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Tue, Apr 8, 2014·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Phoenix Coyotes 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 51% of the time.

CBJ winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
PHX2100711500332
CBJ1411111411430

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:15CBJBoone JennerAssists: Nathan Horton, Ryan Johansen · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:32PHXMartin EratAssists: Radim Vrbata, Kyle Chipchura · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P1 17:53PHXShane DoanAssists: Michael Stone, Keith Yandle · Slap, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P2 5:25CBJMark LetestuAssists: Artem Anisimov · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–2
  5. P3 13:42CBJBlake ComeauAssists: Derek MacKenzie, Artem Anisimov · Snap, 0.02 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:45PHXOliver Ekman-LarssonAssists: Mike Ribeiro, Mikkel Boedker · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–3
  7. OT 3:33CBJRyan JohansenGWGAssists: James Wisniewski · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 6:08CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Cross checking2 min
  2. P2 8:24PHXMartin Erat: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 18:45PHXKyle Chipchura: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 18:45CBJCorey Tropp: Fighting5 min
  5. P3 6:21CBJJames Wisniewski: Cross checking2 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXCBJ
32Shots on goal30
2.1Expected goals2.0
57Shot attempts59
32Faceoffs won32
2Power plays1
7Penalty minutes9
37Hits45
20Blocked shots15
6Giveaways12
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.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestErat – Vrbata – Chipchura10:49

    xG 0.62–0.18 (78%)attempts 10–6goals 1–1

  2. Halpern – Klinkhammer – McMillan7:53

    xG 0.32–0.08 (80%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  3. Doan – Vermette – Boedker13:40

    xG 0.30–0.33 (48%)attempts 8–15goals 1–1

  4. Ribeiro – Moss – Korpikoski9:27

    xG 0.29–0.42 (41%)attempts 10–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMichalek – Ekman-Larsson18:46

    xG 0.82–0.45 (65%)attempts 21–14goals 0–0

  2. Morris – Summers13:15

    xG 0.23–0.37 (38%)attempts 8–15goals 0–1

  3. Yandle – Stone13:50

    xG 0.23–0.43 (35%)attempts 8–14goals 2–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestDubinsky – Calvert – Atkinson8:59

    xG 0.17–0.08 (69%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  2. Horton – Johansen – Jenner4:36

    xG 0.11–0.02 (84%)attempts 4–2goals 1–1

  3. Comeau – Anisimov – Letestu5:38

    xG 0.11–0.02 (83%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  4. MacKenzie – Comeau – Anisimov2:11

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Johnson10:12

    xG 0.51–0.39 (56%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  2. Savard – Murray7:13

    xG 0.21–0.14 (59%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  3. Wisniewski – Murray12:29

    xG 0.41–0.42 (49%)attempts 18–9goals 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 2.0 xGPHX 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJPHX

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 PHX. Dots are goals.

Excitement 90/100 · #92 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.43 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 33% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +49 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Phoenix Coyotes win this game 51% of the time.

CBJ winsPHX wins

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

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