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Ice Lab

Sat, Nov 17, 2018·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 51% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ1831105424
CAR09110012131

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:54CBJCam AtkinsonAssists: Artemi Panarin, Pierre-Luc Dubois · Snap, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:57CBJCam AtkinsonGWGAssists: Artemi Panarin · Backhand, 0.03 xG2–0
  3. P2 6:05CARSebastian AhoAssists: Trevor van Riemsdyk · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:22CBJZach WerenskiAssists: Cam Atkinson, Artemi Panarin · Snap, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P2 11:20CBJCam AtkinsonPPAssists: Alexander Wennberg, Pierre-Luc Dubois · Slap, 0.05 xG4–1
Penalties (8)
  1. P2 3:37CARPhillip Di Giuseppe: Interference2 min
  2. P2 10:56CARAndrei Svechnikov: High sticking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 14:24CBJArtemi Panarin: Delaying game bench2 min
  4. P2 16:32CBJArtemi Panarin: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P2 19:14CARClark Bishop: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 5:12CARLucas Wallmark: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  7. P3 9:35CBJJosh Anderson: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 18:14CARJustin Faulk: 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jenner won the faceoff against Wallmark
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCAR
24Shots on goal31
2.6Expected goals2.6
41Shot attempts67
24Faceoffs won28
5Power plays3
6Penalty minutes10
30Hits34
19Blocked shots9
9Giveaways16
6Takeaways8

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestNash – Sedlak – Hannikainen8:41

    xG 0.50–0.37 (57%)attempts 7–8goals 0–1

  2. Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois10:49

    xG 0.35–0.31 (53%)attempts 7–14goals 3–0

  3. Jenner – Anderson – Bjorkstrand10:42

    xG 0.30–0.27 (53%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  4. Dubinsky – Duclair – Wennberg9:11

    xG 0.16–0.42 (28%)attempts 3–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSavard – Nutivaara14:35

    xG 0.70–0.55 (56%)attempts 12–19goals 0–0

  2. Savard – Werenski2:38

    xG 0.04–0.07 (38%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Harrington – Werenski7:45

    xG 0.18–0.23 (45%)attempts 5–10goals 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestWilliams – Staal – Svechnikov2:05

    xG 0.36–0.03 (91%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Williams – Staal – McGinn7:59

    xG 0.20–0.17 (53%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  3. Martinook – McGinn – Wallmark2:34

    xG 0.03–0.01 (77%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Ferland – Teravainen – Aho10:38

    xG 0.21–0.27 (43%)attempts 8–6goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamilton – Slavin13:16

    xG 0.48–0.34 (59%)attempts 15–7goals 0–1

  2. de Haan – Faulk13:19

    xG 0.38–0.35 (52%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  3. Slavin – van Riemsdyk2:27

    xG 0.01–0.08 (11%)attempts 1–2goals 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.

CAR 2.6 xGCBJ 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CAR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CAR is favoured, below it CBJ. Dots are goals.

Excitement 26/100 · #914 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.87 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 51% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

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

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