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Fri, Nov 4, 2022·Nokia Arena, TampereNeutral site

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Colorado Avalanche 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 72% of the time.

COL winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ07213119339
COL21619311636

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:36COLLogan O'ConnorAssists: Alex Newhook, Erik Johnson · Snap, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P1 12:27COLJ.T. CompherPPAssists: Devon Toews, Samuel Girard · Tip-in, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P2 0:35COLMikko RantanenAssists: Evan Rodrigues, Nathan MacKinnon · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–3
  4. P2 1:35CBJJakub VoracekPPAssists: Patrik Laine, Zach Werenski · Deflected, 0.16 xG1–3
  5. P2 7:16CBJPatrik LaineAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Boone Jenner · Snap, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P3 2:32CBJSean KuralyAssists: Liam Foudy, Eric Robinson · Snap, 0.16 xG3–3
  7. P3 8:54COLMikko RantanenPPGWGAssists: Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon · Slap, 0.05 xG3–4
  8. P3 10:49COLCale MakarAssists: Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen · Snap, 0.05 xG3–5
  9. P3 18:56COLMikko RantanenENAssists: Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews · Snap, 0.50 xG3–6
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 10:33CBJVladislav Gavrikov: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 13:41CBJGustav Nyquist: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 17:32COLMikko Rantanen: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 1:29COLSamuel Girard: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 9:43COLJacob MacDonald: Too many men on the ice2 min
  6. P2 11:39CBJJohnny Gaudreau: Holding2 min
  7. P2 13:13COLNathan MacKinnon: Cross checking2 min
  8. P2 13:13COLNathan MacKinnon: Abuse of officials2 min
  9. P2 16:38CBJJohnny Gaudreau: High sticking2 min
  10. P3 3:54COLDryden Hunt: High sticking double minor4 min
  11. P3 7:44CBJPatrik Laine: Slashing2 min · PPG

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 SOG0COL
49% to win51% to win
← CBJ attackCOL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jenner won the faceoff against MacKinnon
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCOL
39Shots on goal36
4.8Expected goals3.3
66Shot attempts58
52Faceoffs won29
7Power plays5
10Penalty minutes14
18Hits5
13Blocked shots18
2Giveaways1
4Takeaways4

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. bestGaudreau – Jenner – Laine11:46

    xG 0.83–0.74 (53%)attempts 12–13goals 0–1

  2. Kuraly – Robinson – Foudy7:16

    xG 0.26–0.18 (58%)attempts 6–5goals 1–1

  3. Chinakhov – Johnson – Sillinger5:57

    xG 0.01–0.07 (11%)attempts 1–3goals 0–1

  4. Voracek – Nyquist – Roslovic8:31

    xG 0.21–0.58 (26%)attempts 9–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWerenski – Blankenburg14:26

    xG 0.82–0.55 (60%)attempts 14–16goals 0–1

  2. Gudbranson – Bean5:56

    xG 0.22–0.20 (52%)attempts 5–4goals 1–1

  3. Gavrikov – Peeke12:17

    xG 0.29–0.75 (28%)attempts 10–14goals 0–1

Colorado Avalanche

Forward lines

  1. bestCompher – Lehkonen – Kaut3:13

    xG 0.30–0.08 (80%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. Cogliano – O'Connor – Newhook4:29

    xG 0.38–0.20 (65%)attempts 5–7goals 1–1

  3. MacKinnon – Rantanen – Rodrigues6:31

    xG 0.64–0.51 (55%)attempts 10–6goals 1–0

  4. Cogliano – Compher – O'Connor2:21

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestManson – Byram7:45

    xG 0.54–0.17 (76%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  2. Toews – Makar12:25

    xG 0.62–0.34 (64%)attempts 12–9goals 2–0

  3. Johnson – Girard7:08

    xG 0.20–0.58 (26%)attempts 7–9goals 1–1

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.

COL 3.3 xGCBJ 4.8 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

COLCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

COL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line COL is favoured, below it CBJ. Dots are goals.

Excitement 93/100 · #132 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.77 · 9 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50COL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 72% of the time.

COL winsCBJ wins

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

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