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Fri, Mar 22, 2013·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Calgary Flames 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 65% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY0611108125
CBJ1731318528

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:56CBJJared BollAssists: Colton Gillies, Derek MacKenzie · Slap, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:24CGYCurtis GlencrossAssists: Matt Stajan, Lee Stempniak · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 13:05CBJNick FolignoGWGAssists: R.J. Umberger, Nikita Nikitin · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–2
  4. P2 13:56CBJNick FolignoAssists: R.J. Umberger, Fedor Tyutin · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P2 14:20CBJArtem AnisimovUnassisted · Snap, 0.10 xG1–4
  6. P3 13:14CBJColton GilliesAssists: Jack Johnson, Derek MacKenzie · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 2:15CGYTim Jackman: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 18:28CBJDerick Brassard: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 14:36CGYBrian McGrattan: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  4. P2 0:00CGYMark Giordano: Roughing2 min
  5. P3 4:27CGYCory Sarich: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 18:38CBJDerek MacKenzie: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYCBJ
25Shots on goal28
1.7Expected goals2.5
46Shot attempts49
36Faceoffs won31
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
25Hits20
11Blocked shots12
3Giveaways4
4Takeaways15

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBegin – McGrattan – Jackman6:34

    xG 0.33–0.04 (90%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  2. Tanguay – Cammalleri – Comeau11:58

    xG 0.22–0.50 (31%)attempts 8–9goals 0–3

  3. Iginla – Hudler – Cervenka13:26

    xG 0.26–0.65 (28%)attempts 12–11goals 0–1

  4. Stajan – Stempniak – Glencross8:25

    xG 0.23–0.65 (26%)attempts 4–10goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSarich – Smith11:52

    xG 0.45–0.39 (54%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1

  2. Wideman – Bouwmeester2:16

    xG 0.05–0.21 (18%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

  3. Bouwmeester – Brodie12:15

    xG 0.52–0.82 (39%)attempts 12–14goals 0–2

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestAnisimov – Calvert – Atkinson7:19

    xG 0.67–0.25 (73%)attempts 10–4goals 1–1

  2. Umberger – Foligno – Johansen11:20

    xG 0.74–0.47 (61%)attempts 12–12goals 2–0

  3. Letestu – Calvert – Atkinson3:03

    xG 0.21–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  4. Prospal – Brassard – Letestu10:28

    xG 0.08–0.19 (30%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Johnson13:43

    xG 0.94–0.46 (67%)attempts 18–16goals 2–0

  2. Nikitin – Prout15:58

    xG 0.63–0.58 (52%)attempts 11–12goals 0–1

  3. Aucoin – Erixon15:21

    xG 0.40–0.43 (49%)attempts 8–11goals 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.

CBJ 2.5 xGCGY 1.7 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCGY

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 CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 33/100 · #515 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.10 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 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 65% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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