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Thu, Dec 31, 2009·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Colorado Avalanche 2, Detroit Red Wings 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 58% of the time.

DET winsCOL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
COL081717222
DET013210212435

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P2 12:56DETPavel DatsyukAssists: Todd Bertuzzi, Doug Janik · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P2 17:56DETDarren HelmSHAssists: Kris Draper, Nicklas Lidstrom · Snap, 0.11 xG0–2
  3. P2 19:12COLBrandon YipPPAssists: Darcy Tucker, Matt Duchene · Wrist, 0.33 xG1–2
  4. P3 11:59COLBrandon YipPPAssists: Darcy Tucker, Matt Duchene · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P3 16:08DETVille LeinoGWGAssists: Derek Meech, Valtteri Filppula · Tip-in, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:37DETDarren HelmENAssists: Nicklas Lidstrom · Slap, 0.43 xG2–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 0:11DETTomas Holmstrom: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 1:25COLBrett Clark: Holding2 min
  3. P1 13:33DETDoug Janik: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P1 19:58COLBrandon Yip: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P2 10:03DETTodd Bertuzzi: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 17:21DETBrian Rafalski: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 2:29COLCody McLeod: Holding the stick2 min
  8. P3 5:38DETTomas Holmstrom: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 5:38COLAdam Foote: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 10:19DETTomas Holmstrom: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  11. P3 18:01DETValtteri Filppula: Tripping2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

COL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
43% to win57% to win
← COL attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Stastny won the faceoff against Datsyuk
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

COLDET
22Shots on goal35
1.9Expected goals2.3
38Shot attempts57
25Faceoffs won31
6Power plays3
8Penalty minutes14
28Hits24
14Blocked shots8
8Giveaways9
3Takeaways6

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

DET 2.3 xGCOL 1.9 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETCOL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

DET's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line DET is favoured, below it COL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 71/100 · #332 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.66 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
COL 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +38 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 58% of the time.

DET winsCOL wins

Simulated goal difference (DET − COL), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).