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Tue, Dec 13, 2011·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Vancouver Canucks 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 53% of the time.

CBJ winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
VAN05014111021132
CBJ11001106033230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:32CBJJeff CarterPPAssists: James Wisniewski, Mark Letestu · Backhand, 0.31 xG0–1
  2. P3 8:03VANMaxim LapierreAssists: Chris Higgins · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–1

Shootout

  1. 1. CBJ Mark Letestu scored
  2. 2. VAN Cody Hodgson stopped
  3. 3. CBJ Rick Nash scored
  4. 4. VAN Alexandre Burrows scored
  5. 5. CBJ James Wisniewski scored
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 8:30VANHenrik Sedin: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 8:30CBJFedor Tyutin: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 9:53VANRyan Kesler: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  4. P1 14:52VANDale Weise: Hooking2 min
  5. P1 17:13CBJDane Byers: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 1:38CBJDerick Brassard: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 7:33CBJRyan Johansen: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 16:00VANAlexandre Burrows: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P3 13:37CBJRick Nash: 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
45% to win55% to win
← VAN attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sedin won the faceoff against Carter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCBJ
32Shots on goal30
2.1Expected goals2.0
62Shot attempts50
30Faceoffs won26
4Power plays3
8Penalty minutes10
24Hits24
11Blocked shots19
4Giveaways4
6Takeaways9

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestKesler – Hansen – Raymond4:29

    xG 0.30–0.02 (92%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  2. Malhotra – Higgins – Lapierre4:09

    xG 0.13–0.00 (98%)attempts 1–3goals 1–0

  3. Higgins – Kesler – Hansen5:46

    xG 0.32–0.27 (54%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  4. Lapierre – Raymond – Hodgson3:27

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamhuis – Bieksa14:00

    xG 0.65–0.43 (60%)attempts 17–13goals 1–0

  2. Ballard – Rome2:42

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Alberts – Ballard6:19

    xG 0.09–0.09 (52%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestVermette – Brassard – Johansen6:28

    xG 0.17–0.04 (80%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Vermette – Brassard – Letestu2:08

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Prospal – Nash – Carter13:55

    xG 0.48–0.53 (48%)attempts 13–14goals 0–1

  4. MacKenzie – Umberger – Byers8:41

    xG 0.24–0.37 (40%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWisniewski – Methot9:46

    xG 0.38–0.31 (55%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0

  2. Tyutin – Nikitin15:26

    xG 0.47–0.46 (51%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0

  3. Clitsome – Moore8:37

    xG 0.12–0.19 (38%)attempts 4–4goals 0–1

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.

CBJ 2.0 xGVAN 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 40/100 · #706 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.39 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +29 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 53% of the time.

CBJ winsVAN wins

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

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