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Tue, Mar 18, 2014·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 86% of the time.

CBJ winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR1521500320
CBJ011017119147

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:41CARNathan GerbeAssists: Patrick Dwyer · Snap, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:23CARAndrei LoktionovPPGWGAssists: Jay Harrison, Riley Nash · Backhand, 0.36 xG2–0
  3. P2 17:20CARPatrick DwyerAssists: Andrei Loktionov, Jay Harrison · Slap, 0.02 xG3–0
  4. P3 19:10CBJBoone JennerAssists: Ryan Johansen, Nathan Horton · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–1
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 0:32CARJordan Staal: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 13:05CARJay Harrison: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 13:53CBJR.J. Umberger: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 0:47CBJBoone Jenner: Closing hand on puck2 min · PPG
  5. P2 8:20CBJNick Foligno: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 12:07CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Boarding2 min
  7. P3 2:45CARJordan Staal: Cross checking2 min
  8. P3 6:52CBJRyan Johansen: Slashing2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARCBJ
20Shots on goal47
1.7Expected goals4.1
37Shot attempts79
27Faceoffs won37
5Power plays3
6Penalty minutes10
19Hits46
17Blocked shots9
4Giveaways4
3Takeaways6

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. Dvorak – Malhotra – Bowman3:34

    xG 0.00–0.05 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

  2. Terry – Nash – Skinner7:39

    xG 0.00–0.42 (0%)attempts 1–12goals 0–0

  3. Dwyer – Gerbe – Loktionov8:54

    xG 0.15–0.93 (14%)attempts 6–11goals 2–0

  4. Semin – Staal – Staal11:34

    xG 0.29–1.18 (20%)attempts 10–18goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Hainsey – Harrison3:01

    xG 0.07–0.09 (42%)attempts 2–4goals 1–0

  2. Komisarek – Harrison4:16

    xG 0.09–0.15 (37%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Sekera – Bellemore10:47

    xG 0.14–0.23 (38%)attempts 5–11goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestHorton – Johansen – Jenner10:33

    xG 0.75–0.11 (87%)attempts 18–6goals 0–1

  2. Umberger – Anisimov – Tropp6:58

    xG 0.74–0.21 (78%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  3. Dubinsky – Foligno – Calvert9:10

    xG 0.49–0.03 (93%)attempts 13–3goals 0–1

  4. MacKenzie – Comeau – Letestu7:46

    xG 0.34–0.09 (80%)attempts 11–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Wisniewski12:04

    xG 1.20–0.24 (83%)attempts 24–5goals 0–1

  2. Johnson – Prout14:46

    xG 1.07–0.20 (84%)attempts 21–11goals 0–0

  3. Nikitin – Savard12:42

    xG 0.29–0.05 (85%)attempts 14–2goals 0–1

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 4.1 xGCAR 1.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 13/100 · #1012 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.59 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 86% of the time.

CBJ winsCAR wins

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

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