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Thu, Jan 12, 2023·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Carolina Hurricanes 6, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 84% of the time.

CBJ winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR212112317641
CBJ1120516223

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:34CARBrett PesceAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, Jesperi Kotkaniemi · Snap, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:39CARBrent BurnsAssists: Seth Jarvis, Jaccob Slavin · Wrap-around, 0.10 xG2–0
  3. P1 15:00CBJSean KuralyAssists: Mathieu Olivier, Gavin Bayreuther · Snap, 0.08 xG2–1
  4. P2 15:52CARJalen ChatfieldSHGWGAssists: Jesper Fast · Backhand, 0.16 xG3–1
  5. P3 8:02CARBrett PesceAssists: Sebastian Aho · Wrist, 0.18 xG4–1
  6. P3 14:55CARJaccob SlavinAssists: Sebastian Aho · Slap, 0.07 xG5–1
  7. P3 15:27CBJJohnny GaudreauAssists: Patrik Laine, Adam Boqvist · Wrist, 0.15 xG5–2
  8. P3 16:45CARSeth JarvisAssists: Stefan Noesen, Jesperi Kotkaniemi · Backhand, 0.11 xG6–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 10:09CARAndrei Svechnikov: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 10:32CBJPatrik Laine: Interference2 min
  3. P2 7:37CBJKirill Marchenko: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 13:53CARMartin Necas: Cross checking2 min
  5. P3 2:12CBJNick Blankenburg: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 5:38CBJKent Johnson: Delaying game face off violation2 min
  7. P3 10:13CARBrady Skjei: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 13:48CBJErik Gudbranson: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 13:48CARStefan Noesen: Slashing2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARCBJ
41Shots on goal23
4.3Expected goals1.9
74Shot attempts39
36Faceoffs won28
4Power plays3
8Penalty minutes10
12Hits20
8Blocked shots20
3Giveaways8
3Takeaways5

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestNoesen – Kotkaniemi – Jarvis2:45

    xG 0.42–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 1–0

  2. Staal – Fast – Martinook11:34

    xG 0.52–0.38 (58%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

  3. Stastny – Necas – Svechnikov9:39

    xG 0.51–0.40 (56%)attempts 15–11goals 0–0

  4. Noesen – Teravainen – Kotkaniemi3:09

    xG 0.09–0.03 (74%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSkjei – Pesce13:04

    xG 1.20–0.49 (71%)attempts 23–9goals 2–0

  2. de Haan – Chatfield11:53

    xG 0.46–0.22 (68%)attempts 12–6goals 0–1

  3. Burns – Slavin13:57

    xG 0.59–0.64 (48%)attempts 8–14goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. Gaudreau – Roslovic – Laine13:24

    xG 0.71–0.70 (50%)attempts 15–10goals 0–0

  2. Nyquist – Bemstrom – Johnson6:08

    xG 0.14–0.19 (44%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Bemstrom – Marchenko – Sillinger2:15

    xG 0.00–0.16 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  4. Nyquist – Marchenko – Sillinger2:07

    xG 0.00–0.18 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoqvist – Berni5:41

    xG 0.39–0.19 (67%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  2. Gavrikov – Peeke11:52

    xG 0.21–0.17 (56%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0

  3. Gudbranson – Bayreuther2:36

    xG 0.10–0.25 (28%)attempts 2–4goals 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 1.9 xGCAR 4.3 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 43/100 · #837 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.02 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 84% of the time.

CBJ winsCAR wins

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

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