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Tue, Dec 11, 2018·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Vancouver Canucks 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

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

CBJ winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN0707311325
CBJ19017110236

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:47CBJSeth JonesAssists: Artemi Panarin, Cam Atkinson · Snap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P3 8:11VANJosh LeivoAssists: Chris Tanev, Elias Pettersson · Deflected, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P3 9:56CBJOliver BjorkstrandAssists: Scott Harrington, Pierre-Luc Dubois · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P3 16:56VANElias PetterssonAssists: Josh Leivo, Alexander Edler · Deflected, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P3 18:14VANJake VirtanenGWGAssists: Tyler Motte, Ben Hutton · Snap, 0.02 xG3–2
Penalties (3)
  1. P2 5:09CBJZach Werenski: Holding2 min
  2. P2 11:17VANTroy Stecher: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 13:50VANJosh Leivo: Hooking2 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCBJ
25Shots on goal36
1.9Expected goals3.0
45Shot attempts54
29Faceoffs won30
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
14Hits15
12Blocked shots17
2Giveaways6
2Takeaways11

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestBeagle – Schaller – Motte6:07

    xG 0.65–0.19 (77%)attempts 7–4goals 0–1

  2. Eriksson – Roussel – Granlund10:13

    xG 0.16–0.02 (88%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  3. Horvat – Goldobin – Boeser2:44

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  4. Leivo – Boeser – Pettersson10:53

    xG 0.22–0.41 (35%)attempts 8–8goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEdler – Tanev18:09

    xG 0.89–0.71 (56%)attempts 15–14goals 2–0

  2. Pouliot – Stecher15:08

    xG 0.31–0.75 (29%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

  3. Gudbranson – Hutton16:21

    xG 0.18–1.06 (14%)attempts 8–18goals 0–2

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestAtkinson – Panarin – Dubois15:16

    xG 1.28–0.34 (79%)attempts 20–13goals 1–2

  2. Dubinsky – Nash – Hannikainen8:26

    xG 0.42–0.09 (82%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Foligno – Jenner – Bjorkstrand4:07

    xG 0.01–0.03 (31%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Foligno – Jenner – Anderson6:48

    xG 0.15–0.19 (45%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSavard – Nutivaara15:49

    xG 1.23–0.19 (87%)attempts 17–10goals 0–0

  2. Harrington – Werenski10:54

    xG 0.79–0.85 (48%)attempts 12–13goals 1–0

  3. Murray – Jones20:20

    xG 0.47–0.65 (42%)attempts 14–15goals 1–2

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 3.0 xGVAN 1.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 75/100 · #336 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.04 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 8% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +44 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 winsVAN wins

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

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