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Sat, Apr 2, 2016·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Carolina Hurricanes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 87% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ1631318527
CAR1160209127

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:53CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Victor Rask, Jaccob Slavin · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 14:17CBJBrandon SaadUnassisted · Snap, 0.21 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:36CBJBrandon SaadGWGAssists: Sonny Milano, Alexander Wennberg · Snap, 0.15 xG2–1
  4. P2 18:43CBJBrandon SaadAssists: Alexander Wennberg, David Savard · Tip-in, 0.19 xG3–1
  5. P2 19:59CBJBoone JennerPPAssists: Cam Atkinson, Seth Jones · Wrist, 0.59 xG4–1
  6. P3 9:21CBJOliver BjorkstrandAssists: Matt Calvert, David Savard · Snap, 0.11 xG5–1
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 10:35CBJAlexander Wennberg: Holding2 min
  2. P1 15:37CBJDalton Prout: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 18:55CARElias Lindholm: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 9:32CARRyan Murphy: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 17:36CBJDalton Prout: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 17:36CARNathan Gerbe: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 19:18CARVictor Rask: Slashing2 min · PPG
  8. P2 19:51CARJaccob Slavin: Delaying game puck over glass2 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 SOG0CAR
47% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sutter won the faceoff against Karlsson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCAR
27Shots on goal27
3.7Expected goals1.5
46Shot attempts53
29Faceoffs won32
4Power plays2
6Penalty minutes10
26Hits15
14Blocked shots8
2Giveaways5
17Takeaways9

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. bestSaad – Wennberg – Milano9:43

    xG 0.46–0.08 (84%)attempts 8–9goals 2–0

  2. Calvert – Karlsson – Bjorkstrand7:19

    xG 0.44–0.40 (52%)attempts 7–9goals 1–0

  3. Campbell – Calvert – Karlsson2:46

    xG 0.03–0.04 (45%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Hartnell – Campbell – Foligno5:48

    xG 0.05–0.11 (31%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMurray – Jones8:35

    xG 0.41–0.11 (79%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  2. Prout – Jones3:49

    xG 0.37–0.07 (83%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Murray – Kukan2:28

    xG 0.13–0.02 (86%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Nordstrom – Brown2:35

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  2. McClement – Malone – Woods4:11

    xG 0.23–0.06 (78%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Staal – Nordstrom – Lindholm6:59

    xG 0.11–0.01 (93%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  4. Terry – Skinner – Rask9:49

    xG 0.35–0.40 (46%)attempts 10–5goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMurphy – Hanifin5:29

    xG 0.52–0.37 (58%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. Faulk – Slavin9:18

    xG 0.24–0.25 (49%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  3. Slavin – Pesce6:00

    xG 0.06–0.09 (41%)attempts 4–2goals 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.

CAR 1.5 xGCBJ 3.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 32/100 · #870 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.09 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 87% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

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

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