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Sat, Mar 12, 2011·RBC Center, Raleigh

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 55% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ11111116328
CAR010010211231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:44CBJSamuel PahlssonSHAssists: Derek Dorsett, Kris Russell · Wrist, 0.33 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:42CBJDerek MacKenzieAssists: Matt Calvert, Jan Hejda · Slap, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P3 9:16CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Erik Cole, Jussi Jokinen · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P3 18:59CBJDerek MacKenzieENGWGAssists: Grant Clitsome · Wrist, 0.48 xG3–1
  5. P3 19:25CARTuomo RuutuAssists: Eric Staal, Jay Harrison · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–2
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 1:40CBJJared Boll: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 3:18CBJJan Hejda: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 6:29CARJay Harrison: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 11:08CARJeff Skinner: Interference2 min
  5. P1 13:17CARJussi Jokinen: Holding the stick2 min
  6. P1 16:04CBJSamuel Pahlsson: Holding2 min
  7. P2 13:05CBJSteve Mason: Slashing2 min
  8. P2 13:52CBJChris Clark: Interference2 min
  9. P2 15:16CBJDerek Dorsett: Slashing2 min
  10. P2 15:16CBJDerek Dorsett: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  11. P2 17:02CARErik Cole: Holding the stick2 min
  12. P3 2:09CARBryan Allen: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 4:25CBJDerick Brassard: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  14. P3 10:30CARCory Stillman: Boarding2 min
  15. P3 16:52CBJFedor Tyutin: Tripping2 min
  16. P3 0:00CBJFedor Tyutin: Hooking2 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 SOG0CAR
47% to win53% to win
← CBJ attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Brassard
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCAR
28Shots on goal31
3.3Expected goals3.6
64Shot attempts62
31Faceoffs won20
5Power plays9
20Penalty minutes12
25Hits22
19Blocked shots18
2Giveaways9
9Takeaways10

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. bestMacKenzie – Upshall – Calvert3:43

    xG 0.15–0.03 (83%)attempts 9–2goals 1–0

  2. Clark – Pahlsson – Dorsett3:30

    xG 0.09–0.02 (82%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Nash – Brassard – Voracek6:35

    xG 0.30–0.40 (43%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  4. Vermette – Umberger – Boll6:01

    xG 0.07–0.35 (16%)attempts 1–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRivet – Russell6:45

    xG 0.41–0.09 (82%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  2. Tyutin – Lepisto10:29

    xG 0.57–0.32 (64%)attempts 10–13goals 0–0

  3. Hejda – Clitsome9:01

    xG 0.33–0.58 (36%)attempts 12–11goals 1–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestCole – Jokinen – Skinner4:26

    xG 0.49–0.10 (83%)attempts 9–5goals 1–1

  2. LaRose – Tlusty – Sutter4:29

    xG 0.37–0.02 (94%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  3. LaRose – Sutter – Bowman3:30

    xG 0.07–0.16 (31%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

  4. Stillman – Ruutu – Staal9:10

    xG 0.09–0.27 (25%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGleason – Harrison8:05

    xG 0.34–0.17 (67%)attempts 11–8goals 0–1

  2. Corvo – Pitkanen10:48

    xG 0.34–0.47 (42%)attempts 13–9goals 1–0

  3. Allen – Joslin8:33

    xG 0.05–0.56 (9%)attempts 9–10goals 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.

CAR 3.6 xGCBJ 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 30/100 · #826 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.01 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 55% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

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

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