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Game Recap
DET2
Final/OTWed, Jan 21, 2026Every game that night
TOR1

DET beat TOR 2-1 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 3.58 expected goals to 4.46. DET outshot TOR 41 to 31. D. Larkin led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). B. Chiarot had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. J. Gibson stopped 30 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
DET10012
TOR10001
  1. 1st 4:46TORS. Laughton0.38 xG
  2. 1st 19:42DETS. Edvinsson0.20 xG
  3. OT 3:08DETD. Larkin0.31 xG

Team Stats

DETTOR
41Shots on goal31
3.58Expected goals4.46
76Shot attempts60
325v5 shots on goal20
0/2Power play0/2
15Hits22
12Blocked shots16
4Penalty minutes4
15Giveaways15
5Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 3.58 xGTOR 4.46 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTTOR goal, 4:46DET goal, 19:42DET goal, 3:08

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

DET40 on goal, 2 scored
TOR30 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC112511+2019:171:44
L. RaymondLW011210+2017:551:47
A. CoppC0002100020:402:05
A. DeBrincatRW0006100017:551:50
P. KaneRW0001010017:462:08
M. KasperC000312+1016:532:02
M. RasmussenC0002310014:330:08
M. AppletonC0001200013:490:08
J. CompherLW000201-1013:202:09
E. SoderblomLW0003200013:070:08
J. van RiemsdykLW000100-1211:481:43
E. FinnieC000010-108:580:00
M. SeiderD011201+2027:461:58
S. EdvinssonD101312+1026:450:49
B. ChiarotD000500-1021:490:08
A. JohanssonD0001020017:400:08
J. Bernard-DockerD0000100215:280:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD000201-109:551:05
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson31301.96863:08Win
C. Talbot000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. LaughtonC101320+1015:190:00
S. LorentzC011021+1014:090:00
C. JarnkrokC011010+1210:550:00
A. MatthewsC000501-1022:393:03
M. MaccelliLW0002000019:563:04
J. TavaresC000401-1017:453:05
M. KniesLW0001100017:283:07
M. DomiC000200-1015:210:47
B. McMannC000122-1014:340:53
N. RobertsonLW0002210013:160:55
N. RoyC0000200012:270:00
E. CowanRW000000-1211:590:57
J. McCabeD000321-2028:091:29
T. StecherD000303+1025:280:00
M. RiellyD000313+1024:322:31
B. CarloD000123-1020:560:09
S. BenoitD0001500018:410:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD000000001:500:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Woll41392.95163:08OT loss
D. Hildeby000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DET

Line 1D. Larkin14:57L. Raymond14:54M. Kasper14:03
Line 2P. Kane14:49A. DeBrincat14:55A. Copp15:01
Pair 1M. Seider23:34S. Edvinsson23:42

TOR

Line 1M. Domi13:40A. Matthews16:31B. McMann13:41
Line 2M. Maccelli15:24M. Knies13:36J. Tavares13:22
Line 4N. Roy11:07E. Cowan10:50N. Robertson11:31
Pair 1T. Stecher22:41S. Benoit17:26
Pair 2M. Rielly20:20B. Carlo18:57

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 3.3, TOR 3.5DET 2, TOR 1
Total goals6.73
Shots on goalDET 29.1, TOR 27.7DET 41, TOR 31
Win chanceTOR 53%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews3.851.14045%0
DET A. DeBrincat3.460.86031%0
DET D. Larkin2.750.78229%1
TOR J. Tavares2.540.87033%0
DET P. Kane2.510.72021%0
TOR B. McMann2.210.52025%0
DET M. Seider2.020.58111%0
DET L. Raymond2.020.78122%0
TOR M. Knies1.910.77027%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.810.54020%0
TOR M. Rielly1.830.64012%0
DET A. Copp1.720.55017%0
TOR M. Domi1.720.58016%0
TOR M. Maccelli1.720.64020%0
DET M. Kasper1.630.30014%0
TOR O. Ekman-Larsson1.500.52010%0
TOR N. Robertson1.520.40019%0
TOR E. Cowan1.400.40015%0
DET E. Finnie1.400.29013%0
TOR S. Laughton1.330.36115%1
DET M. Rasmussen1.320.31013%0
DET E. Soderblom1.230.25012%0
TOR S. Lorentz1.200.29112%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.230.38111%1
DET B. Chiarot1.250.2207%0
DET J. Compher1.220.36014%0
DET M. Appleton1.210.28010%0
TOR N. Roy1.100.40015%0
TOR T. Stecher1.130.2205%0
TOR B. Carlo1.110.1704%0
TOR J. McCabe1.030.3806%0
TOR C. Jarnkrok0.900.27113%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka0.820.2707%0
DET A. Johansson0.710.1705%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.700.1504%0
TOR S. Benoit0.710.1203%0

Shots on goal: 16 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.