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Thu, Mar 14, 2013·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 66% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CHI010110013072240
CBJ01111003061130

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 16:45CHIJohnny OduyaAssists: Patrick Kane, Niklas Hjalmarsson · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P2 17:37CBJJack JohnsonPPAssists: Derick Brassard, Brandon Dubinsky · Slap, 0.11 xG1–1

Shootout

  1. 1. CBJ Artem Anisimov scored
  2. 2. CHI Jonathan Toews scored
  3. 3. CBJ Ryan Johansen stopped
  4. 4. CHI Patrick Kane scored
  5. 5. CBJ Derick Brassard stopped
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 17:37CHIAndrew Shaw: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 17:37CBJMatt Calvert: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 3:17CBJColton Gillies: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 17:04CHISheldon Brookbank: Holding2 min · PPG
  5. P3 18:28CHIViktor Stalberg: Interference goalkeeper2 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 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Toews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICBJ
40Shots on goal30
2.8Expected goals1.9
66Shot attempts58
33Faceoffs won30
1Power plays2
9Penalty minutes7
11Hits19
15Blocked shots17
6Giveaways3
7Takeaways3

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. bestBolland – Kane – Hayes13:51

    xG 0.80–0.28 (74%)attempts 13–13goals 1–0

  2. Hossa – Toews – Saad14:57

    xG 0.63–0.22 (74%)attempts 19–9goals 0–0

  3. Frolik – Kruger – Bollig7:37

    xG 0.27–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0

  4. Bickell – Stalberg – Shaw10:40

    xG 0.36–0.31 (54%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKeith – Seabrook20:11

    xG 0.99–0.43 (70%)attempts 24–15goals 0–0

  2. Oduya – Hjalmarsson20:38

    xG 0.67–0.20 (77%)attempts 16–16goals 1–0

  3. Brookbank – Leddy11:26

    xG 0.34–0.39 (47%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. Prospal – Brassard – Letestu12:11

    xG 0.26–0.33 (44%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  2. Boll – Anisimov – Gillies7:34

    xG 0.11–0.22 (34%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

  3. Dubinsky – Calvert – Atkinson9:32

    xG 0.35–0.72 (33%)attempts 10–10goals 0–1

  4. Umberger – Foligno – Johansen13:13

    xG 0.19–0.59 (25%)attempts 8–17goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Tyutin – Johnson4:17

    xG 0.04–0.01 (81%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Johnson – Erixon2:08

    xG 0.03–0.02 (57%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Tyutin – Goloubef13:38

    xG 0.48–0.61 (44%)attempts 15–10goals 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 1.9 xGCHI 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 36/100 · #494 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.23 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 41% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +22 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 66% 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).