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Game Recap
EDM2
FinalSun, Oct 19, 2025Every game that night
DET4

DET beat EDM 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 2.89 expected goals to 1.89. D. Larkin led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). J. Gibson stopped 16 of 18.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
EDM0112
DET0314
  1. 2nd 8:51DETD. Larkin0.05 xG
  2. 2nd 11:54DETE. Finnie0.50 xG
  3. 2nd 12:25EDMN. Philp0.08 xG
  4. 2nd 17:05DETD. Larkin0.01 xG
  5. 3rd 7:33EDML. Draisaitl0.22 xG
  6. 3rd 18:38DETE. FinnieEN0.62 xG

Team Stats

EDMDET
18Shots on goal25
1.89Expected goals2.89
44Shot attempts58
165v5 shots on goal24
0/1Power play0/0
19Hits24
21Blocked shots11
0Penalty minutes2
19Giveaways16
3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

EDM 1.89 xGDET 2.89 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdDET goal, 8:51DET goal, 11:54EDM goal, 12:25DET goal, 17:05EDM goal, 7:33DET goal, 18:38

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

EDM18 on goal, 2 scored
DET23 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. DraisaitlC101110-1020:331:57
V. PodkolzinRW011050+1017:110:00
N. PhilpC101120+1012:260:00
C. McDavidC000201-2022:041:59
J. RoslovicC000000-1018:510:47
A. MangiapaneLW0000010017:420:00
R. Nugent-HopkinsC000010-1015:421:13
M. SavoieC0001000014:471:17
A. HenriqueC000112-1013:510:43
I. HowardLW000200-1012:000:00
T. FredericC000020-2011:210:01
K. KapanenRW000031005:430:00
B. KulakD022001+2019:130:00
M. EkholmD011204-3019:590:05
E. BouchardD000312-2023:071:55
D. NurseD000325-2021:150:03
T. EmbersonD000213+1018:310:00
T. StecherD0000010016:000:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Skinner24213.87559:44Loss
C. Pickard000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC224200+3019:110:00
E. FinnieC213440+3019:250:00
L. RaymondLW022001+2017:200:00
M. KasperC0000210016:580:00
A. DeBrincatRW0005000015:120:00
M. AppletonC0001010014:560:00
M. Brandsegg-NygårdRW0001300014:110:00
J. CompherLW000110-1013:590:00
J. BerggrenRW000120-1011:480:00
M. RasmussenC0000010011:440:00
A. CoppC0002100211:360:00
J. van RiemsdykLW0002000011:220:00
B. ChiarotD011010+1023:010:00
J. Bernard-DockerD0111110015:140:00
M. SeiderD000250+1023:450:00
S. EdvinssonD000223+1023:030:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD000102+1019:370:00
A. JohanssonD0000210015:380:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson18162.88960:00Win
C. Talbot000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

EDM

Line 3A. Henrique13:08I. Howard12:00M. Savoie13:30
Line 4T. Frederic11:20N. Philp12:26K. Kapanen5:43
Pair 1M. Ekholm19:38E. Bouchard21:12
Pair 2B. Kulak19:13T. Emberson18:31
Pair 3D. Nurse20:56T. Stecher16:00

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
ScoreEDM 3.3, DET 3.3EDM 2, DET 4
Total goals6.66
Shots on goalEDM 28.8, DET 27.7EDM 18, DET 25
Win chanceDET 51%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid3.221.59038%0
EDM E. Bouchard3.030.90018%0
DET A. DeBrincat3.050.85031%0
EDM L. Draisaitl3.011.36144%1
DET D. Larkin2.820.94433%2
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins2.100.79025%0
EDM D. Nurse1.930.3608%0
DET M. Kasper1.900.52022%0
EDM M. Ekholm1.920.42110%0
DET L. Raymond1.800.71223%0
DET M. Seider1.720.4909%0
DET M. Brandsegg-Nygård1.710.28014%0
DET E. Finnie1.640.41315%2
EDM J. Roslovic1.500.43016%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.420.50018%0
DET M. Appleton1.410.35013%0
EDM M. Savoie1.310.21011%0
DET J. Compher1.310.48018%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka1.310.2709%0
DET A. Copp1.320.45016%0
EDM B. Kulak1.300.2526%0
EDM K. Kapanen1.300.30012%0
EDM N. Philp1.210.2019%1
DET B. Chiarot1.200.2017%0
EDM T. Frederic1.200.28014%0
EDM A. Mangiapane1.200.37017%0
EDM A. Henrique1.110.34017%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.100.30013%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.100.28111%0
DET J. Berggren1.110.34016%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.020.34010%0
EDM T. Stecher0.800.1104%0
DET A. Johansson0.700.1405%0
EDM T. Emberson0.720.1703%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.610.1314%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.4 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.