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Fri, Feb 4, 2011·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Detroit Red Wings 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 62% of the time.

DET winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ191718324
DET08014012034

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:29CBJAntoine VermetteGWGAssists: Matt Calvert, R.J. Umberger · Slap, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 13:11CBJJared BollAssists: Andrew Murray, Derek MacKenzie · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–0
  3. P3 18:48CBJAndrew MurrayENAssists: Antoine Vermette, Jan Hejda · Snap, 0.66 xG3–0
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 6:02DETJiri Hudler: Holding2 min
  2. P1 7:57CBJR.J. Umberger: Interference2 min
  3. P1 13:21CBJDerick Brassard: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  4. P2 5:42CBJDerek MacKenzie: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  5. P2 7:24DETTodd Bertuzzi: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P2 9:36DETJohan Franzen: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 16:33CBJAntoine Vermette: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 17:27CBJJan Hejda: Boarding2 min
  9. P3 3:05CBJGrant Clitsome: 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJDET
24Shots on goal34
3.2Expected goals2.6
43Shot attempts58
28Faceoffs won22
3Power plays6
12Penalty minutes6
24Hits19
12Blocked shots11
7Giveaways12
8Takeaways12

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. bestClark – Pahlsson – Dorsett8:51

    xG 0.47–0.37 (56%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  2. MacKenzie – Murray – Boll5:10

    xG 0.34–0.28 (54%)attempts 10–4goals 1–0

  3. Nash – Brassard – Voracek11:37

    xG 0.25–0.25 (51%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

  4. Vermette – Umberger – Calvert8:54

    xG 0.23–0.41 (37%)attempts 3–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Methot10:49

    xG 0.47–0.13 (78%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  2. Hejda – Stralman10:11

    xG 0.41–0.29 (59%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Hejda – Clitsome2:08

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestMiller – Abdelkader – Mursak6:09

    xG 0.40–0.14 (74%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. Cleary – Filppula – Hudler10:21

    xG 0.50–0.25 (66%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  3. Draper – Eaves – Helm6:08

    xG 0.26–0.39 (39%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

  4. Bertuzzi – Zetterberg – Franzen12:15

    xG 0.29–0.53 (35%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSalei – Kindl10:03

    xG 0.45–0.22 (67%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Lidstrom – Kronwall10:21

    xG 0.33–0.17 (66%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Kronwall – Kindl2:16

    xG 0.17–0.07 (70%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

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 2.6 xGCBJ 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 7/100 · #1107 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.67 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 62% 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).