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Game Recap
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FinalTue, Nov 4, 2025Every game that night
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VGK beat DET 1-0, and the chances backed it up: 4.34 expected goals to 1.87. VGK outshot DET 34 to 24. B. Saad had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 1.5. A. Schmid stopped 24 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
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VGK0101
  1. 2nd 13:45VGKI. Barbashev0.26 xG

Team Stats

DETVGK
24Shots on goal34
1.87Expected goals4.34
63Shot attempts63
235v5 shots on goal31
0/2Power play0/1
10Hits21
13Blocked shots17
2Penalty minutes4
15Giveaways14
0Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 1.87 xGVGK 4.34 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdVGK goal, 13:45

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, 0 scored
VGK34 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC000300-1020:212:16
L. RaymondLW000200-1220:182:15
E. FinnieC000110-1020:112:21
A. DeBrincatRW0006000019:192:17
J. CompherLW0000000015:580:31
M. KasperC0001000015:560:32
A. CoppC0000010014:530:08
J. van RiemsdykLW0001010014:140:26
J. BerggrenRW0001000014:090:30
M. AppletonC0000210012:070:00
E. SoderblomLW000300009:120:08
M. RasmussenC000200008:210:08
M. SeiderD000201-1027:222:16
S. EdvinssonD000123-1023:040:00
B. ChiarotD0000330018:240:08
A. Sandin-PellikkaD0000100016:300:39
A. JohanssonD0000010015:470:00
T. HamonicD0001120013:590:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson34331.97157:55Loss
C. Talbot000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. SaadLW011700+1016:530:00
I. BarbashevLW101300+1016:480:00
W. KarlssonC0003210018:450:00
J. EichelC000301+1018:170:55
M. MarnerRW0001010017:480:55
B. HowdenC0000000016:190:00
P. DorofeyevRW0002100016:180:35
R. SmithRW0002000015:530:20
T. HertlC0002200015:260:52
C. SissonsC000212028:320:00
K. KolesarRW000160008:030:00
C. ReinhardtLW000040008:000:00
J. LauzonD011225+1015:030:00
S. TheodoreD0001000022:530:55
N. HanifinD0003000022:400:00
B. McNabbD0001140022:140:00
Z. WhitecloudD0000020221:450:03
K. KorczakD000121+1014:230:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Schmid242401.00060:00Win
C. Lindbom000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DET

Line 1L. Raymond16:04E. Finnie15:51D. Larkin15:41
Line 2J. Compher14:51J. Berggren13:39A. Copp13:52
Pair 1M. Seider22:24S. Edvinsson22:22
Pair 3T. Hamonic13:13A. Johansson15:03

VGK

Line 1T. Hertl14:33P. Dorofeyev15:07M. Marner15:30
Line 2R. Smith14:31B. Saad13:50W. Karlsson16:00
Line 3I. Barbashev15:28B. Howden15:24J. Eichel14:44
Pair 1N. Hanifin19:06Z. Whitecloud19:51
Pair 2B. McNabb19:18S. Theodore20:06
Pair 3J. Lauzon14:00K. Korczak13:38

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 2.7, VGK 3.3DET 0, VGK 1
Total goals6.01
Shots on goalDET 25.3, VGK 28.6DET 24, VGK 34
Win chanceVGK 59%VGK won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
VGK J. Eichel3.331.19034%0
VGK P. Dorofeyev3.220.72035%0
DET A. DeBrincat2.860.70026%0
DET D. Larkin2.730.88031%0
VGK T. Hertl2.420.82030%0
VGK S. Theodore2.210.83011%0
VGK N. Hanifin2.030.55011%0
DET L. Raymond2.020.74023%0
VGK M. Marner1.911.27031%0
DET E. Finnie1.910.57021%0
VGK W. Karlsson1.930.57021%0
DET M. Kasper1.810.42019%0
DET M. Seider1.820.4407%0
VGK B. Saad1.570.38118%0
VGK R. Smith1.420.45017%0
VGK I. Barbashev1.430.63122%1
VGK B. Howden1.300.42020%0
DET M. Appleton1.200.31011%0
DET J. Berggren1.210.34015%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.210.39014%0
DET J. Compher1.200.39015%0
VGK K. Korczak1.110.2903%0
DET A. Copp1.100.37013%0
VGK B. McNabb1.110.3005%0
DET E. Soderblom1.130.29013%0
DET B. Chiarot1.100.1705%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka1.000.2004%0
DET T. Hamonic1.010.1404%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.020.25011%0
VGK J. Lauzon1.020.1614%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.010.3008%0
VGK C. Sissons0.920.2509%0
VGK K. Kolesar0.910.27010%0
DET A. Johansson0.900.1404%0
VGK Z. Whitecloud0.800.2006%0
VGK C. Reinhardt0.800.23011%0

Shots on goal: 22 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.