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Mon, Dec 23, 2013·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 54% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ1511228425
CAR11215116333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:45CBJArtem AnisimovAssists: Cam Atkinson, Brandon Dubinsky · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P1 18:49CARJeff SkinnerPPAssists: Eric Staal · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 15:39CBJCorey TroppAssists: Mark Letestu, Boone Jenner · Backhand, 0.15 xG2–1
  4. P2 16:25CARJeff SkinnerPPAssists: Alexander Semin, Jordan Staal · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–2
  5. P3 9:06CARAlexander SeminAssists: Jordan Staal, Nathan Gerbe · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–3
  6. P3 15:58CBJRyan JohansenAssists: Nick Foligno, Mark Letestu · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–3
  7. P3 17:26CBJJack SkilleGWGAssists: Artem Anisimov, James Wisniewski · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 10:25CBJNick Foligno: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 17:14CBJJames Wisniewski: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 0:20CARJustin Faulk: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 2:04CARAlexander Semin: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 8:08CARRadek Dvorak: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 13:07CARManny Malhotra: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 15:56CBJJack Johnson: Holding2 min · PPG
  8. P2 16:22CBJJames Wisniewski: Delaying game2 min
  9. P3 5:09CARBrett Bellemore: Holding2 min
  10. P3 6:36CBJRyan Johansen: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 13:23CBJJack Skille: 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
48% to win52% to win
← CBJ attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Anisimov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCAR
25Shots on goal33
2.1Expected goals2.3
53Shot attempts67
29Faceoffs won30
5Power plays6
12Penalty minutes10
33Hits31
21Blocked shots15
6Giveaways9
14Takeaways13

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. bestLetestu – Tropp – Jenner9:39

    xG 0.44–0.21 (67%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  2. Dubinsky – Anisimov – Atkinson7:59

    xG 0.28–0.13 (69%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0

  3. Umberger – Foligno – Johansen8:14

    xG 0.26–0.23 (54%)attempts 8–9goals 1–1

  4. MacKenzie – Comeau – Skille5:04

    xG 0.21–0.28 (43%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Johnson12:57

    xG 0.66–0.21 (76%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  2. Nikitin – Savard11:47

    xG 0.56–0.42 (57%)attempts 9–12goals 2–0

  3. Wisniewski – Murray14:29

    xG 0.28–0.37 (44%)attempts 17–16goals 1–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestRuutu – Staal – Skinner7:39

    xG 0.27–0.18 (60%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0

  2. Dwyer – Tlusty – Nash5:42

    xG 0.25–0.18 (59%)attempts 9–4goals 0–1

  3. Malhotra – Dwyer – Tlusty2:25

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Dvorak – Malhotra – Bowman6:14

    xG 0.11–0.20 (35%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Bellemore9:54

    xG 0.35–0.11 (76%)attempts 10–13goals 1–1

  2. Hainsey – Gleason2:00

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Gleason – Murphy8:24

    xG 0.23–0.19 (55%)attempts 10–6goals 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.

CAR 2.3 xGCBJ 2.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 88/100 · #116 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.33 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 12% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +40 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 54% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).