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Tue, Jan 28, 2014·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Ottawa Senators 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 51% of the time.

CBJ winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT1111918328
CBJ013113110236

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:06OTTStephane Da CostaPPAssists: Milan Michalek, Erik Karlsson · Backhand, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P2 6:24OTTStephane Da CostaAssists: Jason Spezza, Cory Conacher · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–0
  3. P2 12:00CBJCam AtkinsonPPAssists: Matt Calvert, James Wisniewski · Snap, 0.22 xG2–1
  4. P3 7:16CBJJames WisniewskiPPAssists: Cam Atkinson, Jack Johnson · Slap, 0.03 xG2–2
  5. P3 15:02OTTJason SpezzaPPGWGAssists: Colin Greening, Marc Methot · Wrist, 0.19 xG3–2
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 6:52CBJMatt Calvert: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 16:53OTTMarc Methot: Holding2 min
  3. P1 18:53OTTEric Gryba: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 11:02OTTJason Spezza: Holding2 min · PPG
  5. P2 13:15CBJArtem Anisimov: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 13:27CBJJack Johnson: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 13:27OTTChris Neil: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 19:57CBJNikita Nikitin: Hooking2 min
  9. P2 19:57OTTMika Zibanejad: Diving2 min
  10. P3 3:36CBJCody Goloubef: Interference2 min
  11. P3 6:51OTTZack Smith: Hooking2 min · PPG
  12. P3 10:47OTTZack Smith: High sticking2 min
  13. P3 13:08CBJNathan Horton: Tripping2 min · PPG

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

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCBJ
28Shots on goal36
2.6Expected goals2.6
62Shot attempts60
25Faceoffs won43
4Power plays5
14Penalty minutes12
20Hits35
12Blocked shots25
2Giveaways9
2Takeaways8

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. Condra – Conacher – Da Costa4:19

    xG 0.01–0.05 (22%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. MacArthur – Ryan – Turris10:24

    xG 0.24–0.50 (32%)attempts 14–12goals 0–0

  3. Spezza – Michalek – Zibanejad9:51

    xG 0.24–0.56 (30%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  4. Neil – Greening – Smith10:45

    xG 0.07–0.43 (14%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWiercioch – Ceci7:26

    xG 0.24–0.15 (61%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  2. Methot – Karlsson2:26

    xG 0.07–0.06 (54%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Gryba – Cowen3:00

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestHorton – Anisimov – Jenner8:38

    xG 0.49–0.21 (70%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  2. MacKenzie – Dubinsky – Atkinson3:22

    xG 0.22–0.02 (90%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Umberger – Foligno – Johansen10:19

    xG 0.46–0.29 (62%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  4. Comeau – Letestu – Calvert2:00

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Murray3:42

    xG 0.32–0.02 (94%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Nikitin – Goloubef8:57

    xG 0.36–0.06 (85%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  3. Tyutin – Johnson13:15

    xG 0.42–0.27 (61%)attempts 13–16goals 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 2.6 xGOTT 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

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 68/100 · #322 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.64 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +38 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 51% 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).