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Wed, Nov 22, 2017·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Calgary Flames 0, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 74% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CGY010030702022
CBJ01401201312141

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. OT 2:02CBJJosh AndersonGWGAssists: Nick Foligno · Wrist, 0.32 xG0–1
Penalties (3)
  1. P2 1:19CGYMark Giordano: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 5:39CGYMark Giordano: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 7:22CBJNick Foligno: 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Foligno won the faceoff against Jankowski
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYCBJ
22Shots on goal41
1.7Expected goals3.0
54Shot attempts70
25Faceoffs won21
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
8Hits16
15Blocked shots17
7Giveaways6
4Takeaways4

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFrolik – Backlund – Tkachuk14:03

    xG 0.70–0.25 (74%)attempts 19–8goals 0–0

  2. Ferland – Gaudreau – Monahan14:01

    xG 0.35–0.35 (50%)attempts 11–16goals 0–0

  3. Versteeg – Brouwer – Hamilton4:10

    xG 0.22–0.23 (49%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  4. Jagr – Jankowski – Bennett5:26

    xG 0.13–0.18 (43%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Hamilton18:24

    xG 0.81–0.64 (56%)attempts 20–23goals 0–0

  2. Hamonic – Brodie17:30

    xG 0.42–0.46 (48%)attempts 18–12goals 0–0

  3. Brodie – Hamilton2:27

    xG 0.00–0.20 (0%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestAnderson – Panarin – Dubois14:16

    xG 0.61–0.39 (61%)attempts 17–15goals 0–0

  2. Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Milano12:38

    xG 0.35–0.29 (54%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  3. Schroeder – Sedlak – Motte5:36

    xG 0.10–0.19 (33%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  4. Dubinsky – Atkinson – Jenner11:09

    xG 0.06–0.31 (17%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWerenski – Nutivaara2:34

    xG 0.41–0.12 (77%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Murray – Nutivaara13:21

    xG 0.41–0.16 (72%)attempts 14–11goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Savard16:04

    xG 0.67–0.54 (56%)attempts 19–18goals 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.

CBJ 3.0 xGCGY 1.7 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCGY

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 CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 1/100 · #1260 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.60 · 1 goal in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEnd

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 74% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

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

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