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Tue, Jan 4, 2011·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Phoenix Coyotes 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 80% of the time.

PHX winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ0819111228
PHX01429210433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 6:40PHXScottie UpshallAssists: Eric Belanger, Shane Doan · Backhand, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P2 9:37PHXSami LepistoAssists: Martin Hanzal, Radim Vrbata · Backhand, 0.23 xG0–2
  3. P2 11:57CBJR.J. UmbergerAssists: Rick Nash, Derick Brassard · Wrist, 0.37 xG1–2
  4. P3 7:51CBJJakub VoracekPPAssists: Derick Brassard, Fedor Tyutin · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P3 11:11PHXShane DoanGWGAssists: Keith Yandle, Eric Belanger · Tip-in, 0.12 xG2–3
  6. P3 12:03PHXVernon FiddlerAssists: Adrian Aucoin, Taylor Pyatt · Wrist, 0.33 xG2–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 0:14CBJAntoine Vermette: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 8:54PHXScottie Upshall: Kneeing2 min
  3. P1 8:54PHXScottie Upshall: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 8:54CBJKris Russell: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 9:12CBJAnton Stralman: Hooking2 min
  6. P1 14:27CBJKris Russell: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P2 3:07CBJAntoine Vermette: Interference2 min
  8. P2 12:14CBJDerick Brassard: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 12:14PHXAdrian Aucoin: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 5:59PHXScottie Upshall: Slashing2 min · PPG

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 SOG0PHX
47% to win53% to win
← CBJ attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Vermette won the faceoff against Hanzal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJPHX
28Shots on goal33
2.7Expected goals4.7
54Shot attempts66
35Faceoffs won32
2Power plays4
12Penalty minutes8
19Hits17
15Blocked shots14
1Giveaways3
7Takeaways7

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. bestUmberger – Brassard – Voracek6:23

    xG 0.56–0.00 (100%)attempts 10–1goals 0–0

  2. Vermette – Nash – Voracek5:39

    xG 0.40–0.27 (60%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  3. Huselius – Vermette – Nash7:24

    xG 0.15–0.15 (49%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  4. Pahlsson – Boll – Dorsett3:00

    xG 0.05–0.12 (28%)attempts 2–1goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHejda – Russell13:43

    xG 0.75–0.34 (69%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0

  2. Tyutin – Stralman14:30

    xG 0.99–1.16 (46%)attempts 14–13goals 1–2

  3. Klesla – Methot10:54

    xG 0.14–0.99 (12%)attempts 8–19goals 0–2

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestDoan – Belanger – Upshall5:50

    xG 0.44–0.10 (82%)attempts 7–4goals 1–0

  2. Whitney – Vrbata – Hanzal10:57

    xG 0.68–0.63 (52%)attempts 11–8goals 1–1

  3. Pyatt – Fiddler – Stempniak11:04

    xG 0.49–0.57 (46%)attempts 8–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLepisto – Schlemko11:48

    xG 0.87–0.16 (85%)attempts 17–9goals 1–0

  2. Morris – Yandle15:48

    xG 0.92–0.64 (59%)attempts 17–16goals 1–0

  3. Aucoin – Jovanovski13:16

    xG 0.53–0.89 (37%)attempts 5–12goals 1–1

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.

PHX 4.7 xGCBJ 2.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 70/100 · #334 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.64 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 80% of the time.

PHX winsCBJ wins

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

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

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