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Fri, Feb 25, 2011·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Phoenix Coyotes 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 82% of the time.

CBJ winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX27011110328
CBJ21221319534

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:34PHXDavid SchlemkoAssists: Mikkel Boedker · Snap, 0.15 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:57PHXRadim VrbataAssists: Mikkel Boedker · Backhand, 0.14 xG2–0
  3. P1 14:50CBJR.J. UmbergerPPAssists: Derek MacKenzie, Matt Calvert · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–1
  4. P1 18:22CBJJakub VoracekPPAssists: Rick Nash, Grant Clitsome · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–2
  5. P2 2:37CBJMatt CalvertPPAssists: Kris Russell · Slap, 0.05 xG2–3
  6. P2 8:52CBJMatt CalvertGWGAssists: R.J. Umberger, Derek MacKenzie · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–4
  7. P3 3:27CBJMatt CalvertAssists: R.J. Umberger, Jan Hejda · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–5
  8. P3 18:24PHXLauri KorpikoskiAssists: Vernon Fiddler, Lee Stempniak · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–5
Penalties (18)
  1. P1 3:19PHXSami Lepisto: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 min
  2. P1 13:54PHXNolan Yonkman: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P1 15:34CBJSamuel Pahlsson: Holding2 min
  4. P1 16:44PHXEric Belanger: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P1 17:35PHXMartin Hanzal: Holding2 min
  6. P2 0:48PHXLee Stempniak: Tripping2 min · PPG
  7. P2 9:29CBJKris Russell: Holding2 min
  8. P2 10:58PHXShane Doan: Holding2 min
  9. P2 19:00CBJChris Clark: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 19:00PHXLee Stempniak: Fighting5 min
  11. P3 5:09PHXNolan Yonkman: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 5:09PHXNolan Yonkman: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 5:38CBJMatt Calvert: Slashing2 min
  14. P3 7:54PHXOliver Ekman-Larsson: High sticking2 min
  15. P3 9:54CBJAnton Stralman: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  16. P3 14:31PHXMartin Hanzal: Cross checking2 min
  17. P3 15:28CBJR.J. Umberger: Interference2 min
  18. P3 19:45CBJJan Hejda: Clipping2 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 MacKenzie
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXCBJ
28Shots on goal34
2.2Expected goals4.4
53Shot attempts52
40Faceoffs won36
5Power plays9
23Penalty minutes17
26Hits25
8Blocked shots7
1Giveaways1
2Takeaways4

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. bestVrbata – Hanzal – Boedker8:02

    xG 0.45–0.11 (81%)attempts 10–4goals 1–0

  2. Pyatt – Fiddler – Stempniak9:36

    xG 0.36–0.02 (96%)attempts 11–3goals 0–0

  3. Doan – Bissonnette – Ebbett3:15

    xG 0.14–0.05 (72%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Doan – Belanger – Korpikoski7:50

    xG 0.39–0.39 (50%)attempts 8–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRozsival – Lepisto6:59

    xG 0.53–0.12 (82%)attempts 9–2goals 2–0

  2. Yonkman – Schlemko6:05

    xG 0.33–0.06 (85%)attempts 8–2goals 1–0

  3. Lepisto – Ekman-Larsson3:30

    xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestMacKenzie – Umberger – Calvert8:33

    xG 0.79–0.17 (82%)attempts 8–7goals 2–0

  2. Moreau – Murray – Boll5:25

    xG 0.07–0.12 (36%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  3. Clark – Pahlsson – Dorsett6:20

    xG 0.09–0.28 (25%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

  4. Vermette – Nash – Voracek9:14

    xG 0.29–0.51 (36%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHejda – Stralman12:37

    xG 0.92–0.44 (68%)attempts 10–11goals 1–2

  2. Tyutin – Methot10:15

    xG 0.16–0.28 (37%)attempts 5–11goals 0–0

  3. Clitsome – Russell11:04

    xG 0.22–0.53 (29%)attempts 4–12goals 1–0

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 4.4 xGPHX 2.2 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 77/100 · #252 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.35 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 17% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 82% of the time.

CBJ winsPHX wins

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

-7
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-1
0
+1
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).