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Wed, Nov 10, 2010·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

St. Louis Blues 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 8

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 54% of the time.

CBJ winsSTL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
STL06114010130
CBJ312313210835

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:49CBJJakub VoracekAssists: Derick Brassard, Rick Nash · Wrist, 0.25 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:30CBJJared BollGWGAssists: Kyle Wilson, Derek MacKenzie · Backhand, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P1 16:36CBJRick NashAssists: Derick Brassard, Marc Methot · Snap, 0.41 xG0–3
  4. P2 3:46CBJJakub VoracekAssists: Kyle Wilson, Derick Brassard · Backhand, 0.11 xG0–4
  5. P2 10:58STLB.J. CrombeenAssists: Vladimir Sobotka · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–4
  6. P2 11:09CBJChris ClarkAssists: Samuel Pahlsson, Rostislav Klesla · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–5
  7. P2 13:37CBJR.J. UmbergerAssists: Nikita Filatov, Antoine Vermette · Snap, 0.12 xG1–6
  8. P3 1:22CBJChris ClarkAssists: Samuel Pahlsson, Derek Dorsett · Snap, 0.18 xG1–7
  9. P3 1:40CBJAntoine VermetteAssists: R.J. Umberger, Nikita Filatov · Wrist, 0.39 xG1–8
Penalties (23)
  1. P1 13:03CBJKris Russell: Holding the stick2 min
  2. P2 8:38CBJMarc Methot: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 8:38STLDavid Backes: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 10:58CBJDerek Dorsett: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 10:58STLB.J. Crombeen: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 5:12STLNathan Oystrick: Fighting5 min
  7. P3 5:12CBJChris Clark: Fighting5 min
  8. P3 5:12CBJDerek Dorsett: Misconduct10 min
  9. P3 8:01STLCam Janssen: Misconduct10 min
  10. P3 8:01STLCam Janssen: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 8:01STLCam Janssen: Cross checking2 min
  12. P3 9:10CBJJakub Voracek: Interference2 min
  13. P3 9:10CBJJan Hejda: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 9:10STLDavid Backes: Roughing2 min
  15. P3 9:58CBJR.J. Umberger: High sticking double minor4 min
  16. P3 9:58CBJR.J. Umberger: Misconduct10 min
  17. P3 9:58CBJR.J. Umberger: Roughing2 min
  18. P3 9:58STLBrad Boyes: Misconduct10 min
  19. P3 9:58STLBrad Boyes: Roughing2 min
  20. P3 11:32STLAlex Pietrangelo: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  21. P3 12:21STLNathan Oystrick: High sticking2 min
  22. P3 19:44STLB.J. Crombeen: Fighting5 min
  23. P3 19:44CBJDerek Dorsett: Fighting5 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.

STL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

STLCBJ
30Shots on goal35
3.4Expected goals3.7
57Shot attempts53
25Faceoffs won35
3Power plays4
46Penalty minutes46
24Hits29
8Blocked shots18
1Giveaways2
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.

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestBoyes – Steen – Backes2:02

    xG 0.25–0.15 (63%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Boyes – Steen – Berglund6:50

    xG 0.29–0.38 (43%)attempts 10–3goals 0–2

  3. McDonald – Backes – Oshie9:05

    xG 0.25–0.55 (32%)attempts 4–11goals 0–1

  4. McClement – Crombeen – D'Agostini6:07

    xG 0.29–0.86 (25%)attempts 7–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStrachan – Cole2:27

    xG 0.34–0.03 (91%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Johnson – Cole2:09

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Strachan – Nikitin2:18

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestVermette – Umberger – Filatov7:43

    xG 1.24–0.26 (83%)attempts 12–4goals 2–0

  2. Nash – Brassard – Voracek10:37

    xG 0.98–0.15 (87%)attempts 7–9goals 2–0

  3. MacKenzie – Wilson – Boll7:54

    xG 0.09–0.04 (68%)attempts 10–4goals 1–0

  4. Clark – Pahlsson – Dorsett9:32

    xG 0.50–0.64 (44%)attempts 9–10goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Russell15:40

    xG 0.89–0.60 (60%)attempts 15–23goals 2–1

  2. Hejda – Stralman14:28

    xG 0.83–0.54 (61%)attempts 12–11goals 3–0

  3. Klesla – Methot12:30

    xG 0.70–0.69 (51%)attempts 14–10goals 1–0

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.

CBJ 3.7 xGSTL 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJSTL

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 STL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 13/100 · #1030 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.55 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
STL 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 54% of the time.

CBJ winsSTL wins

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

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

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