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Tue, Oct 23, 2018·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Arizona Coyotes 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 69% of the time.

CBJ winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ARI21211014426
CBJ112012012136

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:31CBJPierre-Luc DuboisAssists: Zach Werenski, Cam Atkinson · Deflected, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:08ARIChristian FischerAssists: Derek Stepan · Snap, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P1 12:23ARIDylan StromePPGWGAssists: Vinnie Hinostroza, Jordan Oesterle · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–1
  4. P2 0:29ARIChristian FischerAssists: Derek Stepan, Brendan Perlini · Tip-in, 0.13 xG3–1
  5. P3 4:44ARIChristian FischerAssists: Derek Stepan · Snap, 0.11 xG4–1
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 1:48ARIBrad Richardson: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 10:25CBJDean Kukan: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
  3. P2 4:00ARIOliver Ekman-Larsson: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 8:42ARINick Cousins: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 8:42CBJAnthony Duclair: Cross checking2 min
  6. P2 9:01CBJZach Werenski: Slashing2 min
  7. P3 2:29ARIKevin Connauton: Interference2 min
  8. P3 5:44CBJBoone Jenner: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  9. P3 18:57ARILawson Crouse: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 18:57CBJLukas Sedlak: Roughing2 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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARICBJ
26Shots on goal36
2.7Expected goals3.9
50Shot attempts65
30Faceoffs won31
3Power plays3
10Penalty minutes10
12Hits15
12Blocked shots13
4Giveaways13
5Takeaways7

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.

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestStepan – Perlini – Fischer10:00

    xG 0.60–0.15 (80%)attempts 12–5goals 3–0

  2. Archibald – Cousins – Strome6:40

    xG 0.39–0.41 (49%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  3. Richardson – Grabner – Hinostroza9:18

    xG 0.05–0.54 (8%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

  4. Galchenyuk – Crouse – Keller9:00

    xG 0.38–0.96 (28%)attempts 7–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGoligoski – Hjalmarsson3:13

    xG 0.36–0.04 (90%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. Hjalmarsson – Connauton12:54

    xG 0.41–0.28 (60%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

  3. Demers – Ekman-Larsson12:14

    xG 0.85–0.78 (52%)attempts 11–16goals 1–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestAtkinson – Panarin – Dubois4:55

    xG 0.45–0.01 (98%)attempts 9–1goals 1–0

  2. Duclair – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg3:41

    xG 0.28–0.06 (83%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Foligno – Duclair – Wennberg2:40

    xG 0.27–0.08 (76%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  4. Nash – Sedlak – Bjorkstrand4:12

    xG 0.20–0.03 (87%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSavard – Kukan10:39

    xG 1.29–0.44 (75%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  2. Jones – Werenski17:50

    xG 1.24–0.92 (57%)attempts 23–16goals 1–1

  3. Murray – Nutivaara11:43

    xG 0.24–0.34 (41%)attempts 7–9goals 0–1

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 3.9 xGARI 2.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJARI

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 ARI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 28/100 · #893 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.92 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 69% of the time.

CBJ winsARI wins

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

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