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2026-03-02 · Bridgestone Arena

4 – 2Final

DET beat NSH 4–2. DET lost the expected-goals battle 2.7 to 3.4 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Albert Johansson scored short-handed at 16:36 of the second, moving DET’s win probability from 47% to 70%. Cam Talbot saved 1.1 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
31 – 30
Expected goals
2.7 – 3.4
xG share
NSH 55%
Home-ice start
NSH 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 goalNSH goal

Expected goals

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

DETNSH

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
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.07
+1.07
DET
Albert Johansson
1 G, 0 A · 16:40 TOI
Finishing +0.84
+0.82
DET
1 G, 1 A · 17:59 TOI
Finishing +0.52 · Penalties +0.19
+0.69

Rough nights

DET
0 G, 0 A · 19:46 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing −0.71 · Penalties −0.19
−0.77
NSH
0 G, 1 A · 21:33 TOI
On-ice +0.20 · Finishing −0.98 · Faceoffs +0.05
−0.72
NSH
0 G, 0 A · 11:10 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Finishing −0.11
−0.33

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalDET–NSHWin prob.
P1 4:51 DETEmmitt Finnie
from Marco Kasper, Mason Appleton
1–047% → 63%
P1 17:02 NSHFilip ForsbergPP
from Luke Evangelista, Roman Josi
1–136% → 53%
P2 7:10 NSHJonathan Marchessault
from Ryan O'Reilly
1–253% → 73%
P2 9:45 DETLucas Raymond
from Alex DeBrincat, Andrew Copp
2–226% → 47%
P2 16:36 DETAlbert JohanssonSH
from Marco Kasper, Mason Appleton
3–247% → 70%
P3 19:32 DETAlex DeBrincatEN
from Lucas Raymond
4–296% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

DET

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Albert Johansson D16:401+0.82+0.02+0.84−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lucas Raymond L17:5911+0.69−0.03+0.52+0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Emmitt Finnie C11:311+0.43+0.06+0.38−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marco Kasper C15:222+0.18+0.08−0.08−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
Ben Chiarot D23:45+0.01+0.02+0.00−0.03+0.02+0.00+0.00
Simon Edvinsson D22:52−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D14:15−0.02+0.03+0.00−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jacob Bernard-Docker D19:52−0.03−0.01−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Andrew Copp C17:091−0.10−0.09−0.02+0.00+0.02+0.00−0.01
Michael Rasmussen C17:29−0.11+0.11−0.22+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
James van Riemsdyk L11:16−0.15−0.14−0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dominik Shine R9:58−0.17−0.14−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Patrick Kane R14:47−0.17+0.02−0.24+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
J.T. Compher L11:05−0.19−0.12−0.09−0.02+0.04+0.00+0.00
Moritz Seider D23:36−0.21−0.02−0.02+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Mason Appleton C13:582−0.28+0.10−0.18−0.02+0.01−0.19+0.00
Alex DeBrincat R17:0211−0.30−0.08−0.23+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Dylan Larkin C19:46−0.77+0.13−0.71+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Cam Talbot G60:00+1.07
John Gibson G20:00+0.21

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jonathan Marchessault C19:341+0.51+0.17+0.54−0.00−0.02−0.19+0.00
Filip Forsberg L18:521+0.30−0.15+0.46+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Steven Stamkos C19:47+0.27+0.21+0.00+0.05−0.00+0.00+0.02
Nick Blankenburg D15:39+0.23+0.04+0.00+0.00−0.00+0.19+0.00
Zachary L'Heureux L13:49+0.15+0.15+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Nick Perbix D18:18+0.15+0.15+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nicolas Hague D21:24−0.05+0.16−0.23+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Barron D9:07−0.07−0.06+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Matthew Wood R12:23−0.11+0.06−0.19−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.02
Brady Skjei D22:46−0.11−0.09+0.00−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Tyson Jost C13:32−0.13+0.16−0.48−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.01
Luke Evangelista R18:091−0.14−0.14+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Smith L11:35−0.17−0.16+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Roman Josi D26:091−0.18−0.05−0.16+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Erik Haula L16:15−0.20−0.13+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.06
Michael Bunting L13:32−0.31−0.27−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael McCarron C11:10−0.33−0.20−0.11−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.02
Ryan O'Reilly C21:331−0.72+0.20−0.98−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.05
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Juuse Saros G78:27+0.24

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.