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Fri, Nov 14, 2014·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 83% of the time.

PHI winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ29215014438
PHI15112110327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:23CBJJames WisniewskiPPAssists: Ryan Johansen, Tim Erixon · Slap, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:58PHIClaude GirouxPPAssists: Mark Streit, Jakub Voracek · Slap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P1 17:10CBJNick FolignoPPAssists: Tim Erixon, Ryan Johansen · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:21PHIJakub VoracekPPAssists: Brayden Schenn, Wayne Simmonds · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–2
  5. P2 9:47CBJNick FolignoAssists: Ryan Johansen, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–2
  6. P2 13:37CBJJames WisniewskiPPGWGAssists: Nick Foligno, Ryan Johansen · Snap, 0.47 xG4–2
  7. P3 1:10PHIMichael Del ZottoAssists: Claude Giroux, Steve Mason · Slap, 0.02 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 7:59PHIMichael Del Zotto: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 12:09CBJJared Boll: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P1 16:41PHIMark Streit: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 2:21CBJMichael Chaput: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 11:40PHIJason Akeson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P2 12:17PHISean Couturier: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 19:10CBJCorey Tropp: Tripping2 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 SOG0PHI
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Jenner
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJPHI
38Shots on goal27
4.1Expected goals1.9
67Shot attempts51
27Faceoffs won34
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
26Hits36
16Blocked shots16
6Giveaways13
4Takeaways3

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. bestFoligno – Johansen – Gibbons11:16

    xG 0.37–0.08 (83%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  2. Boll – Tyrell – Chaput4:53

    xG 0.14–0.19 (42%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Cracknell – Tropp – Wennberg9:04

    xG 0.10–0.17 (36%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  4. Hartnell – Atkinson – Jenner10:53

    xG 0.43–0.60 (42%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Savard16:56

    xG 1.00–0.38 (73%)attempts 18–14goals 0–0

  2. Johnson – Prout14:41

    xG 0.62–0.28 (69%)attempts 15–11goals 0–0

  3. Wisniewski – Erixon13:14

    xG 0.86–0.60 (59%)attempts 18–11goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestVandeVelde – Rinaldo – Bellemare6:01

    xG 0.48–0.27 (64%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. Schenn – Read – Couturier12:00

    xG 0.23–0.20 (54%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  3. Lecavalier – Umberger – Akeson7:21

    xG 0.08–0.39 (18%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  4. Giroux – Voracek – Simmonds13:06

    xG 0.34–1.08 (24%)attempts 13–16goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Colaiacovo – Coburn10:36

    xG 0.21–0.20 (51%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Streit – Grossmann10:44

    xG 0.39–0.43 (47%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  3. Streit – Colaiacovo2:27

    xG 0.05–0.15 (23%)attempts 2–3goals 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.

PHI 1.9 xGCBJ 4.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHICBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 59/100 · #450 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.66 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 83% of the time.

PHI winsCBJ wins

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

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