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Mon, Feb 15, 2021·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Carolina Hurricanes 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 58% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ315013012340
CAR21231329734

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:26CBJCam AtkinsonAssists: Patrik Laine, Jack Roslovic · Wrist, 0.21 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:55CBJBoone JennerAssists: Nick Foligno, Vladislav Gavrikov · Deflected, 0.18 xG2–0
  3. P1 13:14CARSebastian AhoAssists: Jaccob Slavin, Brock McGinn · Snap, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P1 15:53CBJKevin StenlundAssists: Boone Jenner, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Deflected, 0.05 xG3–1
  5. P1 18:32CARJordan StaalAssists: Warren Foegele, Jake Bean · Wrist, 0.27 xG3–2
  6. P2 1:29CARBrock McGinnAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho · Deflected, 0.14 xG3–3
  7. P2 1:56CARTeuvo TeravainenGWGAssists: Brock McGinn, Jake Gardiner · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–4
  8. P2 19:13CARNino NiederreiterPPAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, Martin Necas · Wrist, 0.19 xG3–5
  9. P3 11:35CARBrock McGinnAssists: Jake Bean, Teuvo Teravainen · Tip-in, 0.10 xG3–6
  10. P3 11:54CARJordan StaalPPAssists: Vincent Trocheck, Andrei Svechnikov · Tip-in, 0.17 xG3–7
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 13:50CARJordan Staal: Interference2 min
  2. P2 8:15CARJake Gardiner: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 18:33CBJDean Kukan: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P3 7:22CARJordan Martinook: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 11:35CBJKevin Stenlund: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min · PPG

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 SOG0CAR
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Roslovic won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCAR
40Shots on goal34
3.0Expected goals3.6
60Shot attempts58
30Faceoffs won40
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
28Hits21
10Blocked shots11
8Giveaways7
5Takeaways10

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 – Texier13:43

    xG 0.79–0.43 (65%)attempts 14–11goals 1–1

  2. Matteau – Texier – Robinson3:26

    xG 0.36–0.04 (90%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Atkinson – Roslovic – Laine13:21

    xG 0.72–0.70 (51%)attempts 13–18goals 1–1

  4. Nash – Matteau – Robinson7:55

    xG 0.26–0.37 (42%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Gavrikov19:39

    xG 1.55–0.71 (68%)attempts 20–18goals 2–0

  2. Savard – Kukan13:08

    xG 0.64–0.59 (52%)attempts 12–11goals 0–3

  3. Del Zotto – Peeke14:49

    xG 0.44–1.60 (21%)attempts 13–21goals 0–2

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestTeravainen – McGinn – Aho9:02

    xG 1.07–0.64 (63%)attempts 15–11goals 4–1

  2. Staal – Foegele – Svechnikov13:46

    xG 0.90–0.68 (57%)attempts 18–14goals 1–1

  3. Niederreiter – Trocheck – Necas14:40

    xG 0.45–0.76 (37%)attempts 12–12goals 0–0

  4. Fast – Martinook – Paquette10:11

    xG 0.09–0.50 (15%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSkjei – Bean13:43

    xG 1.15–0.38 (75%)attempts 14–7goals 2–0

  2. Gardiner – Pesce15:42

    xG 0.97–0.51 (66%)attempts 17–14goals 2–0

  3. Hamilton – Slavin18:22

    xG 0.77–1.60 (32%)attempts 18–26goals 1–2

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.

CAR 3.6 xGCBJ 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 83/100 · #155 of 868 this seasonSwing 1.55 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 18% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 58% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

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

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