total goals6.35
Shots on goalDET 30.3, BOS 26.0DET 26, BOS 20
Win chanceDET 52%BOS won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat3.440.88032%0
DET D. Larkin3.210.99234%0
DET P. Kane2.620.80123%0
DET L. Raymond2.530.93127%1
BOS M. Geekie2.230.84233%2
BOS M. Eyssimont2.210.35015%0
DET M. Seider2.020.5308%0
BOS E. Lindholm1.720.62223%0
BOS H. Lindholm1.700.52010%0
DET E. Finnie1.730.39116%0
DET M. Kasper1.630.31015%0
BOS P. Zacha1.510.68021%0
BOS M. Kastelic1.500.34015%0
BOS N. Zadorov1.420.38010%0
BOS S. Kuraly1.420.29013%0
BOS A. Steeves1.410.37016%0
BOS F. Minten1.400.34015%0
DET B. Chiarot1.400.2307%0
BOS T. Jeannot1.300.34015%0
BOS C. Mittelstadt1.210.59119%0
DET J. Compher1.220.37014%0
DET M. Appleton1.200.30010%0
DET E. Soderblom1.210.29013%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.120.3509%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka1.100.2707%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.120.30113%1
BOS A. Peeke1.120.2304%0
DET N. Danielson1.110.2709%0
DET T. Hamonic1.100.1504%0
DET A. Copp1.100.33011%0
BOS J. Viel1.000.1208%0
BOS M. Khusnutdinov0.900.31013%0
BOS M. Lohrei0.920.3406%0
DET A. Johansson0.800.1404%0
BOS M. Callahan0.700.1305%0
BOS J. Aspirot0.730.1104%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.