Tue, Feb 14, 2012·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
St. Louis Blues 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 54% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 112 | 05 | 015 | 132 |
| CBJ | 16 | 011 | 116 | 233 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 18:51STLDavid BackesSHAssists: David Perron · Backhand, 0.14 xG1–0
- P1 19:59CBJJames WisniewskiPPAssists: Mark Letestu, Jeff Carter · Slap, 0.06 xG1–1
- P3 6:49CBJDerek DorsettGWGAssists: Samuel Pahlsson, Antoine Vermette · Backhand, 0.18 xG1–2
Penalties (9)
- P1 3:47CBJDerek Dorsett: Hooking2 min
- P1 15:09CBJDerek Dorsett: Fighting5 min
- P1 15:09STLB.J. Crombeen: Fighting5 min · PPG
- P1 18:14STLBarret Jackman: Tripping2 min
- P2 6:57CBJDerek Dorsett: Roughing2 min
- P2 6:57STLDavid Backes: Roughing2 min
- P2 10:42STLDavid Backes: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P3 3:52STLCarlo Colaiacovo: Holding2 min
- P3 16:16STLT.J. Oshie: Roughing2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Umberger won the faceoff against Backes
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
St. Louis Blues
Forward lines
- bestLangenbrunner – Porter – Sobotka8:39
xG 0.54–0.19 (74%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0
- McDonald – Backes – Oshie4:23
xG 0.33–0.09 (78%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0
- Backes – Oshie – Perron9:34
xG 0.45–0.46 (49%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1
- McDonald – Stewart – Berglund7:29
xG 0.17–0.21 (44%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestColaiacovo – Pietrangelo17:06
xG 0.83–0.51 (62%)attempts 15–11goals 0–1
- Jackman – Shattenkirk12:40
xG 0.42–0.35 (55%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0
- Polak – Russell9:58
xG 0.34–0.46 (42%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestPahlsson – Vermette – Dorsett8:29
xG 0.58–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0
- Prospal – Carter – Letestu9:07
xG 0.32–0.17 (66%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0
- MacKenzie – Russell – Gillies7:46
xG 0.09–0.25 (27%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0
- Umberger – Nash – Brassard11:57
xG 0.27–0.47 (37%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestWisniewski – Moore15:15
xG 1.07–0.70 (60%)attempts 22–13goals 1–0
- Clitsome – Savard11:32
xG 0.03–0.29 (9%)attempts 5–14goals 0–0
- Tyutin – Johnson16:25
xG 0.11–0.85 (11%)attempts 4–14goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
CBJ's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CBJ is favoured, below it STL. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, St. Louis Blues win this game 54% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CBJ − STL), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).