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Thu, Mar 24, 2016·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 69% of the time.

CBJ winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR0608310324
CBJ016112116244

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 17:35CBJMatt CalvertAssists: Dalton Prout, Brandon Dubinsky · Deflected, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P3 0:52CARVictor RaskAssists: Noah Hanifin, Jeff Skinner · Snap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P3 2:19CARChris TerryAssists: Jaccob Slavin · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P3 2:30CARElias LindholmGWGAssists: Jordan Staal, Noah Hanifin · Deflected, 0.14 xG3–1
  5. P3 4:03CBJBoone JennerAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Brandon Saad · Snap, 0.47 xG3–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 10:10CARNoah Hanifin: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 2:26CARBrad Malone: Fighting5 min
  3. P2 2:26CBJNick Foligno: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 9:22CARElias Lindholm: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 9:22CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 12:05CARRiley Nash: Too many men on the ice2 min
  7. P2 18:45CBJCam Atkinson: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 18:45CBJCam Atkinson: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 18:45CARElias Lindholm: Roughing2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARCBJ
24Shots on goal44
5.3Expected goals6.9
46Shot attempts81
28Faceoffs won43
1Power plays3
13Penalty minutes11
14Hits18
19Blocked shots11
3Giveaways7
2Takeaways3

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Nordstrom – Lindholm12:24

    xG 1.13–0.88 (56%)attempts 14–15goals 1–1

  2. Gerbe – Terry – Nash2:36

    xG 0.12–0.28 (29%)attempts 1–5goals 1–0

  3. Skinner – Rask – Di Giuseppe3:20

    xG 0.19–0.49 (28%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  4. McClement – Malone – Sutter5:53

    xG 0.07–0.41 (15%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFaulk – Slavin10:24

    xG 1.26–1.06 (54%)attempts 11–14goals 0–1

  2. Hainsey – Murphy10:31

    xG 0.28–0.40 (41%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

  3. Murphy – Slavin4:18

    xG 0.25–0.38 (40%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestHartnell – Foligno – Wennberg8:41

    xG 1.36–0.14 (90%)attempts 15–4goals 0–0

  2. Jenner – Saad – Bjorkstrand10:33

    xG 2.28–1.28 (64%)attempts 21–12goals 1–1

  3. Dubinsky – Calvert – Atkinson13:21

    xG 0.84–0.33 (72%)attempts 16–10goals 1–0

  4. Campbell – Chaput – Karlsson8:01

    xG 0.51–0.48 (52%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMurray – Jones15:30

    xG 2.39–1.11 (68%)attempts 27–16goals 1–2

  2. Prout – Savard13:49

    xG 1.59–0.69 (70%)attempts 24–11goals 1–0

  3. Tyutin – Goloubef11:08

    xG 0.71–0.75 (49%)attempts 14–6goals 0–1

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 6.9 xGCAR 5.3 xG
02468P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 48/100 · #606 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.55 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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 69% of the time.

CBJ winsCAR wins

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

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