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Thu, Mar 16, 2017·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Florida Panthers 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 62% of the time.

CBJ winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA110012012134
CBJ01221309234

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:15FLAJonathan MarchessaultAssists: Thomas Vanek, Alexander Petrovic · Wrist, 0.19 xG1–0
  2. P2 15:51CBJZach WerenskiAssists: Josh Anderson, Matt Calvert · Snap, 0.01 xG1–1
  3. P2 19:21CBJJosh AndersonGWGAssists: Jack Johnson, William Karlsson · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 2:04CBJJosh Anderson: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 6:32CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 8:39FLAJason Demers: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 16:49FLAMike Matheson: Holding2 min
  5. P3 4:41FLAJonathan Marchessault: Too many men on the ice2 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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLACBJ
34Shots on goal34
2.6Expected goals3.3
56Shot attempts51
21Faceoffs won34
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
9Hits10
8Blocked shots14
2Giveaways5
2Takeaways4

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.

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Huberdeau – Barkov12:55

    xG 0.61–0.26 (70%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  2. Jokinen – Smith – Trocheck13:00

    xG 0.32–0.30 (52%)attempts 13–5goals 0–0

  3. Thornton – MacKenzie – Sceviour6:18

    xG 0.03–0.26 (10%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  4. Vanek – Bjugstad – Marchessault9:06

    xG 0.51–0.96 (35%)attempts 10–14goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestPetrovic – Matheson17:47

    xG 1.02–0.56 (65%)attempts 22–9goals 1–0

  2. Yandle – Demers13:54

    xG 0.48–0.44 (52%)attempts 13–11goals 0–2

  3. Kindl – Pysyk11:29

    xG 0.45–0.48 (49%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestCalvert – Karlsson – Anderson6:37

    xG 0.79–0.44 (64%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  2. Hartnell – Gagner – Bjorkstrand7:51

    xG 0.54–0.42 (56%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

  3. Dubinsky – Atkinson – Jenner12:57

    xG 0.19–0.46 (29%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

  4. Foligno – Saad – Wennberg12:42

    xG 0.26–0.54 (33%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestQuincey – Nutivaara12:45

    xG 0.69–0.51 (57%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  2. Quincey – Jones2:41

    xG 0.10–0.03 (78%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Savard17:06

    xG 0.50–0.47 (52%)attempts 10–14goals 1–0

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 3.3 xGFLA 2.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJFLA

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 FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 21/100 · #934 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.09 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 32% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +29 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 62% of the time.

CBJ winsFLA wins

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

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