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Fri, Oct 4, 2013·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Calgary Flames 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 50% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY21108211430
CBJ21407111332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:27CGYSean MonahanAssists: Lee Stempniak, Sven Baertschi · Wrist, 0.38 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:57CBJJack JohnsonPPAssists: Marian Gaborik, James Wisniewski · Snap, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P1 7:56CGYTJ GaliardiUnassisted · Backhand, 0.13 xG2–1
  4. P1 15:20CBJMarian GaborikAssists: Brandon Dubinsky, Blake Comeau · Backhand, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P3 12:10CGYJiri HudlerAssists: TJ Galiardi, Mikael Backlund · Slap, 0.04 xG3–2
  6. P3 12:52CGYCurtis GlencrossGWGAssists: David Jones, Mark Giordano · Wrist, 0.28 xG4–2
  7. P3 15:47CBJArtem AnisimovAssists: David Savard, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.10 xG4–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 4:11CGYShane O'Brien: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 11:43CGYJoe Colborne: Boarding2 min
  3. P1 17:20CBJJack Johnson: Clipping2 min
  4. P2 10:06CGYBen Street: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 2:07CBJNick Foligno: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  6. P3 2:07CGYShane O'Brien: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  7. P3 5:50CBJRyan Johansen: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 18:51CBJJack Johnson: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
48% to win52% to win
← CGY attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dubinsky won the faceoff against Colborne
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYCBJ
30Shots on goal32
2.9Expected goals2.9
51Shot attempts63
21Faceoffs won30
3Power plays3
8Penalty minutes8
22Hits33
23Blocked shots8
1Giveaways3
7Takeaways5

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. bestJones – Glencross – Colborne8:32

    xG 0.30–0.02 (94%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  2. Stempniak – Baertschi – Monahan8:26

    xG 0.52–0.47 (52%)attempts 7–11goals 1–1

  3. McGrattan – Bouma – Street3:35

    xG 0.07–0.21 (24%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  4. Hudler – Galiardi – Backlund11:41

    xG 0.46–0.88 (34%)attempts 10–12goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestO'Brien – Butler9:43

    xG 0.65–0.44 (60%)attempts 7–14goals 1–1

  2. Giordano – Brodie15:31

    xG 0.69–0.72 (49%)attempts 15–14goals 1–0

  3. Wideman – Butler3:07

    xG 0.03–0.07 (33%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestUmberger – Foligno – Johansen4:29

    xG 0.62–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. MacKenzie – Umberger – Foligno4:01

    xG 0.49–0.09 (85%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Anisimov – Letestu – Calvert4:53

    xG 0.41–0.09 (82%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0

  4. Anisimov – Letestu – Jenner3:46

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestNikitin – Savard14:44

    xG 1.11–0.40 (73%)attempts 19–11goals 0–0

  2. Wisniewski – Murray11:12

    xG 0.58–0.62 (49%)attempts 13–8goals 0–2

  3. Johnson – Prout16:30

    xG 0.37–0.77 (33%)attempts 17–14goals 1–1

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 2.9 xGCGY 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 56/100 · #489 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.46 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 50% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

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

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

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