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Fri, Feb 25, 2022·PNC Arena, Raleigh

Columbus Blue Jackets 0, Carolina Hurricanes 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 90% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ0306010019
CAR016222212450

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 9:22CARJordan StaalGWGAssists: Nino Niederreiter, Brett Pesce · Deflected, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P2 18:09CARTeuvo TeravainenPPAssists: Sebastian Aho · Snap, 0.14 xG0–2
  3. P3 1:14CARNino NiederreiterAssists: Jesper Fast, Brady Skjei · Backhand, 0.01 xG0–3
  4. P3 1:50CARVincent TrocheckAssists: Martin Necas · Snap, 0.13 xG0–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 4:06CARSeth Jarvis: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 4:06CBJMax Domi: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 4:06CBJMax Domi: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 7:47CARSebastian Aho: Tripping2 min
  5. P1 15:10CBJAdam Boqvist: Cross checking2 min
  6. P1 18:24CARJalen Chatfield: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 13:40CBJVladislav Gavrikov: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 18:06CBJJustin Danforth: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  9. P3 2:13CARJordan Martinook: High sticking2 min
  10. P3 14:07CARVincent Trocheck: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  11. P3 14:07CBJSean Kuraly: Misconduct10 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
48% to win52% to win
← CBJ attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sillinger won the faceoff against Kotkaniemi
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCAR
19Shots on goal50
2.0Expected goals5.1
35Shot attempts74
24Faceoffs won34
4Power plays4
20Penalty minutes10
25Hits9
10Blocked shots7
10Giveaways11
6Takeaways10

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. Nyquist – Bjorkstrand – Roslovic9:24

    xG 0.84–0.91 (48%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1

  2. Gaunce – Danforth – Sillinger10:25

    xG 0.38–0.49 (44%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  3. Voracek – Jenner – Laine9:28

    xG 0.20–0.59 (25%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

  4. Kuraly – Domi – Chinakhov8:52

    xG 0.13–0.58 (18%)attempts 3–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGavrikov – Peeke11:35

    xG 0.80–0.61 (57%)attempts 10–12goals 0–1

  2. Kukan – Peeke4:48

    xG 0.14–0.26 (35%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Carlsson – Bayreuther10:16

    xG 0.26–0.57 (31%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Niederreiter – Fast8:01

    xG 0.88–0.02 (98%)attempts 11–3goals 2–0

  2. Martinook – Lorentz – Kotkaniemi9:18

    xG 1.12–0.34 (76%)attempts 14–6goals 0–0

  3. Trocheck – Necas – Jarvis7:59

    xG 0.64–0.40 (62%)attempts 11–4goals 1–0

  4. Teravainen – Aho – Svechnikov9:56

    xG 0.49–0.91 (35%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSlavin – Bear9:33

    xG 1.03–0.24 (81%)attempts 12–3goals 1–0

  2. Skjei – Pesce13:40

    xG 1.03–0.73 (58%)attempts 15–11goals 2–0

  3. Cole – Chatfield11:07

    xG 0.50–0.32 (61%)attempts 12–6goals 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 5.1 xGCBJ 2.0 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 9/100 · #1196 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.74 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest 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 90% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).