Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Blackhawks @ Red Wings

Thu, Oct 29, 2026

Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 1

Blackhawks at Red Wings: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameBlackhawks1 gameRed Wings1 game
Goals−2.18+0.63
Goals against+0.84−1.94
Shots−6.3+1.3
Shots against+1.9−4.7
Power-play goals−0.78+0.28
Power-play goals allowed+0.24−0.58
Penalty minutes−1.5−7.5

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

Who put up numbers

Red Wings

Blackhawks

Analysis

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

Red Wings

  • The Red Wings' goals were 0.93 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: 0.72 over expected.

The series

  • The Red Wings lead the series 417–338–84 since 1926-27. The Red Wings have won the last 2.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • Against a team at .500 or under, the Red Wings' shots against were 11.4 under expected in 1 game. One game is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 4.4 under expected.
  • On the road, the Blackhawks' goal differential was 2.84 under 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: 2.72 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 29, 2026at Red WingsRed Wings 4, Blackhawks 1
Dec 13, 2025at BlackhawksRed Wings 4, Blackhawks 0
Nov 9, 2025at Red WingsBlackhawks 5, Red Wings 1
Jan 10, 2025at Red WingsRed Wings 5, Blackhawks 3
Nov 6, 2024at BlackhawksRed Wings 4, Blackhawks 1
Feb 25, 2024at BlackhawksRed Wings 3, Blackhawks 2
Nov 30, 2023at Red WingsRed Wings 5, Blackhawks 1
Mar 8, 2023at Red WingsRed Wings 4, Blackhawks 3
Oct 21, 2022at BlackhawksBlackhawks 4, Red Wings 3
Jan 26, 2022at Red WingsBlackhawks 8, Red Wings 5

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 28, 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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