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Sun, Mar 3, 2019·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Winnipeg Jets 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 60% of the time.

CBJ winsWPG wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
WPG1101838526
CBJ113113016242

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:21WPGSami NikuAssists: Ben Chiarot, Mathieu Perreault · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:22CBJNick FolignoPPAssists: Artemi Panarin, Cam Atkinson · Wrist, 0.29 xG1–1
  3. P2 0:35WPGBlake WheelerAssists: Dmitry Kulikov, Mark Scheifele · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:31CBJSeth JonesAssists: Artemi Panarin, Zach Werenski · Slap, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:44WPGBlake WheelerGWGAssists: Nathan Beaulieu, Mark Scheifele · Tip-in, 0.08 xG3–2
  6. P3 17:47WPGBlake WheelerAssists: Patrik Laine, Nathan Beaulieu · Snap, 0.10 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:26WPGBlake WheelerENAssists: Mark Scheifele, Andrew Copp · Wrist, 0.76 xG5–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 8:28CBJArtemi Panarin: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 10:52WPGTyler Myers: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P1 12:41CBJPierre-Luc Dubois: Holding2 min
  4. P1 15:26CBJPierre-Luc Dubois: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 7:33CBJNick Foligno: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 7:33WPGDmitry Kulikov: Instigator2 min
  7. P2 7:33WPGDmitry Kulikov: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 7:33WPGDmitry Kulikov: Instigator misconduct10 min
  9. P2 19:50WPGConnor Hellebuyck: Delaying game illegal play by goalie2 min
  10. P3 12:23WPGBlake Wheeler: Tripping2 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.

WPG00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

WPGCBJ
26Shots on goal42
2.9Expected goals3.5
49Shot attempts67
25Faceoffs won32
3Power plays4
23Penalty minutes11
20Hits19
13Blocked shots10
5Giveaways6
7Takeaways5

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.

Winnipeg Jets

Forward lines

  1. bestPerreault – Roslovic – Lindholm5:58

    xG 0.28–0.12 (70%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Wheeler – Scheifele – Laine12:09

    xG 0.66–0.63 (51%)attempts 11–15goals 3–0

  3. Hayes – Ehlers – Connor10:02

    xG 0.29–0.55 (35%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  4. Little – Copp – Tanev8:44

    xG 0.03–0.86 (3%)attempts 2–17goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBeaulieu – Trouba14:37

    xG 0.66–0.27 (71%)attempts 12–13goals 2–0

  2. Myers – Chiarot2:29

    xG 0.15–0.07 (68%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Myers – Kulikov10:09

    xG 0.56–0.50 (52%)attempts 12–8goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestFoligno – Atkinson – Duchene4:00

    xG 0.59–0.02 (97%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  2. Atkinson – Duchene – Panarin2:07

    xG 0.29–0.10 (74%)attempts 5–1goals 0–1

  3. Foligno – Duchene – Bjorkstrand4:28

    xG 0.17–0.10 (64%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  4. Anderson – Wennberg – Panarin3:27

    xG 0.11–0.06 (65%)attempts 6–1goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSavard – Nutivaara15:39

    xG 0.71–0.26 (73%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0

  2. Harrington – Kukan9:41

    xG 0.57–0.30 (65%)attempts 11–5goals 0–1

  3. Jones – Werenski16:17

    xG 0.85–0.78 (52%)attempts 21–15goals 1–3

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 3.5 xGWPG 2.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJWPG

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 WPG. Dots are goals.

Excitement 58/100 · #514 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.61 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
WPG 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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 60% of the time.

CBJ winsWPG wins

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

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