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2025-12-02 · Little Caesars Arena

4 – 5Final

DET beat BOS 5–4. DET also won the expected-goals battle 3.3 to 2.8: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: James van Riemsdyk scored at 6:52 of the first, moving DET’s win probability from 53% to 70%. Jeremy Swayman allowed 2.6 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
38 – 32
Expected goals
2.8 – 3.3
xG share
DET 54%
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.

BOS goalDET goal

Expected goals

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

BOSDET

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.

BOS
Alex Steeves
2 G, 0 A · 16:52 TOI
Finishing +1.60
+1.61
BOS
12:36 TOI
GSAx +1.13
+1.13
DET
1 G, 2 A · 22:55 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing +0.90
+0.96

Rough nights

BOS
43:55 TOI
GSAx −2.61
−2.61
DET
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.79
−0.79
DET
Nate Danielson
0 G, 0 A · 11:37 TOI
Finishing −0.84
−0.78

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalBOS–DETWin prob.
P1 6:52 DETJames van Riemsdyk
from Albert Johansson, Moritz Seider
0–153% → 70%
P1 13:49 DETMoritz Seider
from Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat
0–271% → 84%
P2 1:35 DETAlex DeBrincat
unassisted
0–386% → 94%
P2 11:09 BOSJonathan Aspirot
from Nikita Zadorov, Tanner Jeannot
1–34% → 11%
P2 15:38 BOSAlex Steeves
from Hampus Lindholm, Morgan Geekie
2–310% → 25%
P2 16:15 DETBen Chiarot
from Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond
2–476% → 90%
P3 3:55 DETLucas RaymondPP
from Moritz Seider, Patrick Kane
2–594% → 99%
P3 14:57 BOSMarat Khusnutdinov
from Hampus Lindholm, Morgan Geekie
3–50% → 1%
P3 19:48 BOSAlex SteevesPP
from Pavel Zacha, Hampus Lindholm
4–50% → 3%

Every player

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BOS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex Steeves C16:522+1.61+0.01+1.60−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Aspirot D21:141+0.90+0.02+0.85+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Marat Khusnutdinov C14:321+0.76−0.01+0.79−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Sean Kuraly C13:51+0.10−0.01−0.05−0.01−0.01+0.19−0.01
Mason Lohrei D21:53+0.04+0.03+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael Callahan D2:51+0.02+0.04−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Casey Mittelstadt C17:36−0.05−0.02−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Michael Eyssimont C13:56−0.11−0.01−0.31−0.00+0.03+0.19+0.00
Pavel Zacha C16:001−0.12+0.00−0.12−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.01
Tanner Jeannot L12:531−0.12+0.01−0.12−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Andrew Peeke D23:10−0.18−0.07−0.09−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Elias Lindholm C16:30−0.25−0.00−0.23−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Nikita Zadorov D20:421−0.26−0.03−0.03−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Fraser Minten C15:12−0.29+0.01−0.29−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Viktor Arvidsson L15:20−0.31−0.01−0.30+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Hampus Lindholm D24:593−0.35+0.06−0.24+0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Morgan Geekie C18:422−0.48−0.00−0.49+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Mark Kastelic C12:45−0.57+0.03−0.40−0.02+0.01−0.19+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Joonas Korpisalo G12:36+1.13
Jeremy Swayman G43:55−2.61

DET

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Moritz Seider D22:5512+0.96+0.05+0.90+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Lucas Raymond L18:5711+0.78+0.06+0.72+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
James van Riemsdyk L14:091+0.77−0.04+0.62+0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Ben Chiarot D19:381+0.64−0.03+0.68−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex DeBrincat R15:2611+0.59−0.04+0.61+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marco Kasper C13:06+0.23+0.01+0.00−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.03
Albert Johansson D17:151−0.05−0.01+0.00−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael Rasmussen C9:22−0.05−0.05+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Elmer Soderblom L12:49−0.09+0.01−0.11−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D18:03−0.12+0.02−0.07−0.03−0.03+0.00+0.00
Emmitt Finnie C17:44−0.12+0.07−0.18−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jacob Bernard-Docker D16:20−0.12−0.06−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Andrew Copp C15:43−0.13−0.02−0.13+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Simon Edvinsson D23:08−0.15+0.05+0.00−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Dylan Larkin C19:341−0.18−0.00−0.18+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
J.T. Compher L15:10−0.27−0.04−0.22−0.02+0.04+0.00−0.04
Patrick Kane R15:042−0.41−0.04−0.42+0.06−0.02+0.00+0.00
Nate Danielson C11:37−0.78+0.04−0.84−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
John Gibson G60:00−0.79

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.