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Thu, Dec 31, 2009·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Nashville Predators 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 51% of the time.

CBJ winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NSH010091911229
CBJ1120110900132

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:02CBJRaffi TorresAssists: Jakub Voracek, Antoine Vermette · Wrist, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P3 12:39NSHAndreas ThuressonAssists: Joel Ward · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–1
  3. OT 0:28NSHDavid LegwandGWGAssists: Joel Ward · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–1
Penalties (3)
  1. P2 13:53CBJMilan Jurcina: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 16:25NSHDavid Legwand: Holding2 min
  3. P3 6:30CBJJared Boll: Elbowing2 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.

NSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
43% to win57% to win
← NSH attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Goc won the faceoff against Umberger
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHCBJ
29Shots on goal32
2.5Expected goals2.6
59Shot attempts47
21Faceoffs won25
2Power plays1
2Penalty minutes4
16Hits22
10Blocked shots15
3Giveaways6
0Takeaways3

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.

CBJ 2.6 xGNSH 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJNSH

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 36/100 · #791 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.24 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 16% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +33 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 51% of the time.

CBJ winsNSH wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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