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Fri, Oct 16, 2015·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 84% of the time.

CBJ winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR01131538634
CBJ1611219327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:47CBJBoone JennerAssists: Cam Atkinson, Brandon Dubinsky · Tip-in, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:29TORJake GardinerAssists: Daniel Winnik, Joffrey Lupul · Slap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 7:34TORJames van RiemsdykAssists: Tyler Bozak, Morgan Rielly · Snap, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P2 8:52TORNazem KadriAssists: Shawn Matthias, Brad Boyes · Tip-in, 0.09 xG3–1
  5. P2 18:02CBJNick FolignoAssists: Scott Hartnell, Cody Goloubef · Tip-in, 0.20 xG3–2
  6. P3 0:59CBJScott HartnellPPAssists: Ryan Johansen, Brandon Saad · Snap, 0.10 xG3–3
  7. P3 4:00TORJoffrey LupulGWGAssists: Dion Phaneuf, Daniel Winnik · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–3
  8. P3 15:51TORLeo KomarovAssists: Daniel Winnik, Morgan Rielly · Wrist, 0.16 xG5–3
  9. P3 19:00TORLeo KomarovENAssists: Peter Holland, Michael Grabner · Wrist, 0.76 xG6–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 6:39TORTyler Bozak: Interference2 min
  2. P2 4:40CBJBoone Jenner: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 14:12TORDion Phaneuf: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 14:12TORDion Phaneuf: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 14:12CBJDavid Clarkson: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 19:25TORLeo Komarov: Tripping2 min · PPG
  7. P3 13:32TORNick Spaling: Boarding2 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORCBJ
34Shots on goal27
4.3Expected goals2.1
59Shot attempts51
43Faceoffs won30
1Power plays4
10Penalty minutes4
29Hits43
13Blocked shots12
3Giveaways11
5Takeaways7

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestBoyes – Matthias – Kadri9:01

    xG 0.54–0.15 (78%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  2. Komarov – van Riemsdyk – Bozak7:40

    xG 0.41–0.12 (77%)attempts 13–4goals 1–0

  3. Komarov – van Riemsdyk – Kadri4:55

    xG 0.24–0.10 (71%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  4. Parenteau – Grabner – Holland8:11

    xG 0.17–0.07 (71%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPhaneuf – Gardiner14:13

    xG 0.78–0.25 (76%)attempts 15–10goals 4–1

  2. Polak – Harrington10:29

    xG 0.18–0.28 (39%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  3. Hunwick – Rielly14:37

    xG 0.46–0.72 (39%)attempts 16–16goals 1–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestHartnell – Foligno – Johansen4:42

    xG 0.38–0.06 (86%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

  2. Campbell – Clarkson – Jenner3:35

    xG 0.25–0.17 (59%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Foligno – Johansen – Saad6:00

    xG 0.34–0.35 (50%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

  4. Campbell – Clarkson – Calvert6:36

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Goloubef – Murray17:29

    xG 0.63–0.64 (50%)attempts 17–17goals 2–1

  2. Johnson – Savard15:26

    xG 0.54–0.74 (42%)attempts 10–17goals 0–3

  3. Tyutin – Prout13:52

    xG 0.19–0.53 (27%)attempts 12–10goals 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.

CBJ 2.1 xGTOR 4.3 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 90/100 · #110 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.04 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Toronto Maple Leafs win this game 84% of the time.

CBJ winsTOR wins

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

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