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Tue, Nov 4, 2014·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 71% of the time.

CBJ winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR21811019437
CBJ190317219

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:33CARZach BoychukAssists: Tim Gleason, Ron Hainsey · Backhand, 0.46 xG1–0
  2. P1 17:08CARRiley NashAssists: Andrej Sekera, Elias Lindholm · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–0
  3. P1 18:59CBJNick FolignoPPAssists: Ryan Johansen, David Savard · Slap, 0.63 xG2–1
  4. P2 6:54CARJustin FaulkSHGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.17 xG3–1
  5. P3 14:37CBJNick FolignoAssists: Dalton Prout · Snap, 0.50 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:48CAREric StaalENAssists: Brett Bellemore · Wrist, 0.68 xG4–2
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 4:46CBJBrian Gibbons: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 9:28CBJScott Hartnell: Interference2 min
  3. P1 14:10CARJay Harrison: Fighting5 min · PPG
  4. P1 14:10CBJScott Hartnell: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 18:00CARVictor Rask: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 5:29CARVictor Rask: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P2 9:23CBJDavid Savard: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 2:23CARBrett Bellemore: Delaying game2 min
  9. P3 4:36CBJBrian Gibbons: Interference2 min
  10. P3 7:31CBJJack Johnson: Illegal check to head2 min
  11. P3 10:27CBJTim Erixon: Interference2 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
46% to win54% to win
← CAR attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nash won the faceoff against Wennberg
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARCBJ
37Shots on goal19
4.6Expected goals3.2
58Shot attempts42
46Faceoffs won27
6Power plays3
11Penalty minutes17
22Hits30
14Blocked shots11
5Giveaways13
9Takeaways6

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. bestTerry – Boychuk – Rask6:59

    xG 0.89–0.24 (79%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0

  2. Gerbe – Nash – Lindholm7:22

    xG 0.35–0.08 (82%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0

  3. Semin – Staal – Tlusty7:39

    xG 0.03–0.13 (17%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  4. McClement – Dwyer – Skinner4:42

    xG 0.07–0.40 (15%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Bellemore10:12

    xG 0.45–0.32 (59%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  2. Harrison – Faulk2:12

    xG 0.00–0.24 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Gleason – Harrison8:06

    xG 0.26–0.68 (28%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestFoligno – Johansen – Gibbons4:54

    xG 0.93–0.07 (93%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

  2. Hartnell – Atkinson – Johansen5:02

    xG 0.29–0.10 (75%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Skille – Foligno – Gibbons3:45

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Hartnell – Atkinson – Jenner4:36

    xG 0.18–0.11 (61%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestErixon – Savard4:40

    xG 0.32–0.18 (64%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  2. Tyutin – Johnson12:04

    xG 0.18–0.12 (60%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  3. St-Denis – Savard10:59

    xG 0.17–0.22 (44%)attempts 6–8goals 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 3.2 xGCAR 4.6 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 45/100 · #627 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.28 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 71% of the time.

CBJ winsCAR wins

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

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