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Sat, Feb 13, 2021·United Center, Chicago

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 51% of the time.

CHI winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CBJ1911001200231
CHI0141121411331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:39CBJPatrik LaineAssists: Cam Atkinson · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P2 3:12CHINicolas BeaudinAssists: Patrick Kane, Nikita Zadorov · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P2 14:47CBJCam AtkinsonAssists: Zach Werenski, Seth Jones · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–1
  4. P3 16:15CHICarl SoderbergAssists: Philipp Kurashev · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. OT 0:35CHIAlex DeBrincatGWGAssists: Patrick Kane · Wrist, 0.31 xG2–3
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 11:42CBJDavid Savard: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 15:06CBJPatrik Laine: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 15:06CHIBrandon Hagel: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 15:06CBJPatrik Laine: Interference2 min
  5. P1 18:27CHINikita Zadorov: 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 SOG0CHI
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Soderberg won the faceoff against Roslovic
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCHI
31Shots on goal31
2.2Expected goals2.2
43Shot attempts52
18Faceoffs won33
1Power plays2
9Penalty minutes7
28Hits27
18Blocked shots8
12Giveaways12
9Takeaways11

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. bestFoligno – Jenner – Robinson5:48

    xG 0.43–0.09 (83%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Bjorkstrand – Domi – Stenlund11:35

    xG 0.50–0.22 (69%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  3. Atkinson – Roslovic – Laine12:40

    xG 0.61–0.35 (64%)attempts 12–11goals 1–1

  4. Foligno – Nash – Robinson4:56

    xG 0.18–0.14 (57%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Werenski18:15

    xG 1.08–0.33 (77%)attempts 18–13goals 2–1

  2. Gavrikov – Peeke15:16

    xG 0.43–0.29 (59%)attempts 13–12goals 0–1

  3. Del Zotto – Savard15:31

    xG 0.57–0.44 (56%)attempts 7–13goals 0–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestKubalik – Janmark – Strome6:09

    xG 0.43–0.08 (85%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  2. Highmore – Kampf – Johnson6:26

    xG 0.22–0.06 (79%)attempts 6–2goals 0–1

  3. Kane – DeBrincat – Suter15:07

    xG 0.29–0.31 (48%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  4. Soderberg – Janmark – Kurashev3:01

    xG 0.00–0.15 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Zadorov – Beaudin8:04

    xG 0.17–0.15 (54%)attempts 8–7goals 1–1

  2. de Haan – Zadorov6:20

    xG 0.22–0.22 (51%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Keith – Zadorov2:57

    xG 0.12–0.18 (41%)attempts 3–3goals 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.

CHI 2.2 xGCBJ 2.2 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHICBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 72/100 · #238 of 868 this seasonSwing 1.95 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 11% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +42 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 51% of the time.

CHI winsCBJ wins

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

-7
-6
-5
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-3
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-1
0
+1
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+5
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+7

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