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Sat, Jan 26, 2013·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 55% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI181818324
CBJ190918226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:35CBJMark LetestuAssists: Nick Foligno, Derek Dorsett · Backhand, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:54CHIDave BollandAssists: Patrick Kane · Backhand, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P2 8:50CHIBryan BickellAssists: Niklas Hjalmarsson, Michael Frolik · Deflected, 0.15 xG2–1
  4. P3 6:35CHIJonathan ToewsGWGAssists: Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–1
  5. P3 17:41CBJArtem AnisimovAssists: Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Johansen · Backhand, 0.14 xG3–2
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 5:28CHISheldon Brookbank: Holding2 min
  2. P1 15:07CBJJack Johnson: Boarding2 min
  3. P1 15:07CHIDave Bolland: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 5:58CBJMark Letestu: Interference2 min
  5. P2 11:56CHIJamal Mayers: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  6. P2 11:56CBJJared Boll: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 11:56CHIJamal Mayers: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 16:50CBJArtem Anisimov: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  9. P3 4:01CHIPatrick Kane: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 10:52CHIDave Bolland: Holding the stick2 min
  11. P3 10:52CHIDave Bolland: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  12. P3 11:36CBJDerick Brassard: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 12:04CBJDerek Dorsett: 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
43% to win57% to win
← CHI attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Anisimov won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICBJ
24Shots on goal26
2.4Expected goals2.6
40Shot attempts50
27Faceoffs won30
3Power plays5
17Penalty minutes15
12Hits22
13Blocked shots11
1Giveaways1
2Takeaways2

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestHossa – Toews – Saad8:36

    xG 0.43–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Mayers – Frolik – Kruger4:05

    xG 0.22–0.07 (76%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Sharp – Bolland – Kane10:32

    xG 0.35–0.27 (57%)attempts 4–9goals 1–0

  4. Bickell – Stalberg – Shaw8:19

    xG 0.06–0.10 (37%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Hjalmarsson14:59

    xG 0.78–0.13 (86%)attempts 14–6goals 2–0

  2. Keith – Seabrook13:27

    xG 0.06–0.09 (39%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  3. Brookbank – Leddy8:28

    xG 0.10–0.34 (22%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestDubinsky – Dorsett – Brassard8:22

    xG 0.19–0.02 (90%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Umberger – Foligno – Anisimov8:00

    xG 0.07–0.15 (31%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. MacKenzie – Boll – Letestu4:07

    xG 0.00–0.12 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  4. Prospal – Calvert – Johansen7:49

    xG 0.03–0.54 (5%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Wisniewski – Johnson15:56

    xG 0.23–0.40 (36%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  2. Aucoin – Moore9:53

    xG 0.20–0.44 (31%)attempts 4–5goals 0–2

  3. Tyutin – Nikitin13:11

    xG 0.10–0.36 (21%)attempts 7–12goals 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 2.6 xGCHI 2.4 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 49/100 · #362 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.56 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CBJ 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 55% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

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

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