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Game Recap
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FinalThu, Oct 23, 2025Every game that night
NYI7

NYI beat DET 7-2 despite fewer good chances: 3.25 expected goals to 4.13. A. Lee led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). A. Lee had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.4. D. Rittich stopped 32 of 34.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DET0022
NYI2327
  1. 1st 2:05NYIT. DeAngelo0.12 xG
  2. 1st 14:56NYIE. Heineman0.13 xG
  3. 2nd 7:25NYIJ. Pageau0.13 xG
  4. 2nd 13:09NYIK. Palmieri0.17 xG
  5. 2nd 19:34NYIM. Barzal0.21 xG
  6. 3rd 3:11DETD. LarkinPP0.60 xG
  7. 3rd 7:19NYIE. Heineman0.09 xG
  8. 3rd 7:57NYIS. Holmstrom0.30 xG
  9. 3rd 17:20DETJ. Berggren0.23 xG

Team Stats

DETNYI
34Shots on goal30
4.13Expected goals3.25
77Shot attempts53
245v5 shots on goal20
1/5Power play0/3
28Hits14
11Blocked shots22
16Penalty minutes32
9Giveaways10
2Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 4.13 xGNYI 3.25 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdNYI goal, 2:05NYI goal, 14:56NYI goal, 7:25NYI goal, 13:09NYI goal, 19:34DET goal, 3:11NYI goal, 7:19NYI goal, 7:57DET 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

DET34 on goal, 2 scored
NYI30 on goal, 7 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC101511-1019:416:11
E. FinnieC011211-1019:146:00
A. DeBrincatRW011500-1017:536:01
J. CompherLW0110000017:262:38
J. BerggrenRW101310-1013:443:46
M. Brandsegg-NygårdRW0111500012:083:49
L. RaymondLW000200-2017:105:51
M. KasperC000460-2016:412:32
A. CoppC000102-3014:091:03
M. AppletonC000110-31213:280:00
M. RasmussenC000001-3012:251:06
E. SoderblomLW000010-109:560:00
M. SeiderD000341-2024:346:09
A. Sandin-PellikkaD000120-3021:103:37
A. JohanssonD000320-2018:290:01
B. ChiarotD000142-2016:350:04
J. Bernard-DockerD000201-1015:340:00
S. EdvinssonD000002-2414:070:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot30237.76759:36Loss
J. Gibson000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. LeeLW033611+4212:502:12
B. HorvatC022010+2019:573:48
S. HolmstromRW112401+3018:522:02
M. BarzalC112201+2217:433:48
E. HeinemanLW202421+2014:402:12
J. PageauC101222+3017:070:00
K. PalmieriC101301+1216:593:48
J. DrouinLW011020+2014:413:27
C. CizikasC0110110210:140:00
A. DuclairLW000201+1015:042:12
K. MacLeanC000120-1129:010:00
M. TsyplakovRW000010-108:400:00
R. PulockD022202+2017:440:21
T. DeAngeloD112220+2016:322:12
S. MayfieldD011004+31222:430:00
M. SchaeferD000102+2025:143:48
A. PelechD000103+1019:060:10
A. BoqvistD000002+2013:230:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
D. Rittich34322.94159:44Win
I. Sorokin000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

NYI

Line 1A. Duclair12:52M. Barzal13:38K. Palmieri11:38
Line 2B. Horvat12:50J. Drouin11:14E. Heineman12:28
Line 3J. Pageau10:20S. Holmstrom10:26A. Lee10:22
Pair 1S. Mayfield17:03M. Schaefer15:52
Pair 2A. Pelech14:50R. Pulock13:14
Pair 3T. DeAngelo13:37A. Boqvist12:42

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, NYI 3.3DET 2, NYI 7
Total goals6.39
Shots on goalDET 27.5, NYI 30.1DET 34, NYI 30
Win chanceNYI 56%NYI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NYI B. Horvat3.200.89237%0
DET A. DeBrincat2.950.77128%0
NYI M. Barzal2.821.04228%1
DET D. Larkin2.750.91132%1
NYI K. Palmieri2.630.79132%1
NYI A. Lee2.460.57326%0
NYI M. Schaefer2.410.67010%0
NYI T. DeAngelo2.020.56212%1
DET M. Seider1.930.5107%0
DET M. Kasper1.940.48020%0
DET L. Raymond1.820.72022%0
DET E. Finnie1.820.57119%0
DET M. Brandsegg-Nygård1.610.22112%0
NYI A. Duclair1.520.47024%0
NYI A. Pelech1.510.3204%0
NYI J. Drouin1.400.73118%0
DET M. Appleton1.310.32012%0
DET B. Chiarot1.310.2205%0
DET J. Compher1.200.42116%0
NYI R. Pulock1.220.3427%0
NYI J. Pageau1.220.47116%1
DET A. Copp1.210.39014%0
DET E. Soderblom1.200.34014%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka1.210.2407%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.200.28012%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.100.33011%0
DET J. Berggren1.130.33115%1
NYI A. Boqvist1.100.3509%0
NYI E. Heineman1.140.32218%2
DET S. Edvinsson1.100.3308%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.040.42218%1
NYI C. Cizikas1.000.23110%0
NYI S. Mayfield1.000.2215%0
NYI K. MacLean0.910.21010%0
DET A. Johansson0.830.1604%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.720.1503%0

Shots on goal: 17 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.