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Fri, Feb 13, 2015·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Philadelphia Flyers 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 60% of the time.

CBJ winsPHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
PHI17181901325
CBJ0111112813433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:33PHIWayne SimmondsAssists: Matt Read, Luke Schenn · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P2 8:09CBJBrandon DubinskyAssists: Kevin Connauton · Deflected, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 17:47PHISean CouturierAssists: Wayne Simmonds · Tip-in, 0.28 xG2–1
  4. P3 5:04PHIWayne SimmondsPPAssists: Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek · Wrist, 0.44 xG3–1
  5. P3 8:38CBJJared BollAssists: Corey Tropp, Mark Letestu · Deflected, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P3 15:20CBJCam AtkinsonAssists: Scott Hartnell, Brandon Dubinsky · Backhand, 0.26 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:17CBJArtem AnisimovGWGAssists: James Wisniewski, Nick Foligno · Wrist, 0.39 xG3–4
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 2:40PHIMark Streit: Holding2 min
  2. P2 0:00CBJCam Atkinson: Holding2 min
  3. P3 4:32CBJCorey Tropp: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  4. P3 16:18CBJKevin Connauton: 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.

PHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
46% to win54% to win
← PHI attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Johansen won the faceoff against Couturier
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHICBJ
25Shots on goal33
2.5Expected goals3.0
47Shot attempts65
29Faceoffs won18
3Power plays1
2Penalty minutes6
24Hits33
20Blocked shots12
4Giveaways1
4Takeaways5

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestSimmonds – Read – Couturier10:04

    xG 0.84–0.33 (72%)attempts 9–11goals 2–1

  2. Giroux – Voracek – Schenn12:58

    xG 0.25–0.08 (75%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  3. Umberger – White – Laughton8:17

    xG 0.18–0.14 (57%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  4. VandeVelde – Voracek – Bellemare2:00

    xG 0.00–0.13 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestColaiacovo – Grossmann11:44

    xG 0.71–0.16 (82%)attempts 8–13goals 1–0

  2. Streit – Del Zotto2:23

    xG 0.08–0.14 (38%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Schenn – Del Zotto15:54

    xG 0.43–0.50 (46%)attempts 14–15goals 1–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestDubinsky – Calvert – Atkinson12:18

    xG 0.52–0.27 (66%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  2. Skille – Anisimov – Wennberg10:19

    xG 0.25–0.07 (78%)attempts 12–2goals 0–0

  3. Boll – Letestu – Tropp6:34

    xG 0.22–0.08 (72%)attempts 4–9goals 1–0

  4. Hartnell – Foligno – Johansen14:24

    xG 0.29–0.84 (26%)attempts 12–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Savard19:38

    xG 1.22–0.33 (79%)attempts 22–14goals 1–0

  2. Tyutin – Goloubef14:23

    xG 0.41–0.33 (55%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

  3. Wisniewski – Connauton16:40

    xG 0.62–0.91 (41%)attempts 24–14goals 1–2

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.

CBJ 3.0 xGPHI 2.5 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJPHI

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 PHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 88/100 · #124 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.17 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 6% (winner's lowest chance)
PHI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +37 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 60% of the time.

CBJ winsPHI wins

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

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