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Fri, Jan 8, 2016·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Carolina Hurricanes 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 62% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ06114016136
CAR19110210429

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:09CARJordan StaalPPAssists: Jaccob Slavin, Kris Versteeg · Deflected, 0.17 xG0–1
  2. P2 9:41CBJBrandon DubinskyPPAssists: Nick Foligno, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.48 xG1–1
  3. P2 14:35CARElias LindholmGWGAssists: Noah Hanifin, Kris Versteeg · Slap, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P3 9:20CARChris TerryAssists: Jeff Skinner, Riley Nash · Backhand, 0.26 xG1–3
  5. P3 18:59CARElias LindholmENAssists: Eric Staal, Jordan Staal · Snap, 0.65 xG1–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 14:11CBJJack Johnson: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 18:46CBJScott Hartnell: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 2:51CBJNick Foligno: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 7:50CARAndrej Nestrasil: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 8:01CARJay McClement: Holding2 min
  6. P2 11:28CARChris Terry: Slashing2 min
  7. P2 12:03CARJustin Faulk: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 9:22CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 9:22CARBrad Malone: Fighting5 min
  10. P3 10:19CBJCody Goloubef: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 19:41CARRiley Nash: Hooking2 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 SOG0CAR
47% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dubinsky won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCAR
36Shots on goal29
4.8Expected goals4.0
61Shot attempts61
29Faceoffs won46
5Power plays4
13Penalty minutes15
30Hits18
20Blocked shots15
12Giveaways8
7Takeaways8

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. bestCampbell – Karlsson – Anderson2:03

    xG 0.27–0.01 (97%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Foligno – Karlsson – Anderson6:55

    xG 0.47–0.21 (69%)attempts 7–2goals 0–1

  3. Hartnell – Atkinson – Jenner2:03

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Dubinsky – Atkinson – Jenner5:40

    xG 0.26–0.21 (56%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Savard16:52

    xG 0.80–0.23 (78%)attempts 13–11goals 0–0

  2. Murray – Jones14:34

    xG 0.57–0.73 (44%)attempts 14–14goals 0–1

  3. Tyutin – Goloubef11:19

    xG 0.72–1.00 (42%)attempts 11–13goals 0–1

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestTerry – Nash – Skinner6:42

    xG 0.60–0.30 (67%)attempts 7–9goals 1–0

  2. Staal – Versteeg – Lindholm11:24

    xG 0.85–0.61 (58%)attempts 15–9goals 1–0

  3. Staal – Nestrasil – Nordstrom11:36

    xG 0.30–0.40 (43%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  4. McClement – Malone – McGinn5:50

    xG 0.01–0.16 (8%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLiles – Pesce11:58

    xG 0.78–0.54 (59%)attempts 13–13goals 0–0

  2. Hainsey – Faulk14:22

    xG 0.46–0.51 (47%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

  3. Slavin – Hanifin13:18

    xG 0.67–0.82 (45%)attempts 10–14goals 2–0

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.

CAR 4.0 xGCBJ 4.8 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 37/100 · #802 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.24 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 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 62% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

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

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