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Game Recap
DET5
FinalSat, Jan 24, 2026Every game that night
WPG1

DET beat WPG 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.47 expected goals to 2.09. J. Compher led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Compher had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.0. J. Gibson stopped 26 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DET0145
WPG0101
  1. 2nd 10:08WPGC. Koepke0.15 xG
  2. 2nd 15:50DETJ. Compher0.28 xG
  3. 3rd 1:43DETJ. Compher0.15 xG
  4. 3rd 8:11DETL. Raymond0.08 xG
  5. 3rd 18:11DETA. DeBrincatEN0.87 xG
  6. 3rd 18:43DETM. Kasper0.18 xG

Team Stats

DETWPG
31Shots on goal27
3.47Expected goals2.09
58Shot attempts55
265v5 shots on goal24
0/3Power play0/1
22Hits22
14Blocked shots15
2Penalty minutes6
14Giveaways12
6Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 3.47 xGWPG 2.09 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdWPG goal, 10:08DET goal, 15:50DET goal, 1:43DET goal, 8:11DET goal, 18:11DET goal, 18:43

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

DET31 on goal, 5 scored
WPG27 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. RaymondLW112322+1018:224:02
A. CoppC022100+2017:321:59
J. CompherLW202410+1015:322:31
M. KasperC112360+2014:101:14
A. DeBrincatRW101410+1019:254:02
P. KaneRW011201+2019:073:59
J. van RiemsdykLW0112010011:591:59
E. FinnieC0110200010:510:00
D. LarkinC000110+2019:193:29
M. RasmussenC0001110013:440:00
M. AppletonC000111+1012:500:00
E. SoderblomLW0000000010:140:00
J. Bernard-DockerD011012+2018:320:00
M. SeiderD000003+2028:144:10
A. JohanssonD000200+2020:170:38
B. ChiarotD0002420219:200:00
T. HamonicD000221+1015:030:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD000300+1013:291:57
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson27261.96360:00Win
C. Talbot000–0:00

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. KoepkeLW1011400011:180:00
M. BarronC0110200411:020:00
K. ConnorLW000501-3022:281:31
M. ScheifeleC000200-3021:391:31
A. IafalloLW0000000017:530:56
G. VilardiC000011-3015:491:08
A. LowryC0002110015:160:00
V. NamestnikovC000300-1214:480:29
N. NiederreiterRW0001100013:520:52
J. ToewsC000100-2012:101:04
T. PearsonLW0000310010:570:00
C. PerfettiC000200-1010:170:29
L. StanleyD011332-3016:500:47
J. MorrisseyD000302-2023:171:13
D. DeMeloD000124-1022:250:00
D. SambergD0002000022:160:00
E. SalomonssonD0001210018:560:00
L. SchennD000032-2013:580:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck30264.86758:49Loss
E. Comrie000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

DET

Line 1D. Larkin14:47L. Raymond13:53M. Kasper12:30
Line 2P. Kane14:41A. DeBrincat14:50A. Copp14:28
Line 4J. Compher11:45E. Finnie10:51J. Riemsdyk10:00
Pair 2T. Hamonic14:05A. Johansson18:38

WPG

Line 1M. Scheifele18:41K. Connor19:02A. Iafallo14:57
Pair 1D. DeMelo19:14J. Morrissey21:34
Pair 2D. Samberg18:14E. Salomonsson18:15
Pair 3L. Schenn11:12L. Stanley12:51

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.

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreDET 2.8, WPG 3.2DET 5, WPG 1
Total goals6.16
Shots on goalDET 26.1, WPG 27.5DET 31, WPG 27
Win chanceWPG 57%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
WPG K. Connor3.251.14038%0
DET A. DeBrincat3.040.77129%1
DET D. Larkin2.510.76029%0
WPG M. Scheifele2.221.11037%0
DET P. Kane2.120.65120%0
WPG J. Morrissey2.030.83016%0
DET M. Seider2.000.5609%0
WPG G. Vilardi1.900.78030%0
WPG C. Perfetti1.820.52019%0
DET L. Raymond1.830.73221%1
WPG J. Toews1.610.52019%0
DET A. Copp1.610.53216%0
DET M. Kasper1.630.32214%1
WPG N. Niederreiter1.510.41020%0
WPG A. Iafallo1.500.43019%0
WPG M. Barron1.500.30113%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.520.46117%0
WPG D. Samberg1.420.2804%0
DET B. Chiarot1.320.2106%0
WPG A. Lowry1.220.37017%0
DET E. Soderblom1.200.23011%0
WPG L. Stanley1.230.3218%0
WPG V. Namestnikov1.230.38014%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.110.28012%0
WPG D. DeMelo1.110.3506%0
DET E. Finnie1.000.23110%0
WPG T. Pearson1.000.25012%0
DET T. Hamonic1.020.1504%0
DET M. Appleton1.010.25010%0
WPG C. Koepke1.010.21110%1
DET J. Compher1.040.33212%2
WPG E. Salomonsson0.910.1304%0
WPG L. Schenn0.900.1503%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka0.830.2406%0
DET A. Johansson0.820.1604%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.700.1513%0

Shots on goal: 18 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.