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Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings

FinalTV FS-D, PRIME·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1. The Red Wings scored first and never trailed. The Red Wings led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Frans Nielsen's goal at 15:37 of the second period, which took the Red Wings' chances from 73% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Ducks, 2.7 to 1.5; shots on goal were ANA 33, DET 16. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Ducks win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. John Gibson stopped 14 of 16 (.875), 0.5 goals below expected; Jimmy Howard stopped 32 of 33 (.970), 1.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jimmy Howard (32 saves, .970), 2. Frans Nielsen (1 G), 3. Dylan Larkin (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    DET
    J. Howard32 saves, .970
  2. ★★
    DET
    F. Nielsen1 G
  3. ★★★
    DET
    D. Larkin1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
ANAANA01605112133
DETDET151803216

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. DET
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.01win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    13:32

2nd period

  1. DET
    A. Mantha (15), M. Green (23)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +16 pts
    0-2
    15:37

3rd period

  1. ANA
    wristxG 0.34win prob +8 pts
    1-2
    16:06

Penalties

ANA 4 PIM·DET 8 PIM

1st

  • 2:17ANANick Ritchie · Roughingdrawn by Niklas Kronwall2 min
  • 9:32DETMike Green · Hookingdrawn by Andrew Cogliano2 min
  • 16:25DETDanny DeKeyser · Trippingdrawn by Andrew Cogliano2 min

3rd

  • 5:06DETTyler Bertuzzi · Trippingdrawn by Antoine Vermette2 min
  • 9:21DETDarren Helm · Slashingdrawn by Antoine Vermette2 min
  • 17:39ANAKevin Bieksa · Trippingdrawn by Darren Helm2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
DET goalANA goalFinal: DET 100%

Biggest swing: Frans Nielsen, 2nd 15:37 — DET 73% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.16A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.14D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.13G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.11F. Nielsen · Goal · xG 0.09G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.09M. Green · On goal · xG 0.09J. Abdelkader · Missed · xG 0.06M. Green · On goal · xG 0.06G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.06F. Nielsen · Missed · xG 0.05T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.05H. Zetterberg · On goal · xG 0.05H. Zetterberg · Missed · xG 0.05G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.05G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.03N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.03T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.03N. Jensen · Missed · xG 0.03D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.02M. Green · Missed · xG 0.02D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.02T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.02T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.02J. Ericsson · On goal · xG 0.01N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.01D. Larkin · Goal · xG 0.01N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.00
DET2 G · 1.5 xG · 28 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

ANAvsDET
2.71 G
All situations
2 G1.5
1.61 G
Even strength
2 G1.5
1.10 G
Power play
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
ANA74%26%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.72 – 1.47

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

ANAvsDET
33
Shots on goal
16
65%
Faceoffs
35%
0/4
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
8
26
Hits
17
14
Blocked shots
20
10
Giveaways
13
2
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Anaheim Ducks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4C. FowlerD000020.11100—25:13
47H. LindholmD000020.04120—21:40
10C. PerryR000040.41010—20:35
15R. GetzlafC000040.230104020:18
14A. HenriqueC101+130.661305019:37
26B. MontourD000-100.00200—19:25
33J. SilfverbergR000-120.10000—18:33
17R. KeslerC000-100.123208318:21
67R. RakellR011+130.241006718:00
42J. MansonD000000.02210—17:50
25O. KaseR000050.32000—17:17
3K. BieksaD011020.05312—16:08
7A. CoglianoC000-110.13110014:24
23F. BeaucheminD000-100.00020—13:38
37N. RitchieL000-130.19402—13:17
50A. VermetteC000-110.091006308:25
71J. BrownR000000.01100—07:38
21C. WagnerR000010.0150010007:11
Anaheim Ducks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36J. Gibson(L)16142.8751.48-0.5258:30

Season series

Tied 1-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).