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2025-12-28 · Little Caesars Arena

2 – 3Final/OT

DET beat TOR 3–2 in overtime. DET also won the expected-goals battle 3.3 to 2.5: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Simon Edvinsson scored at 1:46 of overtime, moving DET’s win probability from 52% to 100%.

Shots on goal
27 – 36
Expected goals
2.5 – 3.3
xG share
DET 57%
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.

TOR goalDET goal

Expected goals

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

TORDET

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, 0 A · 24:24 TOI
On-ice +0.24 · Finishing +0.35 · Playmaking −0.06 · Penalties +0.19
+0.73
DET
Simon Edvinsson
1 G, 0 A · 25:57 TOI
On-ice +0.48 · Finishing +0.31 · Playmaking −0.08
+0.71
DET
61:46 TOI
GSAx +0.51
+0.51

Rough nights

DET
0 G, 0 A · 15:47 TOI
On-ice −0.32 · Suppression +0.05 · Penalties −0.19
−0.50
TOR
0 G, 0 A · 20:35 TOI
On-ice −0.34 · Playmaking −0.07
−0.46
TOR
Steven Lorentz
0 G, 0 A · 11:24 TOI
On-ice −0.42
−0.45

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalTOR–DETWin prob.
P2 4:25 TORMatthew KniesPP
from Auston Matthews, John Tavares
1–048% → 67%
P2 19:01 DETMoritz Seider
from Lucas Raymond
1–128% → 52%
P3 4:53 TORNicholas Robertson
from John Tavares
2–148% → 76%
P3 5:16 DETMason Appleton
from Michael Rasmussen, Albert Johansson
2–224% → 52%
OT 1:46 DETSimon Edvinsson
unassisted
2–352% → 100%

Every player

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TOR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nicholas Robertson L12:541+0.40+0.11+0.35−0.08−0.00+0.00+0.02
Matthew Knies L17:281+0.25+0.10+0.24−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00
Dakota Joshua C12:23+0.19+0.11−0.12+0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
John Tavares C17:472+0.04+0.05−0.22+0.28−0.03+0.00−0.04
Chris Tanev D20:10+0.03+0.06−0.02−0.04+0.03+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Roy C15:52+0.02+0.07−0.00−0.07−0.00+0.00+0.02
Philippe Myers D13:59−0.03+0.05+0.00−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Matias Maccelli L15:43−0.12−0.04−0.01−0.06−0.00+0.00−0.01
Troy Stecher D19:37−0.17−0.21+0.00+0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
Max Domi C18:59−0.19−0.17−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.01
Auston Matthews C22:011−0.21−0.09−0.24+0.16−0.01+0.00−0.04
Easton Cowan R9:53−0.22−0.35−0.07−0.01+0.02+0.19+0.00
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D21:49−0.23−0.20−0.02−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake McCabe D22:48−0.27−0.25+0.00−0.05+0.02+0.00+0.00
Bobby McMann C19:12−0.41−0.09−0.09−0.06+0.02−0.19+0.00
Scott Laughton C10:44−0.43−0.41−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Steven Lorentz C11:24−0.45−0.42−0.00−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Morgan Rielly D20:35−0.46−0.34−0.04−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Dennis Hildeby G61:46+0.02

DET

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Moritz Seider D24:241+0.73+0.24+0.35−0.06−0.00+0.19+0.00
Simon Edvinsson D25:571+0.71+0.48+0.31−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dylan Larkin C21:21+0.49+0.32−0.01+0.14−0.01+0.00+0.04
Patrick Kane R17:51+0.41+0.48−0.19+0.12−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lucas Raymond L19:501+0.23+0.10−0.10+0.23−0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex DeBrincat R17:06+0.18+0.38−0.04−0.16+0.00+0.00+0.01
Mason Appleton C15:081+0.15−0.22+0.37−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
John Leonard L7:31+0.06+0.11−0.00−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael Rasmussen C13:281+0.03−0.15−0.00+0.19−0.01+0.00+0.00
Marco Kasper C8:25+0.03+0.02−0.01−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.04
Nate Danielson C8:42+0.01+0.13−0.02−0.07+0.00+0.00−0.03
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D15:47+0.00+0.13−0.01−0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00
Emmitt Finnie C19:58−0.06+0.14−0.18−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Albert Johansson D13:551−0.07−0.09−0.05+0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00
Andrew Copp C17:29−0.08+0.34−0.36−0.11+0.01+0.00+0.03
Jacob Bernard-Docker D17:07−0.20−0.19−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ben Chiarot D22:36−0.32+0.02−0.08−0.07+0.00−0.19+0.00
J.T. Compher L15:47−0.50−0.32−0.00−0.01+0.05−0.19−0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Cam Talbot G61:46+0.51

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.