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Detroit Red Wings vs Winnipeg Jets — Saturday, January 4, 2025 Game Analysis

Detroit Red Wings at Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre. Final.

Game Analysis

Canada Life Centre

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WPG

  • Josh Morrissey (4)2nd 5:48 · Slap ShotAssists: Mark Scheifele (23), Nino Niederreiter (12)
  • Nikolaj Ehlers (12)3rd 16:45 · Tip-InAssists: Neal Pionk (23), Vladislav Namestnikov (11)

DET

  • PPDylan Larkin (15)1st 6:25 · Wrist ShotAssists: Lucas Raymond (24), Moritz Seider (18)
  • PPLucas Raymond (16)2nd 4:33 · Slap ShotAssists: Moritz Seider (19), Patrick Kane (12)
  • Alex DeBrincat (17)3rd 7:14 · Tip-InAssists: Patrick Kane (13)
  • ENDylan Larkin (16)3rd 19:31 · Wrist ShotAssists: Lucas Raymond (25), Moritz Seider (20)

Detroit Red Wings vs Winnipeg Jets Game Summary — Saturday, January 4, 2025

By Hockey in 60

Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.

Detroit Red Wings defeated Winnipeg Jets 4–2. The game was played at Canada Life Centre.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

Detroit Red Wings vs Winnipeg Jets Game Analysis — Saturday, January 4, 2025

By Hockey in 60

Detroit Red Wings paired the victory with a 29–23 advantage in shots on goal, accounting for 55.8% of the two teams’ combined shots. That gives the result support beyond the scoreline: the winning side also put more attempts on target. Shot totals alone do not show the quality of those chances or how the balance changed while either team was protecting a lead.

Detroit Red Wings converted 2 of 3 power plays (66.7%); Winnipeg Jets converted 0 of 2 power plays (0.0%). The 2-goal net power-play edge matched the 2-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.

Detroit Red Wings won 58.7% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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Detroit Red Wings vs Winnipeg Jets Game Statistics — Saturday, January 4, 2025

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticDetroit Red WingsWinnipeg Jets
Shots on goal2923
Power-play goals20
Power-play opportunities32
Power-play conversion (%)66.70.0
Faceoffs won (%)58.741.3
Hits921
Blocked shots1315
Takeaways72
Giveaways76
Penalty minutes46

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

Detroit Red Wings won 4–2 at Canada Life Centre.

Who scored

Goalies

  • Alex Lyon stopped 21 of 23 for Detroit Red Wings.
  • Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 of 28 for Winnipeg Jets.

Dylan Larkin Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Lucas Raymond (24), Moritz Seider (18) That made the score 1–0 in the 1st, and Detroit Red Wings stayed ahead.

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