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Mon, Jan 12, 2026·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Detroit Red Wings 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 62% of the time.

DET winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CAR0120731401334
DET18250411418

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:32DETJames van RiemsdykPPAssists: Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond · Backhand, 0.20 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:28DETAlex DeBrincatAssists: Andrew Copp, Ben Chiarot · Snap, 0.13 xG0–2
  3. P2 4:54DETAlbert JohanssonAssists: Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat · Snap, 0.21 xG0–3
  4. P3 4:44CARJackson BlakePPAssists: Taylor Hall, Alexander Nikishin · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–3
  5. P3 7:56CARSeth JarvisSHAssists: Sebastian Aho · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P3 16:59CARShayne GostisbeherePPAssists: Sebastian Aho · Slap, 0.12 xG3–3
  7. OT 3:27DETAndrew CoppGWGAssists: Alex DeBrincat · Snap, 0.36 xG3–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 0:37CARJaccob Slavin: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 10:49CARJackson Blake: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 14:48DETMoritz Seider: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 14:30DETJacob Bernard-Docker: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 2:52DETAlbert Johansson: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  6. P3 6:47CARK'Andre Miller: Holding2 min
  7. P3 15:18DETLucas Raymond: Slashing2 min · PPG
  8. P3 15:48DETBen Chiarot: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 17:30CARTaylor Hall: Tripping2 min
  10. OT 3:27CARSebastian Aho: Misconduct10 min
  11. OT 3:27CARShayne Gostisbehere: Misconduct10 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
47% to win53% to win
← CAR attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Larkin won the faceoff against Aho
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARDET
34Shots on goal18
4.1Expected goals3.3
82Shot attempts39
41Faceoffs won24
5Power plays4
28Penalty minutes10
23Hits19
11Blocked shots25
12Giveaways21
5Takeaways6

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestEhlers – Aho – Svechnikov9:46

    xG 0.74–0.29 (71%)attempts 18–5goals 0–1

  2. Staal – Martinook – Jarvis8:05

    xG 0.42–0.00 (100%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  3. Hall – Stankoven – Blake11:01

    xG 0.62–0.64 (49%)attempts 18–4goals 0–0

  4. Jankowski – Robinson – Kotkaniemi7:48

    xG 0.42–0.47 (48%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWalker – Miller13:29

    xG 0.55–0.18 (75%)attempts 18–5goals 0–0

  2. Slavin – Chatfield15:15

    xG 0.77–0.42 (65%)attempts 22–6goals 0–2

  3. Gostisbehere – Nikishin10:12

    xG 0.40–0.93 (30%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – Copp – DeBrincat8:59

    xG 0.98–0.32 (75%)attempts 7–13goals 2–0

  2. Appleton – Rasmussen – Soderblom9:23

    xG 0.47–0.35 (57%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  3. van Riemsdyk – Compher – Raymond10:48

    xG 0.00–0.29 (0%)attempts 2–9goals 0–0

  4. Larkin – Kasper – Finnie8:29

    xG 0.01–0.79 (1%)attempts 3–21goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBernard-Docker – Johansson6:39

    xG 0.83–0.33 (71%)attempts 5–7goals 1–0

  2. Chiarot – Bernard-Docker3:33

    xG 0.07–0.04 (60%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

  3. Chiarot – Johansson5:11

    xG 0.31–0.33 (49%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

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.

DET 3.3 xGCAR 4.1 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETCAR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 90/100 · #155 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.92 · 7 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +45 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 62% of the time.

DET winsCAR wins

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

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