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Tue, Dec 31, 2019·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Florida Panthers 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 68% of the time.

CBJ winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA01411508137
CBJ1131827428

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:54CBJZach WerenskiAssists: Alexander Wennberg · Slap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P2 3:39FLAColton SceviourAssists: Anton Stralman, Mark Pysyk · Tip-in, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 15:34CBJBoone JennerPPGWGAssists: Gustav Nyquist, Alexander Wennberg · Snap, 0.18 xG1–2
  4. P3 4:13CBJZach WerenskiAssists: David Savard, Boone Jenner · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–3
  5. P3 8:04CBJZach WerenskiAssists: Gustav Nyquist, Nick Foligno · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 6:12CBJDavid Savard: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 7:59FLAJoshua Brown: Interference2 min
  3. P2 11:11CBJRiley Nash: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 14:39FLADominic Toninato: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P3 4:13FLAMark Pysyk: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  6. P3 13:19FLAMark Pysyk: Holding2 min
  7. P3 13:19CBJKevin Stenlund: 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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
45% to win55% to win
← FLA attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jenner won the faceoff against Barkov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLACBJ
37Shots on goal28
2.2Expected goals1.4
73Shot attempts42
30Faceoffs won22
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes6
15Hits11
10Blocked shots24
7Giveaways14
5Takeaways3

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.

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestConnolly – Trocheck – Acciari10:20

    xG 0.71–0.30 (70%)attempts 21–5goals 0–0

  2. Dadonov – Huberdeau – Barkov10:17

    xG 0.29–0.19 (60%)attempts 9–8goals 0–2

  3. Boyle – Hoffman – Vatrano8:06

    xG 0.12–0.19 (38%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStralman – Stillman11:46

    xG 0.54–0.19 (74%)attempts 17–7goals 0–1

  2. Yandle – Ekblad12:15

    xG 0.55–0.25 (69%)attempts 15–9goals 0–1

  3. Matheson – Brown9:14

    xG 0.18–0.25 (42%)attempts 16–5goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. Gerbe – Stenlund – Dubois7:02

    xG 0.20–0.21 (49%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  2. Nash – MacInnis – Lilja3:49

    xG 0.02–0.05 (27%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Gerbe – Nash – MacInnis2:08

    xG 0.00–0.03 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  4. Foligno – Nyquist – Jenner10:00

    xG 0.23–0.27 (46%)attempts 9–8goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSavard – Gavrikov11:47

    xG 0.32–0.19 (63%)attempts 6–14goals 0–0

  2. Jones – Werenski8:23

    xG 0.20–0.12 (64%)attempts 8–5goals 2–0

  3. Savard – Werenski5:48

    xG 0.17–0.37 (31%)attempts 4–14goals 1–0

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.

CBJ 1.4 xGFLA 2.2 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJFLA

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 FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 29/100 · #790 of 1082 this seasonSwing 0.98 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 100%5050%50CBJ 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, Florida Panthers win this game 68% of the time.

CBJ winsFLA wins

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

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