New York Rangers at Detroit Red WingsOct 2, 2026

In progressFriday, Oct 2, 2026· Little Caesars Arena

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This game is in progress. The full report (shot map, game flow, shifts and takeaways) lands minutes after the final horn.

Preview

Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

New York Rangers

Goalie: Dylan Garand Confirmed
Schedule: Second of a back-to-back
Last game: W 5–1 vs TBL · Oct 1

L1Miller – Bjorkstrand – Dorofeyev
8:55
L2Zibanejad – Lafrenière – Perreault
8:48
L3Tolvanen – Cuylle – Laba
8:08
L4Veleno – Kartye – Chmelar
4:44
D1Pettersson – Durzi
11:07
D2Gavrikov – Fox
10:13
D3Schneider – Smits
9:27
PP1Zibanejad – Miller – Fox – Dorofeyev – Lafrenière
1:37

Projected NYR lines →·NYR goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Detroit Red Wings

Goalie: John Gibson Confirmed
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 1–8 at FLA · Apr 15

L1van Riemsdyk – Kasper – Brandsegg-Nygård
6:17
L2Kane – Copp – DeBrincat
5:23
L3Raymond – Mazur – Finnie
3:17
D1Chiarot – Faulk
14:27
D2Seider – Edvinsson
8:38
D3Hamonic – Johansson
7:57
PP1Kane – DeBrincat – Seider – Raymond – Kasper
3:00

Projected DET lines →·DET goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Game day: all games on Oct 2.

Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.