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Sat, Nov 5, 2011·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Philadelphia Flyers 9

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 69% of the time.

PHI winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ0806221235
PHI51731016933

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:38PHIJames van RiemsdykAssists: Erik Gustafsson, Daniel Brière · Snap, 0.18 xG0–1
  2. P1 3:09PHIJaromir JagrPPAssists: Claude Giroux, Kimmo Timonen · Deflected, 0.16 xG0–2
  3. P1 13:09PHIMax TalbotGWGAssists: Jakub Voracek · Backhand, 0.20 xG0–3
  4. P1 14:37PHIClaude GirouxAssists: Jaromir Jagr · Snap, 0.08 xG0–4
  5. P1 19:25PHIJakub VoracekAssists: Max Talbot, Andrej Meszaros · Snap, 0.02 xG0–5
  6. P2 7:08PHISean CouturierSHAssists: Braydon Coburn, Eric Wellwood · Snap, 0.15 xG0–6
  7. P2 15:50PHIWayne SimmondsAssists: James van Riemsdyk · Backhand, 0.13 xG0–7
  8. P2 16:10PHIMatt CarleAssists: James van Riemsdyk, Daniel Brière · Backhand, 0.07 xG0–8
  9. P3 13:13CBJDerek DorsettAssists: Rick Nash · Snap, 0.10 xG1–8
  10. P3 16:27PHISean CouturierAssists: Jakub Voracek, Harry Zolnierczyk · Tip-in, 0.17 xG1–9
  11. P3 17:30CBJGrant ClitsomeAssists: Vinny Prospal, Aaron Johnson · Deflected, 0.10 xG2–9
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 0:46CBJJames Wisniewski: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 0:53PHIMatt Carle: Interference2 min
  3. P1 2:27CBJSteve Mason: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P1 9:38CBJFedor Tyutin: Tripping2 min
  5. P1 13:14CBJDerek Dorsett: Slashing2 min
  6. P1 13:14PHIJames van Riemsdyk: Slashing2 min
  7. P1 17:04PHIWayne Simmonds: Fighting5 min
  8. P1 17:04CBJDerek Dorsett: Fighting5 min
  9. P1 17:49PHIZac Rinaldo: Fighting5 min
  10. P1 17:49CBJCody Bass: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 6:06PHIAndreas Lilja: Tripping2 min
  12. P2 9:30CBJMatt Calvert: Hooking2 min
  13. P2 12:09CBJRick Nash: High sticking2 min
  14. P2 16:23PHIHarry Zolnierczyk: Fighting5 min
  15. P2 16:23CBJJames Wisniewski: Fighting5 min
  16. P2 19:51PHIZac Rinaldo: Charging2 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 SOG0PHI
45% to win55% to win
← CBJ attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Talbot won the faceoff against Brassard
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJPHI
35Shots on goal33
2.2Expected goals3.3
61Shot attempts60
31Faceoffs won38
2Power plays5
27Penalty minutes23
36Hits20
11Blocked shots14
8Giveaways9
6Takeaways8

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. bestVermette – Nash – Dorsett3:54

    xG 0.41–0.02 (96%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  2. Pahlsson – Calvert – Atkinson4:34

    xG 0.30–0.18 (63%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  3. Vermette – Calvert – Johansen4:55

    xG 0.37–0.32 (54%)attempts 5–3goals 0–2

  4. Pahlsson – Bass – Dorsett3:15

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Clitsome6:22

    xG 0.74–0.23 (76%)attempts 16–5goals 2–1

  2. Tyutin – Moore6:25

    xG 0.33–0.11 (75%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

  3. Wisniewski – Methot8:53

    xG 0.36–0.27 (57%)attempts 11–6goals 0–1

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Hartnell – Giroux8:41

    xG 0.37–0.21 (64%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  2. Talbot – Voracek – Wellwood10:52

    xG 0.62–0.47 (57%)attempts 13–14goals 2–0

  3. Brière – van Riemsdyk – Simmonds6:45

    xG 0.31–0.36 (46%)attempts 8–9goals 2–1

  4. Rinaldo – Zolnierczyk – Couturier7:02

    xG 0.29–0.37 (44%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarle – Gustafsson11:43

    xG 0.71–0.49 (59%)attempts 11–11goals 3–0

  2. Timonen – Coburn5:49

    xG 0.38–0.17 (69%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  3. Coburn – Gustafsson4:03

    xG 0.22–0.08 (72%)attempts 4–3goals 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.

PHI 3.3 xGCBJ 2.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHICBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 22/100 · #921 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.52 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 69% of the time.

PHI winsCBJ wins

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

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