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Game Recap
FLA3
FinalFri, Mar 6, 2026Every game that night
DET1

FLA beat DET 3-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.29 expected goals to 4.93. M. Tkachuk scored three for FLA. S. Bobrovsky stopped 28 of 29.

Team Stats

FLADET
23Shots on goal29
2.29Expected goals4.93
45Shot attempts69
155v5 shots on goal22
1/3Power play1/4
29Hits11
17Blocked shots10
6Penalty minutes6
14Giveaways12
4Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

FLA 2.29 xGDET 4.93 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdFLA goal, 11:06DET goal, 10:56FLA goal, 0:35

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

FLA22 on goal, 2 scored
DET29 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. TkachukLW303411+2019:353:49
S. ReinhartC0111000019:323:53
C. VerhaegheC011200+2217:191:41
B. MarchandLW0111000011:533:50
E. RodriguesC0002000019:311:45
A. LundellC0003200219:301:44
S. BennettC000110+2018:453:48
T. NosekLW0001520012:080:00
E. LuostarinenC0000010011:370:00
A. GreerLW000030009:570:00
M. SamoskevichRW000110009:441:38
J. BoqvistC000031008:350:00
A. EkbladD000113+2025:373:46
G. ForslingD000003+2223:040:00
N. MikkolaD0003430022:540:22
U. BalinskisD0000210016:511:30
D. KulikovD0000310015:120:04
D. SebrangoD0003310011:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky29281.96660:00Win
D. Tarasov000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. DeBrincatRW101301-2021:173:29
P. KaneRW011301-2220:322:59
D. LarkinC0114000017:282:46
L. RaymondLW0004100021:314:10
A. CoppC0001020020:262:26
E. FinnieC0003200016:203:26
J. CompherLW0000000015:581:02
M. KasperC000201-1014:310:05
M. AppletonC0000100011:150:00
J. van RiemsdykLW000000-109:152:11
M. RasmussenC000020-107:430:00
D. ShineRW000000004:270:00
M. SeiderD0003000024:374:22
S. EdvinssonD000211-1220:280:14
A. JohanssonD000020-2020:012:18
B. ChiarotD000211-1018:260:00
J. Bernard-DockerD0000130217:100:00
A. Sandin-PellikkaD0002000014:563:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson22202.90958:05Loss
C. Talbot000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

FLA

Pair 1A. Ekblad16:41G. Forsling18:28
Pair 2N. Mikkola19:51U. Balinskis15:21
Pair 3D. Kulikov12:03D. Sebrango10:00

DET

Line 1P. Kane16:03A. DeBrincat16:11A. Copp15:01
Line 2L. Raymond15:40J. Compher12:30D. Larkin11:34
Line 3M. Kasper13:03E. Finnie12:29M. Appleton10:21
Pair 1M. Seider17:09S. Edvinsson18:28

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

  • Old teamDaniil Tarasov DET Faces FLA, his team until Apr 20260 saves on 0
  • HometownAaron Ekblad FLA Plays near home (born in Windsor)1 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreFLA 2.9, DET 3.2FLA 3, DET 1
Total goals6.24
Shots on goalFLA 27.3, DET 27.2FLA 23, DET 29
Win chanceDET 55%FLA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat3.130.97135%1
DET D. Larkin2.840.93134%0
FLA S. Bennett2.810.74030%0
FLA M. Tkachuk2.740.95330%3
FLA S. Reinhart2.610.91137%0
DET P. Kane2.330.84125%0
FLA E. Rodrigues2.220.44017%0
DET M. Seider2.130.71010%0
DET L. Raymond2.140.99028%0
FLA C. Verhaeghe2.120.59124%0
FLA B. Marchand2.010.68125%0
FLA A. Lundell2.030.57019%0
DET M. Kasper1.820.44018%0
FLA M. Samoskevich1.710.27011%0
FLA G. Forsling1.600.3509%0
DET A. Copp1.510.59017%0
FLA A. Ekblad1.510.48010%0
DET B. Chiarot1.420.2507%0
FLA U. Balinskis1.400.3008%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.320.46011%0
FLA E. Luostarinen1.300.38013%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.200.41016%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.200.32014%0
FLA A. Greer1.100.25011%0
DET E. Finnie1.130.26012%0
DET M. Appleton1.100.30011%0
FLA N. Mikkola1.130.2005%0
DET J. Compher1.000.35014%0
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.900.2104%0
DET A. Johansson0.900.2005%0
FLA T. Nosek0.910.1705%0
FLA D. Kulikov0.800.1804%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka0.820.2606%0
DET D. Shine0.700.1508%0
FLA J. Boqvist0.700.1708%0
FLA D. Sebrango0.630.1002%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 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.