Boy, Detroit Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat sure seems to miss the net a lot.

We’ll bet you’ve said that at some point this season.

Well, you know what? You’re right.

Missed shots are a stat that the NHL tracks, and as the Red Wings head into the Olympic break following Wednesday’s 4-1 road loss to the Utah Mammoth, no player in the league has accounted for more missed shots than Detroit winger DeBrincat.

DeBrincat has accounted for 106 missed shots through 58 games. He’s missed the target on 26.4% of the shots he’s taken.

DeBrincat has shot wide 66 times and put an additional 27 shots over the net. He’s also had 22.9% of his shots blocked (92 in total).

Now, before you think about taking DeBrincat to task over these numbers, you might want to think again. He’s leading the Red Wings this season with 30 goals. DeBrincat has put 50.6% of his shots on goal (203 out of 401).

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He’s also keeping some pretty impressive company at the top of the missed shots leaderboard. Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy of the Minnesota Wild are also sitting on 106 missed shots. Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Timo Meier of the New Jersey Devils show 106 missed shots in their stat lines.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, who has scored more regular-season goals than anyone in the history of the league, is at 104 missed shots.

Larkin Is The Red Wings’ Iron Man

It also seems as though DeBrincat hits the post a lot, and that he does. DeBrincat has cranked the puck off the goal post nine times this season. However, that doesn’t lead the team.

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It’s Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin who is the champion of hitting the iron. According to data compiled by the website Dobber Prospects, Larkin has hit the post 11 times this season.

Only Florida Panthers forward Sam Reinhart, who’s hit the post 13 times this season, ranks ahead of Larkin.

Larkin has fired 102 shots this season that have missed the net. Detroit is the only team with multiple representatives among the eight NHL players who’ve tallied 100+ missed shots during the 2025-26 campaign.