DET 3–4 VGK Final / OT · L
Red Wings/Schedule/Recap Wed, Mar 4, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Detroit Red Wings
DET · 35-20-7
3–4
Final / OTL
Vegas Golden Knights
VGK · 29-19-14
1ST2ND3RDOTT DET 311070701326 VGK 17082812425 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the Red Wings trail the season series 0–2
DET 35-20-7 · VGK 29-19-14 · Meeting 2 this season — the Red Wings trail the season series 0–2

Red Wings fell to the Golden Knights

The Red Wings let a 3–1 lead get away: the Golden Knights came back with three unanswered goals — Marner's equalizer — and won it in overtime on Hertl's goal. Cam Talbot allowed 1.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Golden Knights created the better chances: 4.4 expected goals to 2.0, on 25 and 26 shots on goal.

DET 2.0 xG · 26 shots VGK 4.4 xG · 25 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st 0.8 · 0.8
2nd · the swing 0.5 · 1.6
3rd 0.7 · 1.6
OT 0.0 · 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 17.
DET 17%VGK 83%

Goals and penalties

7 goals · 6 penalties
← Red Wings shoot this way Golden Knights shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
01:50 Reilly Smith
Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
0–1
2
Moritz Seider, Simon Edvinsson · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
1–1
3
Andrew Copp, Alex DeBrincat · snap shot, a good chance (14%)
2–1
4
Lucas Raymond, Axel Sandin-Pellikka · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
3–1
PEN
18:47 Keegan Kolesar· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
PEN
02:51 Dylan Larkin· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
09:14 Tomas Hertl· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
14:31 Shea Theodore· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
PEN
01:52 Simon Edvinsson· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
5
Rasmus Andersson, Noah Hanifin · wrist shot, a good chance (22%)
3–2
6
16:36 Mitch Marner
Tomas Hertl, Shea Theodore · wrist shot, a great chance (61%)
3–3
PEN
17:37 Tomas Hertl· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
Overtime
7
02:11 Tomas Hertl PPGWG
Mitch Marner, Rasmus Andersson · wrist shot, a good chance (23%)
3–4
Goaltending
−1.0
vs expected
21/25 saves · 4 GA · 3.0 xGA Allowed 1.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
−0.6
vs expected
23/26 saves · 3 GA · 2.4 xGA Allowed 0.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team DETVGK
Shots on goal
26
25
Expected goals
2.0
4.4
Hits
11
19
Blocks
13
17
Faceoffs
55%
45%
Power play
0/4
1/2
Penalty minutes
4
8
The Red Wings went 0-for-4 on the power play and allowed 1 on 2 Golden Knights power plays.