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Thu, Nov 4, 2010·Philips Arena, Atlanta

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Atlanta Thrashers 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 69% of the time.

ATL winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ011114217342
ATL080908025

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 4:46CBJDerick BrassardGWGAssists: Jakub Voracek, Rick Nash · Snap, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P3 10:14CBJJakub VoracekAssists: Marc Methot, Derick Brassard · Tip-in, 0.01 xG2–0
  3. P3 18:34CBJR.J. UmbergerENAssists: Samuel Pahlsson · Snap, 0.68 xG3–0
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 18:25CBJJakub Voracek: Interference2 min
  2. P2 8:02CBJAntoine Vermette: Holding2 min
  3. P3 3:58ATLDustin Byfuglien: 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ATL
47% to win53% to win
← CBJ attackATL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Slater won the faceoff against Pahlsson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJATL
42Shots on goal25
2.5Expected goals1.6
67Shot attempts42
24Faceoffs won25
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
9Hits14
9Blocked shots15
6Giveaways11
8Takeaways17

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. bestVermette – Umberger – Filatov11:39

    xG 0.46–0.10 (82%)attempts 15–5goals 0–0

  2. MacKenzie – Wilson – Boll9:41

    xG 0.23–0.06 (79%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Nash – Brassard – Voracek12:07

    xG 0.40–0.37 (52%)attempts 14–9goals 2–0

  4. Clark – Pahlsson – Dorsett12:01

    xG 0.17–0.29 (37%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Russell15:39

    xG 0.50–0.12 (81%)attempts 19–8goals 0–0

  2. Klesla – Methot14:27

    xG 0.49–0.39 (56%)attempts 18–11goals 1–0

  3. Hejda – Stralman19:35

    xG 0.38–0.48 (44%)attempts 18–13goals 0–0

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestEager – Stewart – Burmistrov5:03

    xG 0.16–0.05 (77%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Modin – Boulton – Slater9:36

    xG 0.22–0.17 (57%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  3. Antropov – Thorburn – Kane6:29

    xG 0.13–0.20 (39%)attempts 3–6goals 0–1

  4. Thorburn – Eager – Burmistrov7:03

    xG 0.10–0.25 (28%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Welch14:27

    xG 0.29–0.23 (56%)attempts 9–13goals 0–0

  2. Oduya – Bogosian16:49

    xG 0.31–0.39 (45%)attempts 11–16goals 0–2

  3. Enstrom – Byfuglien17:16

    xG 0.43–0.66 (40%)attempts 12–19goals 0–0

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.

ATL 1.6 xGCBJ 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ATLCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 6/100 · #1127 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.63 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50ATL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 69% of the time.

ATL winsCBJ wins

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

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