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Sat, Oct 26, 2019·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Philadelphia Flyers 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 64% of the time.

PHI winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ1921215426
PHI111118517746

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:51PHIJakub VoracekAssists: James van Riemsdyk · Snap, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:26CBJBoone JennerAssists: Sonny Milano, Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:28CBJPierre-Luc DuboisAssists: Seth Jones, Gustav Nyquist · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:39PHIJames van RiemsdykPPAssists: Jakub Voracek, Shayne Gostisbehere · Tip-in, 0.13 xG2–2
  5. P2 18:04CBJBoone JennerAssists: Josh Anderson, Sonny Milano · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–2
  6. P3 2:15CBJJosh AndersonAssists: Dean Kukan, Vladislav Gavrikov · Snap, 0.37 xG4–2
  7. P3 10:52PHIShayne GostisbehereAssists: Claude Giroux, Kevin Hayes · Slap, 0.07 xG4–3
  8. P3 12:37PHIJames van RiemsdykAssists: Ivan Provorov, Jakub Voracek · Tip-in, 0.10 xG4–4
  9. P3 14:24PHIKevin HayesSHGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.31 xG4–5
  10. P3 18:21PHIMichael RafflENAssists: Kevin Hayes · Snap, 0.64 xG4–6
  11. P3 19:46PHITravis KonecnyPPAssists: Matt Niskanen, Ivan Provorov · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–7
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 0:25PHITravis Konecny: Holding2 min
  2. P1 4:20CBJGustav Nyquist: Holding2 min
  3. P1 4:42PHIShayne Gostisbehere: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 7:17CBJDean Kukan: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 0:23PHISean Couturier: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 4:19PHIMatt Niskanen: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P2 16:45CBJNick Foligno: Holding2 min · PPG
  8. P3 9:57CBJAlexander Wennberg: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 9:57PHIChris Stewart: Too many men on the ice2 min
  10. P3 14:03PHISean Couturier: Tripping2 min
  11. P3 19:39CBJPierre-Luc Dubois: Slashing2 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
45% to win55% to win
← CBJ attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dubois won the faceoff against Couturier
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJPHI
26Shots on goal46
3.0Expected goals4.0
38Shot attempts73
22Faceoffs won40
5Power plays4
10Penalty minutes12
23Hits22
17Blocked shots7
11Giveaways18
5Takeaways10

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. bestJenner – Anderson – Milano7:40

    xG 1.12–0.60 (65%)attempts 10–11goals 3–1

  2. Nash – Texier – Bemstrom2:44

    xG 0.35–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Nyquist – Bjorkstrand – Dubois3:59

    xG 0.09–0.03 (77%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  4. Foligno – Atkinson – Dubois5:16

    xG 0.00–0.19 (2%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKukan – Gavrikov12:11

    xG 1.56–0.30 (84%)attempts 14–11goals 2–0

  2. Savard – Murray13:04

    xG 0.18–0.40 (31%)attempts 7–17goals 1–1

  3. Jones – Werenski14:31

    xG 0.54–0.95 (36%)attempts 10–22goals 1–1

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestGiroux – van Riemsdyk – Voracek10:00

    xG 0.55–0.41 (57%)attempts 14–5goals 2–0

  2. Hayes – Raffl – Farabee6:53

    xG 0.41–0.32 (56%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Hayes – Laughton – Farabee2:26

    xG 0.02–0.00 (86%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  4. Couturier – Lindblom – Konecny10:02

    xG 0.58–0.91 (39%)attempts 19–6goals 0–3

Defence pairs

  1. bestNiskanen – Provorov13:26

    xG 0.99–0.25 (80%)attempts 21–8goals 2–1

  2. Braun – Sanheim12:50

    xG 0.41–0.10 (80%)attempts 18–3goals 0–0

  3. Gostisbehere – Sanheim2:42

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 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.

PHI 4.0 xGCBJ 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHICBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 98/100 · #25 of 1082 this seasonSwing 2.57 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 4% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +37 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Philadelphia Flyers win this game 64% of the time.

PHI winsCBJ wins

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

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