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Mon, Jan 27, 2014·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 57% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ270908224
CAR07017311335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:25CBJDerek MacKenzieAssists: Fedor Tyutin, Corey Tropp · Backhand, 0.19 xG1–0
  2. P1 2:42CBJR.J. UmbergerAssists: Ryan Johansen, Nick Foligno · Snap, 0.18 xG2–0
  3. P3 11:18CAREric StaalAssists: Alexander Semin, Justin Faulk · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P3 12:18CAREric StaalAssists: Jiri Tlusty · Wrist, 0.21 xG2–2
  5. P3 14:05CARJordan StaalGWGAssists: Elias Lindholm, Jeff Skinner · Backhand, 0.09 xG2–3
Penalties (2)
  1. P1 11:55CBJNathan Horton: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 15:39CBJJames Wisniewski: 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

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCAR
24Shots on goal35
2.9Expected goals3.3
52Shot attempts61
26Faceoffs won30
0Power plays2
4Penalty minutes0
22Hits28
15Blocked shots15
12Giveaways10
10Takeaways8

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 – Johansen12:32

    xG 1.22–0.23 (84%)attempts 16–5goals 1–1

  2. Dubinsky – Calvert – Atkinson12:38

    xG 0.50–0.27 (65%)attempts 12–9goals 0–0

  3. Horton – Anisimov – Jenner11:12

    xG 0.54–0.47 (53%)attempts 12–10goals 0–1

  4. MacKenzie – Letestu – Tropp7:42

    xG 0.22–0.52 (29%)attempts 4–11goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWisniewski – Murray16:35

    xG 1.05–0.78 (57%)attempts 17–13goals 1–2

  2. Nikitin – Goloubef11:32

    xG 0.23–0.20 (53%)attempts 10–14goals 0–0

  3. Tyutin – Johnson19:23

    xG 0.71–0.75 (49%)attempts 11–16goals 1–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestSemin – Staal – Tlusty11:27

    xG 0.54–0.24 (69%)attempts 11–8goals 2–0

  2. Dvorak – Ruutu – Nash6:37

    xG 0.32–0.22 (59%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Skinner – Lindholm13:42

    xG 0.43–0.61 (41%)attempts 13–11goals 1–1

  4. Malhotra – Gerbe – Bowman9:37

    xG 0.21–0.99 (17%)attempts 3–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKomisarek – Harrison12:46

    xG 0.69–0.31 (69%)attempts 17–10goals 0–0

  2. Sekera – Faulk19:47

    xG 0.51–0.86 (37%)attempts 15–19goals 1–2

  3. Hainsey – Liles15:12

    xG 0.47–0.84 (36%)attempts 12–11goals 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.

CAR 3.3 xGCBJ 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 64/100 · #378 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.46 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 5% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +37 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 57% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

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

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