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Fri, Mar 3, 2023·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Seattle Kraken 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Seattle Kraken win this game 76% of the time.

CBJ winsSEA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
SEA012211212435
CBJ0101518223

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 10:18CBJPatrik LainePPAssists: Adam Boqvist, Johnny Gaudreau · Snap, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P2 13:20SEAJared McCannPPAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Vince Dunn · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–1
  3. P2 14:08SEAJordan EberleAssists: Jared McCann, Alexander Wennberg · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P3 4:53CBJAdam BoqvistAssists: Patrik Laine, Erik Gudbranson · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:12SEAAlexander WennbergPPGWGAssists: Eeli Tolvanen, Vince Dunn · Wrist, 0.23 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:12SEABrandon TanevENAssists: Jaden Schwartz · Wrist, 0.78 xG4–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 12:30SEAAlexander Wennberg: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 17:31CBJMathieu Olivier: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P1 19:56SEAMorgan Geekie: Interference2 min
  4. P2 2:23CBJTim Berni: Holding2 min
  5. P2 7:41SEAJustin Schultz: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 9:52SEAJordan Eberle: Too many men on the ice2 min · PPG
  7. P2 12:45CBJTim Berni: Interference2 min · PPG
  8. P3 7:03CBJBoone Jenner: Tripping2 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.

SEA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

SEACBJ
35Shots on goal23
4.6Expected goals2.8
74Shot attempts52
30Faceoffs won32
4Power plays4
8Penalty minutes8
11Hits20
10Blocked shots19
4Giveaways10
4Takeaways8

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.

Seattle Kraken

Forward lines

  1. bestSchwartz – Wennberg – Tanev2:05

    xG 0.23–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Gourde – Donato – Tolvanen10:49

    xG 0.71–0.62 (53%)attempts 15–9goals 0–0

  3. Tanev – Geekie – Froden3:59

    xG 0.22–0.14 (61%)attempts 4–3goals 0–1

  4. Schwartz – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg8:30

    xG 0.31–0.41 (43%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLarsson – Dunn14:46

    xG 1.08–0.67 (62%)attempts 21–12goals 0–0

  2. Oleksiak – Borgen14:00

    xG 0.79–0.48 (62%)attempts 15–12goals 1–0

  3. Larsson – Soucy2:07

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestRoslovic – Laine – Johnson11:39

    xG 0.66–0.50 (57%)attempts 8–14goals 1–0

  2. Gaudreau – Jenner – Robinson2:23

    xG 0.34–0.20 (63%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Bemstrom – Marchenko – Sillinger3:47

    xG 0.20–0.13 (61%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  4. Bemstrom – Robinson – Sillinger6:06

    xG 0.35–0.30 (54%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Peeke2:48

    xG 0.19–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–0goals 0–0

  2. Bayreuther – Berni2:06

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Bayreuther – Boqvist7:20

    xG 0.58–0.50 (54%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

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 2.8 xGSEA 4.6 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJSEA

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 SEA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 72/100 · #428 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.95 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 26% (winner's lowest chance)
SEA 100%5050%50CBJ 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, Seattle Kraken win this game 76% of the time.

CBJ winsSEA wins

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

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