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Game Recap
DET1
FinalThu, Mar 12, 2026Every game that night
TBL4

TBL beat DET 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.94 expected goals to 2.14. J. Guentzel led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). G. Goncalves had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.0. A. Vasilevskiy stopped 24 of 25.

Scoring

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  1. 2nd 0:49TBLJ. GuentzelPP0.13 xG
  2. 3rd 1:35TBLG. Goncalves0.14 xG
  3. 3rd 7:05DETJ. Compher0.09 xG
  4. 3rd 16:22TBLG. Goncalves0.16 xG
  5. 3rd 16:55TBLJ. GuentzelEN0.63 xG

Team Stats

DETTBL
25Shots on goal29
2.14Expected goals3.94
55Shot attempts72
255v5 shots on goal25
0/1Power play1/1
21Hits22
20Blocked shots14
2Penalty minutes2
10Giveaways16
10Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 2.14 xGTBL 3.94 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdTBL goal, 0:49TBL goal, 1:35DET goal, 7:05TBL goal, 16:22TBL goal, 16:55

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

DET24 on goal, 1 scored
TBL29 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. CompherLW101301-1019:260:57
P. KaneRW011420-1019:191:42
A. DeBrincatRW011201-1018:151:30
L. RaymondLW000200-1019:521:27
M. KasperC000120-1218:070:12
E. FinnieC000031-1017:440:00
M. AppletonC0001000013:360:18
M. RasmussenC0001220012:580:18
J. van RiemsdykLW000101-1011:520:45
M. Brandsegg-NygårdRW0000000010:270:15
S. DriesC0002310010:160:00
D. ShineRW000232009:090:18
M. SeiderD000202-1025:111:33
S. EdvinssonD000104-1024:120:00
J. FaulkD000141-1019:110:27
B. ChiarotD000212-1018:470:18
A. JohanssonD0000010016:500:00
J. Bernard-DockerD0000110014:140:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson28253.89359:32Loss
C. Talbot000–0:00

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
G. GoncalvesC202522+2018:470:00
N. KucherovRW022300+2218:331:02
B. PointC022201+2018:131:02
J. GuentzelC2025100015:561:02
A. CirelliC0110000015:330:00
C. PerryRW0110100012:211:02
B. HagelLW0001000017:070:00
Y. GourdeC0001000015:250:00
O. BjorkstrandRW0003100013:380:00
Z. GirgensonsC0001400011:460:00
P. HolmbergRW0001100011:420:00
S. SabourinRW000140009:470:00
D. RaddyshD000211+2024:170:49
R. McDonaghD000114+2022:190:00
J. MoserD0001210021:090:00
V. HedmanD0002210018:540:13
C. D'AstousD0000120018:410:00
D. CarlileD0000120013:520:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Vasilevskiy25241.96060:00Win
J. Johansson000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DET

Line 1P. Kane17:37J. Compher17:59A. DeBrincat16:45
Line 2L. Raymond17:57M. Kasper17:27E. Finnie16:58
Line 4J. Riemsdyk10:39S. Dries9:44D. Shine8:49
Pair 1M. Seider23:36S. Edvinsson24:10
Pair 2B. Chiarot16:59J. Faulk17:14

TBL

Line 1B. Point17:10G. Goncalves18:47N. Kucherov17:29
Line 2B. Hagel15:10A. Cirelli13:53J. Guentzel14:26
Pair 1R. McDonagh21:26D. Raddysh23:15
Pair 2V. Hedman17:35J. Moser19:19
Pair 3C. D'Astous18:39D. Carlile12:56

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 2.9, TBL 3.6DET 1, TBL 4
Total goals6.55
Shots on goalDET 26.6, TBL 29.0DET 25, TBL 29
Win chanceTBL 61%TBL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat3.220.85133%0
TBL N. Kucherov3.031.61238%0
TBL B. Hagel2.710.93032%0
TBL J. Guentzel2.650.98236%2
TBL D. Raddysh2.620.82016%0
DET P. Kane2.440.74123%0
TBL B. Point2.220.98237%0
DET L. Raymond2.220.84025%0
DET M. Seider2.020.56010%0
TBL O. Bjorkstrand1.930.57022%0
DET M. Kasper1.810.36016%0
DET J. Faulk1.710.4209%0
TBL A. Cirelli1.600.57121%0
TBL V. Hedman1.620.58010%0
TBL C. Perry1.600.46122%0
DET S. Dries1.520.26015%0
TBL Y. Gourde1.510.46015%0
DET M. Brandsegg-Nygård1.400.19010%0
TBL J. Moser1.310.3107%0
DET B. Chiarot1.320.1706%0
DET E. Finnie1.300.27013%0
TBL Z. Girgensons1.310.22012%0
TBL P. Holmberg1.210.31013%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.210.3109%0
DET J. Compher1.130.34114%1
DET J. Riemsdyk1.110.34014%0
DET M. Appleton1.110.26010%0
TBL C. D'Astous1.100.3305%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.110.25012%0
TBL G. Goncalves1.050.37213%2
TBL D. Carlile0.900.1305%0
TBL R. McDonagh0.910.3405%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.800.1403%0
DET A. Johansson0.800.1405%0
DET D. Shine0.620.1307%0
TBL S. Sabourin0.510.1906%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer 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.