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Sat, Jan 15, 2011·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Detroit Red Wings 6 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 59% of the time.

DET winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CBJ291142700530
DET2921411011634

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:33CBJDerick BrassardAssists: Rick Nash · Wrist, 0.32 xG1–0
  2. P1 4:12CBJGrant ClitsomeAssists: Jakub Voracek, Rick Nash · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P1 17:34DETValtteri FilppulaAssists: Todd Bertuzzi, Jiri Hudler · Snap, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P1 19:20DETDrew MillerAssists: Darren Helm, Kris Draper · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P2 2:57CBJMatt CalvertAssists: Jakub Voracek, Jan Hejda · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–2
  6. P2 3:57DETJonathan EricssonAssists: Darren Helm · Backhand, 0.07 xG3–3
  7. P2 8:02DETBrian RafalskiAssists: Drew Miller, Jonathan Ericsson · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–4
  8. P3 1:10CBJR.J. UmbergerPPAssists: Fedor Tyutin, Derick Brassard · Backhand, 0.40 xG4–4
  9. P3 3:32DETKris DraperAssists: Drew Miller, Nicklas Lidstrom · Wrist, 0.26 xG4–5
  10. P3 18:56CBJRick NashAssists: Grant Clitsome, Antoine Vermette · Wrist, 0.02 xG5–5
  11. OT 0:45DETJohan FranzenGWGAssists: Henrik Zetterberg, Niklas Kronwall · Wrist, 0.03 xG5–6
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 7:31CBJDerick Brassard: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 11:39DETNicklas Lidstrom: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 19:50DETHenrik Zetterberg: Tripping2 min · PPG

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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
47% to win53% to win
← CBJ attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pahlsson won the faceoff against Helm
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJDET
30Shots on goal34
2.3Expected goals2.9
51Shot attempts57
29Faceoffs won29
2Power plays1
2Penalty minutes4
21Hits24
12Blocked shots11
8Giveaways8
6Takeaways12

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestHuselius – Vermette – Umberger10:45

    xG 0.42–0.16 (72%)attempts 13–6goals 0–1

  2. Clark – Pahlsson – Dorsett7:48

    xG 0.18–0.13 (58%)attempts 5–5goals 0–2

  3. Nash – Brassard – Voracek12:52

    xG 0.74–0.71 (51%)attempts 13–11goals 2–1

  4. Wilson – Boll – Calvert6:17

    xG 0.07–0.20 (25%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Methot6:36

    xG 0.20–0.02 (93%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Clitsome – Russell10:28

    xG 0.29–0.30 (49%)attempts 12–11goals 1–0

  3. Hejda – Methot11:01

    xG 0.70–0.74 (49%)attempts 11–15goals 2–3

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestZetterberg – Eaves – Franzen11:58

    xG 0.96–0.18 (84%)attempts 16–4goals 0–0

  2. Draper – Miller – Helm9:14

    xG 0.55–0.21 (72%)attempts 6–4goals 3–0

  3. Abdelkader – Mursak – Tatar6:09

    xG 0.30–0.07 (80%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  4. Zetterberg – Miller – Franzen3:23

    xG 0.15–0.14 (51%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLidstrom – Kronwall18:45

    xG 1.23–0.51 (71%)attempts 21–11goals 1–1

  2. Salei – Ericsson2:01

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  3. Salei – Kindl11:32

    xG 0.30–0.22 (57%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

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 2.9 xGCBJ 2.3 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETCBJ

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 CBJ. Dots are goals.

Excitement 100/100 · #8 of 1230 this seasonSwing 3.21 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 16% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +46 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 59% of the time.

DET winsCBJ wins

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

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