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Thu, Oct 23, 2014·SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, San Jose Sharks 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 64% of the time.

SJS winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ05312211528
SJS21609212437

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:11SJSAdam BurishAssists: Jason Demers · Snap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 14:44SJSJoe PavelskiPPAssists: Logan Couture, Patrick Marleau · Deflected, 0.23 xG0–2
  3. P2 8:22CBJRyan JohansenAssists: Scott Hartnell, Nick Foligno · Backhand, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P2 12:13CBJMark LetestuSHAssists: Artem Anisimov, Fedor Tyutin · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–2
  5. P2 13:36CBJRyan JohansenAssists: Scott Hartnell · Snap, 0.04 xG3–2
  6. P3 2:05SJSJoe PavelskiAssists: Joe Thornton, Brent Burns · Snap, 0.07 xG3–3
  7. P3 8:23SJSLogan CoutureUnassisted · Snap, 0.13 xG3–4
  8. P3 11:40CBJNick FolignoPPAssists: Scott Hartnell, James Wisniewski · Slap, 0.54 xG4–4
  9. P3 19:39CBJMark LetestuGWGAssists: Scott Hartnell, David Savard · Deflected, 0.13 xG5–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 2:47CBJJared Boll: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:47SJSAndrew Desjardins: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 10:44SJSEriah Hayes: Holding2 min
  4. P1 13:37CBJMatt Calvert: High sticking2 min · PPG
  5. P1 16:51CBJJared Boll: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 1:23CBJJames Wisniewski: Holding2 min
  7. P2 4:08SJSJason Demers: Holding2 min
  8. P2 11:00CBJJack Skille: Interference2 min
  9. P2 15:04SJSBrent Burns: High sticking double minor4 min
  10. P3 11:04SJSBrent Burns: Hooking2 min · PPG
  11. P3 13:15CBJNick Foligno: High sticking2 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 SOG0SJS
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackSJS attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Marleau
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJSJS
28Shots on goal37
3.1Expected goals2.3
51Shot attempts57
33Faceoffs won33
5Power plays5
15Penalty minutes15
13Hits22
11Blocked shots12
3Giveaways9
5Takeaways8

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. bestSkille – Anisimov – Letestu6:22

    xG 0.25–0.02 (91%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. Hartnell – Foligno – Johansen10:51

    xG 0.51–0.39 (57%)attempts 13–11goals 2–1

  3. Cracknell – Boll – Chaput2:37

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Calvert – Atkinson – Wennberg5:08

    xG 0.05–0.38 (12%)attempts 3–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Goloubef10:56

    xG 0.27–0.18 (60%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  2. Wisniewski – Erixon8:47

    xG 0.18–0.27 (40%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Savard14:38

    xG 0.47–0.85 (36%)attempts 12–19goals 3–2

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestThornton – Pavelski – Nieto9:56

    xG 0.63–0.18 (77%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

  2. Marleau – Couture – Wingels8:48

    xG 0.42–0.23 (64%)attempts 13–6goals 0–1

  3. Burish – Desjardins – McGinn4:22

    xG 0.14–0.27 (33%)attempts 2–5goals 0–1

  4. Sheppard – Hertl – Hayes7:45

    xG 0.08–0.24 (24%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Irwin13:52

    xG 0.81–0.28 (74%)attempts 19–14goals 0–0

  2. Hannan – Demers9:03

    xG 0.20–0.09 (69%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0

  3. Vlasic – Braun13:24

    xG 0.44–0.61 (42%)attempts 9–12goals 2–2

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.

SJS 2.3 xGCBJ 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

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Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 98/100 · #23 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.68 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 12% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50SJS 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 64% of the time.

SJS winsCBJ wins

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

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