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Tue, Dec 27, 2011·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Calgary Flames 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 59% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CGY050919031226
CBJ0711503030128

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 12:02CBJDerick BrassardAssists: Mark Letestu, Ryan Johansen · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P3 3:06CGYJarome IginlaPPAssists: Olli Jokinen, Derek Smith · Backhand, 0.09 xG1–1

Shootout

  1. 1. CBJ Mark Letestu stopped
  2. 2. CGY Jarome Iginla scored
  3. 3. CBJ Rick Nash stopped
  4. 4. CGY Curtis Glencross stopped
  5. 5. CBJ James Wisniewski stopped
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 1:33CGYCory Sarich: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 1:33CBJDerek Dorsett: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 15:13CBJR.J. Umberger: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 1:06CGYCurtis Glencross: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  5. P2 3:35CBJR.J. Umberger: Interference2 min
  6. P2 6:53CGYMikael Backlund: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 9:59CGYCory Sarich: Elbowing2 min
  8. P2 17:23CGYRene Bourque: Interference2 min
  9. P3 2:12CBJDerek MacKenzie: Tripping2 min · PPG
  10. OT 5:00CGYJay Bouwmeester: High sticking double minor4 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYCBJ
26Shots on goal28
1.4Expected goals1.7
38Shot attempts52
20Faceoffs won39
3Power plays4
17Penalty minutes11
19Hits28
11Blocked shots7
0Giveaways4
5Takeaways11

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestStempniak – Bourque – Backlund10:23

    xG 0.40–0.05 (88%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  2. Comeau – Byron – Horak5:05

    xG 0.06–0.07 (48%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Morrison – Kostopoulos – Jackman7:26

    xG 0.07–0.29 (20%)attempts 2–10goals 0–0

  4. Iginla – Jokinen – Glencross12:51

    xG 0.00–0.22 (0%)attempts 1–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHannan – Smith15:31

    xG 0.30–0.23 (57%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  2. Bouwmeester – Brodie2:03

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Hannan – Bouwmeester2:05

    xG 0.06–0.07 (45%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestMacKenzie – Boll – Brassard7:11

    xG 0.19–0.08 (70%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Pahlsson – Umberger – Dorsett9:14

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Nash – Carter – Johansen10:06

    xG 0.15–0.14 (52%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  4. Prospal – Vermette – Letestu7:51

    xG 0.04–0.15 (22%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestNikitin – Clitsome2:50

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Tyutin – Nikitin14:20

    xG 0.20–0.19 (52%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  3. Methot – Clitsome13:28

    xG 0.15–0.19 (43%)attempts 6–8goals 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 1.7 xGCGY 1.4 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCGY

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 CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 45/100 · #642 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.44 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +25 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 59% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

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

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