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Fri, Apr 4, 2014·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 55% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI18218112438
CBJ1132806327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:32CBJDerek MacKenzieAssists: R.J. Umberger, Jared Boll · Wrist, 0.30 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:10CHIJeremy MorinAssists: Michal Rozsival, Patrick Sharp · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 0:36CBJRyan JohansenAssists: Brandon Dubinsky, Cam Atkinson · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:14CHIPatrick SharpPPAssists: Duncan Keith · Slap, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P2 10:42CHIMarian HossaAssists: Kris Versteeg, Duncan Keith · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–2
  6. P2 12:47CBJArtem AnisimovPPAssists: James Wisniewski, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. P3 19:56CHIBen SmithGWGAssists: Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook · Backhand, 0.37 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 7:08CHIBrent Seabrook: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 11:12CBJFedor Tyutin: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 14:20CHIBrandon Bollig: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 3:25CBJJared Boll: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P2 3:25CHIBryan Bickell: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 3:25CBJJared Boll: Fighting5 min
  7. P2 12:31CHINick Leddy: Slashing2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICBJ
38Shots on goal27
2.1Expected goals2.3
56Shot attempts48
28Faceoffs won31
2Power plays3
11Penalty minutes9
23Hits49
16Blocked shots10
3Giveaways3
6Takeaways11

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestBickell – Regin – Morin9:08

    xG 0.61–0.05 (92%)attempts 14–5goals 0–0

  2. Versteeg – Smith – Saad9:50

    xG 0.15–0.09 (63%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Kruger – Bollig – Nordstrom8:17

    xG 0.17–0.29 (36%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  4. Hossa – Sharp – Shaw12:06

    xG 0.25–0.44 (36%)attempts 7–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestRozsival – Leddy13:14

    xG 0.53–0.21 (72%)attempts 16–7goals 0–0

  2. Keith – Seabrook16:39

    xG 0.88–0.70 (56%)attempts 17–13goals 1–1

  3. Seabrook – Leddy2:15

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestDubinsky – Anisimov – Atkinson11:48

    xG 0.52–0.23 (69%)attempts 12–7goals 0–1

  2. Frattin – Johansen – Jenner9:30

    xG 0.31–0.11 (73%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  3. MacKenzie – Umberger – Boll5:59

    xG 0.36–0.35 (51%)attempts 5–6goals 1–1

  4. Comeau – Letestu – Calvert8:18

    xG 0.00–0.46 (0%)attempts 1–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSavard – Murray14:24

    xG 0.53–0.38 (58%)attempts 15–14goals 1–0

  2. Tyutin – Wisniewski15:39

    xG 0.39–0.54 (42%)attempts 8–18goals 0–1

  3. Johnson – Prout19:43

    xG 0.58–0.83 (41%)attempts 14–14goals 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 2.3 xGCHI 2.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 69/100 · #299 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.82 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +47 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 55% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).