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Tue, Dec 21, 2010·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Calgary Flames 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 75% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY09111010130
CBJ11211718337

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:14CBJJakub VoracekAssists: Marc Methot, Derick Brassard · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P2 11:18CBJJared BollGWGAssists: Tom Sestito, Kyle Wilson · Wrist, 0.35 xG0–2
  3. P2 16:34CGYOlli JokinenPPAssists: Jarome Iginla, Mark Giordano · Snap, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:02CBJRostislav KleslaENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.42 xG1–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 2:59CBJJared Boll: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:59CGYTim Jackman: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 13:10CGYRobyn Regehr: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 13:10CBJTom Sestito: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 13:10CBJAnton Stralman: Holding2 min
  6. P1 13:59CGYJarome Iginla: Boarding2 min
  7. P1 18:23CGYOlli Jokinen: Too many men on the ice2 min
  8. P2 6:46CBJAntoine Vermette: Interference2 min
  9. P2 16:01CBJAntoine Vermette: Interference2 min · PPG
  10. P3 5:12CGYBrendan Morrison: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 15:20CBJDerick Brassard: Too many men on the ice2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYCBJ
30Shots on goal37
1.5Expected goals2.9
55Shot attempts56
34Faceoffs won32
4Power plays3
16Penalty minutes18
25Hits44
10Blocked shots15
0Giveaways3
4Takeaways12

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKotalik – Hagman – Stajan2:46

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–0goals 0–0

  2. Iginla – Jokinen – Tanguay14:45

    xG 0.23–0.12 (66%)attempts 14–5goals 0–0

  3. Morrison – Kostopoulos – Jackman4:04

    xG 0.15–0.07 (67%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Kostopoulos – Jackman – Moss2:43

    xG 0.03–0.02 (61%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBabchuk – Pardy12:07

    xG 0.45–0.13 (78%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  2. Bouwmeester – Giordano5:56

    xG 0.07–0.05 (60%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  3. Sarich – Regehr3:19

    xG 0.00–0.02 (19%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestUmberger – Brassard – Voracek11:18

    xG 0.68–0.10 (87%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

  2. Wilson – Boll – Sestito4:46

    xG 0.60–0.18 (77%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  3. Huselius – Vermette – Nash12:13

    xG 0.48–0.31 (60%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  4. Moreau – Pahlsson – Dorsett13:25

    xG 0.16–0.15 (52%)attempts 8–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Hejda18:28

    xG 1.06–0.39 (73%)attempts 17–18goals 1–0

  2. Klesla – Methot14:36

    xG 0.40–0.19 (68%)attempts 11–15goals 1–0

  3. Russell – Stralman9:12

    xG 0.26–0.27 (49%)attempts 8–7goals 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.

CBJ 2.9 xGCGY 1.5 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCGY

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 CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 18/100 · #967 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.93 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 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 75% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

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

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

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