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Tue, Mar 8, 2016·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Detroit Red Wings 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 70% of the time.

CBJ winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET04111220335
CBJ0162838532

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:35CBJDavid SavardPPAssists: Alexander Wennberg, Seth Jones · Slap, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 10:24DETJustin AbdelkaderAssists: Gustav Nyquist, Mike Green · Snap, 0.18 xG1–1
  3. P2 16:36CBJDavid ClarksonAssists: Matt Calvert, William Karlsson · Snap, 0.23 xG1–2
  4. P3 0:26CBJBoone JennerAssists: Brandon Dubinsky, Cam Atkinson · Snap, 0.19 xG1–3
  5. P3 9:14CBJCam AtkinsonPPGWGAssists: Seth Jones, Alexander Wennberg · Tip-in, 0.18 xG1–4
  6. P3 15:44DETTomas TatarPPAssists: Mike Green, Pavel Datsyuk · Snap, 0.04 xG2–4
  7. P3 16:30DETAndreas AthanasiouAssists: Mike Green · Tip-in, 0.17 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:42CBJCam AtkinsonENAssists: Boone Jenner, Brandon Dubinsky · Wrist, 0.62 xG3–5
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 2:47DETJonathan Ericsson: Holding the stick2 min
  2. P1 12:13CBJFedor Tyutin: Boarding2 min
  3. P1 17:45CBJMatt Calvert: Boarding2 min
  4. P1 19:31DETNiklas Kronwall: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 0:24DETLuke Glendening: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 3:04CBJRene Bourque: Cross checking2 min
  7. P3 4:25DETAndreas Athanasiou: Fighting5 min · PPG
  8. P3 4:25CBJMatt Calvert: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 7:46DETGustav Nyquist: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 8:12DETLuke Glendening: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 10:44CBJDalton Prout: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 14:20CBJFedor Tyutin: Hooking2 min · PPG
  13. P3 18:32DETDarren Helm: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 18:32DETDarren Helm: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 18:32CBJNick Foligno: Roughing2 min
  16. P3 18:32CBJNick Foligno: Roughing2 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
47% to win54% to win
← DET attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dubinsky won the faceoff against Zetterberg
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCBJ
35Shots on goal32
3.7Expected goals5.1
74Shot attempts51
33Faceoffs won30
5Power plays5
19Penalty minutes19
20Hits24
13Blocked shots20
3Giveaways5
4Takeaways3

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. bestRichards – Athanasiou – Larkin2:11

    xG 0.19–0.03 (86%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Datsyuk – Tatar – Sheahan2:58

    xG 0.15–0.02 (90%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Datsyuk – Helm – Tatar3:39

    xG 0.12–0.01 (93%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Nyquist – Tatar – Sheahan2:16

    xG 0.02–0.02 (50%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Marchenko – DeKeyser9:44

    xG 0.14–0.35 (28%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  2. Kronwall – Ericsson10:46

    xG 0.42–0.72 (37%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1

  3. Quincey – Green9:39

    xG 0.65–1.11 (37%)attempts 12–10goals 1–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestClarkson – Calvert – Karlsson4:56

    xG 0.92–0.22 (81%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  2. Campbell – Bourque – Boll3:33

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Dubinsky – Atkinson – Jenner9:40

    xG 0.67–0.66 (51%)attempts 9–9goals 1–1

  4. Hartnell – Foligno – Wennberg10:19

    xG 0.01–0.26 (4%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMurray – Jones12:03

    xG 1.16–0.50 (70%)attempts 15–13goals 2–1

  2. Goloubef – Savard10:01

    xG 0.84–0.49 (63%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  3. Tyutin – Prout10:57

    xG 0.08–0.37 (18%)attempts 5–9goals 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.

CBJ 5.1 xGDET 3.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 77/100 · #265 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.36 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 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 70% of the time.

CBJ winsDET wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
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+5
+6
+7

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