GRIT & GF

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Montreal Canadiens

Detroit Red Wings

Expected goals, MTL–DET
3.2–2.7
all situations, empty nets out
DET share of xG
45.3%
50% is even
Shots on goal
33–28
MTL–DET
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Red Wings beat the Canadiens 3-1. Expected goals had it close, 2.7 to 3.2. Three points for Alex DeBrincat: one goal and two assists. Marco Kasper finished 8 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24.

  • Three points for Alex DeBrincat: one goal and two assists. That makes 5 straight games with a point. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. It finished 3-1 for the Red Wings.

  • Marco KasperPhysical

    Marco Kasper finished 8 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 16 points in 68 games this season. The Red Wings beat the Canadiens 3-1.

  • Nick Suzuki has a point in 5 straight games. He has 81 points in 68 games this season. The Canadiens lost 3-1 to the Red Wings.

  • Juraj Slafkovský has a point in 5 straight games. He has 25 goals this season. He played 19:52 and had five shots on goal. The Canadiens fell 3-1 to the Red Wings.

  • J.T. CompherIce time

    J.T. Compher played 22:08, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. That was his tenth goal of the season. The Red Wings beat the Canadiens 3-1.

  • Andrew CoppDrought over

    Andrew Copp scored for the first time in 18 games. He has 9 goals this season. He played 18:19 and had two shots on goal. The Red Wings beat the Canadiens 3-1.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

MTLDET

Where the shots came from

4 goals from 100 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← MTL shootingDET shooting →

Montreal Canadiens

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Lane Hutson D23:590030.430172
Noah Dobson D23:010030.102443
Mike Matheson D21:410030.070242
Nick Suzuki C21:240100.001052
Alexandre Carrier D20:150000.112152
Juraj Slafkovský L19:521050.522142
Cole Caufield R18:480130.203145
Jake Evans C17:520030.141054
Kaiden Guhle D16:330010.064054
Zachary Bolduc R15:440040.260156
Phillip Danault C14:030010.131090
Alexandre Texier L13:460020.163162
Jayden Struble D12:520000.000184
Ivan Demidov R11:590000.000048
Brendan Gallagher R11:250020.384196
Joseph Veleno C11:140020.254180
Alex Newhook C9:340010.260160
Oliver Kapanen C9:330000.170044

Detroit Red Wings

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Simon Edvinsson D26:410000.034143
Moritz Seider D24:390040.171153
J.T. Compher L22:081010.190260
Justin Faulk D20:260020.131234
Ben Chiarot D19:360010.086240
Alex DeBrincat R19:111240.553149
Lucas Raymond L18:450010.111043
Andrew Copp C18:191020.930145
Patrick Kane R17:270130.172073
Marco Kasper C16:580030.498146
Emmitt Finnie C16:510000.142241
David Perron L15:110010.082032
Mason Appleton C14:300020.054016
Albert Johansson D13:290020.141037
Jacob Bernard-Docker D11:430000.010049
James van Riemsdyk L8:460020.270017
Dominik Shine R5:140000.00005
Sheldon Dries C3:530000.00005

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.