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Thu, Jan 19, 2017·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Ottawa Senators 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 67% of the time.

CBJ winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT11011107228
CBJ013010019042

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:17OTTKyle TurrisGWGAssists: Erik Karlsson, Marc Methot · Backhand, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P2 16:12OTTRyan DzingelAssists: Chris Wideman, Derick Brassard · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–0
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 11:10OTTChris Kelly: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 13:49CBJJosh Anderson: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 18:34OTTErik Karlsson: Slashing2 min
  4. P1 18:34CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 3:26CBJScott Hartnell: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 3:26OTTDion Phaneuf: Cross checking2 min
  7. P2 6:11CBJJosh Anderson: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 14:08CBJNick Foligno: High sticking2 min
  9. P3 6:21CBJRyan Murray: Holding2 min
  10. P3 14:33OTTMarc Methot: Holding2 min
  11. P3 15:33OTTMike Condon: Delaying game2 min
  12. P3 0:00CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Misconduct10 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCBJ
28Shots on goal42
3.7Expected goals4.9
59Shot attempts81
38Faceoffs won32
4Power plays3
10Penalty minutes22
14Hits16
22Blocked shots18
4Giveaways3
4Takeaways7

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. Brassard – Smith – Stone9:31

    xG 0.29–0.31 (48%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  2. Ryan – Turris – Dzingel8:04

    xG 0.25–0.45 (36%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  3. Pyatt – Hoffman – Pageau6:41

    xG 0.39–0.77 (34%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Claesson – Ceci2:09

    xG 0.23–0.24 (48%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  2. Wideman – Claesson7:07

    xG 0.21–0.50 (29%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  3. Phaneuf – Ceci12:20

    xG 0.24–0.64 (27%)attempts 10–18goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestFoligno – Atkinson – Wennberg5:07

    xG 0.60–0.21 (73%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Hartnell – Gagner – Sedlak6:02

    xG 0.45–0.20 (69%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  3. Dubinsky – Jenner – Saad2:48

    xG 0.41–0.21 (66%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  4. Foligno – Saad – Wennberg7:24

    xG 0.26–0.29 (47%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestProut – Murray6:49

    xG 0.46–0.35 (57%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

  2. Jones – Werenski13:53

    xG 0.99–0.89 (53%)attempts 25–18goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Savard10:40

    xG 0.68–0.72 (49%)attempts 13–14goals 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 4.9 xGOTT 3.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 8/100 · #1119 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.69 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 67% of the time.

CBJ winsOTT wins

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

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