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Sun, Dec 18, 2016·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 60% of the time.

VAN winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CBJ062811011425
VAN03063701317

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:10CBJCam AtkinsonPPAssists: Sam Gagner, Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.34 xG1–0
  2. P2 13:18CBJBrandon SaadPPAssists: Scott Hartnell, Brandon Dubinsky · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–0
  3. P3 2:51VANBrandon SutterPPAssists: Sven Baertschi, Troy Stecher · Wrist, 0.40 xG2–1
  4. P3 7:42VANDaniel SedinAssists: Henrik Sedin, Chris Tanev · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P3 15:21CBJBrandon SaadAssists: Alexander Wennberg, Nick Foligno · Deflected, 0.10 xG3–2
  6. P3 18:51VANJannik HansenAssists: Troy Stecher, Bo Horvat · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–3
  7. OT 0:46CBJSeth JonesGWGAssists: Cam Atkinson · Wrist, 0.24 xG4–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P2 0:35VANLuca Sbisa: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P2 9:09CBJZach Werenski: Interference2 min
  3. P2 11:48VANLuca Sbisa: Slashing2 min · PPG
  4. P2 16:07CBJSeth Jones: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 19:52CBJRyan Murray: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 2:01CBJRyan Murray: Cross checking2 min · PPG

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 SOG0VAN
44% to win56% to win
← CBJ attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dubinsky won the faceoff against Sutter
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJVAN
25Shots on goal17
2.6Expected goals2.1
41Shot attempts47
21Faceoffs won31
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
21Hits10
16Blocked shots8
3Giveaways9
4Takeaways8

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. bestFoligno – Saad – Wennberg13:01

    xG 0.50–0.14 (78%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0

  2. Hartnell – Gagner – Sedlak6:36

    xG 0.18–0.01 (94%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  3. Calvert – Karlsson – Anderson9:26

    xG 0.24–0.16 (61%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

  4. Dubinsky – Atkinson – Jenner11:00

    xG 0.05–0.43 (11%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Werenski12:59

    xG 0.42–0.06 (88%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  2. Johnson – Savard18:55

    xG 0.60–0.35 (63%)attempts 15–14goals 0–1

  3. Murray – Jones3:49

    xG 0.02–0.05 (27%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestSedin – Sedin – Hansen14:10

    xG 0.60–0.33 (64%)attempts 13–7goals 1–0

  2. Eriksson – Sutter – Granlund10:16

    xG 0.14–0.17 (44%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Skille – Chaput – Megna6:17

    xG 0.03–0.28 (8%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

  4. Burrows – Baertschi – Horvat10:18

    xG 0.12–0.39 (23%)attempts 4–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Biega – Hutton2:13

    xG 0.05–0.01 (88%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  2. Sbisa – Stecher14:43

    xG 0.21–0.24 (47%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Sbisa – Tanev2:23

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 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.

VAN 2.1 xGCBJ 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 95/100 · #47 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.60 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +47 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 60% of the time.

VAN winsCBJ wins

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

-7
-6
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-3
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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