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Sat, Jan 22, 2011·Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, St. Louis Blues 2

Expected result

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

STL winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ11011436530
STL290507221

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:07STLEric BrewerAssists: Alexander Steen, Brad Boyes · Deflected, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:30STLPatrik BerglundPPAssists: Alexander Steen, Alex Pietrangelo · Slap, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P1 11:19CBJAntoine VermetteAssists: R.J. Umberger, Kristian Huselius · Wrist, 0.35 xG1–2
  4. P2 7:36CBJJared BollAssists: Derek MacKenzie, Matt Calvert · Backhand, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P3 3:40CBJAndrew MurrayGWGAssists: Jan Hejda, Samuel Pahlsson · Deflected, 0.07 xG3–2
  6. P3 16:32CBJRick NashPPAssists: Derick Brassard, Jakub Voracek · Snap, 0.11 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:30CBJFedor TyutinENAssists: Derick Brassard, Jakub Voracek · Slap, 0.51 xG5–2
Penalties (19)
  1. P1 0:10STLBrad Winchester: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 0:10CBJDerek Dorsett: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 2:28STLB.J. Crombeen: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 2:28CBJJared Boll: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 6:30CBJDerek Dorsett: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P1 12:39STLJay McClement: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P1 18:51CBJMarc Methot: Fighting5 min
  8. P1 18:51STLTyson Strachan: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 3:33STLRoman Polak: Interference2 min
  10. P3 4:04CBJFedor Tyutin: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 11:26CBJGrant Clitsome: Tripping2 min
  12. P3 11:42STLDavid Backes: Interference2 min
  13. P3 15:48STLIan Cole: Hooking2 min · PPG
  14. P3 19:37STLErik Johnson: Misconduct10 min
  15. P3 19:37STLErik Johnson: Roughing2 min
  16. P3 19:37STLErik Johnson: Roughing2 min
  17. P3 19:37CBJMarc Methot: Roughing2 min
  18. P3 19:37CBJJan Hejda: Roughing2 min
  19. P3 19:37STLRyan Reaves: Roughing2 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0STL
47% to win53% to win
← CBJ attackSTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pahlsson won the faceoff against McClement
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJSTL
30Shots on goal21
2.7Expected goals1.5
54Shot attempts52
29Faceoffs won24
5Power plays3
25Penalty minutes39
32Hits23
19Blocked shots13
4Giveaways2
5Takeaways5

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. bestHuselius – Vermette – Umberger13:11

    xG 0.90–0.22 (80%)attempts 16–6goals 1–0

  2. MacKenzie – Boll – Calvert5:11

    xG 0.23–0.08 (73%)attempts 7–4goals 1–0

  3. Pahlsson – Murray – Dorsett11:38

    xG 0.19–0.29 (39%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

  4. Nash – Brassard – Voracek9:42

    xG 0.15–0.58 (20%)attempts 4–19goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHejda – Methot14:34

    xG 0.91–0.29 (76%)attempts 15–12goals 2–0

  2. Tyutin – Hejda2:42

    xG 0.14–0.05 (75%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Clitsome – Russell14:06

    xG 0.43–0.42 (50%)attempts 14–14goals 1–0

St. Louis Blues

Forward lines

  1. bestBoyes – Steen – Backes13:03

    xG 0.47–0.09 (83%)attempts 19–4goals 1–0

  2. Winchester – McClement – D'Agostini7:06

    xG 0.25–0.26 (49%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  3. Crombeen – Reaves – McRae2:41

    xG 0.00–0.20 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–1

  4. Oshie – Sobotka – Berglund12:16

    xG 0.44–0.69 (39%)attempts 15–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrewer – Polak14:48

    xG 0.59–0.38 (61%)attempts 17–11goals 1–2

  2. Strachan – Cole9:30

    xG 0.20–0.24 (46%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Pietrangelo18:12

    xG 0.46–0.82 (36%)attempts 17–13goals 0–1

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.

STL 1.5 xGCBJ 2.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

STLCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 71/100 · #329 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.41 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 18% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50STL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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.

STL winsCBJ wins

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

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