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Sat, Mar 21, 2015·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Calgary Flames 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 81% of the time.

CGY winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CBJ16081913326
CGY11211201402240

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:18CGYSean MonahanPPAssists: Jiri Hudler, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:13CBJRene BourqueAssists: Ryan Johansen · Tip-in, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:44CGYJiri HudlerAssists: Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–2
  4. P3 4:21CBJArtem AnisimovUnassisted · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. OT 4:01CBJRene BourqueGWGAssists: Kevin Connauton, Fedor Tyutin · Backhand, 0.06 xG3–2
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 4:05CBJJared Boll: High sticking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 16:59CBJCody Goloubef: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 9:01CBJCorey Tropp: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 9:01CGYMicheal Ferland: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 18:03CBJNick Foligno: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 18:03CBJScott Hartnell: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 18:03CGYTJ Brodie: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 18:03CGYDennis Wideman: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 5:08CGYJohnny Gaudreau: Embellishment2 min
  10. P3 5:08CBJFedor Tyutin: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 6:35CBJCam Atkinson: High sticking2 min
  12. P3 8:42CBJCam Atkinson: Interference2 min
  13. P3 16:57CBJRene Bourque: High sticking2 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 SOG0CGY
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Monahan won the faceoff against Johansen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCGY
26Shots on goal40
2.1Expected goals4.2
52Shot attempts73
48Faceoffs won30
0Power plays5
21Penalty minutes11
27Hits16
17Blocked shots15
12Giveaways10
12Takeaways20

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 – Dano11:15

    xG 0.70–0.45 (61%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  2. Anisimov – Morin – Jenner9:45

    xG 0.52–0.56 (48%)attempts 9–3goals 1–0

  3. Boll – Letestu – Tropp4:37

    xG 0.01–0.15 (5%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Bourque – Atkinson – Johansen11:05

    xG 0.46–0.75 (38%)attempts 10–16goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Goloubef – Connauton11:17

    xG 0.47–0.45 (51%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  2. Johnson – Savard19:13

    xG 0.70–1.16 (38%)attempts 21–24goals 0–1

  3. Tyutin – Prout18:42

    xG 0.59–1.40 (30%)attempts 13–21goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestRaymond – Colborne – Granlund10:05

    xG 0.90–0.49 (65%)attempts 6–8goals 0–1

  2. Stajan – Bollig – Ferland5:24

    xG 0.44–0.09 (84%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Hudler – Gaudreau – Monahan14:18

    xG 0.77–0.42 (64%)attempts 18–11goals 1–1

  4. Jones – Backlund – Bouma10:27

    xG 0.61–0.28 (69%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWideman – Russell16:34

    xG 1.65–0.86 (66%)attempts 28–16goals 1–1

  2. Schlemko – Diaz11:08

    xG 0.72–0.11 (87%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  3. Engelland – Brodie15:30

    xG 0.64–0.44 (59%)attempts 14–9goals 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.

CGY 4.2 xGCBJ 2.1 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 59/100 · #455 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.79 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 20% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +29 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 81% of the time.

CGY winsCBJ wins

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

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