Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Blues @ Red Wings

Sat, Oct 31, 2026

Blues 5, Red Wings 4

Blues at Red Wings: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameBlues1 gameRed Wings1 game
Goals+1.87+0.83
Goals against+0.84+1.93
Shots−10.5−1.5
Shots against−2.3−12.0
Power-play goals−0.78+0.37
Power-play goals allowed+0.24−0.68
Penalty minutes−5.5−3.2

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

Who put up numbers

Red Wings

Blues

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: 0.90 over expected.

The series

If you squint

  • Against a team at .500 or under, the Red Wings' shots against were 7.9 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: 11.4 under expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 31, 2026at Red WingsBlues 5, Red Wings 4
Oct 28, 2025at BluesRed Wings 5, Blues 2
Oct 25, 2025at Red WingsRed Wings 6, Blues 4
Apr 1, 2025at BluesBlues 2, Red Wings 1
Dec 23, 2024at Red WingsBlues 4, Red Wings 0
Feb 24, 2024at Red WingsRed Wings 6, Blues 1
Dec 12, 2023at BluesRed Wings 6, Blues 4
Mar 23, 2023at Red WingsBlues 4, Red Wings 3
Mar 21, 2023at BluesRed Wings 3, Blues 2
Dec 9, 2021at BluesBlues 6, Red Wings 2

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 30, 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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