Sat, Dec 16, 2017·PNC Arena, Raleigh
Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Carolina Hurricanes 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 55% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 116 | 012 | 08 | 136 |
| CAR | 18 | 110 | 06 | 224 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 3:40CARJordan StaalAssists: Justin Williams, Brock McGinn · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
- P1 12:01CBJAlexander WennbergAssists: Cam Atkinson, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Tip-in, 0.08 xG1–1
- P2 12:58CARNoah HanifinGWGAssists: Derek Ryan, Jeff Skinner · Wrist, 0.33 xG1–2
Penalties (6)
- P1 8:25CARJordan Staal: High sticking2 min
- P2 1:36CARJeff Skinner: Interference2 min
- P2 11:31CBJPierre-Luc Dubois: Holding2 min
- P2 12:12CARSebastian Aho: Hooking2 min
- P3 2:15CBJSeth Jones: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P3 3:13CARJustin Faulk: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Dubois
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestAtkinson – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg9:24
xG 0.45–0.22 (67%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0
- Schroeder – Sedlak – Motte4:04
xG 0.18–0.14 (57%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0
- Foligno – Calvert – Jenner7:08
xG 0.22–0.26 (46%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1
- Anderson – Panarin – Dubois14:30
xG 0.68–0.81 (46%)attempts 21–7goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestJones – Werenski17:37
xG 0.99–0.80 (55%)attempts 23–9goals 0–0
- Savard – Harrington13:51
xG 0.43–0.27 (61%)attempts 16–9goals 0–0
- Johnson – Nutivaara13:53
xG 0.38–0.54 (41%)attempts 10–12goals 1–1
Carolina Hurricanes
Forward lines
- bestStaal – McGinn – Lindholm5:38
xG 0.39–0.16 (71%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0
- Williams – Staal – McGinn5:58
xG 0.30–0.33 (48%)attempts 3–9goals 1–0
- Williams – Aho – Ryan5:03
xG 0.01–0.09 (9%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0
- Skinner – Rask – Teravainen9:04
xG 0.25–0.37 (40%)attempts 6–10goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestSlavin – Pesce13:46
xG 0.57–0.42 (58%)attempts 8–16goals 0–0
- Faulk – Dahlbeck12:26
xG 0.26–0.41 (39%)attempts 4–15goals 1–0
- van Riemsdyk – Hanifin13:47
xG 0.34–0.85 (28%)attempts 10–16goals 0–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
CAR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CAR is favoured, below it CBJ. Dots are goals.
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 55% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CAR − CBJ), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).