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Mon, Oct 25, 2021·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Dallas Stars 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 69% of the time.

CBJ winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL07012113132
CBJ16110210426

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:53CBJOliver BjorkstrandAssists: Jack Roslovic, Gregory Hofmann · Wrist, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P2 10:39CBJGregory HofmannGWGAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand · Snap, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P3 5:14CBJZach WerenskiAssists: Sean Kuraly, Eric Robinson · Snap, 0.35 xG0–3
  4. P3 17:41DALTyler SeguinAssists: Esa Lindell, Ryan Suter · Snap, 0.07 xG1–3
  5. P3 18:11CBJAlexandre TexierENAssists: Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.72 xG1–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 7:31CBJGregory Hofmann: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 14:53DALJoel Kiviranta: Holding2 min
  3. P2 7:31CBJJakub Voracek: Holding2 min
  4. P2 13:13DALAndrej Sekera: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 19:26DALDenis Gurianov: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 19:26CBJCole Sillinger: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 19:26CBJCole Sillinger: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 6:31DALJohn Klingberg: Interference2 min
  9. P3 10:26DALRyan Suter: High sticking2 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
48% to win52% to win
← DAL attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Seguin won the faceoff against Sillinger
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCBJ
32Shots on goal26
3.1Expected goals4.2
55Shot attempts52
25Faceoffs won25
3Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
22Hits13
13Blocked shots9
4Giveaways6
2Takeaways6

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestRadulov – Benn – Gurianov3:34

    xG 0.36–0.17 (68%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  2. Radulov – Benn – Peterson5:07

    xG 0.06–0.03 (70%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Pavelski – Hintz – Kiviranta2:37

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  4. Glendening – Kero – Kiviranta2:14

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSekera – Hakanpää8:49

    xG 0.30–0.21 (59%)attempts 7–5goals 0–1

  2. Suter – Klingberg13:17

    xG 0.78–0.72 (52%)attempts 16–11goals 0–1

  3. Lindell – Heiskanen11:38

    xG 0.33–0.98 (25%)attempts 9–11goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestVoracek – Jenner – Laine7:53

    xG 0.49–0.15 (76%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  2. Nyquist – Chinakhov – Sillinger7:22

    xG 0.47–0.18 (73%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Hofmann – Bjorkstrand – Roslovic7:51

    xG 0.38–0.46 (45%)attempts 8–8goals 2–0

  4. Kuraly – Texier – Robinson8:32

    xG 0.20–0.49 (28%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKukan – Gavrikov10:31

    xG 0.71–0.04 (94%)attempts 11–5goals 1–0

  2. Werenski – Bean11:53

    xG 0.69–0.20 (77%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  3. Carlsson – Peeke7:24

    xG 0.24–0.12 (66%)attempts 7–5goals 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.

CBJ 4.2 xGDAL 3.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 22/100 · #1058 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.65 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 69% of the time.

CBJ winsDAL wins

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

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