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2026-10-06 ·

3 – 5Final

DET beat OTT 5–3. DET also won the expected-goals battle 3.0 to 2.5: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Dylan Larkin scored at 13:14 of the first, moving DET’s win probability from 53% to 70%.

Shots on goal
25 – 36
Expected goals
2.5 – 3.0
xG share
DET 54%
Model before the game
DET 51%

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.

OTT goalDET goal

Expected goals

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

OTTDET

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
59:54 TOI
GSAx +0.84
+0.84
DET
2 G, 1 A · 18:45 TOI
On-ice +0.15 · Finishing +0.34
+0.53
DET
1 G, 1 A · 18:21 TOI
On-ice +0.19 · Finishing +0.35
+0.52

Rough nights

OTT
57:56 TOI
GSAx −0.84
−0.84
OTT
0 G, 0 A · 10:37 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing −0.30
−0.46
OTT
0 G, 0 A · 22:29 TOI
On-ice −0.18 · Finishing −0.22
−0.40

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalOTT–DETWin prob.
P1 2:44 OTTTim Stützle
from Drake Batherson, Ridly Greig
1–047% → 62%
P1 3:16 DETAlex DeBrincat
from Nate Danielson, Carter Mazur
1–138% → 53%
P1 13:14 DETDylan Larkin
from Viktor Arvidsson, Alex DeBrincat
1–253% → 70%
P2 2:01 DETViktor ArvidssonPP
from Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond
1–373% → 86%
P2 4:30 DETJustin Faulk
from William Wallinder, Lucas Raymond
1–487% → 95%
P2 6:08 OTTDrake BathersonPP
from William Eklund, Carter Yakemchuk
2–45% → 13%
P3 10:30 OTTWilliam Eklund
from Fabian Zetterlund, Tim Stützle
3–44% → 17%
P3 19:10 DETAlex DeBrincatEN
from Lucas Raymond, Justin Faulk
3–597% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

OTT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
William Eklund L20:0911+0.46+0.15+0.21+0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00
Tim Stützle C21:3711+0.38+0.05+0.25+0.09−0.03+0.00+0.03
Dylan Cozens C21:29+0.28+0.09−0.09−0.11−0.01+0.37+0.03
Drake Batherson R17:0711+0.18+0.11+0.32+0.13+0.00−0.37−0.02
Fabian Zetterlund L15:001+0.10−0.04−0.00+0.15−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cameron Crotty D10:51+0.09+0.08−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Thomas Chabot D26:12+0.08+0.00−0.09+0.01−0.03+0.19+0.00
Claude Giroux R15:28+0.05−0.11−0.00−0.03−0.00+0.19+0.01
Tyler Kleven D18:58−0.03−0.18−0.04+0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Carter Yakemchuk D17:071−0.08−0.03−0.07+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Warren Foegele L8:51−0.09−0.06−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael Amadio R15:39−0.22−0.22−0.00−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Nikolas Matinpalo D16:35−0.24−0.02−0.04−0.02+0.01−0.19+0.00
Nick Cousins C6:02−0.30−0.09−0.00−0.02+0.00−0.19+0.00
Shane Pinto C16:37−0.31−0.21−0.05−0.03+0.01+0.00−0.02
Ridly Greig C13:101−0.40−0.14−0.14+0.06−0.00−0.19+0.02
Jordan Spence D22:29−0.40−0.18−0.22+0.03−0.04+0.00+0.00
Stephen Halliday C10:37−0.46−0.10−0.30−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Samuel Ersson G57:56−0.84

DET

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex DeBrincat R18:4521+0.53+0.15+0.34+0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Faulk D18:2111+0.52+0.19+0.35−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Viktor Arvidsson L17:2011+0.48+0.13+0.23+0.15−0.01+0.00−0.02
Michael Rasmussen C20:05+0.36+0.10−0.00−0.11−0.00+0.37−0.01
William Wallinder D9:071+0.33+0.13−0.00+0.20+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dylan Larkin C20:4111+0.26−0.14+0.18+0.17−0.01+0.00+0.05
Nate Danielson C8:021+0.15+0.06−0.08+0.16+0.00+0.00+0.01
Lucas Raymond L19:473+0.14+0.10−0.26+0.12−0.00+0.19+0.00
Albert Johansson D17:00+0.13+0.02−0.02−0.05−0.00+0.19+0.00
Carter Mazur L7:251−0.00+0.02−0.08+0.06−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ben Chiarot D18:14−0.06+0.02−0.03−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård R12:37−0.08−0.02−0.01−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
Anton Johansson D17:13−0.19−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D11:27−0.22−0.08−0.02−0.10−0.02+0.00+0.00
Moritz Seider D24:01−0.24+0.09−0.11−0.04−0.00−0.19+0.00
Keegan Kolesar R15:07−0.26+0.04−0.06−0.04−0.01−0.19+0.00
Andrew Copp C18:24−0.34+0.09−0.21−0.07+0.01−0.19+0.02
Emmitt Finnie C18:17−0.35−0.04−0.11−0.13+0.00+0.00−0.08
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
John Gibson G59:54+0.84

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.