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Game Recap
DET1
FinalWed, Apr 15, 2026Every game that night
FLA8

FLA beat DET 8-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.78 expected goals to 2.22. L. Kunin led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). L. Kunin had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. D. Tarasov stopped 25 of 26.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DET0101
FLA1438
  1. 1st 4:57FLAV. Hinostroza0.01 xG
  2. 2nd 5:37FLAL. Kunin0.13 xG
  3. 2nd 8:56FLAA. GreerPP0.22 xG
  4. 2nd 9:39FLAM. Benning0.05 xG
  5. 2nd 12:41FLAM. Benning0.09 xG
  6. 2nd 16:12DETJ. Faulk0.10 xG
  7. 3rd 8:56FLAC. Schwindt0.10 xG
  8. 3rd 9:37FLAC. Reinhardt0.52 xG
  9. 3rd 18:12FLAL. Kunin0.14 xG

Team Stats

DETFLA
26Shots on goal28
2.22Expected goals3.78
58Shot attempts51
205v5 shots on goal26
0/3Power play1/1
17Hits10
9Blocked shots17
2Penalty minutes6
20Giveaways12
4Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 2.22 xGFLA 3.78 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdFLA goal, 4:57FLA goal, 5:37FLA goal, 8:56FLA goal, 9:39FLA goal, 12:41DET goal, 16:12FLA goal, 8:56FLA goal, 9:37FLA goal, 18:12

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

DET25 on goal, 1 scored
FLA28 on goal, 8 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. DeBrincatRW011100-1018:383:12
M. KasperC000221-2018:412:05
P. KaneRW000200-3018:093:03
J. van RiemsdykLW000100-3017:142:38
D. PerronLW000110-1017:011:59
M. Brandsegg-NygårdRW000330-1016:221:46
J. CompherLW000101-2216:060:45
L. RaymondLW000400-2015:573:05
E. FinnieC0000100015:451:18
A. CoppC000202-2015:130:55
C. MazurLW000021-1013:110:18
J. FaulkD101200-1019:582:21
B. ChiarotD011101-1019:080:22
T. HamonicD000250-1016:580:22
M. SeiderD000301-4016:513:18
A. Sandin-PellikkaD0000110015:062:33
A. JohanssonD000000-2014:500:00
S. EdvinssonD000121-3014:290:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson15114.73331:54Loss
C. Talbot1394.69228:06

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. KuninC213522+2018:320:00
C. ReinhardtLW112320+2216:100:00
W. SkoogC022202+2014:000:00
M. TkachukLW022000+1213:190:00
A. GreerLW101140+1014:520:23
C. SchwindtRW101211+2014:500:23
M. SamoskevichRW011000+2014:030:00
N. GregorLW011200+2013:430:23
V. HinostrozaC101201+2213:380:23
E. LuostarinenC011100+2013:000:00
J. BoqvistC0002010014:550:00
N. FooteLW0000100013:150:00
M. BenningD202203+2021:340:00
M. AlscherD022203+1020:330:00
D. SebrangoD011101+3020:030:00
M. HovorkaD011301+2019:080:00
L. JanssonD011002+2018:080:23
T. BjornfotD000000+2020:170:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Tarasov26251.96260:00Win
S. Bobrovsky000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DET

Line 1L. Raymond12:52E. Finnie14:04C. Mazur12:53
Line 3P. Kane15:06A. DeBrincat15:26A. Copp13:55
Line 4D. Perron15:02J. Compher15:21
Pair 1B. Chiarot18:46J. Faulk17:37
Pair 2S. Edvinsson14:06M. Seider13:33
Pair 3T. Hamonic16:13A. Johansson14:50

FLA

Line 1L. Kunin16:27C. Reinhardt14:58M. Tkachuk13:19
Line 4A. Greer14:00J. Boqvist12:53N. Foote11:32
Pair 1T. Bjornfot18:21L. Jansson15:51
Pair 2M. Benning20:33D. Sebrango19:00
Pair 3M. Alscher17:29M. Hovorka16:05

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

  • Old teamDaniil Tarasov DET Faces FLA, his team until Apr 202625 saves on 26, the win

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDET 3.1, FLA 3.1DET 1, FLA 8
Total goals6.39
Shots on goalDET 26.9, FLA 27.6DET 26, FLA 28
Win chanceFLA 51%FLA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat3.010.93133%0
FLA M. Tkachuk2.801.10234%0
DET P. Kane2.320.85024%0
DET M. Seider2.230.6609%0
FLA M. Samoskevich2.200.53120%0
DET L. Raymond1.940.85025%0
DET J. Faulk1.720.4519%1
FLA A. Greer1.610.46119%1
FLA N. Gregor1.520.27113%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.410.50116%0
DET D. Perron1.410.48020%0
DET A. Copp1.420.53015%0
DET E. Finnie1.300.37015%0
FLA V. Hinostroza1.320.36114%1
DET B. Chiarot1.310.2016%0
DET M. Kasper1.320.28013%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.210.3609%0
FLA N. Foote1.200.26015%0
FLA J. Boqvist1.220.34015%0
FLA C. Schwindt1.120.29112%1
DET J. Compher1.110.39015%0
DET M. Brandsegg-Nygård1.130.1809%0
FLA C. Reinhardt1.130.30216%1
FLA L. Kunin1.150.21311%2
FLA D. Sebrango1.010.2413%0
FLA M. Benning0.920.2825%2
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka0.900.2807%0
DET J. Riemsdyk0.910.33013%0
DET T. Hamonic0.920.1303%0
FLA T. Bjornfot0.800.1403%0
DET A. Johansson0.700.1404%0
DET C. Mazur0.600.1509%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 32 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.