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Sat, Dec 6, 2014·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 54% of the time.

TBL winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ290417320
TBL01401218134

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:37CBJBoone JennerAssists: Matt Calvert · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:48CBJDavid SavardPPGWGAssists: Jack Johnson, Cam Atkinson · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P3 4:51CBJJack SkilleAssists: Michael Chaput, Scott Hartnell · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–0
  4. P3 18:47TBLOndrej PalatAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Jonathan Drouin · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–1
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 4:52CBJCam Atkinson: Holding2 min
  2. P1 12:25TBLAnton Stralman: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P1 18:01TBLJonathan Drouin: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 13:30TBLOndrej Palat: Interference2 min
  5. P2 16:26CBJDalton Prout: Interference2 min
  6. P2 16:26TBLRyan Callahan: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P2 18:50TBLRyan Callahan: Cross checking2 min
  8. P2 18:50CBJDalton Prout: Cross checking2 min
  9. P3 2:42CBJJack Skille: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 8:24TBLMatt Carle: Interference2 min
  11. P3 17:36CBJMatt Calvert: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 17:36TBLAlex Killorn: 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 SOG0TBL
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johnson won the faceoff against Jenner
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJTBL
20Shots on goal34
2.5Expected goals2.3
38Shot attempts58
26Faceoffs won28
4Power plays2
10Penalty minutes14
28Hits16
13Blocked shots11
4Giveaways10
11Takeaways8

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 – Gibbons9:07

    xG 0.52–0.07 (89%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  2. Boll – Tropp – Chaput4:03

    xG 0.04–0.09 (32%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Skille – Johansen – Rychel8:06

    xG 0.26–0.43 (38%)attempts 4–13goals 0–0

  4. Calvert – Atkinson – Jenner9:30

    xG 0.15–0.42 (26%)attempts 5–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Johnson – Savard12:39

    xG 0.36–0.36 (49%)attempts 8–13goals 1–0

  2. Leopold – Prout13:04

    xG 0.43–0.44 (49%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

  3. Wisniewski – Erixon11:23

    xG 0.32–0.40 (45%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestMorrow – Boyle – Drouin7:32

    xG 0.33–0.00 (100%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  2. Callahan – Killorn – Stamkos12:59

    xG 0.59–0.44 (57%)attempts 17–5goals 0–0

  3. Filppula – Connolly – Paquette9:33

    xG 0.14–0.22 (39%)attempts 8–12goals 0–0

  4. Johnson – Palat – Kucherov7:15

    xG 0.17–0.40 (29%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStralman – Hedman13:28

    xG 0.75–0.22 (78%)attempts 19–3goals 0–0

  2. Garrison – Sustr12:54

    xG 0.17–0.19 (47%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  3. Carle – Gudas12:33

    xG 0.33–0.68 (33%)attempts 16–15goals 0–1

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.

TBL 2.3 xGCBJ 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1022 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.63 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 54% of the time.

TBL winsCBJ wins

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

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