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Fri, Oct 15, 2010·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 77% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI219210111540
CBJ01119112232

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:37CHIViktor StalbergAssists: Jack Skille, Nick Boynton · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:40CHIMarian HossaAssists: Tomas Kopecky, Jassen Cullimore · Wrist, 0.40 xG2–0
  3. P2 1:11CBJR.J. UmbergerSHAssists: Derek Dorsett · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P2 9:46CHIPatrick SharpSHGWGAssists: Jake Dowell · Snap, 0.12 xG3–1
  5. P2 11:48CHIPatrick SharpAssists: Troy Brouwer, Bryan Bickell · Wrist, 0.23 xG4–1
  6. P3 0:15CHITomas KopeckyAssists: Marian Hossa · Backhand, 0.21 xG5–1
  7. P3 13:39CBJKristian HuseliusAssists: R.J. Umberger, Rostislav Klesla · Tip-in, 0.13 xG5–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 3:39CBJFedor Tyutin: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 19:57CBJKris Russell: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 8:28CHITomas Kopecky: Closing hand on puck2 min
  4. P2 14:55CHIJack Skille: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 6:24CHITroy Brouwer: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 9:48CHITomas Kopecky: 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
47% to win53% to win
← CHI attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Toews won the faceoff against Pahlsson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICBJ
40Shots on goal32
3.3Expected goals1.7
55Shot attempts60
27Faceoffs won33
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
12Hits24
19Blocked shots9
4Giveaways6
9Takeaways8

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Kopecky – Toews10:31

    xG 0.99–0.19 (84%)attempts 9–8goals 2–0

  2. Dowell – Skille – Stalberg8:32

    xG 0.51–0.10 (84%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  3. Sharp – Bickell – Brouwer7:25

    xG 0.60–0.23 (73%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  4. Hossa – Sharp – Bickell2:05

    xG 0.12–0.06 (66%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook12:13

    xG 1.42–0.57 (71%)attempts 18–20goals 2–1

  2. Cullimore – Leddy8:10

    xG 0.67–0.06 (91%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  3. Boynton – Hendry7:39

    xG 0.35–0.11 (76%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestHuselius – Umberger – Brassard3:26

    xG 0.19–0.07 (75%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  2. Clark – MacKenzie – Dorsett7:32

    xG 0.23–0.15 (60%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Brassard – Voracek – Filatov5:53

    xG 0.26–0.19 (58%)attempts 8–5goals 0–1

  4. Moreau – Pahlsson – Filatov2:53

    xG 0.01–0.10 (11%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Hejda – Methot2:19

    xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Tyutin – Russell10:34

    xG 0.29–0.48 (37%)attempts 12–11goals 0–1

  3. Hejda – Stralman13:30

    xG 0.47–0.90 (34%)attempts 17–14goals 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.

CBJ 1.7 xGCHI 3.3 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 42/100 · #680 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.90 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 77% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

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

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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).