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Thu, Nov 2, 2017·BB&T Center, Sunrise

Columbus Blue Jackets 7, Florida Panthers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 81% of the time.

FLA winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ212317211740
FLA18212014334

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:57FLAMark PysykAssists: Vincent Trocheck, Jamie McGinn · Slap, 0.39 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:32CBJJosh AndersonAssists: Brandon Dubinsky, Pierre-Luc Dubois · Slap, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P1 16:27CBJJosh AndersonAssists: Markus Nutivaara, Boone Jenner · Snap, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P2 0:35FLAIan McCoshenAssists: Radim Vrbata, Vincent Trocheck · Slap, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P2 5:21CBJMarkus HannikainenAssists: David Savard, Matt Calvert · Backhand, 0.07 xG3–2
  6. P2 8:43FLAVincent TrocheckSHAssists: Keith Yandle, Derek MacKenzie · Snap, 0.06 xG3–3
  7. P2 9:11CBJOliver BjorkstrandPPGWGAssists: Seth Jones, Sonny Milano · Snap, 0.07 xG4–3
  8. P2 11:27CBJOliver BjorkstrandAssists: Zach Werenski, Matt Calvert · Wrist, 0.13 xG5–3
  9. P3 3:45CBJTyler MotteAssists: Boone Jenner, Markus Nutivaara · Snap, 0.10 xG6–3
  10. P3 6:12CBJBoone JennerPPAssists: Artemi Panarin, Zach Werenski · Tip-in, 0.21 xG7–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 8:24FLAJonathan Huberdeau: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P2 7:35FLAIan McCoshen: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 19:39CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 19:39CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 19:39FLAKeith Yandle: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 5:14FLAKeith Yandle: Roughing2 min · PPG
  7. P3 9:17CBJMarkus Hannikainen: Boarding2 min
  8. P3 9:17FLAMicheal Haley: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 19:15FLAAaron Ekblad: Slashing2 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 SOG0FLA
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dubinsky won the faceoff against Trocheck
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJFLA
40Shots on goal34
5.2Expected goals2.8
68Shot attempts56
23Faceoffs won39
4Power plays1
6Penalty minutes12
9Hits23
7Blocked shots10
12Giveaways18
12Takeaways6

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. bestMilano – Hannikainen – Dubois5:43

    xG 1.11–0.04 (97%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  2. Foligno – Anderson – Panarin11:03

    xG 1.08–0.27 (80%)attempts 15–7goals 0–0

  3. Calvert – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg7:14

    xG 0.82–0.58 (59%)attempts 8–5goals 1–1

  4. Dubinsky – Jenner – Motte7:51

    xG 0.39–0.63 (38%)attempts 7–14goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMurray – Nutivaara13:17

    xG 1.92–0.85 (69%)attempts 22–14goals 1–1

  2. Johnson – Savard15:29

    xG 1.12–0.41 (73%)attempts 16–12goals 2–0

  3. Jones – Werenski13:35

    xG 0.97–0.52 (65%)attempts 17–11goals 1–1

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. MacKenzie – Bjugstad – Malgin5:22

    xG 0.27–0.25 (52%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  2. Haley – Balisy – Malgin2:17

    xG 0.04–0.03 (51%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Dadonov – Huberdeau – Barkov14:00

    xG 0.52–0.62 (46%)attempts 15–13goals 0–2

  4. MacKenzie – Bjugstad – Tippett5:41

    xG 0.51–0.71 (42%)attempts 8–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Pysyk – McCoshen14:56

    xG 1.40–1.51 (48%)attempts 21–21goals 2–3

  2. Yandle – Ekblad14:54

    xG 0.50–0.84 (38%)attempts 14–12goals 0–0

  3. Petrovic – Matheson18:59

    xG 0.31–2.17 (12%)attempts 13–27goals 0–2

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.

FLA 2.8 xGCBJ 5.2 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLACBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 81/100 · #245 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.83 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 81% of the time.

FLA winsCBJ wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).