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Tue, Nov 5, 2013·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Ottawa Senators 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 52% of the time.

CBJ winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT290827424
CBJ01201417133

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:51OTTErik KarlssonUnassisted · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P1 19:56OTTClarke MacArthurGWGAssists: Bobby Ryan, Kyle Turris · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P3 3:02CBJR.J. UmbergerPPAssists: Fedor Tyutin, Brandon Dubinsky · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–1
  4. P3 13:55OTTChris NeilAssists: Jason Spezza, Eric Gryba · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–1
  5. P3 19:42OTTErik KarlssonENAssists: Jason Spezza, Milan Michalek · Wrist, 0.64 xG4–1
Penalties (16)
  1. P1 2:08CBJJared Boll: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:08OTTMatt Kassian: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 11:52OTTZack Smith: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 16:55OTTMatt Kassian: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 0:39CBJDerek MacKenzie: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 0:39OTTMark Borowiecki: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 1:40CBJR.J. Umberger: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 4:59CBJJack Johnson: Cross checking2 min
  9. P2 17:35CBJRyan Johansen: Elbowing2 min
  10. P3 1:27OTTErik Karlsson: Slashing2 min · PPG
  11. P3 6:21OTTChris Neil: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 6:21CBJJared Boll: Fighting5 min
  13. P3 9:45CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Interference2 min
  14. P3 14:24OTTChris Neil: Interference2 min
  15. P3 14:24OTTChris Neil: Fighting5 min
  16. P3 14:24CBJDalton Prout: Fighting5 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCBJ
24Shots on goal33
2.6Expected goals2.8
51Shot attempts60
32Faceoffs won25
4Power plays4
28Penalty minutes28
23Hits25
12Blocked shots12
1Giveaways2
5Takeaways5

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. Kassian – Grant – Conacher2:53

    xG 0.04–0.02 (60%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  2. MacArthur – Ryan – Turris13:34

    xG 0.40–0.39 (51%)attempts 12–13goals 1–0

  3. Spezza – Greening – Zibanejad7:43

    xG 0.31–0.68 (31%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  4. Neil – Michalek – Smith9:04

    xG 0.05–0.53 (9%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Methot – Borowiecki9:59

    xG 0.17–0.18 (48%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  2. Phillips – Gryba10:23

    xG 0.31–0.46 (41%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  3. Karlsson – Cowen17:24

    xG 0.37–0.53 (41%)attempts 19–15goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestUmberger – Atkinson – Johansen11:07

    xG 0.63–0.21 (75%)attempts 9–12goals 0–1

  2. Gaborik – Dubinsky – Anisimov10:15

    xG 0.53–0.28 (66%)attempts 15–11goals 0–0

  3. Comeau – Collins – Chaput2:09

    xG 0.14–0.01 (91%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. MacKenzie – Comeau – Letestu3:27

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWisniewski – Murray13:00

    xG 0.80–0.36 (69%)attempts 16–13goals 0–1

  2. Tyutin – Johnson12:41

    xG 0.47–0.33 (59%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  3. Nikitin – Prout13:09

    xG 0.54–0.44 (55%)attempts 11–13goals 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.

CBJ 2.8 xGOTT 2.6 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 27/100 · #839 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.89 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 52% of the time.

CBJ winsOTT wins

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

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