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Tue, Mar 2, 2021·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Detroit Red Wings 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 89% of the time.

CBJ winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET1100406120
CBJ11031709436

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:44CBJCam AtkinsonSHUnassisted · Slap, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:46DETAnthony ManthaPPAssists: Christian Djoos, Bobby Ryan · Snap, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P2 7:26CBJRiley NashGWGAssists: Emil Bemstrom, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Snap, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P2 9:16CBJJack RoslovicPPAssists: Zach Werenski, Cam Atkinson · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–3
  5. P2 17:37CBJBoone JennerAssists: Zach Werenski, Seth Jones · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–4
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 6:40CBJJack Roslovic: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 14:00CBJSeth Jones: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 5:02DETFilip Hronek: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 8:44DETPatrik Nemeth: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 11:01CBJDavid Savard: Interference2 min
  6. P2 11:25DETChristian Djoos: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 6:10DETMarc Staal: Boarding2 min
  8. P3 17:22DETRobby Fabbri: High sticking2 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
46% to win54% to win
← DET attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Namestnikov won the faceoff against Jenner
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCBJ
20Shots on goal36
1.3Expected goals3.7
38Shot attempts60
33Faceoffs won25
3Power plays5
10Penalty minutes6
23Hits17
12Blocked shots9
4Giveaways9
4Takeaways5

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. Mantha – Fabbri – Brome3:51

    xG 0.03–0.11 (19%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  2. Mantha – Rasmussen – Brome6:07

    xG 0.01–0.15 (8%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  3. Gagner – Namestnikov – Zadina9:07

    xG 0.02–0.24 (6%)attempts 2–8goals 0–1

  4. Ryan – Fabbri – Svechnikov3:09

    xG 0.01–0.45 (3%)attempts 1–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Nemeth – Djoos13:07

    xG 0.15–0.13 (54%)attempts 7–10goals 0–1

  2. DeKeyser – Hronek16:28

    xG 0.30–0.85 (26%)attempts 10–14goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Merrill11:52

    xG 0.22–1.26 (15%)attempts 6–11goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestAtkinson – Roslovic – Laine8:46

    xG 1.02–0.26 (80%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. Domi – Stenlund – Texier6:44

    xG 0.54–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–0goals 0–0

  3. Foligno – Jenner – Robinson8:19

    xG 0.38–0.04 (90%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  4. Nash – Bjorkstrand – Bemstrom9:06

    xG 0.38–0.17 (69%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSavard – Carlsson13:54

    xG 0.91–0.19 (82%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  2. Del Zotto – Gavrikov13:12

    xG 0.84–0.16 (84%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0

  3. Jones – Werenski15:26

    xG 0.71–0.15 (83%)attempts 15–4goals 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 1.3 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 27/100 · #608 of 868 this seasonSwing 0.90 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CBJ 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 89% 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).