2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
16
Games played
17
Points
.531
Points %
-2
Goal diff
6-4
Last 10
34 GF · 30 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

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Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

16 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
16
82
Goals for / game
3.00
2.94
+6.0
Goals against / game
3.12
3.15
−3.0
Expected goals for / game
3.27
3.22
+5.0
Expected goals against / game
3.15
3.10
+5.0
Expected-goals share
50.9%
50.9%
+0.1
Shot-attempt share
52.3%
49.3%
+2.9
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

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at Tampa Bay LightningL 4–2

Lightning hold off the Red Wings

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at Florida PanthersW 5–3

Red Wings hold off the Panthers

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vs St. Louis BluesL 5–4

Blues run the Red Wings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Chicago BlackhawksW 4–1

Red Wings run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Edmonton OilersW 4–3

Red Wings edge the Oilers in a shootout

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at Calgary FlamesL 4–1

Flames pull away from the Red Wings

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at Vancouver Canucks10:00 PM ET

The Red Wings are the model's lean over the Canucks on the underlying numbers

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at Seattle Kraken9:40 PM ET

Red Wings at Kraken: too close to call

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vs San Jose Sharks7:00 PM ET

The Red Wings are the model's lean over the Sharks — with PDO regression in play

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vs Philadelphia FlyersW 2–1

Red Wings run the Flyers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs New Jersey DevilsL 5–4

Devils run the Red Wings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Montreal CanadiensL 1–0

Canadiens shut out the Red Wings, 1-0

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vs Seattle KrakenL 6–3

Kraken pull away from the Red Wings

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vs Ottawa SenatorsW 5–3

Red Wings hold off the Senators

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vs Winnipeg JetsL 3–2

Jets steal one from the Red Wings against the run of play

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vs New York RangersL 2–0

Rangers shut out the Red Wings, 2-0

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vs Columbus Blue JacketsL 4–2

Blue Jackets hold off the Red Wings

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vs Buffalo SabresW 3–2

Red Wings edge the Sabres in overtime

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsW 7–4

Red Wings pull away from the Penguins

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at Columbus Blue JacketsL 1–0

Blue Jackets shut out the Red Wings, 1-0

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at Florida PanthersL 8–1

D. Tarasov stands tall as the Panthers edge the Red Wings

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at Tampa Bay LightningL 4–3

Lightning edge the Red Wings in overtime

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vs New Jersey DevilsL 5–3

Devils hold off the Red Wings

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vs Philadelphia FlyersW 6–3

Red Wings pull away from the Flyers

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vs Columbus Blue JacketsL 4–3

Blue Jackets edge the Red Wings in a shootout

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vs Minnesota WildL 5–4

Wild hold off the Red Wings

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at New York RangersL 4–1

J. Quick stands tall as the Rangers edge the Red Wings

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at Philadelphia FlyersW 4–2

J. Gibson stands tall as the Red Wings edge the Flyers

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsL 5–1

Penguins run the Red Wings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Philadelphia FlyersL 5–3

Flyers hold off the Red Wings

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at Buffalo SabresW 5–2

Red Wings pull away from the Sabres

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vs Ottawa SenatorsL 3–2

Senators steal one from the Red Wings against the run of play

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vs Boston BruinsL 4–2

J. Swayman stands tall as the Bruins edge the Red Wings

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vs Montreal CanadiensW 3–1

Red Wings hold off the Canadiens

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vs Calgary FlamesW 5–2

Red Wings run the Flames off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Dallas StarsL 3–2

Stars edge the Red Wings in overtime

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at Tampa Bay LightningL 4–1

Lightning pull away from the Red Wings

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at Florida PanthersL 4–3

Panthers hold off the Red Wings

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at New Jersey DevilsW 3–0

Red Wings shut out the Devils, 3-0

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vs Florida PanthersL 3–1

S. Bobrovsky stands tall as the Panthers edge the Red Wings

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