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Sat, Jan 14, 2023·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Detroit Red Wings 3

Expected result

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

DET winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ3141803425
DET0808312328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:47CBJPatrik LaineAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Jack Roslovic · Slap, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:54CBJVladislav GavrikovAssists: Kent Johnson, Emil Bemstrom · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–0
  3. P1 15:30CBJPatrik LaineAssists: Jack Roslovic, Nick Blankenburg · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–0
  4. P2 1:32CBJPatrik LaineGWGAssists: Adam Boqvist, Johnny Gaudreau · Slap, 0.05 xG4–0
  5. P3 5:50DETOlli MaattaAssists: Dominik Kubalik, Dylan Larkin · Wrist, 0.01 xG4–1
  6. P3 7:08DETJake WalmanUnassisted · Snap, 0.08 xG4–2
  7. P3 15:56DETLucas RaymondAssists: Filip Hronek, Ben Chiarot · Backhand, 0.06 xG4–3
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 10:01CBJVladislav Gavrikov: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 1:53CBJSean Kuraly: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 5:54DETDominik Kubalik: 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0DET
49% to win51% to win
← CBJ attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jenner won the faceoff against Copp
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJDET
25Shots on goal28
2.4Expected goals1.4
43Shot attempts52
26Faceoffs won23
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
27Hits23
17Blocked shots8
9Giveaways9
4Takeaways6

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Roslovic – Laine12:57

    xG 1.10–0.29 (79%)attempts 16–8goals 3–1

  2. Bemstrom – Marchenko – Johnson7:51

    xG 0.55–0.20 (74%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  3. Nyquist – Jenner – Robinson11:55

    xG 0.24–0.09 (73%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  4. Kuraly – Olivier – Foudy9:31

    xG 0.15–0.12 (56%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Berni12:26

    xG 0.77–0.21 (78%)attempts 13–6goals 0–1

  2. Gavrikov – Boqvist14:05

    xG 0.56–0.08 (88%)attempts 12–9goals 3–0

  3. Gudbranson – Gavrikov2:00

    xG 0.46–0.05 (91%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestPerron – Kubalik – Larkin5:35

    xG 0.13–0.06 (68%)attempts 4–3goals 1–0

  2. Perron – Kubalik – Rasmussen3:45

    xG 0.07–0.01 (87%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Copp – Rasmussen – Berggren7:40

    xG 0.18–0.16 (53%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  4. Bertuzzi – Fabbri – Raymond7:33

    xG 0.36–0.49 (42%)attempts 6–5goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMaatta – Oesterle15:40

    xG 0.26–0.19 (58%)attempts 16–8goals 1–1

  2. Chiarot – Hronek15:29

    xG 0.64–0.60 (52%)attempts 15–9goals 1–1

  3. Walman – Seider13:25

    xG 0.15–0.94 (14%)attempts 8–15goals 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.

DET 1.4 xGCBJ 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DETCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

DET's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line DET is favoured, below it CBJ. Dots are goals.

Excitement 82/100 · #301 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.91 · 6 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50DET 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 70% of the time.

DET winsCBJ wins

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

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