DET 3–4 CBJ Final / SO · L
Red Wings/Schedule/Recap Tue, Apr 7, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Detroit Red Wings
DET · 40-29-9
3–4
Final / SOL
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ · 39-27-12
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT DET 1911219070337 CBJ 1911518031435 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 3 this season — the Red Wings trail the season series 1–2
DET 40-29-9 · CBJ 39-27-12 · Meeting 3 this season — the Red Wings trail the season series 1–2

Red Wings fell to the Blue Jackets

The Red Wings created the better chances (4.7 to 3.0 expected goals) — and lost it in a shootout.

Who had the better chances

The Red Wings created the better chances: 4.7 expected goals to 3.0, on 37 and 35 shots on goal.

DET 4.7 xG · 37 shots CBJ 3.0 xG · 35 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st 1.4 · 0.6
2nd 1.3 · 1.7
3rd 1.2 · 0.5
OT 0.9 · 0.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Red Wings win 73.
DET 73%CBJ 27%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 6 penalties
← Red Wings shoot this way Blue Jackets shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
02:06 Danton Heinen
Mason Marchment · snap shot, a good chance (23%)
0–1
PEN
09:36 Conor Garland· Interference
Larkin scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
10:27 Dylan Larkin PP
Patrick Kane, Moritz Seider · Power play (Garland, interference) · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
1–1
2nd period
3
06:27 Justin Faulk
Dylan Larkin, Ben Chiarot · wrist shot, a great chance (43%)
2–1
PEN
09:21 David Perron· Hooking
Werenski scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
4
10:59 Zach Werenski PP
Denton Mateychuk, Jet Greaves · Power play (Perron, hooking) · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
2–2
PEN
16:29 David Perron· Cross-checking
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
PEN
10:22 Ben Chiarot· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
10:22 Ben Chiarot· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:00 Ivan Provorov· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
5
15:14 Justin Faulk
Alex DeBrincat, Andrew Copp · slap shot, a great chance (29%)
3–2
6
19:43 Adam Fantilli EXTRA ATTACKER
Zach Werenski, Kirill Marchenko · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
3–3
Shootout
1 Lucas Raymond Save
2 Kent Johnson Goal
3 Patrick Kane Goal
4 Kirill Marchenko Save
5 Alex DeBrincat Goal
6 Charlie Coyle Goal
7 Dylan Larkin Miss
8 Adam Fantilli Miss
9 James van Riemsdyk Save
10 Zach Werenski Goal
Goaltending
−0.1
vs expected
32/35 saves · 3 GA · 2.9 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
+0.6
vs expected
34/37 saves · 3 GA · 3.6 xGA Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team DETCBJ
Shots on goal
37
35
Expected goals
4.7
3.0
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
46%
54%
Power play
1/2
1/4
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Red Wings went 1-for-2 on the power play and allowed 1 on 4 Blue Jackets power plays.