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Sat, Feb 11, 2023·Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 53% of the time.

TOR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ04321115440
TOR21101018329

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:39TORWilliam NylanderAssists: Alexander Kerfoot, Calle Jarnkrok · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:40TORMichael BuntingAssists: Mitch Marner · Snap, 0.14 xG0–2
  3. P2 4:21CBJBoone JennerAssists: Kirill Marchenko · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–2
  4. P2 15:01CBJKirill MarchenkoAssists: Boone Jenner, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P2 15:58CBJSean KuralyAssists: Kent Johnson, Mathieu Olivier · Wrist, 0.18 xG3–2
  6. P3 1:20TORMorgan RiellyPPAssists: Mitch Marner, William Nylander · Snap, 0.12 xG3–3
  7. P3 5:46CBJKent JohnsonGWGAssists: Cole Sillinger, Jack Roslovic · Tip-in, 0.09 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 15:55TORJustin Holl: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 11:40TORWilliam Nylander: Roughing2 min
  3. P2 19:13CBJSean Kuraly: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 19:13TORMichael Bunting: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 19:46CBJJohnny Gaudreau: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P3 3:41TORJohn Tavares: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 6:48TORMichael Bunting: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 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 SOG0TOR
49% to win51% to win
← CBJ attackTOR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jenner won the faceoff against Kampf
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJTOR
40Shots on goal29
3.1Expected goals3.0
72Shot attempts61
28Faceoffs won27
4Power plays1
4Penalty minutes10
40Hits21
18Blocked shots19
8Giveaways19
6Takeaways14

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 – Marchenko12:39

    xG 0.79–0.30 (72%)attempts 15–11goals 2–0

  2. Laine – Johnson – Sillinger3:52

    xG 0.12–0.11 (50%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Kuraly – Olivier – Robinson12:01

    xG 0.37–0.45 (45%)attempts 19–13goals 0–0

  4. Roslovic – Laine – Foudy5:22

    xG 0.03–0.52 (6%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Berni13:05

    xG 1.19–0.83 (59%)attempts 23–10goals 3–1

  2. Gudbranson – Blankenburg3:44

    xG 0.12–0.10 (56%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Boqvist – Blankenburg9:26

    xG 0.28–0.59 (33%)attempts 11–13goals 1–1

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestJarnkrok – Kerfoot – Nylander8:13

    xG 0.68–0.13 (84%)attempts 12–13goals 1–0

  2. Tavares – Bunting – Marner11:32

    xG 0.58–0.38 (60%)attempts 13–13goals 1–0

  3. Aston-Reese – Holmberg – Steeves5:49

    xG 0.19–0.15 (56%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Kerfoot – Bunting – Marner2:22

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGiordano – Holl12:25

    xG 0.82–0.36 (69%)attempts 12–8goals 0–1

  2. Liljegren – Sandin11:15

    xG 0.52–0.12 (81%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  3. Brodie – Rielly14:32

    xG 0.53–0.80 (40%)attempts 15–23goals 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.

TOR 3.0 xGCBJ 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TORCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 84/100 · #257 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.05 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50TOR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 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 53% of the time.

TOR winsCBJ wins

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

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