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Sat, Oct 15, 2011·American Airlines Center, Dallas

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Dallas Stars 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 74% of the time.

DAL winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ141605215
DAL111111211433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:46CBJVinny ProspalPPAssists: Fedor Tyutin, David Savard · Deflected, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:25DALBrenden MorrowAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Michael Ryder · Slap, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P2 1:13CBJAlexandre GirouxAssists: R.J. Umberger · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P2 9:21DALLoui ErikssonAssists: Steve Ott, Jamie Benn · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P3 1:36DALSheldon SourayGWGAssists: Mike Ribeiro · Slap, 0.01 xG2–3
  6. P3 13:52DALMichael RyderPPAssists: Brenden Morrow, Mike Ribeiro · Snap, 0.24 xG2–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 6:06DALNicklas Grossmann: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 12:00CBJVinny Prospal: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 16:25DALSheldon Souray: Interference2 min
  4. P2 1:35DALSteve Ott: Holding the stick2 min
  5. P2 6:19DALSheldon Souray: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 6:03DALJamie Benn: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  7. P3 8:00CBJRick Nash: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 8:00CBJVinny Prospal: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  9. P3 8:00DALNicklas Grossmann: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 12:17CBJAlexandre Giroux: Tripping2 min · PPG
  11. P3 17:57CBJFedor 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 SOG0DAL
45% to win55% to win
← CBJ attackDAL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Fiddler won the faceoff against Pahlsson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJDAL
15Shots on goal33
1.3Expected goals2.4
41Shot attempts58
26Faceoffs won29
5Power plays4
10Penalty minutes12
27Hits26
14Blocked shots17
10Giveaways9
9Takeaways12

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. MacKenzie – Brassard – Calvert6:10

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  2. Pahlsson – Dorsett – Mayorov8:53

    xG 0.00–0.29 (0%)attempts 2–7goals 0–1

  3. Giroux – Vermette – Umberger10:22

    xG 0.17–0.57 (23%)attempts 3–15goals 1–2

  4. Prospal – Nash – Carter12:37

    xG 0.17–0.66 (20%)attempts 9–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Tyutin – Savard12:20

    xG 0.00–0.19 (0%)attempts 2–12goals 0–0

  2. Clitsome – Russell12:00

    xG 0.16–0.57 (22%)attempts 9–14goals 0–0

  3. Martinek – Methot14:13

    xG 0.18–0.63 (22%)attempts 6–16goals 1–2

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestOtt – Eriksson – Benn12:31

    xG 0.94–0.14 (87%)attempts 18–7goals 1–0

  2. Morrow – Ribeiro – Ryder8:51

    xG 0.49–0.17 (74%)attempts 11–5goals 2–1

  3. Petersen – Dowell – Wandell6:03

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Dvorak – Fiddler – Burish8:48

    xG 0.03–0.00 (92%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGoligoski – Pardy13:31

    xG 0.46–0.04 (92%)attempts 14–3goals 0–0

  2. Daley – Grossmann12:29

    xG 0.35–0.08 (82%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  3. Souray – Robidas12:47

    xG 0.42–0.19 (69%)attempts 15–6goals 1–1

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.

DAL 2.4 xGCBJ 1.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

DALCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 49/100 · #598 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.51 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50DAL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 74% of the time.

DAL winsCBJ wins

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

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