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Game Recap
DET2
FinalSat, Feb 28, 2026Every game that night
CAR5

CAR beat DET 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.61 expected goals to 2.18. T. Hall led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). B. Chiarot had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.0. F. Andersen stopped 27 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DET0202
CAR2125
  1. 1st 14:05CART. Hall0.21 xG
  2. 1st 19:52CARS. AhoPP0.08 xG
  3. 2nd 2:52CARE. Robinson0.25 xG
  4. 2nd 18:26DETS. Edvinsson0.10 xG
  5. 2nd 19:13DETP. Kane0.13 xG
  6. 3rd 2:18CARS. Gostisbehere0.08 xG
  7. 3rd 5:30CARJ. Blake0.15 xG

Team Stats

DETCAR
29Shots on goal36
2.18Expected goals3.61
39Shot attempts70
265v5 shots on goal29
0/1Power play1/4
26Hits20
23Blocked shots6
10Penalty minutes4
14Giveaways19
2Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 2.18 xGCAR 3.61 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCAR goal, 14:05CAR goal, 19:52CAR goal, 2:52DET goal, 18:26DET goal, 19:13CAR goal, 2:18CAR goal, 5:30

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
CAR36 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC0114110216:390:25
J. CompherLW011211-1016:310:00
A. DeBrincatRW011301+1015:230:25
P. KaneRW101200+1015:120:25
L. RaymondLW0000000017:160:25
A. CoppC0002210015:470:00
M. KasperC000224-1015:180:00
M. AppletonC000111-2014:350:00
E. FinnieC0000200014:170:00
M. RasmussenC000123-1012:170:00
J. van RiemsdykLW000100-309:100:00
D. ShineRW000200-109:050:00
M. SeiderD0112720025:070:25
S. EdvinssonD1011200421:370:00
B. ChiarotD0005320223:390:00
J. Bernard-DockerD0000250021:010:00
A. JohanssonD000112-2216:120:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD000000-2012:210:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot36315.86160:00Loss
J. Gibson000–0:00

CAR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. HallLW123211+2016:332:04
J. BlakeRW112500+2017:472:03
S. AhoC1014010017:532:23
S. JarvisC011510-1016:562:09
E. RobinsonLW101310+109:210:46
W. CarrierLW011140+108:550:00
A. SvechnikovRW000250-1217:502:09
J. StaalC0000210017:211:42
N. EhlersLW0003000016:091:12
L. StankovenC000100+2015:231:47
J. MartinookLW0000100015:110:46
M. JankowskiLW000110+109:300:50
S. GostisbehereD123220+2019:433:14
S. WalkerD011110+1219:110:02
K. MillerD000401+1021:571:11
J. SlavinD000201-2021:030:48
J. ChatfieldD000001-1019:000:00
A. NikishinD000010+3016:171:44
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
F. Andersen29272.93160:00Win
B. Bussi000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DET

Line 1A. Copp13:27A. DeBrincat14:24P. Kane13:46
Line 2J. Compher13:18M. Appleton13:26E. Finnie12:14
Line 3L. Raymond15:19M. Kasper13:57D. Larkin15:00
Pair 1M. Seider20:17S. Edvinsson18:57

CAR

Line 1A. Svechnikov15:41S. Aho13:57S. Jarvis13:35
Line 2J. Staal14:34J. Martinook14:00N. Ehlers13:54
Line 3L. Stankoven13:36J. Blake14:24T. Hall13:07
Pair 1S. Walker18:08K. Miller19:12
Pair 2J. Slavin17:53J. Chatfield18:13

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

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDET 2.8, CAR 3.4DET 2, CAR 5
Total goals6.27
Shots on goalDET 23.6, CAR 31.0DET 29, CAR 36
Win chanceCAR 61%CAR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat3.030.82131%0
CAR S. Jarvis2.850.86133%0
DET D. Larkin2.640.84132%0
CAR A. Svechnikov2.520.81029%0
CAR N. Ehlers2.530.81028%0
CAR S. Aho2.340.96133%1
DET P. Kane2.220.72121%1
DET L. Raymond2.000.84024%0
CAR S. Walker1.910.2417%0
CAR L. Stankoven1.910.45018%0
CAR S. Gostisbehere1.920.68313%1
CAR J. Blake1.850.48221%1
DET M. Kasper1.820.38017%0
CAR T. Hall1.720.49320%1
DET M. Seider1.720.4918%0
CAR J. Slavin1.620.3408%0
CAR J. Staal1.500.47019%0
CAR J. Chatfield1.500.2908%0
CAR K. Miller1.440.3908%0
DET A. Copp1.420.50016%0
CAR J. Martinook1.300.40015%0
CAR A. Nikishin1.300.3007%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.210.40015%0
CAR W. Carrier1.210.23112%0
CAR E. Robinson1.130.26112%1
DET S. Edvinsson1.010.3118%1
DET B. Chiarot1.050.1705%0
DET J. Compher1.020.33113%0
DET M. Appleton1.010.25010%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.010.25011%0
DET E. Finnie0.900.2009%0
CAR M. Jankowski0.910.27013%0
DET A. Johansson0.710.1404%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.700.1403%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka0.700.2005%0
DET D. Shine0.620.1507%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.