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Game Recap
DET3
Final/OTMon, Apr 13, 2026Every game that night
TBL4

TBL beat DET 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.16 expected goals to 3.16. DET outshot TBL 30 to 22. N. Kucherov led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). A. DeBrincat had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 3.1. A. Vasilevskiy stopped 27 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
DET10203
TBL12014
  1. 1st 5:31DETD. Perron0.23 xG
  2. 1st 17:05TBLC. Geekie0.25 xG
  3. 2nd 15:53TBLE. Cernak0.35 xG
  4. 2nd 18:03TBLJ. Guentzel0.14 xG
  5. 3rd 2:56DETM. Kasper0.21 xG
  6. 3rd 15:16DETA. DeBrincat0.19 xG
  7. OT 0:27TBLN. Kucherov0.47 xG

Team Stats

DETTBL
30Shots on goal22
3.16Expected goals3.16
59Shot attempts46
245v5 shots on goal20
0/3Power play0/1
12Hits12
10Blocked shots15
2Penalty minutes6
10Giveaways16
5Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 3.16 xGTBL 3.16 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTDET goal, 5:31TBL goal, 17:05TBL goal, 15:53TBL goal, 18:03DET goal, 2:56DET goal, 15:16TBL goal, 0:27

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

DET30 on goal, 3 scored
TBL22 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. DeBrincatRW101601-1217:513:29
P. KaneRW0111000017:263:36
D. PerronLW101301+1014:482:30
J. CompherLW011000+1013:330:00
M. KasperC101411+1013:320:56
J. van RiemsdykLW011000+1012:141:20
L. RaymondLW000001-2018:043:29
D. LarkinC000100-2017:332:44
E. FinnieC000110-2016:561:36
A. CoppC000101-1016:411:53
C. MazurLW000002+1012:230:00
M. Brandsegg-NygårdRW000040+1011:270:00
J. FaulkD011410-1020:282:35
B. ChiarotD011111-1017:430:00
M. SeiderD000411-1025:503:23
S. EdvinssonD0002200021:170:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD000001+1017:522:29
A. JohanssonD000210+1013:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot22184.81860:27OT loss
J. Gibson000–0:00

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. KucherovRW1123000016:291:53
J. GuentzelC101200+1021:292:00
B. PointC011200+1016:132:00
Z. GirgensonsC011020+1015:540:00
O. BjorkstrandRW011101008:550:00
C. GeekieC101100008:490:00
Y. GourdeC000000+1018:100:00
A. CirelliC000101-1017:370:43
G. GoncalvesC000100-2015:101:17
N. PaulLW000200+1015:000:00
C. PerryRW0000100013:290:00
S. SabourinRW000031008:560:00
J. MoserD011201+2222:100:07
R. McDonaghD011101+1020:320:00
E. CernakD101212+1019:420:00
D. CarlileD000205+1020:220:00
E. LillebergD000141-2018:490:00
C. D'AstousD000112-2417:352:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Vasilevskiy30273.90060:27Win
K. Konin000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DET

Line 1L. Raymond14:35E. Finnie14:46D. Larkin14:15
Line 2P. Kane13:39A. DeBrincat13:55A. Copp13:37
Line 3D. Perron12:18J. Compher12:18C. Mazur12:23
Pair 1M. Seider20:45S. Edvinsson20:02
Pair 2B. Chiarot17:09J. Faulk17:19

TBL

Line 1Y. Gourde15:20N. Paul15:00Z. Girgensons13:08
Line 2J. Guentzel16:16B. Point13:44C. Perry13:29
Pair 1D. Carlile19:25J. Moser20:08
Pair 2R. McDonagh16:56E. Cernak16:06
Pair 3C. D'Astous15:35E. Lilleberg16:24

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 3.7DET 3, TBL 4
Total goals6.57
Shots on goalDET 26.2, TBL 29.0DET 30, TBL 22
Win chanceTBL 62%TBL won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat3.160.87133%1
TBL N. Kucherov3.131.66239%1
TBL J. Guentzel2.921.12140%1
DET D. Larkin2.710.78031%0
DET P. Kane2.410.79123%0
TBL B. Point2.321.01138%0
DET M. Seider2.140.5709%0
DET L. Raymond2.000.80025%0
TBL A. Cirelli1.810.69025%0
DET J. Faulk1.540.3719%0
DET A. Copp1.510.49015%0
TBL O. Bjorkstrand1.410.42117%0
DET D. Perron1.430.42119%1
DET E. Finnie1.410.34014%0
TBL G. Goncalves1.310.56018%0
TBL Y. Gourde1.300.41014%0
TBL C. Perry1.300.43020%0
DET B. Chiarot1.310.1716%0
DET M. Kasper1.240.24111%1
TBL N. Paul1.220.33017%0
DET J. Compher1.200.37115%0
TBL J. Moser1.220.3217%0
DET M. Brandsegg-Nygård1.200.1809%0
TBL Z. Girgensons1.100.22111%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.120.3109%0
TBL C. D'Astous1.110.4007%0
DET J. Riemsdyk0.900.28111%0
TBL E. Lilleberg0.910.2705%0
TBL R. McDonagh0.910.3815%0
TBL C. Geekie0.910.22110%1
TBL E. Cernak0.920.2014%1
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka0.800.2206%0
TBL D. Carlile0.820.1105%0
DET C. Mazur0.700.1409%0
DET A. Johansson0.720.1204%0
TBL S. Sabourin0.500.1806%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.