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Game Recap
DET5
FinalSat, Dec 20, 2025Every game that night
WSH2

DET beat WSH 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.69 expected goals to 2.89. DET outshot WSH 41 to 26. M. Seider led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Chychrun had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 2.9. J. Gibson stopped 24 of 26.

Team Stats

DETWSH
41Shots on goal26
4.69Expected goals2.89
69Shot attempts62
315v5 shots on goal22
0/3Power play0/2
10Hits32
19Blocked shots18
4Penalty minutes4
18Giveaways18
6Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 4.69 xGWSH 2.89 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdDET goal, 1:05DET goal, 1:37DET goal, 5:55DET goal, 10:05WSH goal, 10:36WSH goal, 8:30

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, 4 scored
WSH26 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. CoppC022110+2015:232:26
D. LarkinC1013100219:483:27
M. KasperC011420+1013:380:02
J. LeonardLW101101+1012:572:21
J. van RiemsdykLW101601+1012:243:13
E. SoderblomLW101122+1010:260:00
E. FinnieC0001030022:332:48
L. RaymondLW000100+1022:013:25
A. DeBrincatRW000810+2014:213:20
J. CompherLW0001000013:260:06
N. DanielsonC0002000012:282:36
M. RasmussenC0001000012:150:00
M. SeiderD112313+3023:313:22
S. EdvinssonD022201+3022:160:09
A. JohanssonD011201+1013:310:00
B. ChiarotD000102-1022:020:07
J. Bernard-DockerD000114+1017:560:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD000211-1215:042:38
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson26242.92360:00Win
C. Talbot000–0:00

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. WilsonRW011460-1022:582:29
A. ProtasLW101210-2218:260:00
D. StromeC011201-3017:322:25
A. OvechkinLW000230-3018:064:00
J. SourdifC000010+1016:441:31
C. McMichaelLW0000100016:072:28
A. BeauvillierRW000001-2013:520:00
E. FrankRW000321+1012:511:32
N. DowdC000020-1012:000:00
I. MiroshnichenkoLW0002300010:500:00
B. DuhaimeLW0000600010:180:00
S. MilanoLW000000009:211:35
M. FehérváryD101113+1019:470:00
R. SandinD011004-1019:210:00
D. ChisholmD0110110014:370:00
J. ChychrunD000813-3021:312:45
J. CarlsonD000111-1221:141:15
M. RoyD000133-2019:370:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson40364.90058:48Loss
C. Lindgren000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

WSH

Line 1J. Sourdif15:13T. Wilson16:34A. Protas17:14
Line 2D. Strome13:55A. Beauvillier11:53E. Frank11:19
Line 4C. McMichael11:53S. Milano7:46
Pair 1J. Chychrun16:31M. Roy16:15
Pair 2J. Carlson16:51R. Sandin16:39

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 2.8, WSH 3.2DET 5, WSH 2
Total goals6.07
Shots on goalDET 27.4, WSH 28.0DET 41, WSH 26
Win chanceWSH 57%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat3.080.76030%0
WSH A. Ovechkin3.020.99039%0
WSH J. Chychrun2.980.72023%0
DET D. Larkin2.830.82131%1
WSH T. Wilson2.240.84132%0
DET L. Raymond2.210.79024%0
WSH A. Beauvillier2.100.44018%0
WSH C. McMichael2.000.63024%0
DET M. Seider1.930.5028%1
WSH A. Protas1.920.68123%1
WSH J. Carlson1.910.65012%0
WSH D. Strome1.820.92128%0
DET E. Finnie1.810.36017%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.660.42117%1
WSH J. Sourdif1.500.40016%0
DET A. Copp1.410.42214%0
WSH E. Frank1.330.48018%0
DET M. Kasper1.340.23112%0
WSH M. Roy1.310.3506%0
DET B. Chiarot1.310.2007%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.210.29013%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.220.3229%0
DET N. Danielson1.120.2609%0
WSH N. Dowd1.100.34016%0
WSH R. Sandin1.100.3416%0
DET E. Soderblom1.110.22110%1
DET J. Compher1.110.30013%0
DET J. Leonard1.110.1418%1
WSH M. Fehérváry1.010.3017%1
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka1.020.3007%0
WSH S. Milano0.900.35015%0
WSH I. Miroshnichenko0.920.2108%0
WSH D. Chisholm0.800.1714%0
WSH B. Duhaime0.800.23011%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.810.1404%0
DET A. Johansson0.620.1113%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.