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Sat, Dec 6, 2025·Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle

Detroit Red Wings 4, Seattle Kraken 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 57% of the time.

SEA winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET1621217425
SEA1821405327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 7:06DETEmmitt FinniePPAssists: Nate Danielson, Axel Sandin-Pellikka · Snap, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:16SEABrandon MontourAssists: Jordan Eberle, Matty Beniers · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:10DETAndrew CoppAssists: Simon Edvinsson, Moritz Seider · Poke, 0.50 xG2–1
  4. P2 6:44SEAAdam LarssonAssists: Vince Dunn, Tye Kartye · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P2 12:44SEAChandler StephensonAssists: Adam Larsson, Eeli Tolvanen · Tip-in, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P2 19:32DETJames van RiemsdykAssists: J.T. Compher, Simon Edvinsson · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–3
  7. P3 17:31DETPatrick KaneGWGAssists: Alex DeBrincat · Wrist, 0.08 xG4–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 5:20SEABerkly Catton: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 8:52DETMoritz Seider: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 15:28DETPatrick Kane: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 0:00SEAVince Dunn: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 0:00DETEmmitt Finnie: Roughing2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SEA
47% to win53% to win
← DET attackSEA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Larkin won the faceoff against Beniers
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETSEA
25Shots on goal27
3.1Expected goals2.8
61Shot attempts77
30Faceoffs won24
1Power plays2
6Penalty minutes4
19Hits17
25Blocked shots20
14Giveaways8
7Takeaways6

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestvan Riemsdyk – Compher – Rasmussen10:11

    xG 0.94–0.18 (84%)attempts 17–8goals 1–0

  2. Kane – Copp – DeBrincat10:50

    xG 0.86–0.38 (69%)attempts 11–9goals 2–0

  3. Soderblom – Kasper – Danielson6:25

    xG 0.02–0.27 (7%)attempts 2–14goals 0–1

  4. Larkin – Raymond – Finnie10:40

    xG 0.28–0.59 (32%)attempts 10–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeider – Edvinsson19:28

    xG 1.62–0.68 (70%)attempts 22–18goals 3–0

  2. Chiarot – Bernard-Docker2:18

    xG 0.20–0.03 (89%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Chiarot – Sandin-Pellikka14:06

    xG 0.27–0.78 (26%)attempts 12–26goals 0–2

Seattle Kraken

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Kartye – Winterton6:45

    xG 0.39–0.00 (100%)attempts 13–0goals 1–0

  2. Kakko – Wright – Catton7:45

    xG 0.29–0.11 (72%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0

  3. Gaudreau – Marchment – Catton2:02

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  4. Eberle – McCann – Beniers12:02

    xG 0.39–0.59 (40%)attempts 9–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLarsson – Dunn17:58

    xG 0.82–0.20 (80%)attempts 23–11goals 2–1

  2. Mahura – Evans9:20

    xG 0.18–0.20 (48%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Montour – Lindgren16:02

    xG 0.89–1.25 (42%)attempts 26–19goals 1–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

SEA 2.8 xGDET 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SEADET

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

SEA's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line SEA is favoured, below it DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 73/100 · #411 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.92 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50SEA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 57% of the time.

SEA winsDET wins

Simulated goal difference (SEA − DET), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).