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Sun, Apr 21, 2013·HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, San Jose Sharks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 58% of the time.

SJS winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ1721015422
SJS01311428335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:53CBJMark LetestuAssists: Jack Johnson, Vinny Prospal · Deflected, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:27CBJVinny ProspalAssists: Mark Letestu · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–0
  3. P2 7:14SJSMartin HavlatAssists: Logan Couture, Justin Braun · Wrist, 0.18 xG2–1
  4. P2 12:42CBJMark LetestuPPAssists: Fedor Tyutin, Brandon Dubinsky · Slap, 0.03 xG3–1
  5. P3 6:34SJSAndrew DesjardinsAssists: Matt Irwin · Wrist, 0.15 xG3–2
  6. P3 14:57SJSJoe PavelskiPPAssists: Scott Gomez, Matt Irwin · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–3
  7. P3 18:23CBJRyan JohansenGWGAssists: R.J. Umberger · Wrist, 0.09 xG4–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 12:59CBJDerek MacKenzie: Roughing2 min
  2. P2 11:11SJSMatt Irwin: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P3 3:13SJSMatt Irwin: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 13:36CBJJack Johnson: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P3 0:00CBJMarian Gaborik: Hooking2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0SJS
43% to win57% to win
← CBJ attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Thornton
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJSJS
22Shots on goal35
2.4Expected goals2.8
52Shot attempts71
26Faceoffs won22
2Power plays2
6Penalty minutes4
29Hits25
20Blocked shots18
6Giveaways17
2Takeaways9

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. bestUmberger – Foligno – Johansen13:23

    xG 0.88–0.23 (79%)attempts 12–13goals 1–0

  2. Comeau – Dubinsky – Atkinson12:07

    xG 0.34–0.26 (57%)attempts 19–7goals 0–0

  3. MacKenzie – Boll – Gillies3:40

    xG 0.01–0.32 (4%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Prospal – Gaborik – Letestu12:52

    xG 0.39–0.98 (28%)attempts 8–24goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Wisniewski17:21

    xG 0.87–0.44 (66%)attempts 18–15goals 2–0

  2. Aucoin – Erixon12:35

    xG 0.37–0.43 (46%)attempts 14–18goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Prout19:51

    xG 0.40–1.47 (22%)attempts 13–28goals 1–2

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestMarleau – Havlat – Couture11:23

    xG 0.80–0.26 (75%)attempts 22–7goals 1–1

  2. Thornton – Burish – Desjardins2:06

    xG 0.15–0.03 (83%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  3. Torres – Pavelski – Wingels9:38

    xG 0.46–0.39 (54%)attempts 11–11goals 0–1

  4. Gomez – Burish – Desjardins4:31

    xG 0.07–0.09 (45%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Braun13:04

    xG 0.93–0.21 (82%)attempts 24–6goals 1–1

  2. Boyle – Irwin10:40

    xG 0.70–0.44 (61%)attempts 16–16goals 0–0

  3. Hannan – Stuart9:42

    xG 0.15–0.40 (27%)attempts 7–5goals 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.

SJS 2.8 xGCBJ 2.4 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

SJSCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 87/100 · #106 of 720 this seasonSwing 2.15 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 39% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +45 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, San Jose Sharks win this game 58% of the time.

SJS winsCBJ wins

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

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