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Fri, Dec 9, 2022·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Calgary Flames 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 63% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY01206114132
CBJ1918110327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:02CBJPatrik LaineAssists: Jack Roslovic, Egor Chinakhov · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:52CBJEric RobinsonGWGUnassisted · Snap, 0.16 xG0–2
  3. P3 17:26CGYMichael StoneAssists: Mikael Backlund, Noah Hanifin · Slap, 0.02 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:36CBJSean KuralyENAssists: Boone Jenner, Mathieu Olivier · Wrist, 0.56 xG1–3
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 3:09CBJMathieu Olivier: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 11:49CBJPatrik Laine: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 3:15CGYNoah Hanifin: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 5:45CGYNikita Zadorov: Holding2 min
  5. P2 14:03CBJJack Roslovic: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 1:53CBJCole Sillinger: Charging2 min
  7. P3 1:59CGYTyler Toffoli: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 5:05CGYChris Tanev: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 6:07CGYMacKenzie Weegar: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 9:32CGYMacKenzie Weegar: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 9:32CGYMacKenzie Weegar: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  12. P3 9:50CBJMarcus Bjork: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 14:46CBJMathieu Olivier: Cross checking2 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
49% to win51% to win
← CGY attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Lindholm won the faceoff against Jenner
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYCBJ
32Shots on goal27
2.8Expected goals3.6
69Shot attempts47
29Faceoffs won26
5Power plays7
14Penalty minutes12
12Hits14
5Blocked shots18
1Giveaways7
2Takeaways8

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. Kadri – Mangiapane – Dube8:03

    xG 0.37–0.35 (52%)attempts 12–5goals 0–1

  2. Backlund – Coleman – Ruzicka7:06

    xG 0.35–0.43 (45%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Toffoli – Huberdeau – Lindholm7:00

    xG 0.02–0.14 (13%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  4. Lewis – Lucic – Zohorna4:23

    xG 0.11–0.32 (26%)attempts 5–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Tanev – Weegar11:24

    xG 0.29–0.37 (44%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1

  2. Stone – Zadorov6:42

    xG 0.11–0.33 (25%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  3. Hanifin – Andersson10:02

    xG 0.31–0.77 (29%)attempts 8–14goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestKuraly – Olivier – Robinson3:13

    xG 0.23–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  2. Nyquist – Gaudreau – Jenner8:52

    xG 0.31–0.14 (69%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  3. Roslovic – Laine – Chinakhov10:02

    xG 0.51–0.36 (59%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

  4. Marchenko – Johnson – Sillinger4:35

    xG 0.19–0.06 (74%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Berni6:49

    xG 0.43–0.22 (66%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  2. Gudbranson – Gavrikov6:41

    xG 0.28–0.07 (80%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Berni – Bjork2:50

    xG 0.20–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

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 3.6 xGCGY 2.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCGY

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 CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 17/100 · #1147 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.87 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 63% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

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

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