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Sat, Apr 6, 2019·Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa

Columbus Blue Jackets 6, Ottawa Senators 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 67% of the time.

OTT winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ3141429627
OTT0911119229

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:39CBJPierre-Luc DuboisAssists: Artemi Panarin, David Savard · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:08CBJMarkus NutivaaraAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Nick Foligno · Snap, 0.11 xG2–0
  3. P1 10:33CBJPierre-Luc DuboisGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.32 xG3–0
  4. P2 8:50OTTThomas ChabotAssists: Brian Gibbons · Backhand, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P2 15:35CBJAlexandre TexierAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand · Wrist, 0.10 xG4–1
  6. P3 6:32OTTMikkel BoedkerAssists: Chris Tierney, Bobby Ryan · Wrist, 0.17 xG4–2
  7. P3 9:28CBJOliver BjorkstrandUnassisted · Slap, 0.17 xG5–2
  8. P3 18:43CBJRiley NashENAssists: Artemi Panarin, David Savard · Wrist, 0.65 xG6–2

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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0OTT
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackOTT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dubois won the faceoff against Lindberg
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJOTT
27Shots on goal29
3.0Expected goals2.1
41Shot attempts64
25Faceoffs won20
0Power plays0
0Penalty minutes0
20Hits28
14Blocked shots6
12Giveaways14
9Takeaways9

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 – Panarin – Dubois13:35

    xG 1.16–0.20 (85%)attempts 16–7goals 2–0

  2. Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Texier11:58

    xG 0.64–0.50 (56%)attempts 11–13goals 3–0

  3. Dubinsky – Nash – Jenner13:46

    xG 0.14–0.42 (26%)attempts 4–16goals 0–1

  4. Duchene – Dzingel – Anderson13:54

    xG 0.27–0.79 (26%)attempts 6–20goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHarrington – Kukan17:37

    xG 0.72–0.49 (59%)attempts 15–15goals 2–0

  2. Jones – Werenski19:17

    xG 0.81–0.75 (52%)attempts 13–24goals 1–1

  3. Savard – Nutivaara18:01

    xG 0.55–0.55 (50%)attempts 9–18goals 1–1

Ottawa Senators

Forward lines

  1. bestPaajarvi – Lindberg – Gibbons9:44

    xG 0.31–0.06 (83%)attempts 10–3goals 0–0

  2. Smith – Pageau – Duclair8:29

    xG 0.45–0.35 (57%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0

  3. Ryan – Boedker – White2:11

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Ryan – Tierney – Duclair2:11

    xG 0.03–0.12 (21%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCeci – Chabot20:35

    xG 0.86–0.60 (59%)attempts 24–11goals 1–0

  2. Chabot – Jaros2:11

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. DeMelo – Englund7:51

    xG 0.26–0.21 (55%)attempts 8–3goals 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.

OTT 2.1 xGCBJ 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

OTTCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 51/100 · #629 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.79 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50OTT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 67% of the time.

OTT winsCBJ wins

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

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