DET 4–1 FLA Final · W
Red Wings/Schedule/Recap Wed, Oct 15, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Detroit Red Wings
DET · 3-1-0
4–1
FinalW
Florida Panthers
FLA · 3-2-0
1ST2ND3RDT DET 0921125425 FLA 091507121 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Red Wings lead the season series 1–0
DET 3-1-0 · FLA 3-2-0 · First meeting this season — the Red Wings lead the season series 1–0

Red Wings beat the Panthers

The Red Wings earned it: 2.9 expected goals to 2.3, and a 4–1 win to show for it. Cam Talbot stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Red Wings created the better chances: 2.9 expected goals to 2.3, on 25 and 21 shots on goal.

DET 2.9 xG · 25 shots FLA 2.3 xG · 21 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 0.5 · 0.6
2nd · the swing 1.9 · 1.1
3rd 0.5 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Red Wings win 60.
DET 60%FLA 40%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 5 penalties
← Red Wings shoot this way Panthers shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
No goals or penalties.
2nd period
1
Dylan Larkin · snap shot, a great chance (28%)
1–0
PEN
06:35 Marco Kasper· Cross-checking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:14 Aaron Ekblad· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
09:30 Niko Mikkola· Cross-checking
Kane scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
09:36 Patrick Kane PPGWG
Moritz Seider, Dylan Larkin · Power play (Mikkola, cross-checking) · wrist shot, a good chance (21%)
2–0
3
Anton Lundell · wrap around shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
2–1
3rd period
PEN
03:58 Axel Sandin-Pellikka· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:53 Jeff Petry· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
4
18:02 Mason Appleton EN
Michael Rasmussen, Alex DeBrincat · wrist shot, into an empty net
3–1
5
Alex DeBrincat · tip in shot, into an empty net
4–1
Goaltending
+1.3
vs expected
20/21 saves · 1 GA · 2.3 xGA Stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+0.9
vs expected
21/23 saves · 2 GA · 2.9 xGA Stopped 0.9 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team DETFLA
Shots on goal
25
21
Expected goals
2.9
2.3
Hits
15
32
Blocks
12
24
Faceoffs
56%
44%
Power play
1/3
0/2
Penalty minutes
4
6
The Red Wings went 1-for-3 on the power play and killed all 2 Panthers power plays.