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Fri, Mar 4, 2016·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Edmonton Oilers 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 50% of the time.

CBJ winsEDM wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
EDM013210113336
CBJ2831118627

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:54CBJCam AtkinsonAssists: Brandon Dubinsky, Boone Jenner · Snap, 0.21 xG0–1
  2. P1 2:44CBJDavid SavardAssists: Brandon Saad, Matt Calvert · Snap, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P2 4:35EDMLeon DraisaitlAssists: Adam Pardy, Patrick Maroon · Tip-in, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P2 4:45CBJFedor TyutinAssists: Scott Hartnell, Nick Foligno · Deflected, 0.04 xG1–3
  5. P2 10:54CBJBoone JennerPPGWGAssists: Ryan Murray, Seth Jones · Tip-in, 0.21 xG1–4
  6. P2 19:00EDMTaylor HallPPAssists: Andrej Sekera, Connor McDavid · Tip-in, 0.03 xG2–4
  7. P2 19:43CBJScott HartnellAssists: Alexander Wennberg · Snap, 0.12 xG2–5
  8. P3 3:22EDMConnor McDavidAssists: Patrick Maroon, Andrej Sekera · Snap, 0.09 xG3–5
  9. P3 3:57CBJDavid SavardAssists: William Karlsson, David Clarkson · Snap, 0.05 xG3–6
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 4:16CBJGregory Campbell: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 4:16EDMMatt Hendricks: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 9:55EDMNail Yakupov: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 14:20EDMMark Letestu: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 17:55CBJSeth Jones: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P3 11:42EDMPatrick Maroon: Cross checking2 min
  7. P3 14:57CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Interference2 min
  8. P3 19:24EDMPatrick Maroon: Fighting5 min
  9. P3 19:24CBJJared Boll: Fighting5 min
  10. P3 19:45CBJDalton Prout: 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.

EDM00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

EDMCBJ
36Shots on goal27
3.6Expected goals3.6
77Shot attempts49
37Faceoffs won21
3Power plays3
16Penalty minutes16
19Hits18
7Blocked shots25
2Giveaways3
3Takeaways4

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.

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestMaroon – Hall – Draisaitl9:19

    xG 0.99–0.25 (80%)attempts 14–7goals 1–1

  2. Maroon – Hall – McDavid3:51

    xG 0.47–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–0goals 1–0

  3. Eberle – Yakupov – Draisaitl3:19

    xG 0.40–0.09 (82%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  4. Eberle – Yakupov – McDavid8:49

    xG 0.44–0.52 (45%)attempts 7–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPardy – Davidson16:51

    xG 1.73–0.92 (65%)attempts 27–14goals 1–3

  2. Sekera – Fayne13:53

    xG 0.69–0.28 (71%)attempts 20–11goals 1–0

  3. Sekera – Nikitin2:52

    xG 0.21–0.10 (68%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestCalvert – Saad – Karlsson7:53

    xG 0.67–0.32 (68%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  2. Clarkson – Calvert – Karlsson2:41

    xG 0.12–0.06 (67%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0

  3. Campbell – Clarkson – Boll4:18

    xG 0.00–0.07 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  4. Hartnell – Foligno – Wennberg11:11

    xG 0.24–0.81 (23%)attempts 8–17goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. Goloubef – Savard15:51

    xG 0.97–1.39 (41%)attempts 15–25goals 2–0

  2. Murray – Jones15:50

    xG 0.49–0.96 (34%)attempts 13–18goals 0–0

  3. Tyutin – Prout15:59

    xG 0.28–0.80 (26%)attempts 9–20goals 2–1

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 3.6 xGEDM 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJEDM

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 EDM. Dots are goals.

Excitement 75/100 · #291 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.96 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
EDM 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 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 50% of the time.

CBJ winsEDM wins

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

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