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Thu, Dec 9, 2021·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Anaheim Ducks 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (SO)

Expected result

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

CBJ winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
ANA1100708012226
CBJ11301109011134

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:02CBJAlexandre TexierAssists: Eric Robinson, Sean Kuraly · Snap, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:23ANAIsac LundeströmUnassisted · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–1

Shootout

  1. 1. CBJ Oliver Bjorkstrand stopped
  2. 2. ANA Troy Terry stopped
  3. 3. CBJ Alexandre Texier stopped
  4. 4. ANA Trevor Zegras scored
  5. 5. CBJ Jakub Voracek scored
  6. 6. ANA Rickard Rakell scored
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 16:26CBJAndrew Peeke: Holding2 min
  2. P2 8:09ANAJosh Manson: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 16:28ANAKevin Shattenkirk: 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACBJ
26Shots on goal34
2.4Expected goals3.5
45Shot attempts62
31Faceoffs won29
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
20Hits15
12Blocked shots11
4Giveaways5
9Takeaways10

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestTerry – Steel – Lettieri11:18

    xG 0.71–0.37 (66%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  2. Rakell – Milano – Zegras11:48

    xG 0.53–0.37 (59%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

  3. Grant – Silfverberg – Lundeström10:16

    xG 0.58–0.83 (41%)attempts 7–11goals 1–1

  4. Deslauriers – Carrick – Robinson7:55

    xG 0.25–0.59 (30%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFowler – Manson17:54

    xG 0.79–0.50 (61%)attempts 14–12goals 0–0

  2. Shattenkirk – Benoit12:16

    xG 0.61–0.48 (56%)attempts 14–12goals 1–1

  3. Shattenkirk – Lindholm3:46

    xG 0.11–0.26 (29%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestNyquist – Danforth – Sillinger9:11

    xG 0.67–0.30 (70%)attempts 8–5goals 0–1

  2. Hofmann – Jenner – Bjorkstrand12:43

    xG 0.39–0.23 (63%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Kuraly – Texier – Robinson10:33

    xG 0.48–0.46 (51%)attempts 14–8goals 1–0

  4. Voracek – Domi – Roslovic13:02

    xG 0.88–0.89 (50%)attempts 13–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWerenski – Bean15:00

    xG 1.18–0.87 (58%)attempts 16–11goals 1–0

  2. Gavrikov – Bean3:34

    xG 0.32–0.02 (95%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Werenski – Peeke3:20

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 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 3.5 xGANA 2.4 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 34/100 · #915 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.20 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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 winsANA wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).