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Game Recap
DET4
FinalThu, Nov 12, 2026Every game that night
FLA5

FLA beat DET 5-4, with the chances close: 3.35 expected goals to 2.69. C. Verhaeghe led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). A. Schmid stopped 24 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DET2204
FLA1135
  1. 1st 3:52FLAS. Reinhart0.05 xG
  2. 1st 4:07DETJ. Compher0.15 xG
  3. 1st 13:14DETA. Englund0.02 xG
  4. 2nd 0:17DETL. Raymond0.04 xG
  5. 2nd 12:08DETM. Kasper0.06 xG
  6. 2nd 19:42FLAG. Forsling0.06 xG
  7. 3rd 2:32FLAA. Lundell0.24 xG
  8. 3rd 16:29FLAL. Eller0.12 xG
  9. 3rd 17:20FLAA. Lundell0.28 xG

Team Stats

DETFLA
28Shots on goal29
2.69Expected goals3.35
45Shot attempts63
235v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play0/2
13Hits36
18Blocked shots7
9Penalty minutes9
18Giveaways10
4Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 2.69 xGFLA 3.35 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdFLA goal, 3:52DET goal, 4:07DET goal, 13:14DET goal, 0:17DET goal, 12:08FLA goal, 19:42FLA goal, 2:32FLA goal, 16:29FLA goal, 17:20

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

DET27 on goal, 4 scored
FLA29 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. CoppC0111000020:111:25
L. RaymondLW1013000019:262:56
J. CompherLW1012010014:480:59
M. KasperC1012010014:120:47
C. MazurLW0110120013:380:33
E. FinnieC0003020021:012:56
A. DeBrincatRW0002000518:191:44
V. ArvidssonLW0001000018:093:11
M. Brandsegg-NygårdRW000150-1214:520:50
S. DriesC0000000010:260:01
M. AppletonC000100-109:120:03
K. KolesarRW000010-109:050:03
M. SeiderD0222020026:313:04
W. WallinderD011220+1020:170:00
A. EnglundD101102-1014:210:00
J. FaulkD000325-1022:230:58
B. ChiarotD000213-1019:490:30
A. JohanssonD0002100212:030:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson29245.82857:17Loss
D. Tarasov000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. VerhaegheC033300+3019:153:24
A. LundellC2023300015:501:39
S. ReinhartC101420+3023:003:57
L. EllerC101120+4019:510:19
M. TkachukLW0110400017:013:39
B. TkachukLW0114400015:472:17
E. LuostarinenC000110-2015:490:03
S. VilmanisLW000021-2013:020:03
S. BennettC000111-1712:560:00
C. SchwindtRW000121+109:120:00
B. ImamaLW000020-108:540:00
G. HathawayRW000040-128:390:00
A. EkbladD011212+2023:010:54
G. ForslingD101211+1022:410:32
S. JonesD0112310022:323:13
N. MikkolaD0111100019:220:00
D. KulikovD000220-1015:210:00
R. GudasD000210-1013:470:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Schmid28244.85760:00Win
J. Markstrom000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DET

Line 2A. DeBrincat13:57E. Finnie13:39M. Kasper12:51
Line 3J. Compher12:49C. Mazur13:03V. Arvidsson12:31
Pair 1W. Wallinder19:02M. Seider19:32
Pair 2B. Chiarot17:14J. Faulk18:35
Pair 3A. Englund13:27A. Johansson12:03

FLA

Line 1C. Verhaeghe15:07S. Reinhart14:49L. Eller15:17
Line 2M. Tkachuk13:07B. Tkachuk13:14S. Bennett12:43
Pair 1A. Ekblad18:15G. Forsling18:12
Pair 2S. Jones16:34N. Mikkola16:31
Pair 3D. Kulikov15:20R. Gudas13:45

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.

Prop Results

10 of 16 overs hit (63%).

PlayerLineOverUnderSOGResult
DET A. DeBrincat3.5+122-1402Under
FLA B. Tkachuk3.5+120-1304Over
FLA A. Lundell2.5+142-1703Over
FLA C. Verhaeghe2.5+101-1253Over
DET L. Raymond2.5+130-1453Over
FLA M. Tkachuk2.5-110-1100Under
FLA S. Bennett2.5+135-1451Under
FLA S. Reinhart2.5+100-1154Over
DET V. Arvidsson2.5+100-1101Under
DET A. Copp1.5+115-1481Under
FLA A. Ekblad1.5+115-1302Over
DET E. Finnie1.5-140+1203Over
DET J. Faulk1.5+121-1353Over
DET M. Brandsegg-Nygård1.5-105-1151Under
DET M. Seider1.5-160+1402Over
FLA S. Jones1.5-160+1302Over

Each player's main line (the one most books posted) at the last price before puck drop, the best price on each side there, and what he did.

Storylines That Played Out

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDET 3.0, FLA 3.3DET 4, FLA 5
Total goals6.39
Shots on goalDET 26.6, FLA 28.0DET 28, FLA 29
Win chanceFLA 54%FLA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
FLA B. Tkachuk3.340.87133%0
DET A. DeBrincat3.020.95035%0
DET V. Arvidsson2.610.83031%0
FLA S. Reinhart2.540.98138%1
FLA S. Bennett2.410.70029%0
FLA C. Verhaeghe2.430.86332%0
FLA M. Tkachuk2.401.09130%0
DET L. Raymond2.230.86126%1
DET M. Seider2.120.6129%0
FLA A. Lundell2.030.58221%2
DET E. Finnie1.830.59025%0
FLA S. Jones1.820.59112%0
DET J. Faulk1.730.46010%0
DET M. Kasper1.620.35116%1
DET M. Brandsegg-Nygård1.610.45019%0
DET A. Copp1.510.54118%0
FLA L. Eller1.510.42116%1
FLA G. Forsling1.420.3117%1
FLA A. Ekblad1.420.4118%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.310.44015%0
DET B. Chiarot1.320.1905%0
DET W. Wallinder1.220.2915%0
DET J. Compher1.120.39114%1
FLA S. Vilmanis1.100.35014%0
FLA N. Mikkola1.010.2116%0
DET S. Dries1.000.19011%0
DET C. Mazur1.000.26111%0
DET A. Johansson1.020.1803%0
FLA R. Gudas0.820.1603%0
DET M. Appleton0.810.2008%0
FLA C. Schwindt0.710.1909%0
FLA G. Hathaway0.700.1709%0
FLA B. Imama0.700.0705%0
FLA D. Kulikov0.720.1504%0
DET K. Kolesar0.500.1507%0
DET A. Englund0.510.1012%1

Shots on goal: 24 of 36 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.