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Mon, Nov 15, 2021·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Detroit Red Wings 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 78% of the time.

CBJ winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET1717113327
CBJ010217311538

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:45DETDylan LarkinAssists: Lucas Raymond · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:23DETMichael RasmussenAssists: Vladislav Namestnikov, Filip Hronek · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P2 13:07CBJBoone JennerAssists: Gustav Nyquist, Andrew Peeke · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–1
  4. P2 14:55CBJAdam BoqvistAssists: Egor Chinakhov, Gavin Bayreuther · Wrist, 0.21 xG2–2
  5. P3 13:31DETLucas RaymondAssists: Tyler Bertuzzi, Dylan Larkin · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–2
  6. P3 15:42CBJEgor ChinakhovAssists: Jakub Voracek, Cole Sillinger · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–3
  7. P3 18:41CBJZach WerenskiGWGAssists: Gustav Nyquist · Slap, 0.03 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:57CBJAlexandre TexierENAssists: Eric Robinson, Sean Kuraly · Wrist, 0.74 xG3–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P2 6:06DETDanny DeKeyser: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P2 9:18DETPius Suter: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 17:23CBJGavin Bayreuther: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 17:23DETAdam Erne: Roughing2 min
  5. P3 5:10CBJVladislav Gavrikov: Holding2 min
  6. P3 6:01DETSam Gagner: Hooking2 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
48% to win52% to win
← DET attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Rasmussen won the faceoff against Kuraly
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCBJ
27Shots on goal38
2.2Expected goals4.0
48Shot attempts63
28Faceoffs won22
1Power plays3
8Penalty minutes4
24Hits28
14Blocked shots12
6Giveaways6
8Takeaways11

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. Gagner – Rowney – Veleno7:54

    xG 0.27–0.26 (51%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1

  2. Fabbri – Suter – Zadina9:43

    xG 0.24–0.23 (51%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  3. Bertuzzi – Larkin – Raymond12:36

    xG 0.71–0.76 (48%)attempts 12–14goals 2–1

  4. Namestnikov – Erne – Rasmussen12:27

    xG 0.19–0.39 (33%)attempts 9–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDeKeyser – Seider17:07

    xG 0.72–0.59 (55%)attempts 18–14goals 1–1

  2. Staal – Lindstrom11:36

    xG 0.36–0.35 (51%)attempts 8–14goals 0–0

  3. Leddy – Hronek15:56

    xG 0.50–0.78 (39%)attempts 11–15goals 1–2

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestNyquist – Jenner – Bjorkstrand14:07

    xG 0.96–0.38 (72%)attempts 18–10goals 2–2

  2. Voracek – Chinakhov – Sillinger10:36

    xG 0.49–0.30 (63%)attempts 9–9goals 2–0

  3. Hofmann – Roslovic – Danforth7:12

    xG 0.19–0.10 (66%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  4. Kuraly – Texier – Robinson11:22

    xG 0.31–0.28 (52%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWerenski – Bean17:12

    xG 0.66–0.34 (66%)attempts 17–13goals 1–0

  2. Gavrikov – Peeke14:21

    xG 0.62–0.65 (49%)attempts 14–13goals 1–2

  3. Bayreuther – Boqvist11:15

    xG 0.26–0.34 (43%)attempts 8–9goals 0–1

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 4.0 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 94/100 · #95 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.33 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 11% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +43 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 78% 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).