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Tue, Jan 11, 2011·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Phoenix Coyotes 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 74% of the time.

CBJ winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX01121126428
CBJ211115014340

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:56CBJJared BollAssists: Marc Methot · Tip-in, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 5:54CBJRostislav KleslaAssists: Fedor Tyutin, Rick Nash · Slap, 0.02 xG0–2
  3. P2 2:14PHXVernon FiddlerSHAssists: Lauri Korpikoski · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P2 3:14CBJKristian HuseliusPPAssists: Fedor Tyutin · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–3
  5. P2 3:41PHXEric BelangerAssists: Shane Doan, Keith Yandle · Tip-in, 0.28 xG2–3
  6. P3 0:36PHXRadim VrbataAssists: Ray Whitney, Martin Hanzal · Snap, 0.16 xG3–3
  7. P3 10:44PHXDerek MorrisGWGAssists: Scottie Upshall, Martin Hanzal · Slap, 0.02 xG4–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 10:31CBJJakub Voracek: Holding2 min
  2. P2 0:10CBJDerek Dorsett: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 1:23PHXMartin Hanzal: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 18:35CBJRostislav Klesla: Holding2 min
  5. P3 2:05PHXDerek Morris: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 3:15PHXEd Jovanovski: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 12:38CBJDerek Dorsett: Interference2 min
  8. P3 17:05PHXDerek Morris: Holding2 min
  9. P3 19:17PHXAdrian Aucoin: 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXCBJ
28Shots on goal40
2.4Expected goals3.9
44Shot attempts68
33Faceoffs won23
4Power plays5
10Penalty minutes8
25Hits26
6Blocked shots12
2Giveaways2
4Takeaways6

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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestDoan – Belanger – Upshall5:09

    xG 0.63–0.27 (70%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  2. Whitney – Vrbata – Hanzal4:58

    xG 0.21–0.08 (73%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Vrbata – Upshall – Hanzal5:31

    xG 0.21–0.09 (70%)attempts 7–2goals 1–0

  4. Pyatt – Fiddler – Korpikoski2:08

    xG 0.00–0.11 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Lepisto – Ekman-Larsson7:59

    xG 0.04–0.19 (17%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

  2. Aucoin – Jovanovski15:21

    xG 0.29–1.08 (21%)attempts 14–19goals 0–1

  3. Morris – Yandle15:04

    xG 0.04–1.04 (4%)attempts 6–18goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestHuselius – Vermette – Umberger10:11

    xG 0.92–0.11 (90%)attempts 10–12goals 0–1

  2. Nash – Brassard – Voracek10:21

    xG 0.82–0.11 (88%)attempts 17–3goals 1–0

  3. Clark – Pahlsson – Dorsett10:44

    xG 0.10–0.12 (45%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

  4. Wilson – Boll – Calvert6:08

    xG 0.33–0.75 (31%)attempts 10–6goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKlesla – Tyutin14:03

    xG 1.13–0.13 (89%)attempts 20–7goals 1–0

  2. Clitsome – Russell13:21

    xG 0.57–0.04 (94%)attempts 17–4goals 0–1

  3. Hejda – Methot14:08

    xG 0.50–0.94 (35%)attempts 7–20goals 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.

CBJ 3.9 xGPHX 2.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJPHX

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 PHX. Dots are goals.

Excitement 75/100 · #270 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.76 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50CBJ 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, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 74% of the time.

CBJ winsPHX wins

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

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