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Sat, Mar 9, 2013·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Detroit Red Wings 0, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 53% of the time.

CBJ winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET01106013030
CBJ1726011324

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:46CBJCam AtkinsonGWGAssists: Matt Calvert · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P2 5:12CBJJack JohnsonPPAssists: Derick Brassard, R.J. Umberger · Slap, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P2 6:35CBJNick FolignoAssists: Ryan Johansen · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–3
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 4:55CBJAdrian Aucoin: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 7:33DETJordin Tootoo: High sticking2 min
  3. P1 18:40CBJR.J. Umberger: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 4:20DETPavel Datsyuk: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  5. P2 8:50DETJonathan Ericsson: Holding2 min
  6. P2 14:23DETBrendan Smith: Holding2 min
  7. P2 17:39CBJAdrian Aucoin: Holding2 min
  8. P2 17:39DETJustin Abdelkader: Diving2 min
  9. P3 2:14DETBrian Lashoff: Boarding2 min
  10. P3 6:13CBJColton Gillies: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 13:34CBJVinny Prospal: Misconduct10 min
  12. P3 14:06DETDamien Brunner: Interference2 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
43% to win57% to win
← DET attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Brassard won the faceoff against Datsyuk
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCBJ
30Shots on goal24
2.4Expected goals2.2
51Shot attempts46
17Faceoffs won34
3Power plays6
14Penalty minutes18
14Hits25
12Blocked shots10
2Giveaways3
4Takeaways8

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. bestDatsyuk – Zetterberg – Abdelkader2:58

    xG 0.42–0.04 (91%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Tootoo – Miller – Emmerton7:28

    xG 0.27–0.10 (74%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Cleary – Datsyuk – Abdelkader6:03

    xG 0.20–0.10 (68%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Cleary – Franzen – Brunner4:24

    xG 0.02–0.13 (13%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKronwall – Ericsson11:24

    xG 0.60–0.19 (76%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

  2. Kindl – Lashoff7:40

    xG 0.05–0.07 (40%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  3. Quincey – Smith10:25

    xG 0.34–0.78 (31%)attempts 13–7goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestUmberger – Foligno – Johansen8:13

    xG 0.54–0.18 (75%)attempts 5–11goals 1–0

  2. Drazenovic – Calvert – Atkinson4:53

    xG 0.24–0.03 (88%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  3. Drazenovic – Letestu – Calvert2:38

    xG 0.07–0.04 (62%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. MacKenzie – Boll – Gillies5:57

    xG 0.08–0.18 (32%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestAucoin – Erixon10:49

    xG 0.49–0.25 (66%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  2. Nikitin – Erixon2:47

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Nikitin – Prout12:25

    xG 0.26–0.32 (45%)attempts 8–11goals 2–0

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 2.2 xGDET 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

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 9/100 · #675 of 720 this seasonSwing 0.73 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 53% of the time.

CBJ winsDET wins

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

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