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Thu, Mar 22, 2018·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Florida Panthers 0, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 59% of the time.

CBJ winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA01405014033
CBJ011311111433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:59CBJCam AtkinsonGWGAssists: Artemi Panarin · Snap, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P2 3:20CBJSonny MilanoAssists: Matt Calvert, Pierre-Luc Dubois · Snap, 0.07 xG0–2
  3. P2 5:42CBJSeth JonesPPAssists: Cam Atkinson, Pierre-Luc Dubois · Slap, 0.01 xG0–3
  4. P3 17:35CBJThomas VanekENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.69 xG0–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 17:46CBJMatt Calvert: Elbowing2 min
  2. P2 5:32CBJZach Werenski: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 5:32FLAFrank Vatrano: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P2 5:32FLAFrank Vatrano: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 10:02CBJZach Werenski: Illegal substitution2 min
  6. P2 15:02CBJPierre-Luc Dubois: Holding2 min
  7. P3 8:41CBJSeth Jones: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 11:22FLAAlexander Petrovic: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 14:48FLAFrank Vatrano: 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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLACBJ
33Shots on goal33
2.1Expected goals2.4
57Shot attempts53
31Faceoffs won27
4Power plays3
8Penalty minutes10
18Hits17
11Blocked shots15
4Giveaways5
4Takeaways11

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.

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestMcGinn – McCann – Vatrano3:47

    xG 0.39–0.04 (92%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. MacKenzie – Sceviour – Haley5:43

    xG 0.18–0.09 (66%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

  3. Dadonov – Trocheck – Barkov3:09

    xG 0.21–0.15 (57%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Trocheck – Huberdeau – Malgin7:15

    xG 0.30–0.29 (51%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPetrovic – Weegar12:36

    xG 0.45–0.16 (74%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  2. Pysyk – Matheson12:49

    xG 0.57–0.29 (66%)attempts 15–10goals 0–0

  3. Yandle – Ekblad13:19

    xG 0.47–0.60 (44%)attempts 14–16goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. Foligno – Atkinson – Panarin10:47

    xG 0.25–0.25 (50%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  2. Vanek – Jenner – Wennberg9:55

    xG 0.46–0.47 (49%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

  3. Letestu – Calvert – Sedlak8:01

    xG 0.26–0.34 (43%)attempts 5–9goals 0–0

  4. Bjorkstrand – Milano – Dubois9:08

    xG 0.19–0.30 (38%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCole – Savard16:26

    xG 0.65–0.26 (72%)attempts 10–18goals 0–0

  2. Murray – Nutivaara12:15

    xG 0.34–0.49 (41%)attempts 14–11goals 0–0

  3. Jones – Werenski13:49

    xG 0.30–0.62 (32%)attempts 15–13goals 1–0

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 2.4 xGFLA 2.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJFLA

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 FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 3/100 · #1238 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.50 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 59% of the time.

CBJ winsFLA wins

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

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