Fri, Jan 29, 2021·United Center, Chicago
Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 81% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 13 | 112 | 012 | 227 |
| CHI | 04 | 119 | 09 | 132 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 8:53CBJOliver BjorkstrandPPAssists: Cam Atkinson, Zach Werenski · Slap, 0.06 xG1–0
- P2 3:39CBJEric RobinsonGWGAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand · Wrist, 0.07 xG2–0
- P2 10:47CHIDylan StromePPAssists: Patrick Kane, Dominik Kubalik · Wrist, 0.24 xG2–1
Penalties (5)
- P1 2:22CBJLiam Foudy: Tripping2 min
- P1 7:47CHIPhilipp Kurashev: Hooking2 min · PPG
- P2 4:05CBJSeth Jones: High sticking2 min
- P2 9:47CBJAlexandre Texier: Tripping2 min · PPG
- P2 11:24CHICalvin de Haan: Cross checking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Texier won the faceoff against Kampf
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestAtkinson – Jenner – Roslovic9:54
xG 0.47–0.35 (57%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0
- Koivu – Nash – Robinson9:53
xG 0.19–0.23 (46%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0
- Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Texier11:14
xG 0.46–0.62 (43%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0
- Grigorenko – Domi – Foudy9:21
xG 0.04–0.67 (6%)attempts 5–13goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- Savard – Gavrikov16:43
xG 0.67–0.81 (45%)attempts 16–13goals 0–0
- Del Zotto – Kukan13:13
xG 0.38–0.64 (37%)attempts 9–18goals 1–0
- Jones – Werenski17:41
xG 0.48–0.88 (35%)attempts 12–15goals 0–0
Chicago Blackhawks
Forward lines
- bestCarpenter – Hagel – Kampf8:58
xG 0.64–0.26 (71%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0
- Kane – Janmark – Strome2:13
xG 0.31–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0
- Kane – Janmark – Suter5:12
xG 0.29–0.12 (72%)attempts 5–3goals 0–1
- Kubalik – Strome – Suter2:59
xG 0.03–0.02 (61%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestZadorov – Beaudin8:09
xG 0.34–0.05 (88%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0
- de Haan – Mitchell2:59
xG 0.28–0.10 (74%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0
- de Haan – Murphy9:41
xG 0.22–0.06 (77%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
CHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CHI is favoured, below it CBJ. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, Chicago Blackhawks win this game 81% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CHI − CBJ), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).