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Tue, Dec 15, 2009·Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul

Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Minnesota Wild 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 66% of the time.

MIN winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ0319010122
MIN0111616223

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 3:41CBJRick NashAssists: Jason Chimera · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P2 8:08MINGuillaume LatendresseAssists: Mikko Koivu, Martin Havlat · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P3 19:21MINMarek ZidlickyGWGAssists: Mikko Koivu · Slap, 0.03 xG1–2
Penalties (2)
  1. P2 14:35CBJJan Hejda: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 15:45MINMarek Zidlicky: Hooking2 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 SOG0MIN
43% to win57% to win
← CBJ attackMIN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Koivu won the faceoff against Vermette
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJMIN
22Shots on goal23
1.3Expected goals2.1
41Shot attempts48
18Faceoffs won22
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
19Hits17
10Blocked shots8
5Giveaways8
5Takeaways2

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.

MIN 2.1 xGCBJ 1.3 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MINCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 20/100 · #973 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.05 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 33% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50MIN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +46 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Minnesota Wild win this game 66% of the time.

MIN winsCBJ wins

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

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