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Tue, Apr 3, 2012·Jobing.com Arena, Glendale

Columbus Blue Jackets 0, Phoenix Coyotes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 91% of the time.

PHX winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ017022015054
PHX0821103222

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 5:45PHXBoyd GordonGWGAssists: Lauri Korpikoski, Taylor Pyatt · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:48PHXGilbert BruleAssists: Michal Rozsival, Daymond Langkow · Backhand, 0.17 xG0–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 4:07PHXRostislav Klesla: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 13:34PHXMichal Rozsival: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 9:42CBJR.J. Umberger: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 10:10PHXMartin Hanzal: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 14:47PHXAntoine Vermette: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 18:41PHXDerek Morris: Holding2 min
  7. P3 2:10PHXDerek Morris: Interference2 min
  8. P3 19:48PHXDerek Morris: 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHX
45% to win55% to win
← CBJ attackPHX attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hanzal won the faceoff against Letestu
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJPHX
54Shots on goal22
5.2Expected goals1.9
82Shot attempts51
38Faceoffs won31
7Power plays1
2Penalty minutes14
17Hits30
16Blocked shots13
3Giveaways4
4Takeaways11

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestUmberger – Brassard – Atkinson8:54

    xG 0.55–0.31 (64%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

  2. Russell – Dorsett – Johansen7:27

    xG 0.54–0.40 (57%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  3. Boyce – Boll – Gillies7:14

    xG 0.19–0.24 (44%)attempts 7–10goals 0–1

  4. Prospal – Nash – Letestu11:30

    xG 0.54–0.72 (43%)attempts 17–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWisniewski – Johnson19:27

    xG 1.24–0.56 (69%)attempts 28–17goals 0–0

  2. Wisniewski – Nikitin2:05

    xG 0.16–0.06 (72%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Nikitin2:08

    xG 0.13–0.05 (70%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestWhitney – Vrbata – Hanzal12:21

    xG 0.66–0.42 (61%)attempts 16–13goals 0–0

  2. Torres – Vermette – Brule2:38

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Langkow – Torres – Brule3:40

    xG 0.19–0.22 (46%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

  4. Pyatt – Gordon – Korpikoski8:08

    xG 0.36–0.45 (45%)attempts 7–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestRozsival – Klesla12:38

    xG 1.09–0.73 (60%)attempts 16–15goals 1–0

  2. Aucoin – Ekman-Larsson14:31

    xG 0.48–0.62 (44%)attempts 14–16goals 0–0

  3. Morris – Yandle14:26

    xG 0.19–0.65 (23%)attempts 12–12goals 1–0

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.

PHX 1.9 xGCBJ 5.2 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHXCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

PHX's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PHX is favoured, below it CBJ. Dots are goals.

Excitement 1/100 · #1208 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.63 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50PHX 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 91% of the time.

PHX winsCBJ wins

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

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