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Tue, Oct 25, 2011·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Detroit Red Wings 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 76% of the time.

CBJ winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET16015010131
CBJ21411216432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:21CBJR.J. UmbergerAssists: Antoine Vermette, Ryan Johansen · Wrist, 0.30 xG0–1
  2. P1 4:54DETDarren HelmAssists: Justin Abdelkader, Todd Bertuzzi · Backhand, 0.19 xG1–1
  3. P1 8:56CBJRyan JohansenPPGWGAssists: Grant Clitsome, Kris Russell · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–2
  4. P2 14:16CBJJohn MooreAssists: Cody Bass, Grant Clitsome · Slap, 0.02 xG1–3
  5. P3 19:06CBJDerek MacKenzieENAssists: R.J. Umberger, Grant Clitsome · Wrist, 0.63 xG1–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 2:15CBJGrant Clitsome: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 7:27DETTodd Bertuzzi: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  3. P1 12:34DETJohan Franzen: Interference2 min
  4. P2 3:56DETTodd Bertuzzi: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 7:14CBJSamuel Pahlsson: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 8:52DETHenrik Zetterberg: Holding2 min
  7. P3 2:16DETJonathan Ericsson: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 8:35DETPavel Datsyuk: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 12:03DETValtteri Filppula: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 17:48CBJDerek Dorsett: Holding2 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
45% to win55% to win
← DET attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Vermette won the faceoff against Datsyuk
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCBJ
31Shots on goal32
2.2Expected goals3.7
59Shot attempts53
26Faceoffs won29
3Power plays7
14Penalty minutes6
20Hits30
7Blocked shots18
3Giveaways2
2Takeaways8

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestEaves – Miller – Abdelkader2:56

    xG 0.74–0.04 (95%)attempts 8–2goals 0–1

  2. Bertuzzi – Abdelkader – Helm2:27

    xG 0.29–0.12 (71%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0

  3. Holmstrom – Datsyuk – Franzen2:35

    xG 0.07–0.02 (81%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Holmstrom – Datsyuk – Zetterberg3:16

    xG 0.16–0.17 (48%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. White – Ericsson2:50

    xG 0.01–0.04 (20%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. White – Kindl2:55

    xG 0.02–0.16 (12%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Stuart – Kronwall9:55

    xG 0.59–0.77 (44%)attempts 11–7goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestVermette – Umberger – Johansen9:07

    xG 0.85–0.18 (82%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  2. MacKenzie – Giroux – Bass5:09

    xG 0.28–0.01 (96%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  3. Pahlsson – Dorsett – Mayorov9:28

    xG 0.33–0.19 (64%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  4. Prospal – Nash – Brassard7:30

    xG 0.42–0.34 (56%)attempts 7–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Russell11:30

    xG 1.12–0.44 (72%)attempts 16–11goals 0–1

  2. Johnson – Moore2:43

    xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Tyutin – Wisniewski15:01

    xG 0.56–0.70 (44%)attempts 7–18goals 1–0

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.

CBJ 3.7 xGDET 2.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJDET

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 30/100 · #840 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.01 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 76% of the time.

CBJ winsDET wins

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

-7
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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).