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Sat, Mar 30, 2019·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Nashville Predators 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 85% of the time.

NSH winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ37215010532
NSH181908225

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:50CBJCam AtkinsonAssists: Artemi Panarin, Matt Duchene · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:50NSHViktor ArvidssonSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P1 15:58CBJDavid SavardAssists: Artemi Panarin, Markus Nutivaara · Wrist, 0.21 xG2–1
  4. P1 19:57CBJOliver BjorkstrandGWGAssists: Artemi Panarin · Wrist, 0.07 xG3–1
  5. P2 12:14NSHFilip ForsbergAssists: P.K. Subban · Wrist, 0.19 xG3–2
  6. P2 13:28CBJBoone JennerAssists: Dean Kukan · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–2
  7. P2 15:46CBJCam AtkinsonAssists: Matt Duchene, Artemi Panarin · Wrist, 0.22 xG5–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 6:58NSHDan Hamhuis: Holding2 min
  2. P1 16:56CBJScott Harrington: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 18:24NSHViktor Arvidsson: Interference2 min
  4. P3 1:05NSHP.K. Subban: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 11:37NSHFilip Forsberg: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 12:49CBJBoone Jenner: Holding the stick2 min
  7. P3 15:13NSHP.K. Subban: Penalty shot slash on breakaway0 min
  8. P3 18:47NSHP.K. Subban: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NSH
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bonino won the faceoff against Dubinsky
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJNSH
32Shots on goal25
3.5Expected goals1.4
58Shot attempts42
21Faceoffs won40
5Power plays2
4Penalty minutes10
13Hits10
10Blocked shots11
7Giveaways10
7Takeaways7

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestAtkinson – Duchene – Panarin11:34

    xG 0.60–0.10 (86%)attempts 13–5goals 2–0

  2. Jenner – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg8:07

    xG 0.51–0.14 (78%)attempts 9–3goals 1–0

  3. Dubinsky – Foligno – Nash11:39

    xG 0.42–0.10 (80%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  4. Dzingel – Anderson – Dubois8:39

    xG 0.34–0.08 (81%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Werenski15:30

    xG 0.98–0.09 (92%)attempts 20–8goals 2–0

  2. Harrington – Kukan11:02

    xG 0.60–0.20 (75%)attempts 11–8goals 1–0

  3. Savard – Nutivaara17:20

    xG 0.38–0.60 (39%)attempts 10–15goals 1–1

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestJohansen – Forsberg – Arvidsson9:45

    xG 0.28–0.22 (56%)attempts 7–7goals 1–1

  2. Boyle – Simmonds – Gaudreau7:42

    xG 0.09–0.24 (27%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Bonino – Smith – Jarnkrok9:24

    xG 0.05–0.28 (16%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1

  4. Turris – Granlund – Sissons9:42

    xG 0.11–0.73 (13%)attempts 5–16goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestEllis – Ekholm2:02

    xG 0.18–0.09 (68%)attempts 5–2goals 0–1

  2. Josi – Ellis14:23

    xG 0.25–0.37 (41%)attempts 9–14goals 0–1

  3. Hamhuis – Fabbro11:42

    xG 0.14–0.36 (28%)attempts 9–8goals 0–1

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.

NSH 1.4 xGCBJ 3.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

NSH's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NSH is favoured, below it CBJ. Dots are goals.

Excitement 54/100 · #581 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.28 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 85% of the time.

NSH winsCBJ wins

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

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