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Detroit Red Wings

2015–16·41–30–11·93 points·3rd in the Atlantic, 8th in the Eastern·Clinched playoff spot

Points
93#16
Goal differential
−10#17
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
50.5%#13
Power play
18.8%#13
Penalty kill
81.5%#14
GSAx
+0.9#13

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4122–13–6500.6110710054.2%
Away4119–17–5430.5210211947.0%
October115–5–1110.50283040.8%
November137–3–3170.65283054.7%
December146–5–3150.54394149.9%
January117–3–1150.68262050.1%
February147–4–3170.61383753.4%
March146–8–0120.43374950.5%
April53–2–060.60131255.1%
Division rivals3017–10–3370.62817852.0%
Rest of conference249–10–5230.48546548.7%
Other conference2815–10–3330.59747650.7%
BUF54–1–080.80151159.7%
OTT53–1–170.70151255.2%
TOR43–1–060.759447.9%
FLA42–1–150.63121151.6%
TBL42–2–040.5081145.9%
MTL42–2–040.50111344.7%
WSH31–0–240.674452.3%
ARI22–0–041.008361.4%
NSH22–0–041.008660.2%
NYI32–1–040.6710757.4%

On the road

53,058 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2015-10-10: to Raleigh, 816 km (W)2015-10-13: to Detroit, 816 km (W)2015-10-17: to Montreal, 837 km (L)2015-10-21: to Edmonton, 2,971 km (L)2015-10-23: to Calgary, 285 km (OTL)2015-10-24: to Vancouver, 674 km (OTW)2015-10-27: to Detroit, 3,160 km (L)2015-10-31: to Ottawa, 660 km (W)2015-11-03: to Detroit, 660 km (W)2015-11-06: to Toronto, 333 km (OTW)2015-11-08: to Detroit, 333 km (L)2015-11-14: to Boston, 985 km (L)2015-11-16: to Ottawa, 508 km (OTW)2015-11-18: to Detroit, 660 km (OTL)2015-11-21: to St. Louis, 731 km (OTW)2015-11-25: to Detroit, 731 km (OTL)2015-12-08: to Washington, 636 km (SOL)2015-12-10: to Detroit, 636 km (W)2015-12-11: to Newark, 760 km (OTL)2015-12-14: to Detroit, 760 km (L)2015-12-26: to Nashville, 757 km (W)2015-12-28: to St. Paul, 1,113 km (L)2015-12-29: to Winnipeg, 628 km (L)2015-12-31: to Detroit, 1,370 km (L)2016-01-02: to Buffalo, 347 km (W)2016-01-04: to Newark, 457 km (W)2016-01-07: to San Jose, 4,089 km (W)2016-01-10: to Anaheim, 535 km (W)2016-01-11: to Los Angeles, 45 km (L)2016-01-14: to Glendale, 558 km (OTW)2016-01-17: to Detroit, 2,726 km (SOL)2016-01-22: to Buffalo, 347 km (W)2016-01-23: to Detroit, 347 km (L)2016-01-25: to Brooklyn, 777 km (W)2016-02-03: to Tampa, 1,614 km (L)2016-02-04: to Sunrise, 289 km (L)2016-02-06: to Detroit, 1,815 km (W)2016-02-15: to Brooklyn, 777 km (L)2016-02-18: to Pittsburgh, 509 km (L)2016-02-20: to Ottawa, 633 km (SOL)2016-02-21: to New York, 529 km (OTL)2016-02-23: to Detroit, 774 km (SOW)2016-02-27: to Denver, 1,857 km (W)2016-02-29: to Dallas, 1,066 km (OTW)2016-03-02: to Detroit, 1,607 km (L)2016-03-06: to Chicago, 385 km (L)2016-03-08: to Columbus, 446 km (L)2016-03-10: to Detroit, 262 km (W)2016-03-15: to Philadelphia, 713 km (L)2016-03-17: to Columbus, 668 km (W)2016-03-19: to Sunrise, 1,556 km (W)2016-03-22: to Tampa, 289 km (L)2016-03-24: to Detroit, 1,600 km (W)2016-03-29: to Montreal, 837 km (L)2016-04-01: to Detroit, 837 km (W)2016-04-02: to Toronto, 333 km (W)2016-04-06: to Detroit, 333 km (W)2016-04-07: to Boston, 985 km (L)2016-04-09: to New York, 303 km (L)DetroitRaleighMontrealEdmontonCalgaryVancouverOttawaTorontoBostonSt. LouisWashingtonNewarkNashvilleSt. PaulWinnipegBuffaloSan JoseAnaheimLos AngelesGlendaleBrooklynTampaSunrisePittsburghNew YorkDenverDallasChicagoColumbusPhiladelphia
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
17 GP · 5–10–2 · 15 vs fresher opponent
35.3%
45.3%
1 day
39 GP · 25–9–5 · 11 vs fresher opponent
70.5%
53.5%
2 days
17 GP · 7–8–2 · 1 vs fresher opponent
47.1%
47.9%
3+ days
8 GP · 3–3–2 · 1 vs fresher opponent
50.0%
53.8%

Pulling the goalie

48 times this season the Red Wings were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Red Wings in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
50.3%
52.4%
Goals share
48.8%
49.1%
Shooting %
8.6%
9.1%
Save %
.915
.908