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Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Recap

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The Detroit Red Wings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4. The lead changed hands 3 times. It was tied 3-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jonatan Berggren's goal at 19:24 of the third period, which took the Red Wings' chances from 47% to 96%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 2.3 to 1.6; shots on goal were DET 26, CBJ 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Cam Talbot stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 2.4 goals below expected; Elvis Merzlikins stopped 21 of 26 (.808), 2.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Alex DeBrincat (1 G, 2 A), 2. James van Riemsdyk (2 G, 1 A), 3. Jonatan Berggren (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    DET
    A. DeBrincat1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    J. van Riemsdyk2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    DET
    J. Berggren1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
DETDET3120628526
CBJCBJ1725113425

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +10 ptsVideo
    0-1
    2:42
  2. DET
    snapxG 0.46win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    6:55
  3. DET
    slapxG 0.01win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-1
    14:39
  4. DET
    M. Seider (17), D. Larkin (17)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +12 ptsVideo
    3-1
    17:09

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.05win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-2
    11:09
  2. CBJ
    snapxG 0.12win prob +23 ptsVideo
    3-3
    18:40

3rd period

  1. DET
    D. Larkin(14)PPG
    snapxG 0.22win prob +21 ptsVideo
    4-3
    4:54
  2. CBJ
    wristxG 0.09win prob +42 ptsVideo
    4-4
    17:19
  3. DET
    wristxG 0.16win prob +49 ptsVideo
    5-4
    19:24

Penalties

DET 4 PIM·CBJ 10 PIM

1st

  • 0:47DETserved by J. Veleno · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 12:05CBJDmitri Voronkov · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Larkin2 min
  • 17:02CBJSean Kuraly · Trippingdrawn by Alex DeBrincat2 min

3rd

  • 3:58CBJDmitri Voronkov · Hookingdrawn by Dylan Larkin2 min
  • 17:19DETserved by Jonatan Berggren · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 20:00CBJDmitri Voronkov · Cross checkingdrawn by Ben Chiarot2 min
  • 20:00CBJZach Werenski · Roughingdrawn by Lucas Raymond2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CBJ goalDET goalFinal: CBJ 0%

Biggest swing: Jonatan Berggren, 3rd 19:24 — DET 47% → 96%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.17S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.16D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.15S. Monahan · Missed · xG 0.14S. Monahan · Goal · xG 0.12J. van Riemsdyk · Goal · xG 0.12D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.10J. van Riemsdyk · Goal · xG 0.09Z. Werenski · Goal · xG 0.05S. Monahan · Missed · xG 0.05A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.05C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.02C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.02D. Mateychuk · On goal · xG 0.02D. Fabbro · Missed · xG 0.02I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.02I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pyyhtia · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.01A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.01D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.01K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01J. Christiansen · On goal · xG 0.00K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.00J. Christiansen · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ4 G · 1.6 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

DETvsCBJ
2.35 G
All situations
4 G1.6
1.73 G
Even strength
3 G1.2
0.62 G
Power play
1 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 66 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
DET62%38%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.15 – 1.57

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

DETvsCBJ
26
Shots on goal
25
49%
Faceoffs
51%
2/3
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
10
16
Hits
18
15
Blocked shots
18
15
Giveaways
11
7
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Detroit Red Wings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
53M. SeiderD011-110.02420—25:49
8B. ChiarotD011-100.00040—24:18
77S. EdvinssonD000+100.00220—20:32
71D. LarkinC112-140.471004120:01
23L. RaymondL000000.10020—17:26
46J. PetryD000+110.08100—17:17
90J. VelenoC000-110.01200017:07
37J. CompherL000020.060206416:47
48J. BerggrenR101+120.23000—15:19
88P. KaneR112+140.58000—15:05
3J. HollD011010.01000—15:00
11V. TarasenkoR000-100.02210—14:59
93A. DeBrincatR123+120.251006714:24
56E. GustafssonD101010.01000—14:16
18A. CoppC011+120.200106313:42
14T. MotteC011020.12100012:34
27M. RasmussenC000020.11010011:12
92M. KasperC000-110.01200010:42
Detroit Red Wings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39C. Talbot(W)25214.8401.58-2.4259:35

Season series

CBJ leads 2-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).