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Sat, Mar 1, 2014·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Florida Panthers 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 87% of the time.

CBJ winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA152906320
CBJ212213212637

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:42CBJR.J. UmbergerPPAssists: James Wisniewski, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.43 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:04CBJCam AtkinsonPPAssists: David Savard, Jack Johnson · Tip-in, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P1 13:50FLAShawn MatthiasUnassisted · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 6:54FLANick BjugstadAssists: Shawn Matthias · Backhand, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P2 10:50CBJDavid SavardPPAssists: Nathan Horton, Ryan Johansen · Backhand, 0.10 xG2–3
  6. P2 11:30FLASean BergenheimAssists: Tom Gilbert, Nick Bjugstad · Tip-in, 0.12 xG3–3
  7. P2 19:50CBJArtem AnisimovSHGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.21 xG3–4
  8. P3 18:59CBJNick FolignoENAssists: Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Murray · Wrist, 0.58 xG3–5
  9. P3 19:23CBJMatt CalvertENAssists: Mark Letestu, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.60 xG3–6
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 6:20FLAErik Gudbranson: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 9:05FLAScott Gomez: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P1 14:17CBJNathan Horton: Holding2 min
  4. P2 9:15FLAErik Gudbranson: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 13:22CBJArtem Anisimov: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 18:19CBJDerek MacKenzie: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 18:19FLADmitry Kulikov: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 18:19CBJDerek MacKenzie: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 10:55FLABrad Boyes: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 12:33CBJNick Foligno: 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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLACBJ
20Shots on goal37
1.6Expected goals3.9
47Shot attempts53
33Faceoffs won38
4Power plays4
13Penalty minutes13
26Hits37
9Blocked shots17
5Giveaways5
3Takeaways5

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.

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestBoyes – Bergenheim – Bjugstad10:16

    xG 0.61–0.37 (63%)attempts 12–6goals 1–0

  2. Upshall – Shore – Huberdeau7:33

    xG 0.32–0.26 (55%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Gomez – Matthias – Hayes7:45

    xG 0.21–0.37 (36%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  4. Goc – Fleischmann – Winchester8:01

    xG 0.14–0.33 (30%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCampbell – Gilbert17:05

    xG 0.80–0.27 (75%)attempts 15–10goals 2–0

  2. Olsen – Gudbranson4:21

    xG 0.08–0.11 (42%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Jovanovski – Gudbranson9:07

    xG 0.29–0.51 (37%)attempts 13–6goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestMacKenzie – Letestu – Calvert7:23

    xG 0.42–0.07 (87%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Horton – Johansen – Jenner10:45

    xG 0.42–0.21 (67%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

  3. Umberger – Dubinsky – Atkinson7:41

    xG 0.12–0.17 (41%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  4. Gaborik – Foligno – Anisimov6:26

    xG 0.16–0.23 (42%)attempts 4–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestNikitin – Prout12:07

    xG 0.67–0.09 (88%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  2. Johnson – Savard14:33

    xG 0.51–0.46 (53%)attempts 9–13goals 0–1

  3. Wisniewski – Murray16:20

    xG 0.43–0.83 (34%)attempts 12–18goals 0–2

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 3.9 xGFLA 1.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJFLA

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 FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 88/100 · #117 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.91 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 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 87% of the time.

CBJ winsFLA wins

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

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