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Tue, Mar 6, 2012·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Phoenix Coyotes 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 54% of the time.

CBJ winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
PHX110117013240
CBJ21511106332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:31CBJR.J. UmbergerAssists: Derick Brassard, Jack Johnson · Snap, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P1 3:54CBJJack JohnsonAssists: Vinny Prospal, Mark Letestu · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P1 11:57PHXAntoine VermetteAssists: Ray Whitney, Shane Doan · Snap, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 3:02CBJDerek MacKenzieGWGAssists: Derek Dorsett, Colton Gillies · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–3
  5. P2 16:26PHXKeith YandleAssists: Taylor Pyatt, Mikkel Boedker · Slap, 0.03 xG2–3
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 5:42CBJDerek Dorsett: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 5:42PHXTaylor Pyatt: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 5:42CBJDerek Dorsett: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 16:57CBJDerick Brassard: High sticking2 min
  5. P1 18:44PHXRaffi Torres: Holding2 min
  6. P2 17:30PHXAdrian Aucoin: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 17:51CBJCam Atkinson: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  8. P2 0:00CBJRyan Russell: Slashing2 min
  9. P2 0:00PHXMartin Hanzal: High sticking2 min
  10. P3 1:38CBJFedor Tyutin: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 3:18CBJAaron Johnson: Hooking2 min
  12. P3 11:16PHXMartin Hanzal: Interference2 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXCBJ
40Shots on goal32
2.1Expected goals2.3
61Shot attempts45
30Faceoffs won20
5Power plays3
13Penalty minutes17
20Hits19
6Blocked shots16
8Giveaways5
5Takeaways12

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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestWhitney – Doan – Vermette8:54

    xG 0.53–0.29 (65%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

  2. Vrbata – Torres – Hanzal8:07

    xG 0.52–0.43 (55%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  3. Gordon – Korpikoski – Brule4:37

    xG 0.04–0.02 (70%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Langkow – Pyatt – Boedker5:34

    xG 0.06–0.15 (28%)attempts 3–3goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Rozsival – Ekman-Larsson14:51

    xG 0.51–0.48 (52%)attempts 13–9goals 0–1

  2. Yandle – Rundblad2:02

    xG 0.03–0.01 (75%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Summers – Rundblad9:15

    xG 0.23–0.26 (47%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestProspal – Letestu – Atkinson11:36

    xG 0.85–0.10 (89%)attempts 14–3goals 1–1

  2. MacKenzie – Dorsett – Gillies7:22

    xG 0.33–0.32 (51%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  3. Umberger – Nash – Brassard10:43

    xG 0.23–0.44 (34%)attempts 8–13goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Nikitin7:28

    xG 0.45–0.26 (64%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  2. Lebda – Moore7:21

    xG 0.25–0.16 (61%)attempts 8–4goals 1–1

  3. Wisniewski – Johnson13:17

    xG 0.74–0.69 (52%)attempts 14–20goals 2–0

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 2.3 xGPHX 2.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJPHX

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 PHX. Dots are goals.

Excitement 34/100 · #778 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.15 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50CBJ 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, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 54% of the time.

CBJ winsPHX wins

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

-7
-6
-5
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-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+3
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+5
+6
+7

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