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Sat, Dec 15, 2018·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Anaheim Ducks 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 84% of the time.

CBJ winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
ANA17070711222
CBJ11101001600137

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:06CBJMarkus NutivaaraAssists: Boone Jenner · Slap, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 15:56ANADaniel SprongAssists: Josh Manson · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. OT 1:19ANADaniel SprongGWGAssists: Adam Henrique · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 8:33ANANick Ritchie: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 17:30CBJRiley Nash: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 14:44ANAPontus Aberg: Slashing2 min
  4. P3 6:52CBJRiley Nash: Roughing2 min
  5. P3 6:52ANAJake Dotchin: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 10:05ANAJake Dotchin: 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACBJ
22Shots on goal37
1.3Expected goals3.4
42Shot attempts69
39Faceoffs won20
1Power plays3
8Penalty minutes4
17Hits21
12Blocked shots13
4Giveaways3
5Takeaways2

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. Henrique – Ritchie – Sprong10:31

    xG 0.19–0.37 (34%)attempts 6–10goals 1–0

  2. Kesler – Cogliano – Silfverberg9:16

    xG 0.20–0.50 (29%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  3. Getzlaf – Aberg – Kase12:26

    xG 0.35–0.71 (33%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  4. Street – Rowney – Sherwood5:24

    xG 0.04–0.74 (5%)attempts 1–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestLindholm – Montour18:20

    xG 0.58–0.45 (56%)attempts 17–11goals 0–0

  2. Manson – Dotchin3:06

    xG 0.02–0.20 (9%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

  3. Manson – Larsson12:02

    xG 0.25–0.77 (24%)attempts 13–17goals 1–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestDubinsky – Nash – Hannikainen7:02

    xG 0.73–0.19 (79%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Foligno – Jenner – Anderson11:34

    xG 0.58–0.18 (77%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

  3. Sedlak – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg6:13

    xG 0.24–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0

  4. Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois13:14

    xG 0.62–0.50 (55%)attempts 15–16goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMurray – Jones19:24

    xG 1.20–0.38 (76%)attempts 23–19goals 0–0

  2. Harrington – Nutivaara8:49

    xG 0.98–0.19 (84%)attempts 13–5goals 1–1

  3. Savard – Werenski15:10

    xG 0.33–0.29 (54%)attempts 14–9goals 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.

CBJ 3.4 xGANA 1.3 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 21/100 · #983 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.09 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +18 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 84% of the time.

CBJ winsANA wins

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

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