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Fri, Nov 26, 2021·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Vancouver Canucks 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 55% of the time.

CBJ winsVAN wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
VAN113116012241
CBJ1416211421

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:54CBJGustav NyquistSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:31VANVasily PodkolzinAssists: Justin Dowling · Snap, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:17CBJAdam BoqvistAssists: Cole Sillinger, Gavin Bayreuther · Snap, 0.23 xG1–2
  4. P2 18:42VANTyler MotteAssists: Quinn Hughes, Alex Chiasson · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P3 6:06CBJJack RoslovicGWGAssists: Jakub Voracek, Vladislav Gavrikov · Snap, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P3 18:25CBJMax DomiENAssists: Gustav Nyquist, Vladislav Gavrikov · Snap, 0.79 xG2–4
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 7:50VANJustin Dowling: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 12:36CBJZach Werenski: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 10:28CBJEgor Chinakhov: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

VAN00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

VANCBJ
41Shots on goal21
2.5Expected goals2.1
72Shot attempts42
21Faceoffs won27
2Power plays1
2Penalty minutes4
16Hits18
12Blocked shots19
2Giveaways6
4Takeaways10

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestPearson – Horvat – Garland11:47

    xG 0.54–0.23 (70%)attempts 16–9goals 0–0

  2. Dowling – Pettersson – Podkolzin10:18

    xG 0.37–0.17 (69%)attempts 15–4goals 1–0

  3. Miller – Boeser – Hoglander10:04

    xG 0.28–0.15 (65%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  4. Miller – Boeser – Pettersson2:21

    xG 0.04–0.07 (35%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchenn – Hughes17:07

    xG 1.10–0.31 (78%)attempts 28–12goals 1–1

  2. Burroughs – Poolman10:28

    xG 0.24–0.04 (85%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  3. Poolman – Hughes2:02

    xG 0.00–0.09 (0%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestVoracek – Roslovic – Chinakhov3:14

    xG 0.26–0.02 (93%)attempts 9–2goals 1–0

  2. Hofmann – Bjorkstrand – Sillinger2:47

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  3. Hofmann – Domi – Roslovic5:37

    xG 0.11–0.10 (52%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  4. Voracek – Chinakhov – Sillinger5:52

    xG 0.32–0.31 (50%)attempts 3–8goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBayreuther – Boqvist10:22

    xG 0.55–0.13 (81%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  2. Gavrikov – Peeke13:54

    xG 0.26–0.70 (27%)attempts 9–20goals 1–0

  3. Werenski – Bean22:08

    xG 0.32–0.99 (24%)attempts 17–26goals 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 2.1 xGVAN 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJVAN

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 VAN. Dots are goals.

Excitement 50/100 · #729 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.58 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
VAN 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 55% of the time.

CBJ winsVAN wins

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

-7
-6
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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