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Tue, Jan 7, 2020·Honda Center, Anaheim

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Anaheim Ducks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 56% of the time.

ANA winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ1821415427
ANA11519116340

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:06ANARyan GetzlafAssists: Michael Del Zotto · Tip-in, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:47CBJEric RobinsonAssists: Riley Nash, Vladislav Gavrikov · Snap, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 0:24ANAOndrej KaseUnassisted · Snap, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P2 18:37CBJNathan GerbeAssists: Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tip-in, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. P2 19:49CBJZach WerenskiAssists: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Gustav Nyquist · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–2
  6. P3 18:27CBJZach WerenskiENGWGAssists: Pierre-Luc Dubois · Wrist, 0.48 xG4–2
  7. P3 19:16ANAOndrej KasePPAssists: Cam Fowler, Ryan Getzlaf · Tip-in, 0.10 xG4–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 5:45CBJSonny Milano: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 6:27ANAOndrej Kase: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 18:37ANADaniel Sprong: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  4. P3 7:58CBJScott Harrington: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 8:39ANADevin Shore: Interference2 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 SOG0ANA
45% to win55% to win
← CBJ attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Dubois won the faceoff against Steel
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJANA
27Shots on goal40
2.6Expected goals3.0
40Shot attempts60
17Faceoffs won31
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
19Hits26
12Blocked shots7
6Giveaways7
7Takeaways8

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestNash – Robinson – Lilja6:44

    xG 0.34–0.12 (73%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0

  2. Foligno – Jenner – Milano7:46

    xG 0.21–0.19 (52%)attempts 8–4goals 0–1

  3. Gerbe – Nyquist – Dubois7:59

    xG 0.32–0.41 (44%)attempts 4–9goals 0–1

  4. Wennberg – Stenlund – Bemstrom7:35

    xG 0.15–0.45 (25%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Harrington – Nutivaara11:16

    xG 0.33–0.40 (45%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  2. Savard – Gavrikov9:58

    xG 0.14–0.28 (33%)attempts 3–10goals 1–1

  3. Jones – Werenski12:28

    xG 0.55–0.83 (40%)attempts 13–13goals 0–1

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestKase – Steel – Jones7:04

    xG 0.41–0.11 (79%)attempts 9–2goals 1–0

  2. Silfverberg – Rakell – Lundeström3:08

    xG 0.28–0.19 (59%)attempts 5–3goals 0–1

  3. Rakell – Kase – Lundeström2:10

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  4. Getzlaf – Henrique – Sprong5:52

    xG 0.33–0.32 (50%)attempts 6–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Lindholm10:48

    xG 0.41–0.26 (62%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  2. Del Zotto – Larsson8:17

    xG 0.46–0.40 (54%)attempts 10–9goals 1–1

  3. Fowler – Gudbranson10:37

    xG 0.23–0.21 (53%)attempts 7–4goals 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.

ANA 3.0 xGCBJ 2.6 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANACBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 57/100 · #481 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.51 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 26% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +27 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 56% of the time.

ANA winsCBJ wins

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

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