2026–27 regular season

Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings are 3-3-2 with 8 points in 2026–27, 22nd of 32 in the league, with 20 goals for and 24 against. They have 49.4% of the expected goals in their games, less than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 41% to make the playoffs.

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Record: 3–3–2; 8 points, 22nd of 32
Goals: 20–24; −4 differential
Expected goals: 24.8–25.3; for and against
xG share: 49.4%; 50% is even

41% to make the playoffs, 5% to win the division, about 92 points projected (78 to 105 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

3540455055

49.4%

2026-10-022026-10-17

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 25 xG80%15%
League 79%15%
Against 25 xG80%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
DeBrincat – Finnie – Brandsegg-Nygård	7	69:53	88–61	4.1–2.9	8–1	59%
Larkin – Arvidsson – Raymond	6	62:37	72–57	2.7–2.0	1–3	57%
Copp – Kolesar – Rasmussen	8	41:02	28–51	0.9–2.0	0–2	30%
Copp – DeBrincat – Raymond	4	22:07	20–18	0.5–1.0	0–0	33%
Copp – Rasmussen – Danielson	2	13:27	10–14	0.7–0.6	1–0	53%
Compher – Arvidsson – Finnie	2	10:31	7–8	0.2–0.5	0–0	31%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Chiarot – Seider	8	57:22	60–57	2.1–1.3	2–0	61%
Seider – Johansson	8	51:38	59–36	2.1–1.0	1–1	67%
Faulk – Wallinder	4	33:53	41–20	1.6–1.1	3–3	59%
Faulk – Johansson	7	31:59	29–21	1.2–1.2	1–0	49%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed23.1 mph
45
Bursts over 22 mph6
29
Bursts over 20 mph207
58

Shooting

Hardest shot96.3 mph
71
Shots over 90 mph8
87

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.2%
55
Defensive zone time42.1%
29

League ranks

Points %50.0%20th

Goals for per game2.5027th

Goals against per game3.0011th

xG for per game3.1010th

xG against per game3.1622nd

xG share49.4%18th

Finishing (goals − xG)−4.830th

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)+1.39th

Rush xG per game0.1620th

Rebound xG per game0.4711th

Rush xG allowed per game0.2127th

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 8 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 8 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-17	vs SJS	4–3	3.1–4.2	43%
10-15	vs PHI	2–1	3.6–2.2	62%
10-13	vs NJD	4–5	2.2–4.2	34%
10-10	at MTL	0–1	3.4–3.4	51%
10-09	vs SEA	3–6	3.7–3.6	51%
10-06	vs OTT	5–3	3.1–2.6	55%
10-04	vs WPG	2–3	4.3–3.2	58%
10-02	vs NYR	0–2	1.3–2.1	39%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Alex DeBrincat	R	8	5	4	9	4.2	20:09	7	52.6
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård	R	8	2	4	6	3.1	15:18	31	59.7
Moritz Seider	D	8	0	5	5	1.0	25:44	18	56.9
Justin Faulk	D	8	2	3	5	0.7	19:16	6	49.9
Emmitt Finnie	C	8	3	2	5	1.9	17:00	7	55.3
Viktor Arvidsson	L	8	3	2	5	3.8	19:09	3	50.1
Lucas Raymond	L	8	0	4	4	2.9	20:27	2	53.2
Dylan Larkin	C	6	1	2	3	1.4	21:49	3	54.5
Andrew Copp	C	8	1	1	2	2.0	19:30	6	38.4
Michael Rasmussen	C	8	0	2	2	0.7	17:03	18	49.5
Anton Johansson	D	8	1	1	2	0.5	14:36	7	39.5
Nate Danielson	C	7	0	2	2	0.5	10:25	5	52.0
William Wallinder	D	4	1	1	2	0.1	14:14	3	52.8
Ben Chiarot	D	8	0	1	1	0.2	19:18	11	55.7
Carter Mazur	L	3	0	1	1	0.5	8:24	3	48.6
Axel Sandin-Pellikka	D	6	0	1	1	0.2	12:23	2	50.6
Mason Appleton	C	2	0	0	0	0.0	9:51	6	53.7
Keegan Kolesar	R	8	0	0	0	0.1	10:59	24	40.8
Sheldon Dries	C	5	0	0	0	0.9	10:01	18	52.3
Andreas Englund	D	4	0	0	0	0.1	11:26	15	47.3
Albert Johansson	D	8	0	0	0	0.3	15:53	2	53.4
J.T. Compher	L	2	0	0	0	0.1	14:40	1	43.3
Marco Kasper	C	1	0	0	0	0.2	10:50	1	64.9