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Thu, Feb 21, 2013·Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Detroit Red Wings 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 53% of the time.

DET winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ180729324
DET27011012230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:18DETDamien BrunnerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P1 2:40DETValtteri FilppulaAssists: Brian Lashoff, Henrik Zetterberg · Deflected, 0.08 xG0–2
  3. P1 4:23CBJR.J. UmbergerPPAssists: Cam Atkinson, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–2
  4. P3 5:03CBJDerek DorsettAssists: Derick Brassard · Wrist, 0.42 xG2–2
  5. P3 19:35CBJVinny ProspalGWGAssists: James Wisniewski, Derek Dorsett · Backhand, 0.16 xG3–2
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 3:57CBJDerek Dorsett: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 3:57DETJordin Tootoo: Instigator2 min · PPG
  3. P1 3:57DETJordin Tootoo: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 3:57DETJordin Tootoo: Misconduct10 min
  5. P1 7:07CBJColton Gillies: Cross checking2 min
  6. P1 8:09DETDaniel Cleary: Interference2 min
  7. P1 19:37DETJan Mursak: High sticking2 min
  8. P2 2:18CBJDerek Dorsett: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  9. P2 2:18DETJonathan Ericsson: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  10. P2 9:40CBJFedor Tyutin: Interference2 min
  11. P3 8:56CBJDerek Dorsett: Interference2 min
  12. P3 10:47CBJDerek MacKenzie: 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
43% to win57% to win
← CBJ attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zetterberg won the faceoff against Anisimov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJDET
24Shots on goal30
2.7Expected goals2.5
47Shot attempts46
22Faceoffs won27
3Power plays4
15Penalty minutes23
25Hits21
9Blocked shots13
2Giveaways7
2Takeaways1

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. bestUmberger – Brassard – Atkinson8:55

    xG 0.46–0.20 (70%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  2. Prospal – Dorsett – Letestu9:24

    xG 0.27–0.10 (73%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  3. MacKenzie – Boll – Gillies4:30

    xG 0.03–0.02 (63%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. MacKenzie – Foligno – Calvert3:10

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWisniewski – Erixon11:13

    xG 0.87–0.12 (88%)attempts 12–4goals 1–0

  2. Aucoin – Johnson13:37

    xG 0.32–0.33 (50%)attempts 9–10goals 0–2

  3. Tyutin – Nikitin18:05

    xG 0.35–0.52 (40%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestCleary – Datsyuk – Abdelkader11:07

    xG 0.42–0.31 (58%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  2. Mursak – Andersson – Tatar6:02

    xG 0.07–0.03 (69%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Tootoo – Miller – Emmerton6:52

    xG 0.03–0.27 (9%)attempts 1–7goals 0–0

  4. Zetterberg – Filppula – Brunner11:26

    xG 0.36–0.85 (30%)attempts 9–11goals 2–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestQuincey – Lashoff2:36

    xG 0.24–0.03 (91%)attempts 4–2goals 2–0

  2. Kronwall – Lashoff2:52

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Huskins – Ericsson2:25

    xG 0.08–0.02 (79%)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 2.5 xGCBJ 2.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

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 69/100 · #233 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.66 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +49 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 53% 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).