Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Red Wings @ Canucks

Thu, Oct 22, 2026

Red Wings 5, Canucks 2

Red Wings at Canucks: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameRed Wings1 gameCanucks1 game
Goals+1.57−1.22
Goals against−1.19+1.91
Shots+1.7−13.7
Shots against−11.2+3.2
Power-play goals+0.14+0.20
Power-play goals allowed+0.28+0.28
Penalty minutes−1.9−1.5

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Canucks

Red Wings

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Canucks

  • The Canucks had lost 8 straight.streakthe runs →Extended to 9.

Red Wings

  • The Red Wings' goals were 0.92 lower on a back-to-back than with a day off or more against expected over their last 165 games, 31st of 32 teams.fact · rankedthe split →This game: 1.71 over expected.

The series

  • The Red Wings lead the series 105–70–18 since 1970-71. The Red Wings have won the last 4.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • At home, the Canucks' goals were 0.86 over expected in 4 games. 4 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.25 under expected.
  • The Red Wings had lost 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 7 of 11.
  • On the road, the Red Wings' goals were 1.71 under expected in 2 games. 2 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.71 over expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 22, 2026at CanucksRed Wings 5, Canucks 2
Jan 8, 2026at Red WingsRed Wings 5, Canucks 1
Dec 8, 2025at CanucksRed Wings 4, Canucks 0
Feb 2, 2025at CanucksRed Wings 3, Canucks 2
Dec 1, 2024at Red WingsCanucks 5, Red Wings 4
Feb 15, 2024at CanucksCanucks 4, Red Wings 1
Feb 10, 2024at Red WingsRed Wings 4, Canucks 3
Feb 13, 2023at CanucksRed Wings 6, Canucks 1
Feb 11, 2023at Red WingsRed Wings 5, Canucks 2
Mar 17, 2022at CanucksRed Wings 1, Canucks 0

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 21, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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