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Game Recap
VAN1
FinalThu, Jan 8, 2026Every game that night
DET5

DET beat VAN 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.83 expected goals to 2.10. P. Kane led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). D. Larkin had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.7. J. Gibson stopped 23 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
VAN0101
DET1225
  1. 1st 19:31DETP. KanePP0.12 xG
  2. 2nd 5:09DETA. Sandin-Pellikka0.13 xG
  3. 2nd 7:03VANJ. DeBruskPP0.14 xG
  4. 2nd 10:10DETJ. Compher0.23 xG
  5. 3rd 16:07DETP. KaneEN0.85 xG
  6. 3rd 18:10DETL. Raymond0.23 xG

Team Stats

VANDET
24Shots on goal25
2.10Expected goals3.83
69Shot attempts54
205v5 shots on goal19
1/2Power play1/3
24Hits13
14Blocked shots27
6Penalty minutes4
17Giveaways17
3Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

VAN 2.10 xGDET 3.83 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdDET goal, 19:31DET goal, 5:09VAN goal, 7:03DET goal, 10:10DET goal, 16:07DET goal, 18:10

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

VAN23 on goal, 1 scored
DET24 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. SherwoodLW011440-2018:312:12
B. BoeserRW0111100016:502:23
J. DeBruskLW101311-2016:292:13
E. PetterssonC000200-2016:142:23
E. KaneLW000031-2015:270:53
D. O'ConnorLW0003000015:130:00
D. KampfC000023-1215:010:00
L. OhgrenLW000201-1013:390:00
M. SassonC000000-1013:170:54
L. KarlssonC000100-2013:120:52
A. RätyC0000400013:080:00
N. HoglanderLW0001110010:320:12
Z. BuiumD000300-3223:381:16
F. HronekD0001100023:160:44
M. PetterssonD000213-1219:310:12
T. MyersD000131-1019:180:10
T. WillanderD000012-2017:371:53
E. PetterssonD000021-1014:440:08
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Lankinen24204.83358:39Loss
T. Demko000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. RaymondLW112213+3016:453:00
J. van RiemsdykLW022200+2016:393:02
P. KaneRW202201+1015:362:17
J. CompherLW112400+2014:450:00
D. LarkinC011700+1018:253:01
A. CoppC011002+1017:091:08
A. DeBrincatRW000210+1017:283:01
E. FinnieC0000100014:181:09
M. RasmussenC0001220013:180:00
M. KasperC000100+1013:070:00
M. AppletonC0000100212:540:00
J. LeonardLW0000100011:171:04
A. Sandin-PellikkaD112101+2015:551:38
M. SeiderD0001060024:431:21
S. EdvinssonD000015+1223:260:04
B. ChiarotD000124+3020:020:00
J. Bernard-DockerD000022+1015:300:00
A. JohanssonD000111+1015:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gibson24231.95860:00Win
C. Talbot000–0:00

Lines at 5-on-5

VAN

Line 1D. Kampf14:20K. Sherwood14:07J. DeBrusk12:38
Line 2D. O'Connor14:01A. Räty13:02E. Kane14:21
Line 3L. Karlsson12:00M. Sasson12:05L. Ohgren13:16
Pair 1Z. Buium20:57F. Hronek18:53
Pair 3T. Myers16:06E. Pettersson13:51

DET

Line 1A. Copp14:09A. DeBrincat14:09P. Kane12:58
Line 2J. Riemsdyk13:37L. Raymond13:45J. Compher13:29
Line 3D. Larkin13:04E. Finnie12:12M. Kasper12:50
Pair 1M. Seider21:26S. Edvinsson21:51

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.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreVAN 3.1, DET 3.3VAN 1, DET 5
Total goals6.46
Shots on goalVAN 26.0, DET 28.4VAN 24, DET 25
Win chanceDET 54%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
DET A. DeBrincat3.020.87032%0
DET D. Larkin2.770.96134%0
VAN J. DeBrusk2.530.58128%1
DET P. Kane2.420.80223%2
VAN K. Sherwood2.340.54125%0
VAN E. Kane2.300.51024%0
VAN B. Boeser2.110.69129%0
DET L. Raymond2.120.93225%1
DET M. Seider2.010.62011%0
VAN E. Pettersson2.020.84030%0
DET E. Finnie1.800.45018%0
VAN L. Karlsson1.610.46019%0
DET A. Copp1.600.57118%0
VAN F. Hronek1.610.5908%0
DET J. Riemsdyk1.520.48218%0
VAN L. Ohgren1.520.24012%0
VAN D. O'Connor1.430.34016%0
DET M. Kasper1.310.28013%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.300.43011%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.310.39015%0
DET M. Appleton1.300.35012%0
VAN M. Sasson1.300.29016%0
DET J. Leonard1.200.28013%0
DET B. Chiarot1.210.2208%0
VAN N. Hoglander1.110.33015%0
VAN T. Myers1.110.2604%0
DET J. Compher1.140.40215%1
VAN T. Willander1.100.4006%0
VAN A. Räty1.000.32014%0
VAN D. Kampf1.000.27011%0
VAN M. Pettersson0.920.3304%0
VAN Z. Buium0.930.3807%0
DET A. Sandin-Pellikka0.810.2826%1
DET J. Bernard-Docker0.800.1704%0
DET A. Johansson0.710.1604%0
VAN E. Pettersson0.600.1604%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 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.