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Tue, Mar 19, 2024·Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Detroit Red Wings 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Detroit Red Wings win this game 62% of the time.

DET winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CBJ220071800335
DET052911012426

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:56CBJZach WerenskiUnassisted · Snap, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:43CBJAlexandre TexierAssists: Zach Werenski, Damon Severson · Snap, 0.21 xG2–0
  3. P2 2:57DETLucas RaymondPPAssists: Robby Fabbri, Patrick Kane · Snap, 0.23 xG2–1
  4. P2 4:23DETMoritz SeiderAssists: Ben Chiarot, Michael Rasmussen · Wrist, 0.00 xG2–2
  5. P3 4:26CBJKirill MarchenkoPPAssists: Zach Werenski, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:47DETLucas RaymondAssists: Patrick Kane, Shayne Gostisbehere · Snap, 0.25 xG3–3
  7. OT 0:48DETPatrick KaneGWGAssists: Alex DeBrincat, Moritz Seider · Snap, 0.92 xG3–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 3:21CBJMathieu Olivier: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 11:35CBJAlexandre Texier: Holding2 min
  3. P2 1:12CBJAlexandre Texier: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 13:40DETMichael Rasmussen: Cross checking2 min
  5. P3 3:52DETJoseph Veleno: Slashing2 min · PPG
  6. OT 0:48CBJJohnny Gaudreau: Misconduct10 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 20:00Jenner won the faceoff against Fischer
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJDET
35Shots on goal26
3.1Expected goals3.8
64Shot attempts54
24Faceoffs won30
2Power plays3
16Penalty minutes4
17Hits16
17Blocked shots16
8Giveaways7
9Takeaways10

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. bestFix-Wolansky – Voronkov – Pyyhtia8:14

    xG 0.74–0.03 (96%)attempts 17–5goals 1–0

  2. Texier – Marchenko – Sillinger12:05

    xG 0.60–0.41 (59%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  3. Gaudreau – Jenner – Nylander14:06

    xG 0.53–0.62 (46%)attempts 13–14goals 0–1

  4. Gaunce – Olivier – Meyer8:55

    xG 0.06–0.19 (23%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeverson – Werenski15:38

    xG 1.02–0.34 (75%)attempts 17–7goals 2–0

  2. Severson – Provorov2:32

    xG 0.25–0.01 (97%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Provorov – Bean11:40

    xG 0.49–0.30 (62%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestKane – Czarnik – DeBrincat9:10

    xG 0.38–0.07 (84%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. Fabbri – Fischer – Sprong2:24

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Copp – Sprong – Rasmussen2:02

    xG 0.14–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Copp – Rasmussen – Veleno4:45

    xG 0.14–0.02 (89%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Chiarot – Seider15:03

    xG 0.69–0.70 (50%)attempts 17–18goals 1–0

  2. Maatta – Gostisbehere13:26

    xG 0.16–0.43 (27%)attempts 9–15goals 0–0

  3. Petry – Edvinsson15:38

    xG 0.14–0.70 (16%)attempts 5–17goals 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.

DET 3.8 xGCBJ 3.1 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 91/100 · #150 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.31 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 2% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50DET 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +51 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 62% 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).