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Fri, Feb 5, 2016·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Calgary Flames 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 52% of the time.

CGY winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ071714218
CGY111010010131

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:09CGYJiri HudlerAssists: Sean Monahan, TJ Brodie · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P2 9:39CBJWilliam KarlssonAssists: Seth Jones, Matt Calvert · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P3 1:42CBJWilliam KarlssonGWGAssists: Matt Calvert · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–1
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 1:23CGYLadislav Smid: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 1:23CBJMatt Calvert: Roughing2 min
  3. P3 4:58CBJCody Goloubef: Tripping2 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
47% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dubinsky won the faceoff against Stajan
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCGY
18Shots on goal31
2.1Expected goals2.0
34Shot attempts75
33Faceoffs won38
0Power plays1
4Penalty minutes2
29Hits12
30Blocked shots9
4Giveaways20
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. bestCalvert – Karlsson – Rychel11:43

    xG 0.72–0.52 (58%)attempts 7–16goals 2–0

  2. Hartnell – Saad – Wennberg7:14

    xG 0.28–0.16 (63%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

  3. Campbell – Bourque – Saad3:28

    xG 0.05–0.01 (78%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Hartnell – Atkinson – Wennberg7:22

    xG 0.41–0.40 (51%)attempts 7–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTyutin – Jones10:06

    xG 0.67–0.34 (66%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  2. Johnson – Goloubef17:45

    xG 0.68–0.47 (59%)attempts 9–18goals 0–1

  3. Prout – Murray7:49

    xG 0.19–0.22 (46%)attempts 3–9goals 1–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestBacklund – Ferland – Bennett2:58

    xG 0.30–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  2. Frolik – Backlund – Bennett9:01

    xG 0.55–0.41 (57%)attempts 18–6goals 0–2

  3. Stajan – Jones – Ferland10:17

    xG 0.27–0.39 (41%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  4. Colborne – Bouma – Jooris7:07

    xG 0.04–0.24 (15%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Smid10:47

    xG 0.37–0.20 (66%)attempts 13–3goals 0–1

  2. Russell – Hamilton16:48

    xG 0.46–0.45 (51%)attempts 15–13goals 1–1

  3. Giordano – Brodie21:05

    xG 0.75–1.19 (39%)attempts 30–15goals 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.

CGY 2.0 xGCBJ 2.1 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

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 20/100 · #987 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.06 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 52% 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).