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Wed, Oct 14, 2015·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Ottawa Senators 7, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 76% of the time.

CBJ winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT1738312727
CBJ215114012341

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:16CBJBrandon SaadPPAssists: Nick Foligno, Ryan Johansen · Snap, 0.39 xG0–1
  2. P1 16:05OTTMarc MethotAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Erik Karlsson · Slap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P1 18:58CBJBoone JennerAssists: Ryan Johansen, Dalton Prout · Snap, 0.36 xG1–2
  4. P2 1:44OTTMilan MichalekPPAssists: Bobby Ryan, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–2
  5. P2 4:34CBJBrandon DubinskyAssists: Cam Atkinson · Backhand, 0.22 xG2–3
  6. P2 9:32OTTKyle TurrisAssists: Mark Stone · Snap, 0.17 xG3–3
  7. P2 17:21OTTMika ZibanejadGWGAssists: Bobby Ryan, Erik Karlsson · Snap, 0.43 xG4–3
  8. P3 1:45OTTJean-Gabriel PageauAssists: Mark Borowiecki, Jared Cowen · Wrist, 0.05 xG5–3
  9. P3 9:12OTTMike HoffmanAssists: Mark Stone, Kyle Turris · Snap, 0.05 xG6–3
  10. P3 15:55OTTBobby RyanENAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Erik Karlsson · Wrist, 0.68 xG7–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 4:46OTTPatrick Wiercioch: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 9:51CBJRyan Johansen: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 11:02OTTAlex Chiasson: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 0:56CBJRyan Johansen: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  5. P2 14:01OTTMarc Methot: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 5:43CBJNick Foligno: High sticking2 min
  7. P3 13:14OTTErik Karlsson: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 15:14OTTMark Borowiecki: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 15:14CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 17:44OTTMark Borowiecki: Fighting5 min
  11. P3 17:44CBJGregory Campbell: Fighting5 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
47% to win54% to win
← OTT attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dubinsky won the faceoff against Turris
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCBJ
27Shots on goal41
3.4Expected goals5.4
46Shot attempts66
30Faceoffs won40
3Power plays4
15Penalty minutes13
11Hits21
13Blocked shots8
0Giveaways2
3Takeaways3

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestTurris – Hoffman – Stone9:43

    xG 0.45–0.04 (91%)attempts 7–5goals 2–0

  2. Neil – Smith – Chiasson8:02

    xG 0.13–0.43 (23%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  3. MacArthur – Ryan – Zibanejad4:06

    xG 0.30–0.69 (30%)attempts 7–3goals 1–2

  4. Michalek – Pageau – Lazar9:51

    xG 0.14–0.55 (21%)attempts 6–13goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Karlsson – Cowen2:00

    xG 0.00–0.12 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

  2. Borowiecki – Cowen11:44

    xG 0.03–0.38 (7%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

  3. Wiercioch – Ceci14:04

    xG 0.55–0.97 (36%)attempts 12–16goals 1–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestJohansen – Jenner – Saad8:08

    xG 0.89–0.34 (73%)attempts 6–6goals 1–1

  2. Hartnell – Foligno – Karlsson9:26

    xG 0.59–0.10 (85%)attempts 15–3goals 0–1

  3. Campbell – Bourque – Boll6:53

    xG 0.19–0.06 (77%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  4. Dubinsky – Calvert – Atkinson10:09

    xG 0.31–0.48 (40%)attempts 10–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Johnson15:16

    xG 0.91–0.26 (78%)attempts 14–13goals 1–1

  2. Prout – Connauton11:53

    xG 0.85–0.43 (66%)attempts 11–7goals 0–1

  3. Savard – Murray14:50

    xG 0.78–0.39 (67%)attempts 12–9goals 1–1

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.

CBJ 5.4 xGOTT 3.4 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 84/100 · #187 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.95 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 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 76% of the time.

CBJ winsOTT wins

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

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