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Mon, Feb 8, 2021·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 74% of the time.

CBJ winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR082907224
CBJ1418110322

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:24CBJScott HarringtonAssists: Kevin Stenlund, Alexandre Texier · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P2 6:19CARNino NiederreiterUnassisted · Snap, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:38CBJCam AtkinsonUnassisted · Wrist, 0.32 xG1–2
  4. P2 12:46CARBrock McGinnAssists: Warren Foegele, Jordan Martinook · Backhand, 0.06 xG2–2
  5. P3 15:24CBJJack RoslovicGWGAssists: Vladislav Gavrikov, Seth Jones · Backhand, 0.09 xG2–3
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 2:26CARAndrei Svechnikov: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 10:32CBJDavid Savard: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 10:38CARTeuvo Teravainen: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
46% to win54% to win
← CAR attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jenner won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARCBJ
24Shots on goal22
2.3Expected goals1.2
63Shot attempts41
42Faceoffs won26
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
21Hits19
12Blocked shots22
3Giveaways9
6Takeaways6

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestMcGinn – Aho – Svechnikov5:37

    xG 0.39–0.14 (73%)attempts 4–8goals 0–1

  2. Niederreiter – Teravainen – Aho4:01

    xG 0.32–0.09 (77%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Niederreiter – Teravainen – Martinook3:34

    xG 0.17–0.03 (85%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  4. Staal – Dzingel – Foegele7:25

    xG 0.16–0.03 (83%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGardiner – Fleury14:49

    xG 0.84–0.12 (87%)attempts 19–6goals 0–0

  2. Slavin – Pesce20:08

    xG 0.76–0.37 (67%)attempts 17–17goals 1–2

  3. Hamilton – Skjei16:50

    xG 0.62–0.23 (73%)attempts 21–14goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestGrigorenko – Stenlund – Texier3:38

    xG 0.12–0.05 (69%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  2. Atkinson – Roslovic – Laine7:56

    xG 0.12–0.09 (58%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Foligno – Atkinson – Roslovic3:42

    xG 0.13–0.09 (58%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Foligno – Nash – Robinson5:50

    xG 0.03–0.07 (30%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Savard – Gavrikov6:07

    xG 0.19–0.14 (57%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  2. Harrington – Jones2:58

    xG 0.03–0.11 (23%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Del Zotto – Kukan5:05

    xG 0.04–0.15 (23%)attempts 3–4goals 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.

CBJ 1.2 xGCAR 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 39/100 · #508 of 868 this seasonSwing 1.32 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +36 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 74% of the time.

CBJ winsCAR wins

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

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