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Sat, Feb 13, 2016·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Ottawa Senators 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 73% of the time.

CBJ winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT06015214235
CBJ11411729440

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:29CBJBoone JennerAssists: Seth Jones, Cam Atkinson · Tip-in, 0.32 xG0–1
  2. P2 14:47CBJCam AtkinsonAssists: Brandon Dubinsky, Seth Jones · Slap, 0.08 xG0–2
  3. P3 2:19OTTBobby RyanPPAssists: Erik Karlsson, Mika Zibanejad · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–2
  4. P3 14:25CBJBrandon SaadGWGAssists: Scott Hartnell, Alexander Wennberg · Wrist, 0.22 xG1–3
  5. P3 15:43OTTCody CeciAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Dion Phaneuf · Slap, 0.17 xG2–3
  6. P3 19:16CBJBoone JennerENUnassisted · Snap, 0.65 xG2–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 12:39CBJKerby Rychel: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 4:15OTTKyle Turris: High sticking2 min
  3. P3 0:46CBJBoone Jenner: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P3 1:41CBJCam Atkinson: High sticking2 min
  5. P3 4:51OTTErik Karlsson: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 4:51CBJMatt Calvert: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 4:51OTTAlex Chiasson: Fighting5 min
  8. P3 4:51CBJMatt Calvert: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 6:47CBJBoone Jenner: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 6:47OTTBobby Ryan: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 7:24OTTMika Zibanejad: Slashing2 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 20:00Wennberg won the faceoff against Pageau
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCBJ
35Shots on goal40
2.9Expected goals4.4
67Shot attempts70
31Faceoffs won37
3Power plays2
13Penalty minutes15
16Hits24
15Blocked shots21
3Giveaways6
3Takeaways2

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 – Chiasson4:34

    xG 0.69–0.22 (76%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Ryan – Hoffman – Zibanejad2:07

    xG 0.44–0.15 (74%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

  3. Chiasson – Prince – Zibanejad2:19

    xG 0.09–0.01 (89%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Neil – Dzingel – Lazar9:53

    xG 0.12–0.27 (31%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMethot – Karlsson14:32

    xG 1.08–0.72 (60%)attempts 17–11goals 0–1

  2. Phaneuf – Ceci10:29

    xG 0.48–0.46 (51%)attempts 9–12goals 1–0

  3. Karlsson – Wideman2:20

    xG 0.11–0.33 (26%)attempts 5–4goals 0–2

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestFoligno – Calvert – Karlsson7:21

    xG 0.37–0.22 (63%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  2. Campbell – Bourque – Rychel6:45

    xG 0.18–0.03 (86%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Hartnell – Saad – Wennberg11:08

    xG 0.50–0.49 (51%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  4. Dubinsky – Atkinson – Jenner11:37

    xG 1.17–1.45 (45%)attempts 16–24goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMurray – Jones14:15

    xG 1.59–0.61 (72%)attempts 27–16goals 2–1

  2. Tyutin – Prout14:03

    xG 0.61–0.62 (50%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Savard16:19

    xG 0.71–1.27 (36%)attempts 15–25goals 1–0

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.

CBJ 4.4 xGOTT 2.9 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 43/100 · #688 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.11 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 73% 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).