Flyers vs. Red WingsFinal score and model picks, graded
FinalLittle Caesars Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Top model pick, graded
WonAlex DeBrincat over 3.5 shots on goal −105
Why NHL Shot Volume Hunter likes it: 4.00 SOG average across six 2026 games, exactly 0.50 above the 3.5 line.
How the picks did
Models went 7-7 on this game · −13% return
- Detroit Red Wings to win+70%Won
Taken at −142 on DraftKings


3 modelsNHL Ice Edge, high-confidence main markets +1Why 3 models like it
NHL Ice Edge- 63% model probability versus 58.7% break-even at DraftKings -142.
- Last six 5v5 Corsi: Detroit 52.3%, Philadelphia 42.5%, a 9.9-point gap.
- Tarasov has only one current start; the .974 save rate is an extremely thin sample.
high-confidence main markets- Detroit’s 52.1% 5v5 SAT rate leads Philadelphia’s 39.8%; shots favor Detroit 31.8, 20.8 per game.
- Confirmed Daniil Tarasov owns a .974 season save percentage and 100% quality-start rate; Joseph Woll is at .914.
- Detroit is only 1-3-2, so the early-season sample is noisy despite the underlying shot advantage.
Scratch Tape- Cam York is confirmed out: 21.8 minutes/game and 12.3% of Philadelphia's defense ice time.
- Travis Konecny (16.8 minutes/game) and Rasmus Ristolainen (18.3) are also listed out by the NHL preview.
- The official preview has no precise publication timestamp; the out statuses may have been priced before today's lineup confirmation.
- Alex DeBrincat over 3.5 shots on goal+95%Won
Taken at −105 on DraftKings

2 modelsNHL Shot Volume Hunter, Jay Money PrizePicks MatrixWhy 2 models like it
NHL Shot Volume Hunter- 4.00 SOG average across six 2026 games, exactly 0.50 above the 3.5 line.
- 20:43 average TOI with 3:58 average power-play time across those six games.
- The individual sample is only six games, not the preferred 10-game baseline.
Jay Money PrizePicks Matrix- 23 shots on goal across his last five games: 4.6 per game, 31% above the 3.5 line.
- He cleared 3.5 in three of those five, including 7 and 6 in his two most recent games.
- Small five-game sample; he stayed at three shots in two of those games.
- Detroit Red Wings spread −1.5−100%Lost
Taken at 35¢ on Polymarket US
Rung SeamDown 29% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- The recent scoring-margin gap is 1.6 goals: Detroit -0.8 versus Philadelphia -2.4.
- The ladder prices Detroit 3+ at 22% versus a 29% base rate and 4+ at 9% versus 13%, supporting a coherent underpricing of favorite rungs.
- Both sides are quoted with roughly one-cent raw spreads; the rung is not a placeholder or untraded quote.
- The 43%/29%/13% rates are league base rates, not a game-specific model; early-season samples are thin.
- Tie third-period winner−100%Lost
Taken at 27¢ on Kalshi
Late TiesUp 329% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Shrunk period-goal model gives Detroit 0.96 and Philadelphia 0.95 expected third-period goals, implying roughly a 34% tie.
- The 2025-26 third-period rates were Detroit 1.09 for, 1.22 against and Philadelphia 0.97 for, 0.80 against; current-season noise is heavily shrunk toward those baselines.
- Confirmed goalies Joseph Woll (.914 current save rate) and Daniil Tarasov (.974) support a lower-scoring, tighter third period.
- The period sample is small: six Detroit games and eight Philadelphia games this season; Tarasov has only one start in the current sample.
- Alex DeBrincat no 1+ goal+59%Won
Taken at 63¢ on Kalshi
Hot Hand CoolerDown 23% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Trailing-10 shot average is 3.5; the candidate gate is met exactly.
- Season shot rate is 4.0 through six games; blending rates gives roughly 3.75 expected shots.
- Current 5v5 shooting is 17.6% versus 9.0% last season; regression plus goalie adjustment estimates a 32% goal chance.
- DeBrincat has four goals in six games, so the hot finishing may persist rather than regress.
- Philadelphia Flyers to win−100%Lost
Taken at 44¢ on Polymarket US
Backup TaxUp 65% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Joseph Woll confirmed for Philadelphia; he has 4 current-season starts plus 38 last season, clearing the recent-start gate.
- Daniil Tarasov confirmed for Detroit and is the projected backup; his 2025-26 save rate was .8942 over 31 starts.
- Hard-shrunk team rates: PHI was 2.95 GF/2.90 GA last season; DET was 2.94 GF/3.15 GA.
- Philadelphia is 1.25 GF and 3.88 GA per game through its current eight-game sample.
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- Philadelphia Flyers over 5.5 total goals−100%Lost
Taken at 52¢ on ProphetX
Empty Net OverDown 25% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- 50/50 current-to-2025-26 rate shrink gives 5.66 goals before empty-net adjustment.
- Adding a 0.20-goal empty-net adjustment produces a 5.86 projected total, 0.36 above 5.5.
- Detroit is a -132 favorite; three of its six games ended in one-goal margins, supporting a lead-by-one pull scenario.
- Philadelphia has scored only 1.25 goals per game through eight games, making a 3-0 or 3-1 low-total script plausible.
- Detroit Red Wings −1.5−100%Lost
Taken at 35¢ on Polymarket US
Overtime TaxDown 31% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- DET is the stronger side by a 1.6-goal recent scoring-margin gap: -0.8 versus PHI -2.4.
- The brief's strongest-favorite base rate puts a 2+ goal win near 43%; the contract costs 35¢.
- The live +1.5/-1.5 pair is clean and exclusive at 66¢/35¢, summing to 1.01.
- Starting-goalie confirmation is incomplete; the NHL preview lists candidates rather than one confirmed starter for each club.
- Lucas Raymond over 2.5 shots on goal−100%Lost
Taken at +122 on FanDuel
THE 3 N -SPORTS SYSTEMDown 30% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Raymond averages 3.0 shots on goal across six current-season games and 3.2 over his last five, 20%+ above the 2.5 line.
- He has averaged about 20.3 minutes per game, indicating a stable top-six usage base.
- FanDuel +122 implies about 45.0%; my estimated win probability is 54%.
- Raymond cleared 2.5 shots in only 3 of his 6 current-season games.
- Joseph Woll over 26.5 saves−100%Lost
Taken at −120 on DraftKings
THE 3 N -SPORTS SYSTEMDown 30% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Projected approximately 30.3 saves from 33.2 expected shots faced and Woll's .914 current-season save rate.
- Woll is confirmed to start and has logged 26, 24, 37, and 41 saves in four starts.
- DraftKings -120 implies roughly 54.5%; my estimated win probability is 67%.
- Only four starts create substantial early-season sample uncertainty.
- Trevor Zegras under 0.5 points+73%Won
Taken at −137 on prizepicks
Jay Money PrizePicks MatrixDown 5% last 7 daysWhy it likes it
- Zegras has 3 points in his last eight current-season games, averaging 0.38 versus the 0.5 line: a 25% below-line divergence.
- He was held scoreless in five of those eight games, including each of his first three October road games.
- Detroit has allowed just 24.33 shots per game this season, supporting a lower-event point environment.
- A top-line role with Sean Couturier and Owen Tippett creates meaningful assist upside.
Questions
Who won Flyers vs. Red Wings?
The Red Wings won 2-1 on Thursday, Oct 15, 2026.