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Fri, Mar 23, 2012·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Carolina Hurricanes 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 60% of the time.

CBJ winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR01219019140
CBJ1628212526

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:50CBJVinny ProspalAssists: Jack Johnson, David Savard · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P2 9:03CBJR.J. UmbergerPPGWGAssists: Nikita Nikitin, Derick Brassard · Slap, 0.04 xG0–2
  3. P2 13:16CARDrayson BowmanAssists: Brandon Sutter, Justin Faulk · Backhand, 0.18 xG1–2
  4. P2 14:36CBJR.J. UmbergerAssists: Derick Brassard, Nikita Nikitin · Slap, 0.07 xG1–3
  5. P3 14:58CBJR.J. UmbergerAssists: Derick Brassard · Snap, 0.24 xG1–4
  6. P3 16:45CBJMark LetestuAssists: Vinny Prospal, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–5
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 10:21CBJMark Letestu: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 14:45CBJRyan Johansen: Interference2 min
  3. P2 8:35CARTuomo Ruutu: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  4. P2 10:45CARBryan Allen: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 19:30CBJBrett Lebda: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 19:55CBJDerick Brassard: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P3 6:49CARJussi Jokinen: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 10:49CBJColton Gillies: Tripping2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARCBJ
40Shots on goal26
2.5Expected goals2.0
58Shot attempts47
26Faceoffs won27
5Power plays3
6Penalty minutes10
14Hits26
14Blocked shots10
6Giveaways1
4Takeaways8

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestRuutu – Jokinen – Skinner6:12

    xG 0.25–0.07 (78%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Dwyer – Sutter – Bowman9:06

    xG 0.34–0.22 (61%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

  3. LaRose – Staal – Tlusty11:31

    xG 0.60–0.52 (54%)attempts 18–12goals 0–2

  4. Jokinen – Brent – Skinner3:32

    xG 0.17–0.30 (36%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestAllen – Gleason13:18

    xG 0.29–0.13 (69%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  2. Harrison – Faulk8:27

    xG 0.34–0.49 (41%)attempts 8–9goals 0–2

  3. Pitkanen – McBain14:07

    xG 0.44–0.68 (39%)attempts 18–12goals 0–2

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestUmberger – Brassard – Atkinson10:23

    xG 0.50–0.37 (58%)attempts 10–9goals 2–0

  2. Boll – Gillies – Johansen3:28

    xG 0.15–0.01 (92%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Boyce – Russell – Dorsett2:32

    xG 0.01–0.04 (23%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Prospal – Nash – Letestu7:54

    xG 0.36–0.41 (47%)attempts 8–11goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Savard15:34

    xG 0.57–0.36 (61%)attempts 16–14goals 2–0

  2. Lebda – Nikitin13:33

    xG 0.51–0.48 (52%)attempts 6–13goals 2–0

  3. Johnson – Moore12:05

    xG 0.21–0.47 (31%)attempts 7–11goals 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 xGCAR 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 26/100 · #884 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.84 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 60% of the time.

CBJ winsCAR wins

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

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