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2025-02-25 · Xcel Energy Center

3 – 2Final

DET beat MIN 3–2. DET lost the expected-goals battle 1.4 to 2.6 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Simon Edvinsson scored at 11:35 of the third, moving DET’s win probability from 48% to 82%. Filip Gustavsson allowed 1.9 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
16 – 24
Expected goals
1.4 – 2.6
xG share
MIN 66%
Home-ice start
MIN 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 goalMIN goal

Expected goals

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

DETMIN

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
Simon Edvinsson
2 G, 0 A · 21:58 TOI
Finishing +1.78 · Penalties −0.20
+1.56
DET
1 G, 0 A · 16:13 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing +0.79
+0.92
MIN
Jakub Lauko
1 G, 0 A · 9:33 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.73
+0.80

Rough nights

MIN
Filip Gustavsson
57:54 TOI
GSAx −1.89
−1.89
MIN
0 G, 1 A · 21:02 TOI
Finishing −0.50
−0.50
DET
Elmer Soderblom
0 G, 1 A · 14:33 TOI
Finishing −0.21 · Penalties −0.20
−0.39

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalDET–MINWin prob.
P1 7:17 MINMarco RossiPP
from Matt Boldy, Jared Spurgeon
0–154% → 70%
P1 11:11 MINJakub Lauko
from Devin Shore, Yakov Trenin
0–270% → 84%
P2 10:12 DETVladimir Tarasenko
from Erik Gustafsson, Marco Kasper
1–212% → 26%
P2 13:12 DETSimon Edvinsson
from Alex DeBrincat, J.T. Compher
2–225% → 47%
P3 11:35 DETSimon Edvinsson
from Albert Johansson, Elmer Soderblom
3–248% → 82%

Every player

Show both lineups

DET

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Simon Edvinsson D21:582+1.56−0.01+1.78−0.00−0.01−0.20+0.00
Vladimir Tarasenko R16:131+0.92+0.11+0.79+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Christian Fischer R8:10+0.09−0.11−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.20+0.00
J.T. Compher L18:461+0.07+0.02−0.00−0.02+0.04+0.00+0.03
Dylan Larkin C18:26+0.07+0.04−0.00+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.02
Justin Holl D12:16+0.02+0.01+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Lucas Raymond L18:13−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Moritz Seider D24:59−0.04−0.03−0.01+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonatan Berggren R8:03−0.04−0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex DeBrincat R15:321−0.06−0.06−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Erik Gustafsson D14:391−0.06+0.04−0.10−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Joe Veleno C13:37−0.08−0.06−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marco Kasper C19:061−0.09+0.07−0.15−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ben Chiarot D22:36−0.11−0.01−0.11−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Albert Johansson D21:321−0.12−0.09−0.01−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Tyler Motte C9:24−0.13−0.13−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Patrick Kane R16:36−0.20−0.04−0.14+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Elmer Soderblom L14:331−0.39+0.02−0.21−0.00+0.00−0.20+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Cam Talbot G60:00+0.02

MIN

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jakub Lauko C9:331+0.80+0.07+0.73−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Marco Rossi C21:341+0.78+0.03+0.76−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Zach Bogosian D13:26+0.30+0.11−0.01+0.00−0.00+0.20+0.00
Jared Spurgeon D19:091+0.14+0.12+0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Declan Chisholm D14:17+0.05+0.07−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Yakov Trenin C10:401+0.02+0.07−0.07−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.02
Jonas Brodin D22:08−0.00+0.05−0.06−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Devin Shore C9:481−0.00+0.05−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.04
Marat Khusnutdinov C11:12−0.02−0.01−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Liam Ohgren L11:57−0.05−0.03−0.01−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Marcus Johansson L17:49−0.09−0.06−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Frederick Gaudreau C17:00−0.11+0.05−0.14−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02
Jake Middleton D20:07−0.13−0.08−0.05−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Vinnie Hinostroza C15:40−0.17+0.03−0.19−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Marcus Foligno L14:52−0.17−0.08−0.08−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Brock Faber D26:40−0.32−0.16−0.18+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mats Zuccarello C21:12−0.34+0.02−0.19+0.04+0.00−0.20−0.01
Matt Boldy L21:021−0.50−0.01−0.50+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Filip Gustavsson G57:54−1.89

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.