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Tue, Nov 12, 2019·Centre Bell, Montreal

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Montréal Canadiens 3 (SO)

Expected result

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

MTL winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
CBJ11501116030235
MTL01101427001332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:46CBJEric RobinsonAssists: Emil Bemstrom, Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P3 3:27MTLBrendan GallagherAssists: Victor Mete, Shea Weber · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P3 18:07CBJZach WerenskiAssists: Riley Nash, Cam Atkinson · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P3 19:19MTLTomas TatarAssists: Nick Suzuki, Phillip Danault · Slap, 0.15 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. MTL Paul Byron stopped
  2. 2. CBJ Cam Atkinson stopped
  3. 3. MTL Jonathan Drouin scored
  4. 4. CBJ Gustav Nyquist stopped
  5. 5. MTL Nick Cousins stopped
  6. 6. CBJ Oliver Bjorkstrand stopped
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 3:54MTLShea Weber: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 7:33MTLShea Weber: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 5:09CBJZach Werenski: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 15:15CBJRiley Nash: Holding2 min
  5. OT 1:32MTLVictor Mete: Holding2 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 SOG0MTL
45% to win55% to win
← CBJ attackMTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dubois won the faceoff against Danault
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJMTL
35Shots on goal32
2.4Expected goals1.9
53Shot attempts69
30Faceoffs won36
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
28Hits21
23Blocked shots10
10Giveaways19
2Takeaways7

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. bestNash – Bemstrom – Robinson7:03

    xG 0.31–0.06 (85%)attempts 9–3goals 1–0

  2. Nyquist – Bjorkstrand – Dubois13:48

    xG 0.25–0.09 (73%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  3. Jenner – Anderson – Milano8:04

    xG 0.46–0.31 (59%)attempts 5–10goals 0–0

  4. Atkinson – Wennberg – Texier12:23

    xG 0.25–0.51 (33%)attempts 8–18goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Werenski16:04

    xG 0.79–0.68 (53%)attempts 17–12goals 2–1

  2. Kukan – Gavrikov11:42

    xG 0.17–0.14 (55%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0

  3. Savard – Murray16:53

    xG 0.26–0.60 (31%)attempts 9–22goals 0–0

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestTatar – Lehkonen – Suzuki8:50

    xG 0.28–0.12 (71%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  2. Thompson – Cousins – Poehling6:21

    xG 0.10–0.05 (68%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Gallagher – Danault – Drouin13:54

    xG 0.31–0.31 (50%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0

  4. Byron – Armia – Domi7:54

    xG 0.27–0.49 (35%)attempts 15–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPetry – Chiarot19:36

    xG 0.68–0.46 (60%)attempts 24–13goals 0–0

  2. Weber – Mete15:22

    xG 0.20–0.25 (44%)attempts 13–8goals 1–0

  3. Kulak – Fleury11:34

    xG 0.30–0.64 (32%)attempts 13–10goals 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.

MTL 1.9 xGCBJ 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 87/100 · #146 of 1082 this seasonSwing 2.36 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 2% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +48 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.

MTL winsCBJ wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).