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2023-12-29 · Little Caesars Arena

4 – 5Final/OT

DET beat NSH 5–4 in overtime. DET lost the expected-goals battle 2.8 to 4.0 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Lucas Raymond scored at 2:13 of overtime, moving DET’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Juuse Saros allowed 2.4 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
37 – 23
Expected goals
4.0 – 2.8
xG share
NSH 58%
Home-ice start
DET 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

NSH goalDET goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

NSHDET

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

NSH
2 G, 1 A · 17:43 TOI
On-ice +0.16 · Finishing +1.61
+1.79
DET
2 G, 1 A · 19:31 TOI
On-ice −0.08 · Finishing +1.64
+1.54
NSH
2 G, 1 A · 20:31 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +1.19
+1.26

Rough nights

NSH
62:13 TOI
GSAx −2.39
−2.39
DET
0 G, 0 A · 15:55 TOI
On-ice −0.15 · Finishing −0.35
−0.50
NSH
0 G, 0 A · 19:34 TOI
Finishing −0.44
−0.45

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalNSH–DETWin prob.
P1 4:02 DETDylan LarkinSH
unassisted
0–153% → 69%
P1 10:43 NSHFilip Forsberg
from Gustav Nyquist
1–130% → 47%
P1 19:38 DETJake Walman
from Michael Rasmussen, Robby Fabbri
1–253% → 72%
P2 11:40 NSHGustav NyquistSH
unassisted
2–225% → 46%
P2 13:49 NSHFilip Forsberg
from Tommy Novak
3–247% → 70%
P3 9:29 DETAlex DeBrincat
from J.T. Compher, Patrick Kane
3–321% → 52%
P3 11:13 DETJake Walman
from Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane
3–452% → 84%
P3 12:24 NSHGustav Nyquist
from Filip Forsberg, Luke Schenn
4–415% → 49%
OT 2:13 DETLucas Raymond
from Alex DeBrincat, Jake Walman
4–552% → 100%

Every player

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NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Gustav Nyquist R17:4321+1.79+0.16+1.61+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Filip Forsberg L20:3121+1.26+0.06+1.19+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Luke Schenn D14:431+0.44+0.28−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Dante Fabbro D17:22+0.24+0.27−0.02−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan McDonagh D26:14+0.20+0.17−0.02+0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Roman Josi D23:13+0.14+0.13−0.01+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Tommy Novak C11:511+0.09+0.03−0.00+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.03
Alexandre Carrier D17:53−0.04+0.04−0.08−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Juuso Parssinen C14:46−0.05−0.01−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Luke Evangelista R10:32−0.11−0.02−0.09+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jeremy Lauzon D20:54−0.13−0.10−0.01−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Philip Tomasino C11:33−0.22−0.03−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Yakov Trenin C15:27−0.23+0.09−0.30−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02
Colton Sissons C16:36−0.25+0.06−0.33−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.03
Cole Smith L17:07−0.26+0.14−0.37−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C13:28−0.38+0.07−0.44−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Michael McCarron C13:12−0.38+0.16−0.53−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan O'Reilly C19:34−0.45+0.01−0.44−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Juuse Saros G62:13−2.39

DET

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jake Walman D19:3121+1.54−0.08+1.64+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Alex DeBrincat R15:0612+0.91+0.12+0.77+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Lucas Raymond L20:451+0.55−0.14+0.69+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Larkin C22:221+0.47−0.15+0.58+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.04
Daniel Sprong R11:02+0.01−0.14−0.03−0.00−0.00+0.19+0.00
Moritz Seider D22:51−0.07−0.08+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Austin Czarnik C6:46−0.08−0.10−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.03
Jonatan Berggren R9:14−0.09−0.09−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Olli Maatta D15:03−0.14−0.15+0.01+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jeff Petry D22:22−0.14−0.07−0.04−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
David Perron L19:37−0.16−0.12−0.02+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Shayne Gostisbehere D16:28−0.17−0.11−0.06+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Ben Chiarot D22:16−0.20−0.17−0.02−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Patrick Kane R17:072−0.23−0.01−0.27+0.07−0.02+0.00+0.00
Michael Rasmussen C15:111−0.30−0.10−0.20+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
J.T. Compher L16:071−0.36+0.04−0.19−0.02+0.04−0.19−0.04
Robby Fabbri C14:561−0.40−0.21−0.14−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.01
Andrew Copp C15:55−0.50−0.15−0.35−0.00+0.02+0.00−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Alex Lyon G62:13+0.20

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.