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Tue, Feb 2, 2016·Rexall Place, Edmonton

Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Edmonton Oilers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 59% of the time.

EDM winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ18013016137
EDM01841017535

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:37CBJMatt CalvertAssists: Scott Hartnell · Snap, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:01EDMEric GrybaAssists: Zack Kassian, Mark Letestu · Snap, 0.01 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:58EDMConnor McDavidGWGAssists: Benoit Pouliot, Jordan Eberle · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P2 16:32EDMBenoit PouliotPPAssists: Andrej Sekera, Connor McDavid · Tip-in, 0.14 xG1–3
  5. P2 17:01EDMLeon DraisaitlAssists: Taylor Hall, Adam Clendening · Snap, 0.09 xG1–4
  6. P3 14:41EDMJordan EberlePPAssists: Connor McDavid, Andrej Sekera · Wrist, 0.20 xG1–5
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 0:26CBJRyan Murray: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 15:15EDMGriffin Reinhart: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 15:15CBJNick Foligno: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 17:51EDMMatt Hendricks: Interference2 min
  5. P2 6:22EDMGriffin Reinhart: Interference2 min
  6. P2 15:37CBJSeth Jones: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P3 3:47EDMAdam Clendening: Interference2 min
  8. P3 12:09EDMEric Gryba: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 12:09EDMTaylor Hall: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 12:09CBJJustin Falk: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 14:07CBJCam Atkinson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  12. P3 17:08EDMAdam Clendening: Holding2 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 SOG0EDM
47% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00McDavid won the faceoff against Dubinsky
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJEDM
37Shots on goal35
3.1Expected goals3.7
66Shot attempts59
28Faceoffs won41
5Power plays3
10Penalty minutes14
27Hits24
12Blocked shots16
6Giveaways23
4Takeaways7

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. bestDubinsky – Atkinson – Jenner8:22

    xG 0.66–0.27 (71%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  2. Foligno – Saad – Wennberg10:17

    xG 0.45–0.53 (46%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

  3. Hartnell – Calvert – Karlsson8:48

    xG 0.25–0.39 (39%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  4. Campbell – Bourque – Rychel7:26

    xG 0.17–0.40 (29%)attempts 8–6goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Prout11:29

    xG 0.46–0.18 (72%)attempts 18–6goals 1–0

  2. Johnson – Falk13:16

    xG 0.65–0.94 (41%)attempts 12–18goals 0–2

  3. Murray – Jones16:32

    xG 0.49–0.78 (39%)attempts 16–17goals 0–1

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestLetestu – Kassian – Yakupov7:14

    xG 0.54–0.24 (69%)attempts 10–8goals 1–1

  2. Pouliot – Eberle – McDavid10:21

    xG 0.45–0.22 (68%)attempts 7–9goals 1–0

  3. Hendricks – Korpikoski – Pakarinen10:34

    xG 0.39–0.44 (47%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

  4. Purcell – Hall – Draisaitl10:18

    xG 0.50–0.73 (41%)attempts 15–14goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGryba – Reinhart12:36

    xG 1.08–0.65 (62%)attempts 17–16goals 1–0

  2. Clendening – Nurse10:52

    xG 0.48–0.21 (69%)attempts 11–13goals 2–1

  3. Sekera – Fayne14:19

    xG 0.46–0.56 (45%)attempts 13–14goals 0–0

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.

EDM 3.7 xGCBJ 3.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 34/100 · #845 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.15 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 29% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 59% of the time.

EDM winsCBJ wins

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

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