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2024-12-09 · KeyBank Center

6 – 5Final/SO

DET beat BUF 6–5 in a shootout. DET also won the expected-goals battle 3.7 to 2.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Moritz Seider scored at 15:42 of the third, moving DET’s win probability from 10% to 49%. James Reimer allowed 3.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
31 – 21
Expected goals
3.7 – 2.4
xG share
DET 61%
Home-ice start
BUF 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.

DET goalBUF goal

Expected goals

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

DETBUF

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.

DET
1 G, 1 A · 22:39 TOI
On-ice +0.20 · Finishing +0.59 · Penalties +0.20 · Shootout +0.66
+1.66
BUF
Jason Zucker
2 G, 1 A · 15:54 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing +1.38 · Penalties +0.20
+1.62
DET
2 G, 0 A · 14:01 TOI
Finishing +1.50
+1.55

Rough nights

BUF
64:47 TOI
GSAx −3.68
−3.68
DET
20:00 TOI
GSAx −2.38
−2.38
DET
Sebastian Cossa
45:00 TOI
GSAx −0.61
−0.61

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalDET–BUFWin prob.
P1 1:38 BUFZach Benson
from Dylan Cozens, Peyton Krebs
0–153% → 69%
P1 4:05 DETAlex DeBrincat
from Dylan Larkin
1–131% → 47%
P1 4:46 DETAndrew Copp
from J.T. Compher, Moritz Seider
2–147% → 63%
P1 10:25 BUFTage Thompson
from Jason Zucker
2–236% → 53%
P1 15:26 BUFJason ZuckerPP
from Peyton Krebs, Ryan McLeod
2–353% → 71%
P2 1:05 DETLucas Raymond
from Dylan Larkin, Erik Gustafsson
3–328% → 47%
P2 2:26 BUFNicolas Aube-Kubel
from Beck Malenstyn, Owen Power
3–453% → 72%
P2 9:46 BUFJason Zucker
from Ryan McLeod
3–574% → 88%
P3 10:27 DETAndrew Copp
from Ben Chiarot, J.T. Compher
4–54% → 17%
P3 15:42 DETMoritz Seider
from Lucas Raymond, Simon Edvinsson
5–510% → 49%

Every player

Show both lineups

DET

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Lucas Raymond L22:3911+1.66+0.20+0.59+0.02−0.00+0.20+0.00+0.66
Andrew Copp C14:012+1.55+0.01+1.50+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.03−0.00
Dylan Larkin C22:232+0.97+0.22−0.31+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.05+1.01
Moritz Seider D27:0711+0.63+0.08+0.72+0.03−0.00−0.20+0.00+0.00
Alex DeBrincat R19:551+0.56−0.02+0.37+0.02+0.00+0.20−0.01−0.00
Vladimir Tarasenko R16:35+0.37+0.23−0.09+0.03−0.00+0.20+0.00−0.00
J.T. Compher L18:402+0.05+0.14−0.08−0.04+0.03+0.00+0.00−0.00
Jeff Petry D18:49+0.04+0.07+0.01−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Gustafsson D14:571−0.03−0.04+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Simon Edvinsson D23:051−0.06+0.05−0.10−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ben Chiarot D20:351−0.11+0.07−0.17−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonatan Berggren R6:45−0.12−0.11−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Joe Veleno C8:12−0.16−0.12−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.03−0.00
Michael Rasmussen C14:26−0.16−0.03−0.12+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01−0.00
Justin Holl D14:48−0.21−0.16−0.05−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marco Kasper C16:16−0.25−0.05−0.03−0.01+0.01−0.20+0.04−0.00
Tyler Motte C9:21−0.28−0.26−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Patrick Kane R18:26−0.40−0.05−0.29+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.11
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Sebastian Cossa G45:00−0.61
Ville Husso G20:00−2.38

BUF

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Jason Zucker L15:5421+1.62+0.05+1.38+0.01−0.00+0.20−0.01−0.00
Zach Benson L13:521+0.81+0.15+0.86−0.00−0.00−0.20+0.00−0.00
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R10:351+0.75−0.02+0.76−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Tage Thompson C18:481+0.37+0.03+0.74−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.06−0.32
Alex Tuch R20:33+0.17−0.29−0.19+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.02+0.67
Peyton Krebs C16:142+0.14+0.15−0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.02−0.00
Ryan McLeod C17:132+0.09+0.16−0.08+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01−0.00
Connor Clifton D17:08+0.04+0.02+0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tyson Kozak C9:11−0.01−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
Ryan Johnson D20:50−0.05−0.06+0.01−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jacob Bryson D11:21−0.05−0.04+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Greenway L14:39−0.11−0.09−0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.03−0.00
Beck Malenstyn L11:541−0.13+0.01−0.15−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01−0.00
Owen Power D24:571−0.14−0.12−0.01+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Bowen Byram D28:11−0.27−0.01−0.03−0.01−0.02−0.20+0.00+0.00
Dylan Cozens C17:551−0.28−0.29−0.19−0.01−0.00+0.20+0.01−0.00
Henri Jokiharju D18:26−0.29+0.04−0.15+0.01−0.00−0.20+0.00+0.00
JJ Peterka R17:32−0.35+0.11−0.17+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.29
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
James Reimer G64:47−3.68

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.