DET 1–5 MTL Final · L
Red Wings/Schedule/Recap Thu, Oct 9, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Detroit Red Wings
DET · 0-1-0
1–5
FinalL
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 1-1-0
1ST2ND3RDT DET 11101109131 MTL 392503517 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Red Wings trail the season series 0–1
DET 0-1-0 · MTL 1-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Red Wings trail the season series 0–1

Red Wings fell to the Canadiens

The Red Wings created the better chances (2.9 to 2.1 expected goals) — and lost 1–5. John Gibson allowed 3.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Red Wings created the better chances: 2.9 expected goals to 2.1, on 31 and 17 shots on goal.

DET 2.9 xG · 31 shots MTL 2.1 xG · 17 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 1.2 · 0.7
2nd 0.7 · 0.9
3rd 1.0 · 0.5
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Red Wings win 64.
DET 64%MTL 36%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 7 penalties
← Red Wings shoot this way Canadiens shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
03:13 Noah Dobson· Interference
Larkin scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
1
03:50 Dylan Larkin PP
Patrick Kane, Moritz Seider · Power play (Dobson, interference) · snap shot, a good chance (14%)
1–0
PEN
05:51 Marco Kasper· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
2
10:14 Zachary Bolduc
Brendan Gallagher, Mike Matheson · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
1–1
3
12:43 Oliver Kapanen GWG
Alex Newhook, Ivan Demidov · snap shot, a good chance (20%)
1–2
PEN
13:15 Brendan Gallagher· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
4
19:53 Mike Matheson
Nick Suzuki, Noah Dobson · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
1–3
2nd period
5
05:19 Alexandre Carrier
Arber Xhekaj, Brendan Gallagher · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
1–4
PEN
12:53 Simon Edvinsson· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
17:05 Moritz Seider· Tripping
Slafkovský scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
6
17:12 Juraj Slafkovský PP
Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki · Power play (Seider, tripping) · snap shot on a rebound, a great chance (46%)
1–5
3rd period
PEN
05:32 Arber Xhekaj· Holding the stick
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
16:42 Brendan Gallagher· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
Goaltending
−3.5
vs expected
8/13 saves · 5 GA · 1.5 xGA Allowed 3.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+0.6
vs expected
4/4 saves · 0 GA · 0.6 xGA Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team DETMTL
Shots on goal
31
17
Expected goals
2.9
2.1
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
58%
42%
Power play
1/4
1/3
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Red Wings went 1-for-4 on the power play and allowed 1 on 3 Canadiens power plays.