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Sun, Dec 4, 2022·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Detroit Red Wings 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 57% of the time.

CBJ winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET213111111435
CBJ08110116234

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:34DETAustin CzarnikAssists: Jonatan Berggren, Olli Maatta · Tip-in, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:36DETDominik KubalikPPAssists: Filip Hronek, David Perron · Slap, 0.13 xG2–0
  3. P2 7:03DETLucas RaymondPPGWGAssists: Filip Hronek, David Perron · Slap, 0.24 xG3–0
  4. P2 16:10CBJMarcus BjorkPPAssists: Boone Jenner, Jack Roslovic · Snap, 0.05 xG3–1
  5. P3 1:58CBJKent JohnsonAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Boone Jenner · Snap, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P3 6:08DETAndrew CoppAssists: Olli Maatta, Oskar Sundqvist · Snap, 0.09 xG4–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 17:08CBJCole Sillinger: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 17:45CBJMarcus Bjork: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 5:11CBJGavin Bayreuther: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 6:03CBJJack Roslovic: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 15:11DETOskar Sundqvist: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P2 18:18DETDavid Perron: Holding the stick2 min
  7. P3 15:11CBJEgor Chinakhov: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 18:12DETPius Suter: 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
49% to win51% to win
← DET attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kuraly won the faceoff against Copp
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETCBJ
35Shots on goal34
3.9Expected goals4.3
56Shot attempts56
30Faceoffs won28
5Power plays3
6Penalty minutes10
13Hits13
11Blocked shots12
8Giveaways10
6Takeaways5

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. bestPerron – Larkin – Raymond10:46

    xG 0.41–0.20 (67%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  2. Czarnik – Veleno – Berggren9:04

    xG 0.56–0.50 (53%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  3. Kubalik – Rasmussen – Suter9:01

    xG 0.17–0.31 (36%)attempts 6–10goals 0–1

  4. Sundqvist – Copp – Erne9:52

    xG 0.17–0.57 (23%)attempts 6–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMaatta – Hronek16:31

    xG 0.88–0.45 (66%)attempts 20–10goals 2–0

  2. Chiarot – Seider13:19

    xG 0.44–0.69 (39%)attempts 12–15goals 0–0

  3. Oesterle – Walman12:23

    xG 0.25–0.53 (32%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Jenner – Laine8:11

    xG 0.34–0.20 (63%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  2. Foudy – Chinakhov – Sillinger5:36

    xG 0.34–0.21 (62%)attempts 4–4goals 0–1

  3. Gaudreau – Jenner – Johnson4:21

    xG 0.14–0.09 (62%)attempts 4–6goals 1–0

  4. Kuraly – Meyer – Robinson5:06

    xG 0.16–0.11 (58%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Christiansen8:31

    xG 0.57–0.24 (70%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

  2. Peeke – Bjork2:37

    xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Peeke – Bayreuther8:05

    xG 0.41–0.19 (69%)attempts 7–4goals 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 4.3 xGDET 3.9 xG
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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 63/100 · #531 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.05 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 57% of the time.

CBJ winsDET wins

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

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