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Wed, Oct 20, 2010·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Anaheim Ducks 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 63% of the time.

CBJ winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA01208112132
CBJ0102616322

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 3:32CBJDerek MacKenzieUnassisted · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:43CBJRick NashGWGAssists: Kristian Huselius, Antoine Vermette · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P3 0:58ANATeemu SelanneAssists: Jason Blake, Lubomir Visnovsky · Snap, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:32CBJRick NashENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.57 xG1–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 9:27ANARyan Carter: Holding2 min
  2. P1 18:24CBJEthan Moreau: Interference2 min
  3. P2 5:58CBJNikita Filatov: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 10:48CBJRick Nash: Interference2 min
  5. P2 17:31CBJSamuel Pahlsson: Holding2 min
  6. P3 6:02ANASaku Koivu: Interference2 min
  7. P3 12:59ANAJason Blake: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 13:17CBJDerick Brassard: Interference2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACBJ
32Shots on goal22
2.2Expected goals2.9
62Shot attempts35
37Faceoffs won31
5Power plays3
6Penalty minutes10
11Hits19
7Blocked shots20
0Giveaways7
0Takeaways9

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestRyan – Carter – Sexton4:54

    xG 0.35–0.14 (72%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Marchant – Parros – Chipchura3:51

    xG 0.34–0.18 (65%)attempts 11–2goals 0–1

  3. Getzlaf – Perry – Beleskey5:08

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Selanne – Koivu – Blake5:48

    xG 0.24–0.21 (54%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrookbank – Syvret10:56

    xG 0.55–0.35 (61%)attempts 18–3goals 0–1

  2. Mara – Lilja12:06

    xG 0.07–0.12 (36%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Lydman – Visnovsky15:46

    xG 0.59–0.86 (41%)attempts 12–19goals 1–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestClark – MacKenzie – Dorsett4:40

    xG 0.20–0.11 (64%)attempts 3–6goals 1–0

  2. Clark – Brassard – Voracek2:14

    xG 0.08–0.04 (71%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Huselius – Vermette – Nash9:53

    xG 0.46–0.49 (49%)attempts 7–9goals 1–1

  4. Brassard – Voracek – Filatov5:47

    xG 0.08–0.14 (36%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGuenin – Hejda3:49

    xG 0.25–0.08 (77%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  2. Hejda – Holden6:55

    xG 0.26–0.12 (68%)attempts 5–10goals 1–0

  3. Tyutin – Guenin8:27

    xG 0.33–0.33 (50%)attempts 6–10goals 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 2.9 xGANA 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 20/100 · #927 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.06 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 63% of the time.

CBJ winsANA wins

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

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