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Sat, Nov 11, 2023·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Detroit Red Wings 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 67% of the time.

DET winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ271817422
DET2921118528

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:41DETLucas RaymondAssists: J.T. Compher · Wrap-around, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 4:26DETRobby FabbriAssists: Christian Fischer, Jeff Petry · Snap, 0.25 xG0–2
  3. P1 5:33CBJAlexandre TexierAssists: Damon Severson · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P1 18:14CBJAdam FantilliAssists: Kirill Marchenko, Dmitri Voronkov · Bat, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P2 5:41CBJSean KuralyAssists: Zach Werenski, Erik Gudbranson · Snap, 0.07 xG3–2
  6. P2 16:01DETAlex DeBrincatAssists: Jeff Petry · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–3
  7. P2 18:19DETDaniel SprongAssists: Klim Kostin · Snap, 0.20 xG3–4
  8. P3 2:33DETJake WalmanGWGAssists: Christian Fischer, Joseph Veleno · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–5
  9. P3 11:30CBJPatrik LaineUnassisted · Snap, 0.04 xG4–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 13:22DETRobby Fabbri: Holding2 min
  2. P2 2:55DETBen Chiarot: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 8:33CBJJohnny Gaudreau: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 12:22CBJEmil Bemstrom: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 0:00CBJErik Gudbranson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P3 9:21DETRobby Fabbri: Tripping2 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
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackDET attack →
  1. P1 20:00Compher won the faceoff against Jenner
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJDET
22Shots on goal28
2.3Expected goals3.3
65Shot attempts51
20Faceoffs won32
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
16Hits14
15Blocked shots24
11Giveaways8
1Takeaways9

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. bestMarchenko – Voronkov – Fantilli9:04

    xG 0.51–0.09 (85%)attempts 12–6goals 1–1

  2. Roslovic – Bemstrom – Sillinger10:17

    xG 0.53–0.53 (50%)attempts 13–6goals 0–0

  3. Kuraly – Danforth – Texier9:16

    xG 0.22–0.52 (30%)attempts 9–7goals 0–2

  4. Gaudreau – Jenner – Laine10:52

    xG 0.09–1.38 (6%)attempts 8–19goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeverson – Werenski2:21

    xG 0.31–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 1–0

  2. Gudbranson – Werenski13:37

    xG 0.66–0.58 (53%)attempts 15–12goals 1–1

  3. Severson – Provorov14:22

    xG 0.38–0.71 (35%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestFabbri – Fischer – Veleno10:04

    xG 1.54–0.41 (79%)attempts 20–8goals 2–1

  2. Sprong – Rasmussen – Kostin7:41

    xG 0.40–0.08 (83%)attempts 4–12goals 1–0

  3. Larkin – DeBrincat – Raymond10:08

    xG 0.56–0.46 (55%)attempts 10–11goals 1–1

  4. Perron – Copp – Compher10:22

    xG 0.10–0.39 (20%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPetry – Chiarot16:02

    xG 1.35–0.67 (67%)attempts 18–22goals 4–2

  2. Walman – Seider14:21

    xG 0.83–0.61 (58%)attempts 12–14goals 0–1

  3. Holl – Gostisbehere9:04

    xG 0.23–0.28 (45%)attempts 5–7goals 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.

DET 3.3 xGCBJ 2.3 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 92/100 · #138 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.10 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 67% of the time.

DET winsCBJ wins

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

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