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Thu, Jan 10, 2019·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Nashville Predators 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 50% of the time.

CBJ winsNSH wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NSH0120631700335
CBJ1120821211433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:26CBJBoone JennerAssists: Josh Anderson, Zach Werenski · Backhand, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P3 4:31NSHNick BoninoAssists: Mattias Ekholm, Kevin Fiala · Snap, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P3 13:32CBJArtemi PanarinPPAssists: Zach Werenski, Pierre-Luc Dubois · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P3 13:43CBJBoone JennerAssists: Nick Foligno · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–3
  5. P3 15:07NSHViktor ArvidssonAssists: Roman Josi, Ryan Johansen · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–3
  6. P3 15:45NSHMattias EkholmAssists: Colton Sissons, Ryan Hartman · Snap, 0.11 xG3–3
  7. OT 1:22CBJArtemi PanarinPPGWGAssists: Seth Jones, Cam Atkinson · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–4
Penalties (4)
  1. P3 2:23CBJJosh Anderson: Interference2 min
  2. P3 6:38CBJNick Foligno: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 13:12NSHAustin Watson: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  4. OT 1:08NSHViktor Arvidsson: Tripping2 min · PPG

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.

NSH00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NSHCBJ
35Shots on goal33
2.7Expected goals2.8
67Shot attempts56
32Faceoffs won36
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
21Hits26
12Blocked shots21
5Giveaways5
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.

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestJohansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson13:38

    xG 1.24–0.62 (67%)attempts 23–9goals 1–2

  2. Smith – Jarnkrok – Fiala3:03

    xG 0.17–0.06 (74%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Bonino – Jarnkrok – Watson9:21

    xG 0.26–0.27 (49%)attempts 9–10goals 0–0

  4. Grimaldi – Hartman – Gaudreau8:26

    xG 0.10–0.23 (31%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJosi – Ellis19:36

    xG 1.09–0.42 (72%)attempts 30–12goals 1–0

  2. Subban – Irwin3:14

    xG 0.55–0.40 (58%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  3. Hamhuis – Ekholm7:52

    xG 0.15–0.28 (35%)attempts 2–9goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois13:48

    xG 0.49–0.53 (48%)attempts 13–14goals 0–1

  2. Nash – Sedlak – Bjorkstrand5:36

    xG 0.03–0.10 (25%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Duclair – Wennberg – Robinson11:13

    xG 0.40–0.47 (46%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  4. Foligno – Jenner – Anderson14:47

    xG 0.78–1.03 (43%)attempts 16–21goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Werenski17:56

    xG 1.39–1.01 (58%)attempts 19–21goals 1–1

  2. Savard – Harrington16:16

    xG 0.88–0.53 (63%)attempts 21–11goals 0–1

  3. Murray – Nutivaara16:15

    xG 0.12–0.72 (14%)attempts 5–19goals 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 2.8 xGNSH 2.7 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJNSH

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 NSH. Dots are goals.

Excitement 90/100 · #141 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.25 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
NSH 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +42 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 50% of the time.

CBJ winsNSH wins

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

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