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Sun, Oct 20, 2013·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Vancouver Canucks 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 58% of the time.

CBJ winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN01319016138
CBJ12014213329

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:27CBJMarian GaborikAssists: Artem Anisimov, James Wisniewski · Deflected, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P2 10:42VANHenrik SedinPPAssists: Jason Garrison, Ryan Kesler · Wrist, 0.49 xG1–1
  3. P3 11:14CBJR.J. UmbergerGWGAssists: Ryan Johansen, Dalton Prout · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:33CBJRyan JohansenENAssists: R.J. Umberger · Wrist, 0.65 xG1–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 0:22CBJBlake Comeau: Boarding2 min
  2. P2 3:40VANJeremy Welsh: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 7:10CBJNick Foligno: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 8:18VANDale Weise: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P2 9:39CBJRyan Murray: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P2 14:53VANMike Santorelli: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P2 15:20VANAlexander Edler: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  8. P2 19:51VANKevin Bieksa: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 5:51CBJJared Boll: High sticking2 min
  10. P3 5:51VANBrad Richardson: Slashing2 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCBJ
38Shots on goal29
3.1Expected goals3.6
64Shot attempts49
34Faceoffs won26
3Power plays5
12Penalty minutes8
21Hits34
8Blocked shots15
3Giveaways5
3Takeaways8

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSedin – Santorelli – Hansen3:13

    xG 0.20–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Sedin – Sedin – Kesler6:12

    xG 0.16–0.08 (68%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  3. Higgins – Kesler – Hansen2:48

    xG 0.04–0.01 (75%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Higgins – Santorelli – Hansen5:05

    xG 0.07–0.05 (56%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Tanev10:15

    xG 0.44–0.22 (67%)attempts 13–2goals 0–1

  2. Edler – Garrison2:01

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Bieksa – Stanton8:51

    xG 0.31–0.27 (54%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestDubinsky – Atkinson – Jenner8:26

    xG 0.63–0.07 (90%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  2. Umberger – Comeau – Johansen10:49

    xG 0.33–0.24 (58%)attempts 4–15goals 1–0

  3. MacKenzie – Boll – Letestu3:53

    xG 0.14–0.05 (73%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Gaborik – Foligno – Anisimov8:49

    xG 0.16–0.28 (36%)attempts 5–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Savard11:54

    xG 0.78–0.42 (65%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

  2. Tyutin – Prout14:03

    xG 0.43–0.47 (48%)attempts 6–14goals 1–0

  3. Wisniewski – Murray12:02

    xG 0.31–0.39 (44%)attempts 6–14goals 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 3.6 xGVAN 3.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 30/100 · #789 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.13 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 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 58% of the time.

CBJ winsVAN wins

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

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