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Fri, Mar 29, 2013·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Columbus Blue Jackets 6, Calgary Flames 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 59% of the time.

CGY winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ1124815625
CGY011311111433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:20CBJMark LetestuSHUnassisted · Backhand, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:54CGYBrian McGrattanAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Steve Begin · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–1
  3. P2 8:44CBJVinny ProspalAssists: R.J. Umberger, Nikita Nikitin · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P2 10:12CBJMatt CalvertAssists: Cam Atkinson, Artem Anisimov · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P2 11:09CGYMikael BacklundAssists: Mark Giordano, Dennis Wideman · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–2
  6. P2 16:19CBJDerick BrassardAssists: Mark Letestu, Vinny Prospal · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–2
  7. P2 17:48CGYDennis WidemanPPAssists: Jiri Hudler, Roman Cervenka · Slap, 0.05 xG4–3
  8. P2 18:55CBJRyan JohansenGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.16 xG5–3
  9. P3 14:20CGYCurtis GlencrossAssists: Matt Stajan · Snap, 0.05 xG5–4
  10. P3 19:24CBJR.J. UmbergerENAssists: Artem Anisimov, James Wisniewski · Wrist, 0.67 xG6–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 10:08CBJSean Collins: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  2. P1 17:28CBJDalton Prout: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 17:28CGYTim Jackman: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 17:46CGYMark Giordano: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 13:37CBJJared Boll: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  6. P2 17:08CBJRyan Johansen: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 4:01CBJMark Letestu: 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
43% to win57% to win
← CBJ attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Anisimov won the faceoff against Stajan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCGY
25Shots on goal33
2.6Expected goals2.1
47Shot attempts63
39Faceoffs won20
1Power plays4
13Penalty minutes7
13Hits21
20Blocked shots11
7Giveaways10
12Takeaways7

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. bestProspal – Brassard – Letestu12:18

    xG 0.42–0.15 (74%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0

  2. MacKenzie – Boll – Gillies4:49

    xG 0.40–0.32 (55%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

  3. Anisimov – Calvert – Atkinson12:12

    xG 0.18–0.18 (51%)attempts 6–12goals 1–1

  4. Umberger – Collins – Johansen9:20

    xG 0.33–0.69 (32%)attempts 9–15goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Johnson11:37

    xG 0.47–0.28 (62%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  2. Nikitin – Prout11:40

    xG 0.37–0.21 (64%)attempts 7–11goals 2–0

  3. Wisniewski – Erixon4:48

    xG 0.34–0.22 (61%)attempts 9–5goals 0–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestHudler – Backlund – Cervenka11:15

    xG 0.36–0.29 (56%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  2. Stajan – Stempniak – Glencross12:15

    xG 0.34–0.36 (49%)attempts 15–9goals 1–2

  3. Tanguay – Cammalleri – Comeau13:47

    xG 0.44–0.48 (48%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  4. Begin – McGrattan – Jackman2:45

    xG 0.03–0.12 (19%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Giordano18:44

    xG 0.91–0.64 (59%)attempts 20–20goals 1–0

  2. Sarich – Butler10:15

    xG 0.46–0.34 (57%)attempts 15–6goals 2–0

  3. Bouwmeester – Brodie14:32

    xG 0.39–0.57 (41%)attempts 16–9goals 0–2

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.

CGY 2.1 xGCBJ 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 92/100 · #71 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.12 · 10 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CGY 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 59% of the time.

CGY winsCBJ wins

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

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