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Fri, Nov 25, 2016·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 72% of the time.

TBL winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ210113215538
TBL0429115328

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:46CBJAlexander WennbergAssists: Brandon Saad, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:35CBJNick FolignoPPAssists: Cam Atkinson, Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.21 xG2–0
  3. P2 8:33TBLNikita KucherovAssists: Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P2 9:02CBJJosh AndersonAssists: Scott Hartnell · Wrist, 0.18 xG3–1
  5. P2 18:28TBLJason GarrisonAssists: Valtteri Filppula, Ryan Callahan · Wrist, 0.25 xG3–2
  6. P3 3:37TBLOndrej PalatAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman · Tip-in, 0.09 xG3–3
  7. P3 4:34CBJBrandon SaadGWGAssists: Alexander Wennberg · Wrist, 0.19 xG4–3
  8. P3 11:13CBJCam AtkinsonSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG5–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 7:36TBLLuke Witkowski: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 16:55TBLOndrej Palat: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P3 3:54TBLAndrej Sustr: Roughing2 min
  4. P3 3:54CBJJosh Anderson: Roughing2 min
  5. P3 7:15TBLAlex Killorn: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 7:15CBJBoone Jenner: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 9:16CBJNick Foligno: Hooking2 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 SOG0TBL
44% to win56% to win
← CBJ attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Wennberg won the faceoff against Filppula
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJTBL
38Shots on goal28
3.1Expected goals1.9
63Shot attempts54
31Faceoffs won32
2Power plays1
6Penalty minutes8
24Hits22
10Blocked shots14
6Giveaways12
8Takeaways5

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. bestHartnell – Karlsson – Anderson8:33

    xG 0.87–0.57 (60%)attempts 13–9goals 1–1

  2. Gagner – Sedlak – Hannikainen6:52

    xG 0.30–0.02 (93%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Foligno – Saad – Wennberg11:41

    xG 0.46–0.38 (55%)attempts 13–8goals 1–1

  4. Dubinsky – Atkinson – Jenner14:06

    xG 0.29–0.34 (46%)attempts 16–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMurray – Nutivaara10:08

    xG 0.87–0.46 (65%)attempts 13–7goals 1–1

  2. Johnson – Savard15:09

    xG 0.63–0.38 (63%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0

  3. Murray – Jones2:16

    xG 0.04–0.07 (33%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestJohnson – Palat – Kucherov8:24

    xG 0.45–0.28 (62%)attempts 7–12goals 1–0

  2. Boyle – Killorn – Paquette2:03

    xG 0.19–0.03 (88%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Boyle – Callahan – Paquette4:39

    xG 0.17–0.02 (90%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  4. Filppula – Callahan – Point3:01

    xG 0.33–0.27 (55%)attempts 5–6goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGarrison – Sustr2:30

    xG 0.23–0.04 (86%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  2. Garrison – Witkowski3:43

    xG 0.33–0.17 (66%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0

  3. Hedman – Koekkoek3:43

    xG 0.13–0.04 (75%)attempts 3–4goals 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.

TBL 1.9 xGCBJ 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 84/100 · #172 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.90 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 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 72% of the time.

TBL winsCBJ wins

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

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