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Game Recap
DET4
Final/SOThu, Oct 30, 2025Every game that night
LAK3

DET beat LAK 4-3 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 2.64 expected goals to 4.51. LAK outshot DET 39 to 27. C. Perry led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). K. Fiala had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.8. C. Talbot stopped 36 of 39.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
DET02114
LAK01203
  1. 2nd 12:39LAKA. LaferriereSH0.08 xG
  2. 2nd 13:22DETA. DeBrincatPP0.07 xG
  3. 2nd 15:46DETM. KasperPP0.07 xG
  4. 3rd 14:45DETM. Kasper0.09 xG
  5. 3rd 17:47LAKC. Perry0.47 xG
  6. 3rd 18:27LAKC. Perry0.23 xG

Team Stats

DETLAK
27Shots on goal39
2.64Expected goals4.51
56Shot attempts84
245v5 shots on goal21
2/3Power play0/4
11Hits17
18Blocked shots15
8Penalty minutes6
17Giveaways14
3Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 2.64 xGLAK 4.51 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTLAK goal, 12:39DET goal, 13:22DET goal, 15:46DET goal, 14:45LAK goal, 17:47LAK goal, 18:27

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, 3 scored
LAK37 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. DeBrincatRW112100-1015:333:04
M. KasperC2023210014:131:35
L. RaymondLW011300-2019:212:56
A. CoppC0111100216:510:43
M. AppletonC0110020012:500:00
D. LarkinC000002-2023:072:51
J. CompherLW000100-1019:090:54
E. FinnieC000300-1018:522:54
J. BerggrenRW0004000014:581:37
E. SoderblomLW0001320210:330:00
M. RasmussenC0000100010:140:00
J. van RiemsdykLW000101009:371:21
M. SeiderD011212-2028:283:20
A. Sandin-PellikkaD0112010017:541:11
B. ChiarotD000223-1224:330:00
S. EdvinssonD000101-1222:280:03
T. HamonicD000112+1015:350:00
A. JohanssonD0001010014:580:06
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot39363.92364:48Win
J. Gibson000–0:00

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
Q. ByfieldRW022200+2022:432:55
C. PerryRW202520+2017:403:46
A. KempeRW011621+1026:255:49
K. FialaLW011701+1224:336:28
A. KopitarC011201+2023:536:10
A. LaferriereRW101321+1019:311:33
A. KuzmenkoLW0001020016:325:05
P. DanaultC0000200216:180:52
J. ArmiaRW0001210015:500:00
A. TurcotteC0001210011:020:00
J. MalottLW000000004:490:00
C. CeciD011110+1015:250:00
D. DoughtyD000120+2027:082:01
B. ClarkeD000404-1020:142:31
B. DumoulinD000002+1017:400:00
J. EdmundsonD000511-1215:350:00
M. AndersonD0000100015:240:00
J. MoverareD000000003:130:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Kuemper27243.88963:36OT loss
A. Forsberg000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DET

Line 1D. Larkin14:44L. Raymond14:22E. Finnie14:30
Line 2A. Copp14:18J. Compher14:17J. Berggren13:21
Pair 1M. Seider20:35S. Edvinsson18:09
Pair 3T. Hamonic11:08A. Johansson12:14

LAK

Line 1K. Fiala15:48Q. Byfield14:27C. Perry12:48
Line 2P. Danault14:57A. Laferriere14:22J. Armia14:04
Line 3A. Kopitar14:50A. Kempe16:34A. Kuzmenko11:19
Line 4A. Turcotte11:02J. Malott4:41
Pair 1J. Edmundson14:38B. Clarke16:50
Pair 2D. Doughty21:07B. Dumoulin14:32
Pair 3M. Anderson13:41C. Ceci12:22

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 3.0, LAK 3.2DET 4, LAK 3
Total goals6.27
Shots on goalDET 26.8, LAK 28.0DET 27, LAK 39
Win chanceLAK 54%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
LAK A. Kempe3.061.01137%0
LAK K. Fiala2.870.84132%0
DET A. DeBrincat2.710.70227%1
DET D. Larkin2.600.84030%0
LAK Q. Byfield2.220.80225%0
LAK A. Laferriere2.230.48119%1
DET M. Kasper1.830.44219%2
DET L. Raymond1.830.70122%0
DET M. Seider1.820.4217%0
DET E. Finnie1.730.58019%0
LAK C. Perry1.650.50224%2
LAK A. Kuzmenko1.510.70027%0
LAK B. Clarke1.540.4408%0
LAK P. Danault1.400.55017%0
LAK D. Doughty1.410.54011%0
LAK A. Kopitar1.420.86125%0
LAK J. Armia1.410.39016%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.310.42015%0
DET M. Appleton1.200.31111%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka1.220.1916%0
DET B. Chiarot1.220.1805%0
DET A. Copp1.210.37113%0
DET J. Berggren1.140.34015%0
DET J. Compher1.110.40015%0
DET E. Soderblom1.110.31013%0
DET T. Hamonic1.110.1404%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.100.27012%0
LAK C. Ceci1.110.2615%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.110.3008%0
LAK J. Edmundson1.050.2505%0
LAK B. Dumoulin1.000.2805%0
LAK M. Anderson0.900.2706%0
LAK A. Turcotte0.910.2609%0
DET A. Johansson0.810.1404%0
LAK J. Malott0.700.1509%0
LAK J. Moverare0.500.1202%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.