DET 1–3 FLA Final · L
Red Wings/Schedule/Recap Fri, Mar 6, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Detroit Red Wings
DET · 35-21-7
1–3
FinalL
Florida Panthers
FLA · 31-29-3
1ST2ND3RDT DET 08110011129 FLA 1604213323 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
DET 35-21-7 · FLA 31-29-3 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Red Wings fell to the Panthers

The Red Wings created the better chances (2.5 to 0.9 expected goals) — and lost 1–3. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 1.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Red Wings created the better chances: 2.5 expected goals to 0.9, on 29 and 23 shots on goal.

DET 2.5 xG · 29 shots FLA 0.9 xG · 23 shots
0
1
2
1st 0.5 · 0.3
2nd 0.8 · 0.2
3rd · the swing 1.2 · 0.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Red Wings win 81.
DET 81%FLA 19%

Goals and penalties

4 goals · 7 penalties
← Red Wings shoot this way Panthers shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Carter Verhaeghe · snap shot, a good chance (13%)
0–1
PEN
19:10 Carter Verhaeghe· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
PEN
02:02 Patrick Kane· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
09:58 Anton Lundell· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
10:28 Gustav Forsling· Tripping
DeBrincat scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
10:56 Alex DeBrincat PP
Patrick Kane, Dylan Larkin · Power play (Forsling, tripping) · bat shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
1–1
PEN
19:01 Jacob Bernard-Docker· Hooking
Tkachuk scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3rd period
3
00:35 Matthew Tkachuk PPGWG
Sam Reinhart, Brad Marchand · Power play (Bernard-Docker, hooking) · tip in shot, a good chance (18%)
1–2
PEN
00:51 Simon Edvinsson· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
14:39 Bench· Too many men on the ice
Killed
2 min
Bench minor
4
18:08 Matthew Tkachuk EN
Unassisted · wrist shot, into an empty net
1–3
Goaltending
−0.7
vs expected
20/22 saves · 2 GA · 1.3 xGA Allowed 0.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
+1.6
vs expected
28/29 saves · 1 GA · 2.6 xGA Stopped 1.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team DETFLA
Shots on goal
29
23
Expected goals
2.5
0.9
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
68%
32%
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 Panthers power plays.