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Tue, Oct 10, 2017·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 64% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CBJ011091611227
CAR01001011107138

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P3 10:01CBJSonny MilanoAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Nick Foligno · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P3 18:35CARJeff SkinnerUnassisted · Snap, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. OT 4:29CBJSonny MilanoGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 14:33CBJNick Foligno: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 17:56CARBrett Pesce: Holding2 min
  3. P2 4:01CARJordan Staal: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 11:17CBJCam Atkinson: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 5:16CARKlas Dahlbeck: Slashing2 min
  6. OT 1:01CBJArtemi Panarin: 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 SOG0CAR
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lindholm won the faceoff against Foligno
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCAR
27Shots on goal38
2.7Expected goals3.4
54Shot attempts65
26Faceoffs won40
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
32Hits20
17Blocked shots14
2Giveaways9
16Takeaways10

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. bestSedlak – Milano – Hannikainen2:46

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  2. Sedlak – Hannikainen – Dubois3:34

    xG 0.16–0.09 (64%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Milano3:16

    xG 0.13–0.06 (67%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  4. Dubinsky – Calvert – Anderson9:49

    xG 0.38–0.32 (54%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Murray – Carlsson11:41

    xG 0.37–0.40 (48%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

  2. Murray – Jones2:22

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

  3. Jones – Werenski15:41

    xG 0.22–0.33 (40%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestSkinner – Ryan – Kuokkanen8:36

    xG 0.64–0.27 (70%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  2. Staal – Lindholm – Aho11:23

    xG 0.36–0.12 (75%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  3. Kruger – Nordstrom – McGinn6:28

    xG 0.25–0.28 (47%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  4. Williams – Rask – Teravainen9:19

    xG 0.22–0.36 (38%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestFaulk – Hanifin12:57

    xG 0.84–0.47 (64%)attempts 16–9goals 0–1

  2. Slavin – Pesce17:01

    xG 0.41–0.35 (53%)attempts 12–17goals 0–0

  3. Dahlbeck – Fleury9:32

    xG 0.15–0.37 (29%)attempts 9–9goals 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.

CAR 3.4 xGCBJ 2.7 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 63/100 · #484 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.84 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +50 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 64% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

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

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