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Sat, Oct 18, 2014·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Ottawa Senators 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Ottawa Senators win this game 59% of the time.

OTT winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ011212017240
OTT113112110335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:50OTTDavid LegwandAssists: Mike Hoffman, Chris Neil · Backhand, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 7:02OTTErik KarlssonAssists: Clarke MacArthur · Deflected, 0.25 xG0–2
  3. P2 13:57CBJNick FolignoAssists: Scott Hartnell, Tim Erixon · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P2 14:38CBJDavid SavardAssists: Nick Foligno, Ryan Johansen · Slap, 0.03 xG2–2
  5. P3 9:38OTTMike HoffmanGWGAssists: Chris Neil · Backhand, 0.07 xG2–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 8:13OTTBobby Ryan: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 11:56CBJJames Wisniewski: Penalty shot holding on breakaway0 min
  3. P1 17:37CBJJack Johnson: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 17:37OTTKyle Turris: Roughing2 min
  5. P1 17:37CBJRyan Johansen: Roughing2 min
  6. P1 19:19CBJJames Wisniewski: Interference2 min
  7. P2 0:09OTTKyle Turris: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 8:52OTTZack Smith: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 12:21OTTMark Borowiecki: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 12:21CBJScott Hartnell: Roughing2 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0OTT
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackOTT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Turris
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJOTT
40Shots on goal35
2.6Expected goals3.1
68Shot attempts56
33Faceoffs won29
3Power plays2
8Penalty minutes10
16Hits26
11Blocked shots14
12Giveaways11
5Takeaways11

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestHartnell – Foligno – Johansen6:38

    xG 0.32–0.04 (88%)attempts 8–3goals 2–0

  2. Calvert – Atkinson – Wennberg5:34

    xG 0.56–0.40 (58%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  3. Skille – Anisimov – Letestu5:43

    xG 0.39–0.28 (58%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1

  4. Hartnell – Anisimov – Wennberg5:00

    xG 0.20–0.14 (59%)attempts 4–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWisniewski – Erixon16:08

    xG 1.24–0.33 (79%)attempts 21–10goals 0–0

  2. Tyutin – Prout11:31

    xG 0.28–0.51 (35%)attempts 13–13goals 0–2

  3. Johnson – Savard16:52

    xG 0.54–0.93 (37%)attempts 14–18goals 2–1

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestMacArthur – Turris – Stone12:30

    xG 0.76–0.36 (68%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  2. Legwand – Neil – Hoffman8:24

    xG 0.37–0.15 (71%)attempts 10–8goals 2–0

  3. Ryan – Chiasson – Zibanejad10:08

    xG 0.40–0.49 (45%)attempts 8–16goals 0–1

  4. Michalek – Smith – Lazar10:29

    xG 0.12–0.48 (20%)attempts 4–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKarlsson – Wiercioch2:03

    xG 0.37–0.11 (78%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Gryba – Borowiecki14:23

    xG 0.45–0.49 (48%)attempts 17–18goals 1–1

  3. Phillips – Karlsson17:41

    xG 0.64–0.93 (41%)attempts 10–21goals 1–0

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.

OTT 3.1 xGCBJ 2.6 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

OTT's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line OTT is favoured, below it CBJ. Dots are goals.

Excitement 62/100 · #420 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.36 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50OTT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +33 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 59% of the time.

OTT winsCBJ wins

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

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