Arena scorer bias · Detroit Red Wings
Little Caesars Arena: how its scorers counted hits
In 2023-24 the Little Caesars Arena crew credited 12% fewer hits than Red Wings road games (raw), ranking 27 of 32 after shrinkage (0.93). With central recording, the 2025-26 factor is 1.00: in that season the building did not change the count.
Little Caesars Arena: hits and blocks factor by season
Solid = shrunk factor we use, dashed = raw home ÷ road ratio; 1.00 = neutral
Little Caesars Arena hits factor by season (shrunk): 2017-18 1.01, 2018-19 0.91, 2019-20 0.95, 2020-21 0.87, 2021-22 0.96, 2022-23 0.91, 2023-24 0.93, 2024-25 1.00, 2025-26 1.00.
- Hits (shrunk)
- Hits (raw)
- Blocks (shrunk)
Every stat, every season
| Season | Hits | Blocked shots | Giveaways | Takeaways | Missed shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1.00 (0.99) | 1.00 (0.99) | 1.00 (0.99) | 1.00 (0.97) | 0.98 (0.91) |
| 2024-25 | 1.00 (1.01) | 0.98 (0.91) | 1.00 (0.98) | 1.00 (1.03) | 1.01 (1.02) |
| 2023-24 | 0.93 (0.88) | 1.01 (1.07) | 0.83 (0.80) | 0.82 (0.71) | 0.98 (0.97) |
| 2022-23 | 0.91 (0.88) | 0.99 (0.98) | 0.93 (0.89) | 0.72 (0.59) | 0.96 (0.91) |
| 2021-22 | 0.96 (0.93) | 1.00 (1.00) | 0.79 (0.71) | 0.72 (0.54) | 0.92 (0.88) |
| 2020-21 | 0.87 (0.81) | 0.99 (0.97) | 0.84 (0.75) | 0.64 (0.52) | 1.01 (1.02) |
| 2019-20 | 0.95 (0.94) | 0.87 (0.84) | 1.17 (1.20) | 0.68 (0.59) | 0.93 (0.85) |
| 2018-19 | 0.91 (0.89) | 0.89 (0.86) | 1.23 (1.26) | 0.64 (0.57) | 0.95 (0.93) |
| 2017-18 | 1.01 (1.01) | 0.94 (0.91) | 1.09 (1.11) | 0.64 (0.53) | 0.95 (0.93) |
Red Wings hits and blocks in 2025-26
The Red Wings have absorbed 21.4 hits per game (#9 in the league), delivered 18.0, and blocked 15.9 of the 59.0 shot attempts they face per game, over 82 games. Their own shots hit a teammate 1.4 times a game; the play-by-play logs those as blocked shots but nobody is credited. Opponents facing a team that absorbs many hits get a higher hit environment in Hits tonight.
Red Wings hitters at home vs on the road, 2025-26
*Home rate ÷ road rate, divided by the league's home edge that season (1.04×). Above 1 means he is credited more at home than an average player. Central recording season: differences here are role and opponents, not the scorer. A player traded during the season is listed under his last team with his full-season totals.
| Player | GP | Hits | Adjusted | Home /60 | Road /60 | Home vs road* | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco KasperC | 81 | 186 | 186 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 0.87× | – |
| Ben ChiarotD | 82 | 170 | 170 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 0.83× | – |
| Emmitt FinnieC | 82 | 131 | 131 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 1.11× | – |
| Moritz SeiderD | 82 | 128 | 128 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.92× | – |
| Simon EdvinssonD | 72 | 94 | 94 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.11× | – |
| David PerronL | 65 | 90 | 90 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 0.83× | – |
| Mason AppletonC | 65 | 89 | 89 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 1.31× | – |
| Justin FaulkD | 78 | 70 | 70 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.75× | – |
| Jacob Bernard-DockerD | 63 | 66 | 66 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 1.04× | – |
| Michael RasmussenC | 64 | 64 | 64 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 1.52× | – |
| Albert JohanssonD | 82 | 56 | 56 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.52× | – |
| Dylan LarkinC | 74 | 46 | 46 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.68× | – |
| Andrew CoppC | 79 | 44 | 44 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.86× | – |
| Lucas RaymondL | 80 | 43 | 43 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.03× | – |
| Michael Brandsegg-NygårdR | 14 | 43 | 43 | 16.0 | 13.8 | 1.11× | – |
Red Wings hitters at home vs on the road, 2023-24
*Home rate ÷ road rate, divided by the league's home edge that season (1.04×). Above 1 means he is credited more at home than an average player. A player traded during the season is listed under his last team with his full-season totals.
| Player | GP | Hits | Adjusted | Home /60 | Road /60 | Home vs road* | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moritz SeiderD | 82 | 211 | 216 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 0.82× | – |
| Ben ChiarotD | 77 | 163 | 169 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 1.12× | – |
| Jeff PetryD | 73 | 150 | 152 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 0.81× | – |
| Christian FischerR | 79 | 138 | 142 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 0.69× | – |
| Michael RasmussenC | 75 | 124 | 128 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.96× | – |
| David PerronL | 76 | 111 | 113 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 0.60× | – |
| Joseph VelenoC | 80 | 108 | 112 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 1.18× | – |
| Robby FabbriC | 68 | 77 | 78 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.87× | – |
| Lucas RaymondL | 82 | 69 | 70 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.88× | – |
| Alex DeBrincatR | 82 | 66 | 67 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.96× | – |
| Justin HollD | 38 | 59 | 62 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1.34× | – |
| Olli MaattaD | 72 | 53 | 54 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.00× | – |
| J.T. CompherL | 77 | 51 | 52 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.96× | – |
| Dylan LarkinC | 68 | 44 | 45 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.87× | – |
| Jake WalmanD | 63 | 42 | 44 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.64× | – |
FAQ
Does Little Caesars Arena inflate hits?
In 2023-24, the last season with arena crews whose habits repeated, Little Caesars Arena credited 7% fewer hits than Detroit Red Wings road games after shrinkage. In 2025-26, with central recording, its factor is 1.00.
Should I adjust Detroit Red Wings players' hits for their arena?
Mainly for seasons up to 2023-24. After the NHL centralised event recording in 2024-25 the factors shrank to within about ±6%, and in 2025-26 they were 1.00 everywhere, so current hits need no adjustment. Use the adjusted hits leaderboard for older seasons.