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Fri, Mar 17, 2023·Honda Center, Anaheim

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Anaheim Ducks 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 71% of the time.

ANA winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ215113114442
ANA213111414738

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:19ANATrevor ZegrasAssists: Ryan Strome, Brock McGinn · Wrist, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:57CBJNick BlankenburgAssists: Liam Foudy · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P1 14:37ANAScott HarringtonAssists: Troy Terry, Simon Benoit · Wrist, 0.00 xG1–2
  4. P1 19:29CBJBoone JennerAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Patrik Laine · Snap, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P2 3:44ANAMaxime ComtoisAssists: Derek Grant, Simon Benoit · Snap, 0.10 xG2–3
  6. P2 16:35CBJCole SillingerPPAssists: Kent Johnson, Emil Bemstrom · Tip-in, 0.13 xG3–3
  7. P3 2:25ANATroy TerryAssists: Colton White, Mason McTavish · Tip-in, 0.10 xG3–4
  8. P3 6:43CBJPatrik LainePPAssists: Adam Boqvist, Michael Hutchinson · Snap, 0.28 xG4–4
  9. P3 17:23ANAMax JonesGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.15 xG4–5
  10. P3 19:12ANAScott HarringtonENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.53 xG4–6
  11. P3 19:26ANARyan StromeENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.68 xG4–7
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 0:37ANAJakob Silfverberg: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 11:31ANASimon Benoit: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 0:00CBJErik Gudbranson: Interference2 min
  4. P2 14:47ANARyan Strome: Hooking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 6:07ANATroy Terry: Hooking2 min · PPG
  6. P3 11:15CBJBoone Jenner: 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ANA
49% to win51% to win
← CBJ attackANA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Pederson won the faceoff against Lundeström
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJANA
42Shots on goal38
3.9Expected goals5.3
79Shot attempts65
23Faceoffs won37
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
16Hits10
12Blocked shots21
12Giveaways7
3Takeaways1

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 – Laine5:43

    xG 0.50–0.30 (62%)attempts 9–9goals 1–1

  2. Jenner – Laine – Marchenko5:58

    xG 0.17–0.02 (90%)attempts 12–2goals 0–0

  3. Bemstrom – Foudy – Sillinger2:26

    xG 0.16–0.12 (57%)attempts 2–5goals 0–1

  4. Pederson – Olivier – Foudy9:24

    xG 0.55–0.54 (51%)attempts 14–9goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Blankenburg14:39

    xG 0.68–0.38 (64%)attempts 21–13goals 1–1

  2. Peeke – Berni12:30

    xG 0.56–0.53 (51%)attempts 16–7goals 0–1

  3. Bayreuther – Boqvist12:40

    xG 0.74–0.85 (47%)attempts 17–16goals 0–1

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestTerry – Jones – McTavish12:22

    xG 0.91–0.60 (61%)attempts 14–11goals 2–0

  2. Grant – Carrick – Comtois8:56

    xG 0.57–0.47 (55%)attempts 11–14goals 1–0

  3. Strome – Terry – Zegras2:20

    xG 0.09–0.12 (42%)attempts 3–2goals 1–1

  4. Strome – Vatrano – Zegras2:07

    xG 0.05–0.16 (24%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestShattenkirk – Benoit12:51

    xG 0.53–0.30 (64%)attempts 9–13goals 1–0

  2. Shattenkirk – Fowler3:02

    xG 0.25–0.22 (53%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Fowler – Harrington13:57

    xG 0.67–0.66 (51%)attempts 14–21goals 1–1

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.

ANA 5.3 xGCBJ 3.9 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ANACBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 97/100 · #47 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.56 · 11 goals in reachComeback index 49% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50ANA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +38 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 71% of the time.

ANA winsCBJ wins

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

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