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Sat, Feb 23, 2019·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

San Jose Sharks 0, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 66% of the time.

CBJ winsSJS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SJS090908026
CBJ1721118426

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:00CBJBoone JennerGWGAssists: Josh Anderson · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P2 0:59CBJMatt DucheneAssists: Cam Atkinson, Artemi Panarin · Backhand, 0.25 xG0–2
  3. P2 19:52CBJCam AtkinsonPPAssists: Matt Duchene, Zach Werenski · Backhand, 0.38 xG0–3
  4. P3 6:03CBJPierre-Luc DuboisAssists: Dean Kukan, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–4
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 4:24SJSMarcus Sorensen: Interference2 min
  2. P2 10:51CBJZach Werenski: Interference2 min
  3. P2 14:48CBJZach Werenski: Holding2 min
  4. P2 19:29SJSMicheal Haley: Interference2 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.

SJS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SJSCBJ
26Shots on goal26
2.1Expected goals3.1
40Shot attempts44
26Faceoffs won25
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
15Hits24
11Blocked shots6
11Giveaways6
10Takeaways9

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.

San Jose Sharks

Forward lines

  1. bestHaley – Goodrow – Karlsson8:10

    xG 0.49–0.04 (93%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. Pavelski – Couture – Meier11:46

    xG 0.15–0.30 (33%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  3. Kane – Donskoi – Hertl11:25

    xG 0.36–0.71 (34%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

  4. Thornton – Sorensen – Labanc6:17

    xG 0.01–0.50 (1%)attempts 2–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestVlasic – Dillon3:15

    xG 0.18–0.12 (61%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  2. Vlasic – Braun4:31

    xG 0.19–0.15 (55%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Vlasic – Karlsson5:50

    xG 0.10–0.12 (46%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestFoligno – Jenner – Anderson12:46

    xG 0.74–0.42 (64%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0

  2. Atkinson – Duchene – Panarin14:27

    xG 0.95–0.70 (58%)attempts 8–11goals 1–0

  3. Duclair – Bjorkstrand – Dubois6:47

    xG 0.21–0.07 (74%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  4. Dubinsky – Nash – Robinson12:11

    xG 0.38–0.25 (60%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSavard – Nutivaara16:30

    xG 0.94–0.33 (74%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

  2. Jones – Werenski17:00

    xG 0.70–0.35 (67%)attempts 14–13goals 0–0

  3. Harrington – Kukan15:01

    xG 0.62–0.40 (61%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

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 3.1 xGSJS 2.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJSJS

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 SJS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 3/100 · #1232 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.51 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
SJS 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 66% of the time.

CBJ winsSJS wins

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

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