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Sat, Nov 22, 2014·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Philadelphia Flyers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 71% of the time.

PHI winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ1110417222
PHI21111818437

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:37PHIBrayden SchennAssists: Jakub Voracek, Braydon Coburn · Deflected, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 4:36CBJBoone JennerPPAssists: James Wisniewski, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–1
  3. P1 14:55PHIMark StreitAssists: Claude Giroux, Nicklas Grossmann · Wrist, 0.38 xG1–2
  4. P2 15:17PHIWayne SimmondsPPGWGAssists: Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux · Wrist, 0.24 xG1–3
  5. P3 2:06CBJMatt CalvertAssists: Jack Skille, Alexander Wennberg · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–3
  6. P3 3:18PHIBraydon CoburnAssists: Matt Read, Nick Schultz · Slap, 0.05 xG2–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 3:49PHIMatt Read: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 6:36PHIZac Rinaldo: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 6:36CBJJared Boll: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 7:20PHIWayne Simmonds: Hooking2 min
  5. P1 18:32PHIMichael Del Zotto: Holding2 min
  6. P2 7:21CBJJordan Leopold: Interference2 min
  7. P2 10:06CBJDalton Prout: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 10:06PHIZac Rinaldo: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 13:02CBJDavid Savard: Tripping2 min
  10. P2 14:46CBJJames Wisniewski: Slashing2 min · PPG
  11. P3 19:46CBJNick Foligno: 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.

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 Anisimov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJPHI
22Shots on goal37
2.1Expected goals3.3
47Shot attempts60
20Faceoffs won36
3Power plays4
15Penalty minutes13
30Hits29
14Blocked shots17
5Giveaways9
7Takeaways6

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. bestCracknell – Boll – Gibbons5:53

    xG 0.27–0.18 (59%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

  2. Hartnell – Anisimov – Atkinson5:07

    xG 0.10–0.05 (66%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Skille – Calvert – Wennberg8:14

    xG 0.38–0.39 (49%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  4. Hartnell – Foligno – Jenner2:33

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

Defence pairs

  1. bestWisniewski – Connauton14:41

    xG 0.82–0.72 (53%)attempts 17–17goals 1–0

  2. Leopold – Savard16:20

    xG 0.25–0.35 (41%)attempts 7–13goals 0–1

  3. Johnson – Prout14:27

    xG 0.43–0.99 (30%)attempts 9–11goals 0–2

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestGiroux – Voracek – Schenn13:01

    xG 1.14–0.52 (69%)attempts 15–13goals 2–0

  2. Simmonds – Read – Couturier12:40

    xG 0.36–0.26 (57%)attempts 13–5goals 1–0

  3. Lecavalier – Umberger – Laughton8:50

    xG 0.20–0.60 (25%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchultz – Coburn14:09

    xG 0.61–0.11 (84%)attempts 13–3goals 1–0

  2. Streit – Grossmann13:50

    xG 0.68–0.38 (64%)attempts 10–12goals 1–0

  3. Streit – MacDonald2:14

    xG 0.21–0.11 (65%)attempts 3–2goals 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 3.3 xGCBJ 2.1 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 45/100 · #628 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.27 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 71% 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).