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Mon, Mar 13, 2017·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Philadelphia Flyers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 55% of the time.

PHI winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ21111028529
PHI1102907326

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:42CBJSam GagnerAssists: Boone Jenner, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Slap, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:42CBJCam AtkinsonAssists: Alexander Wennberg, Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–0
  3. P1 14:10PHITravis KonecnyAssists: Shayne Gostisbehere, Sean Couturier · Snap, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P2 4:23PHIBrayden SchennPPAssists: Claude Giroux · Snap, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P2 11:03PHITravis KonecnyAssists: Matt Read, Radko Gudas · Snap, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P2 14:30CBJZach WerenskiAssists: Seth Jones, Matt Calvert · Wrist, 0.01 xG3–3
  7. P3 8:46CBJBrandon DubinskyPPGWGAssists: Brandon Saad, Seth Jones · Snap, 0.06 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:39CBJCam AtkinsonENAssists: Brandon Saad · Snap, 0.65 xG5–3
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 10:42PHIIvan Provorov: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 15:24CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 0:32CBJJosh Anderson: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 0:32PHIRadko Gudas: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 3:32CBJJack Johnson: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P2 4:51CBJWilliam Karlsson: Interference2 min
  7. P2 6:30CBJSeth Jones: High sticking double minor4 min
  8. P2 11:13CBJScott Hartnell: Interference2 min
  9. P2 18:54CBJJosh Anderson: Roughing2 min
  10. P2 18:54CBJJosh Anderson: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 18:54PHITravis Konecny: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 7:20PHITravis Konecny: Roughing2 min · PPG
  13. P3 15:59CBJBoone Jenner: 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 SOG0PHI
44% to win56% to win
← CBJ attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Filppula won the faceoff against Dubinsky
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJPHI
29Shots on goal26
2.3Expected goals2.5
46Shot attempts61
30Faceoffs won35
2Power plays8
20Penalty minutes8
20Hits24
20Blocked shots11
13Giveaways11
8Takeaways2

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. bestAtkinson – Saad – Wennberg8:20

    xG 0.45–0.05 (91%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  2. Dubinsky – Jenner – Anderson6:54

    xG 0.33–0.17 (66%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  3. Hartnell – Gagner – Bjorkstrand6:41

    xG 0.23–0.11 (67%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  4. Korpikoski – Calvert – Karlsson6:03

    xG 0.05–0.06 (48%)attempts 3–6goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Werenski9:19

    xG 0.85–0.32 (72%)attempts 18–4goals 3–0

  2. Johnson – Savard12:53

    xG 0.25–0.13 (66%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Quincey – Jones2:22

    xG 0.01–0.03 (36%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestSchenn – Read – Couturier6:07

    xG 0.34–0.17 (66%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

  2. VandeVelde – Bellemare – Lyubimov4:07

    xG 0.02–0.04 (30%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Giroux – Simmonds – Weal6:43

    xG 0.31–0.38 (45%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1

  4. Filppula – Voracek – Konecny9:38

    xG 0.01–0.49 (3%)attempts 2–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchultz – Gostisbehere7:30

    xG 0.23–0.14 (61%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  2. Del Zotto – Gudas10:04

    xG 0.39–0.47 (45%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

  3. MacDonald – Provorov13:14

    xG 0.13–0.64 (17%)attempts 8–17goals 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.

PHI 2.5 xGCBJ 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHICBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 90/100 · #107 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.14 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 55% of the time.

PHI winsCBJ wins

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

-7
-6
-5
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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