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Thu, Jan 19, 2023·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Anaheim Ducks 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 62% of the time.

CBJ winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA09310214533
CBJ31508010333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:17CBJMathieu OlivierAssists: Eric Robinson, Adam Boqvist · Snap, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:05CBJJack RoslovicUnassisted · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–2
  3. P1 17:43CBJNick BlankenburgAssists: Patrik Laine, Johnny Gaudreau · Snap, 0.07 xG0–3
  4. P2 0:22ANAAdam HenriqueAssists: Troy Terry, Isac Lundeström · Snap, 0.17 xG1–3
  5. P2 13:07ANACam FowlerAssists: Maxime Comtois, Trevor Zegras · Snap, 0.22 xG2–3
  6. P2 15:02ANASimon BenoitAssists: Troy Terry, Adam Henrique · Slap, 0.03 xG3–3
  7. P3 5:07ANATrevor ZegrasGWGAssists: Cam Fowler, Ryan Strome · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–3
  8. P3 15:31ANAMax JonesAssists: Jayson Megna, Isac Lundeström · Snap, 0.31 xG5–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 3:03CBJErik Gudbranson: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 15:01CBJMathieu Olivier: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 15:01ANASam Carrick: Fighting5 min
  4. P3 6:54CBJAndrew Peeke: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P3 10:50ANAMax Jones: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 13:13CBJTim Berni: 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANACBJ
33Shots on goal33
3.4Expected goals2.7
56Shot attempts61
29Faceoffs won26
3Power plays1
7Penalty minutes11
15Hits20
12Blocked shots11
2Giveaways3
3Takeaways6

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. bestStrome – Comtois – Zegras13:11

    xG 0.73–0.54 (57%)attempts 14–11goals 1–0

  2. Silfverberg – Megna – Vatrano9:19

    xG 0.41–0.24 (63%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  3. Henrique – Terry – Lundeström11:52

    xG 0.38–0.47 (45%)attempts 6–11goals 2–2

  4. Carrick – Jones – Leason5:48

    xG 0.06–0.44 (12%)attempts 4–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestKulikov – Vaakanainen9:19

    xG 0.76–0.26 (74%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  2. Shattenkirk – Benoit6:24

    xG 0.32–0.16 (67%)attempts 5–7goals 1–0

  3. Fowler – Klingberg8:16

    xG 0.43–0.31 (59%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestNyquist – Marchenko – Sillinger12:35

    xG 0.59–0.43 (58%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  2. Kuraly – Olivier – Robinson8:11

    xG 0.24–0.21 (53%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  3. Gaudreau – Jenner – Laine12:02

    xG 0.57–0.57 (50%)attempts 12–10goals 1–2

  4. Roslovic – Bemstrom – Johnson8:18

    xG 0.42–0.56 (43%)attempts 11–10goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Berni14:13

    xG 0.86–0.29 (75%)attempts 17–10goals 1–0

  2. Gavrikov – Boqvist12:12

    xG 0.54–0.86 (38%)attempts 10–12goals 1–2

  3. Peeke – Blankenburg15:19

    xG 0.29–0.68 (30%)attempts 12–13goals 0–2

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 2.7 xGANA 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 88/100 · #200 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.54 · 8 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 7% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 62% of the time.

CBJ winsANA wins

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

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