Skip to content
Ice Lab

Fri, Oct 21, 2016·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 51% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI010113111234
CBJ1172704328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:50CBJZach WerenskiPPAssists: Alexander Wennberg, Nick Foligno · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:29CHITyler MotteAssists: Jonathan Toews, Richard Panik · Snap, 0.45 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:36CBJNick FolignoPPAssists: Zach Werenski, Cam Atkinson · Backhand, 0.41 xG1–2
  4. P2 13:44CBJWilliam KarlssonGWGAssists: David Savard, Scott Hartnell · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–3
  5. P3 5:54CHIRichard PanikAssists: Gustav Forsling, Artem Anisimov · Snap, 0.13 xG2–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 4:44CBJScott Hartnell: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 6:30CBJRyan Murray: Delaying game2 min
  3. P1 10:26CHIMichal Kempny: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P2 3:48CHIRichard Panik: Roughing2 min · PPG
  5. P3 1:17CBJCam Atkinson: Holding2 min
  6. P3 16:34CBJMatt Calvert: Interference goalkeeper2 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
44% to win56% to win
← CHI attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Anisimov won the faceoff against Dubinsky
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICBJ
34Shots on goal28
3.8Expected goals3.8
71Shot attempts50
27Faceoffs won31
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
10Hits20
9Blocked shots20
1Giveaways2
1Takeaways3

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestTootoo – Kruger – Rasmussen5:57

    xG 0.16–0.03 (84%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  2. Anisimov – Panik – Motte2:19

    xG 0.13–0.01 (91%)attempts 1–1goals 1–0

  3. Kane – Hartman – Schmaltz2:11

    xG 0.04–0.02 (68%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Hartman – Rasmussen – Schmaltz2:35

    xG 0.06–0.05 (55%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHjalmarsson – Forsling9:00

    xG 0.94–0.14 (87%)attempts 15–4goals 1–0

  2. Campbell – Keith5:41

    xG 0.18–0.02 (91%)attempts 11–2goals 0–0

  3. Seabrook – Kempny10:44

    xG 0.73–0.64 (53%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestFoligno – Saad – Wennberg12:29

    xG 0.76–0.34 (69%)attempts 8–10goals 0–1

  2. Dubinsky – Calvert – Atkinson15:04

    xG 0.43–0.53 (45%)attempts 8–17goals 0–0

  3. Hartnell – Karlsson – Anderson8:51

    xG 0.70–0.85 (45%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  4. Sedlak – Jenner – Bjorkstrand5:43

    xG 0.08–0.64 (12%)attempts 4–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Savard10:38

    xG 1.09–0.10 (92%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  2. Jones – Werenski10:00

    xG 0.86–0.64 (57%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Nutivaara6:03

    xG 0.16–0.17 (49%)attempts 3–8goals 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.

CBJ 3.8 xGCHI 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCHI

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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 35/100 · #768 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.16 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 51% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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