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Thu, Mar 18, 2021·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 62% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CBJ114160612328
CAR072120404227

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:11CBJSeth JonesAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.17 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:51CARSebastian AhoAssists: Nino Niederreiter, Warren Foegele · Snap, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 12:20CARSebastian AhoPPAssists: Martin Necas, Dougie Hamilton · Snap, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P2 17:50CBJKevin StenlundAssists: Max Domi, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Snap, 0.13 xG2–2
  5. OT 4:09CBJSeth JonesGWGAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand · Snap, 0.21 xG3–2
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 1:24CBJMax Domi: Cross checking2 min
  2. P2 4:38CBJNick Foligno: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 11:09CBJStefan Matteau: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 15:46CARBrett Pesce: Tripping2 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 SOG0CAR
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Foligno won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCAR
28Shots on goal27
2.5Expected goals3.2
51Shot attempts61
30Faceoffs won33
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes2
32Hits24
19Blocked shots13
11Giveaways9
2Takeaways3

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. bestNash – Jenner – Bjorkstrand4:16

    xG 0.23–0.08 (73%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  2. Nash – Matteau – Robinson6:28

    xG 0.16–0.04 (81%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Jenner – MacInnis – Stenlund3:36

    xG 0.14–0.11 (56%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Foligno – Stenlund – Laine3:45

    xG 0.09–0.21 (29%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Jones – Werenski19:49

    xG 0.95–0.97 (49%)attempts 20–20goals 1–1

  2. Del Zotto – Kukan11:33

    xG 0.21–0.48 (30%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Savard – Gavrikov18:33

    xG 0.18–0.82 (18%)attempts 9–20goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestMartinook – McGinn – Foegele9:34

    xG 0.58–0.05 (91%)attempts 10–2goals 0–0

  2. Staal – Fast – Svechnikov14:13

    xG 0.79–0.59 (57%)attempts 15–14goals 0–1

  3. Paquette – Lorentz – Geekie6:55

    xG 0.07–0.02 (81%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Niederreiter – Aho – Necas14:07

    xG 0.43–0.49 (47%)attempts 12–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamilton – Slavin17:35

    xG 1.17–0.62 (65%)attempts 18–12goals 1–1

  2. Skjei – Pesce17:14

    xG 0.55–0.37 (59%)attempts 17–13goals 0–0

  3. Fleury – Bean10:59

    xG 0.22–0.43 (34%)attempts 6–12goals 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.

CAR 3.2 xGCBJ 2.5 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 48/100 · #438 of 868 this seasonSwing 1.55 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 23% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +23 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 62% 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).