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Game Recap
DET4
FinalMon, Mar 2, 2026Every game that night
NSH2

DET beat NSH 4-2, with the chances close: 3.87 expected goals to 3.27. A. DeBrincat led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). R. O'Reilly had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.0. C. Talbot stopped 18 of 19.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DET1214
NSH1102
  1. 1st 4:51DETE. Finnie0.35 xG
  2. 1st 17:02NSHF. ForsbergPP0.08 xG
  3. 2nd 7:10NSHJ. Marchessault0.29 xG
  4. 2nd 9:45DETL. Raymond0.11 xG
  5. 2nd 16:36DETA. JohanssonSH0.19 xG
  6. 3rd 19:32DETA. DeBrincatEN0.92 xG

Team Stats

DETNSH
31Shots on goal30
3.87Expected goals3.27
53Shot attempts72
255v5 shots on goal24
0/2Power play1/3
14Hits18
19Blocked shots8
6Penalty minutes4
16Giveaways10
5Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 3.87 xGNSH 3.27 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdDET goal, 4:51NSH goal, 17:02NSH goal, 7:10DET goal, 9:45DET goal, 16:36DET goal, 19:32

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

DET31 on goal, 4 scored
NSH30 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. RaymondLW112300+1017:591:36
A. DeBrincatRW112310+1017:021:33
M. KasperC022110+2015:220:45
M. AppletonC022300+2213:580:17
A. CoppC011101+1017:090:27
E. FinnieC101321+1011:310:17
D. LarkinC0006010219:461:34
M. RasmussenC0002020017:290:00
P. KaneRW0002020014:471:32
J. CompherLW0001010011:050:00
J. van RiemsdykLW0001110010:010:24
D. ShineRW000111009:010:00
A. JohanssonD101201+2016:400:35
B. ChiarotD000034+1023:450:17
M. SeiderD000133+1223:361:42
S. EdvinssonD000010+1022:520:00
J. Bernard-DockerD0001110019:520:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD000000+1012:160:26
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson11101.90920:00
C. Talbot19181.94740:00Win

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. O'ReillyC0117000021:334:01
J. MarchessaultRW101210-1219:343:35
F. ForsbergLW101600-1018:523:54
L. EvangelistaRW011010-1018:092:43
S. StamkosC000001-1019:473:38
E. HaulaLW0000210216:151:33
M. BuntingLW000120-4013:322:12
T. JostC0005110013:320:00
M. WoodRW0002000012:231:04
Z. L'HeureuxLW0000100012:030:00
C. SmithRW000010-2011:350:12
M. McCarronC000120-2011:100:12
R. JosiD011312-3026:094:49
B. SkjeiD000010-1022:460:12
N. HagueD0003210021:240:00
N. PerbixD0000110018:180:00
N. BlankenburgD0000210015:391:00
J. BarronD000000008:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros30273.90057:01Loss
J. Annunen000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DET

Line 1A. DeBrincat15:00L. Raymond14:54A. Copp14:12
Line 2D. Larkin14:56M. Rasmussen13:09P. Kane13:15
Line 3M. Kasper12:07M. Appleton12:06E. Finnie9:51
Pair 1M. Seider18:29S. Edvinsson18:43

NSH

Line 3T. Jost12:29Z. L'Heureux11:34M. Wood10:18
Pair 1R. Josi19:09B. Skjei20:45
Pair 2N. Hague19:54N. Perbix16:29

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, NSH 3.1DET 4, NSH 2
Total goals6.36
Shots on goalDET 28.0, NSH 29.3DET 31, NSH 30
Win chanceDET 51%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat3.330.91233%1
NSH F. Forsberg3.260.93136%1
NSH R. Josi3.130.94122%0
DET D. Larkin2.960.92033%0
NSH S. Stamkos2.600.85036%0
DET P. Kane2.520.81023%0
NSH J. Marchessault2.320.62128%1
NSH L. Evangelista2.200.64118%0
DET L. Raymond2.230.93226%1
NSH R. O'Reilly2.070.86128%0
DET M. Kasper2.010.42218%0
DET M. Seider2.010.66010%0
NSH M. Bunting1.810.48020%0
NSH E. Haula1.700.42017%0
NSH B. Skjei1.700.39010%0
DET A. Copp1.610.56117%0
NSH M. McCarron1.610.26013%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.310.43016%0
DET B. Chiarot1.300.2307%0
NSH C. Smith1.300.25011%0
NSH Z. L'Heureux1.200.24010%0
DET J. Compher1.210.39015%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.200.41012%0
DET M. Appleton1.130.29211%0
NSH M. Wood1.120.28013%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.120.28012%0
DET E. Finnie1.130.23110%1
NSH T. Jost1.150.2108%0
NSH N. Blankenburg1.100.2907%0
NSH N. Hague1.030.2205%0
NSH N. Perbix1.000.2506%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.910.2004%0
DET A. Johansson0.920.1815%1
NSH J. Barron0.800.1907%0
DET D. Shine0.810.1708%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka0.800.2607%0

Shots on goal: 18 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.