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Sat, Oct 16, 2010·Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Minnesota Wild 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 52% of the time.

MIN winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ1101916325
MIN0221209223

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:14CBJDerek DorsettAssists: Kris Russell, Chris Clark · Wrist, 0.63 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:52MINBrent BurnsPPAssists: Martin Havlat, Matt Cullen · Backhand, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:33CBJDerek MacKenzieAssists: Derick Brassard, Jakub Voracek · Slap, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 16:43MINCal ClutterbuckAssists: Martin Havlat, Matt Cullen · Wrist, 0.48 xG2–2
  5. P3 10:58CBJR.J. UmbergerSHGWGAssists: Chris Clark, Marc Methot · Wrist, 0.15 xG3–2
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 13:56CBJSamuel Pahlsson: Interference2 min
  2. P2 3:03MINBrad Staubitz: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 3:03CBJDerek Dorsett: Fighting5 min · PPG
  4. P2 3:59CBJKristian Huselius: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 7:31MINCam Barker: Holding2 min
  6. P2 11:56CBJR.J. Umberger: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 18:25MINMarek Zidlicky: High sticking2 min
  8. P3 4:23MINBrent Burns: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 9:32CBJFedor Tyutin: Interference2 min
  10. P3 12:52CBJChris Clark: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 13:57MINAntti Miettinen: Slashing2 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
47% to win53% to win
← CBJ attackMIN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Vermette won the faceoff against Koivu
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJMIN
25Shots on goal23
2.2Expected goals2.1
46Shot attempts51
31Faceoffs won32
4Power plays5
15Penalty minutes13
16Hits18
18Blocked shots9
2Giveaways11
6Takeaways5

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. bestClark – MacKenzie – Dorsett5:35

    xG 1.04–0.14 (88%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  2. Moreau – Pahlsson – Umberger8:54

    xG 0.17–0.04 (80%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Huselius – Vermette – Nash12:11

    xG 0.12–0.04 (74%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  4. Brassard – Voracek – Filatov9:24

    xG 0.25–0.33 (44%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHejda – Russell11:55

    xG 1.22–0.12 (91%)attempts 15–6goals 1–0

  2. Klesla – Methot13:53

    xG 0.20–0.11 (63%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  3. Tyutin – Guenin10:06

    xG 0.17–0.25 (41%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Minnesota Wild

Forward lines

  1. bestCullen – Havlat – Clutterbuck7:51

    xG 0.61–0.06 (91%)attempts 6–5goals 1–0

  2. Brunette – Miettinen – Koivu10:58

    xG 0.19–0.12 (61%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. Brodziak – Staubitz – Latendresse4:44

    xG 0.06–0.06 (54%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Cullen – Havlat – Latendresse2:02

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Zanon – Zidlicky15:08

    xG 0.25–0.26 (49%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  2. Schultz – Burns13:36

    xG 0.09–0.24 (28%)attempts 10–14goals 0–0

  3. Barker – Falk9:48

    xG 0.71–1.10 (39%)attempts 6–9goals 1–1

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.

MIN 2.1 xGCBJ 2.2 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 72/100 · #308 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.96 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50MIN 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 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 52% 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).