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Tue, Apr 9, 2013·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

San Jose Sharks 0, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 57% of the time.

CBJ winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS09010011030
CBJ1921516430

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:39CBJMatt CalvertGWGAssists: Cam Atkinson, Mark Letestu · Wrist, 0.31 xG0–1
  2. P2 3:09CBJJames WisniewskiAssists: Adrian Aucoin, Derek MacKenzie · Slap, 0.05 xG0–2
  3. P2 5:05CBJRyan JohansenAssists: Marian Gaborik, Vinny Prospal · Snap, 0.17 xG0–3
  4. P3 7:16CBJMarian GaborikAssists: Artem Anisimov, Jack Johnson · Backhand, 0.14 xG0–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 3:11SJSJames Sheppard: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 3:11CBJAdrian Aucoin: Interference2 min
  3. P2 7:32SJSDan Boyle: Interference2 min
  4. P2 13:38SJSTJ Galiardi: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  5. P2 16:18CBJMatt Calvert: Interference2 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSCBJ
30Shots on goal30
2.1Expected goals2.4
59Shot attempts53
30Faceoffs won32
1Power plays2
6Penalty minutes4
20Hits23
10Blocked shots14
3Giveaways2
1Takeaways6

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.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestMarleau – Couture – Wingels9:47

    xG 0.50–0.01 (99%)attempts 15–3goals 0–0

  2. Burish – Desjardins – Sheppard10:37

    xG 0.43–0.22 (66%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  3. Torres – Pavelski – Galiardi12:14

    xG 0.18–0.59 (24%)attempts 14–8goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Demers6:11

    xG 0.40–0.05 (88%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  2. Boyle – Stuart8:07

    xG 0.34–0.16 (69%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Vlasic – Braun4:38

    xG 0.07–0.05 (61%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestLetestu – Calvert – Atkinson13:13

    xG 0.55–0.34 (62%)attempts 9–13goals 1–0

  2. MacKenzie – Comeau – Gillies9:07

    xG 0.19–0.07 (72%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  3. Umberger – Foligno – Johansen11:31

    xG 0.44–0.33 (57%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  4. Prospal – Gaborik – Anisimov10:53

    xG 0.07–0.46 (14%)attempts 4–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestNikitin – Prout14:57

    xG 0.57–0.38 (60%)attempts 11–15goals 1–0

  2. Aucoin – Wisniewski17:31

    xG 0.67–0.55 (55%)attempts 13–18goals 2–0

  3. Tyutin – Johnson16:12

    xG 0.36–0.53 (41%)attempts 12–16goals 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 2.4 xGSJS 2.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJSJS

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 SJS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 3/100 · #714 of 720 this seasonSwing 0.47 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 56% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 57% of the time.

CBJ winsSJS wins

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

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