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Sat, Feb 5, 2011·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Edmonton Oilers 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 53% of the time.

CBJ winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM2100818326
CBJ11019215434

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:14EDMMagnus PaajarviAssists: Linus Omark, Sam Gagner · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:44EDMDustin PennerAssists: Ales Hemsky, Ladislav Smid · Slap, 0.05 xG2–0
  3. P1 14:19CBJR.J. UmbergerAssists: Antoine Vermette, Fedor Tyutin · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P2 14:35CBJKristian HuseliusAssists: R.J. Umberger, Grant Clitsome · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P3 5:31EDMMagnus PaajarviAssists: Linus Omark, Sam Gagner · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–2
  6. P3 13:44CBJR.J. UmbergerAssists: Kris Russell, Kristian Huselius · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–3
  7. P3 16:00CBJKristian HuseliusGWGAssists: R.J. Umberger, Kris Russell · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 5:13EDMJim Vandermeer: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 5:13CBJDerek Dorsett: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 8:47EDMLadislav Smid: High sticking2 min
  4. P1 10:11CBJJakub Voracek: Tripping2 min
  5. P1 12:09CBJDerek Dorsett: Slashing2 min
  6. P1 17:36EDMJim Vandermeer: Cross checking2 min
  7. P2 3:18CBJRick Nash: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  8. P2 3:18CBJDerick Brassard: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  9. P2 9:54CBJJakub Voracek: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 10:28EDMAndrew Cogliano: Interference2 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCBJ
26Shots on goal34
2.8Expected goals2.6
52Shot attempts54
18Faceoffs won28
5Power plays3
8Penalty minutes12
17Hits29
10Blocked shots12
0Giveaways4
6Takeaways6

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. Cogliano – Eberle – Hall9:46

    xG 0.24–0.22 (52%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  2. Gagner – Omark – Paajarvi7:53

    xG 0.48–0.53 (47%)attempts 7–12goals 2–2

  3. Horcoff – Hemsky – Penner11:15

    xG 0.28–0.65 (30%)attempts 7–10goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGilbert – Peckham13:58

    xG 0.89–0.46 (66%)attempts 17–14goals 2–0

  2. Strudwick – Vandermeer5:56

    xG 0.37–0.14 (73%)attempts 4–3goals 0–1

  3. Vandermeer – Smid6:39

    xG 0.09–0.29 (25%)attempts 4–6goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestPahlsson – Murray – Dorsett11:01

    xG 0.62–0.10 (86%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  2. Huselius – Vermette – Umberger8:55

    xG 0.39–0.24 (62%)attempts 10–7goals 3–0

  3. Vermette – Umberger – Calvert2:01

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  4. Nash – Brassard – Voracek10:48

    xG 0.48–0.72 (40%)attempts 13–11goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestClitsome – Russell12:04

    xG 0.81–0.60 (57%)attempts 19–10goals 4–2

  2. Hejda – Moore10:26

    xG 0.63–0.50 (56%)attempts 11–9goals 0–1

  3. Tyutin – Methot15:29

    xG 0.43–0.33 (56%)attempts 9–11goals 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 2.6 xGEDM 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 89/100 · #115 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.23 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 12% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +40 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 53% of the time.

CBJ winsEDM wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).