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Fri, Nov 24, 2017·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Ottawa Senators 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 5

Expected result

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

CBJ winsOTT wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
OTT1418014226
CBJ11511037532

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:56OTTTom PyattAssists: Derick Brassard, Mark Stone · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:22CBJCam AtkinsonUnassisted · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–1
  3. P2 7:28CBJMarkus NutivaaraAssists: Josh Anderson, Ryan Murray · Snap, 0.01 xG1–2
  4. P2 9:00OTTMike HoffmanAssists: Ryan Dzingel · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P3 10:40CBJCam AtkinsonGWGAssists: David Savard · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P3 13:27CBJNick FolignoAssists: Sonny Milano · Snap, 0.04 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:10CBJTyler MotteENAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Lukas Sedlak · Wrist, 0.64 xG2–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P2 0:26CBJBrandon Dubinsky: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 4:59OTTRyan Dzingel: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 14:22OTTJean-Gabriel Pageau: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 16:45CBJPierre-Luc Dubois: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 7:59CBJCam Atkinson: Tripping2 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.

OTT00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

OTTCBJ
26Shots on goal32
1.7Expected goals3.0
46Shot attempts59
32Faceoffs won24
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
18Hits23
15Blocked shots12
5Giveaways5
1Takeaways4

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.

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestPyatt – Brassard – Stone9:44

    xG 0.41–0.10 (80%)attempts 8–8goals 1–0

  2. Thompson – Dumont – Paul4:56

    xG 0.15–0.10 (61%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Ryan – Duchene – Dzingel2:49

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  4. Hoffman – Duchene – Dzingel5:37

    xG 0.24–0.43 (36%)attempts 6–7goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Ceci2:51

    xG 0.14–0.06 (72%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  2. Harpur – Chabot2:39

    xG 0.07–0.03 (73%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Phaneuf – Chabot2:50

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestDubinsky – Atkinson – Jenner9:53

    xG 0.55–0.20 (73%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

  2. Schroeder – Sedlak – Motte5:18

    xG 0.26–0.11 (70%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Anderson – Panarin – Dubois10:55

    xG 0.39–0.25 (61%)attempts 10–6goals 0–2

  4. Foligno – Atkinson – Milano3:12

    xG 0.06–0.07 (46%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Savard13:44

    xG 0.68–0.24 (74%)attempts 13–7goals 1–1

  2. Murray – Nutivaara13:37

    xG 0.65–0.35 (65%)attempts 15–12goals 2–1

  3. Jones – Werenski17:25

    xG 0.55–0.45 (55%)attempts 19–13goals 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 xGOTT 1.7 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJOTT

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 OTT. Dots are goals.

Excitement 57/100 · #551 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.53 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 37% (winner's lowest chance)
OTT 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 74% of the time.

CBJ winsOTT wins

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

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