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Mon, Nov 22, 2010·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Nashville Predators 0, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 81% of the time.

CBJ winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH0906012027
CBJ11218010230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:37CBJMike CommodoreGWGAssists: R.J. Umberger, Nikita Filatov · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P2 14:14CBJRick NashAssists: Jakub Voracek, Derick Brassard · Snap, 0.05 xG0–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 11:09CBJChris Clark: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 14:30NSHSteve Sullivan: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 0:00NSHMartin Erat: Holding the stick2 min
  4. P2 1:32CBJAntoine Vermette: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 9:20NSHJ-P Dumont: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P2 14:28CBJJan Hejda: Interference2 min
  7. P3 1:24NSHJerred Smithson: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 15:52CBJMike Commodore: Holding2 min
  9. P3 18:44NSHShane O'Brien: 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.

NSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHCBJ
27Shots on goal30
1.3Expected goals3.0
47Shot attempts43
32Faceoffs won26
4Power plays5
10Penalty minutes8
22Hits33
5Blocked shots10
2Giveaways2
3Takeaways4

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.

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. Goc – Kostitsyn – Wilson2:40

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Sullivan – O'Reilly – Hornqvist10:22

    xG 0.19–0.26 (42%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Kostitsyn – Spaling – Wilson2:43

    xG 0.00–0.09 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

  4. Smithson – Ward – Tootoo4:58

    xG 0.02–0.35 (6%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Sulzer – Franson4:20

    xG 0.12–0.11 (53%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. O'Brien – Franson8:42

    xG 0.15–0.27 (36%)attempts 6–10goals 0–1

  3. Bouillon – Weber14:52

    xG 0.36–0.53 (41%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestVermette – Umberger – Filatov9:52

    xG 0.79–0.14 (85%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  2. Clark – Pahlsson – Dorsett9:15

    xG 0.53–0.16 (77%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  3. MacKenzie – Murray – Boll5:54

    xG 0.20–0.03 (87%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  4. Nash – Brassard – Voracek9:14

    xG 0.45–0.34 (57%)attempts 8–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHejda – Stralman10:39

    xG 0.60–0.17 (78%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  2. Commodore – Tyutin8:34

    xG 0.60–0.22 (73%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  3. Klesla – Tyutin4:43

    xG 0.40–0.03 (92%)attempts 4–2goals 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 3.0 xGNSH 1.3 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJNSH

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 NSH. Dots are goals.

Excitement 1/100 · #1210 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.66 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 81% of the time.

CBJ winsNSH wins

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

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