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Fri, Apr 1, 2011·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 52% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CHI2100719031429
CBJ11511414010334

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:41CHIPatrick KaneAssists: Chris Campoli, Nick Leddy · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:49CHIBrent SeabrookPPAssists: Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa · Snap, 0.10 xG2–0
  3. P1 9:17CBJMaksim MayorovAssists: Anton Stralman, Antoine Vermette · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 14:07CBJDerick BrassardPPAssists: Anton Stralman, Antoine Vermette · Slap, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. P3 13:22CBJSamuel PahlssonAssists: Anton Stralman, Sami Lepisto · Deflected, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P3 14:57CHIBryan BickellAssists: Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. CBJ Maksim Mayorov stopped
  2. 2. CHI Jonathan Toews stopped
  3. 3. CBJ Tomas Kubalik stopped
  4. 4. CHI Patrick Kane stopped
  5. 5. CBJ Jakub Voracek stopped
  6. 6. CHI Viktor Stalberg scored
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 5:33CBJJared Boll: Roughing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 10:31CHIDuncan Keith: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 16:55CBJAnton Stralman: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 1:05CBJJan Hejda: Elbowing2 min
  5. P2 3:00CHIPatrick Kane: High sticking double minor4 min
  6. P2 9:44CHIJonathan Toews: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 9:44CBJDerek Dorsett: Cross checking2 min
  8. P2 9:44CBJDerek Dorsett: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 11:18CHIMichael Frolik: Interference2 min
  10. P2 13:18CHIMarian Hossa: Boarding2 min · PPG
  11. P2 13:34CHINiklas Hjalmarsson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  12. P2 17:05CHITomas Kopecky: High sticking2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICBJ
29Shots on goal34
2.7Expected goals2.8
54Shot attempts60
28Faceoffs won31
4Power plays7
16Penalty minutes10
16Hits39
14Blocked shots15
4Giveaways5
8Takeaways4

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestBickell – Toews – Kane11:10

    xG 0.65–0.22 (75%)attempts 12–9goals 2–0

  2. Johnson – Stalberg – Frolik3:54

    xG 0.07–0.01 (86%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Hossa – Stalberg – Frolik2:08

    xG 0.02–0.02 (56%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Johnson – Hossa – Kopecky2:04

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook10:55

    xG 0.57–0.30 (66%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  2. Campbell – Campoli9:19

    xG 0.35–0.15 (70%)attempts 11–4goals 1–0

  3. Campbell – Hjalmarsson8:59

    xG 0.28–0.19 (59%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestPahlsson – Upshall – Dorsett8:25

    xG 0.58–0.09 (86%)attempts 13–4goals 1–1

  2. MacKenzie – Boll – Mayorov5:32

    xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  3. Vermette – Calvert – Kubalik9:39

    xG 0.04–0.32 (10%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

  4. Umberger – Brassard – Voracek8:31

    xG 0.17–0.53 (24%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHejda – Stralman3:47

    xG 0.32–0.15 (69%)attempts 7–4goals 0–1

  2. Russell – Stralman5:21

    xG 0.12–0.07 (61%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0

  3. Hejda – Methot2:14

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 2–1goals 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 2.8 xGCHI 2.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 90/100 · #101 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.32 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +38 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 52% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

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

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