Sat, Mar 17, 2018·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Ottawa Senators 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 84% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 19 | 010 | 05 | 124 |
| CBJ | 112 | 115 | 08 | 235 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 12:16OTTAlexandre BurrowsAssists: Jim O'Brien · Backhand, 0.22 xG1–0
- P1 16:21CBJBoone JennerAssists: Thomas Vanek · Snap, 0.16 xG1–1
- P2 16:01CBJMarkus NutivaaraPPGWGAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Nick Foligno · Slap, 0.04 xG1–2
Penalties (3)
- P1 8:43CBJBoone Jenner: Tripping2 min
- P2 6:22OTTThomas Chabot: Holding2 min
- P2 14:23OTTMax McCormick: Roughing2 min · PPG
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 20:00Smith 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.
Ottawa Senators
Forward lines
- bestBurrows – O'Brien – McCormick5:48
xG 0.84–0.11 (88%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0
- Burrows – Ryan – Pageau2:04
xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0
- Hoffman – Duchene – Dzingel11:09
xG 0.28–0.50 (36%)attempts 5–12goals 0–0
- Ryan – Hoffman – Duchene2:53
xG 0.01–0.40 (2%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestBorowiecki – Ceci3:17
xG 0.17–0.01 (94%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
- Karlsson – Chabot5:54
xG 0.15–0.20 (43%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0
- Borowiecki – Harpur8:38
xG 0.33–0.39 (46%)attempts 6–8goals 0–1
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestAtkinson – Panarin – Dubois10:58
xG 1.41–0.16 (90%)attempts 20–2goals 0–0
- Dubinsky – Letestu – Calvert8:57
xG 0.42–0.17 (71%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0
- Vanek – Jenner – Wennberg10:02
xG 0.56–0.43 (57%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0
- Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Milano9:08
xG 0.54–0.71 (43%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestMurray – Nutivaara15:13
xG 1.51–0.47 (76%)attempts 22–8goals 0–0
- Cole – Savard18:10
xG 1.33–0.48 (74%)attempts 21–14goals 1–0
- Johnson – Werenski17:43
xG 1.10–0.98 (53%)attempts 17–14goals 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.
CBJ's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CBJ is favoured, below it OTT. 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 84% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CBJ − OTT), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).