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Fri, Oct 20, 2023·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Calgary Flames 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 52% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CGY014011112137
CBJ0111929329

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 6:29CBJSean KuralyAssists: Justin Danforth, Ivan Provorov · Snap, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P3 8:45CBJJustin DanforthGWGAssists: Jack Roslovic, Zach Werenski · Snap, 0.14 xG0–2
  3. P3 10:37CGYElias LindholmSHAssists: Mikael Backlund · Snap, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P3 17:39CBJZach WerenskiENUnassisted · Snap, 0.38 xG1–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 9:04CBJCole Sillinger: Interference2 min
  2. P1 9:04CGYNazem Kadri: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 9:04CBJCole Sillinger: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 10:39CBJSean Kuraly: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P2 11:59CGYMatt Coronato: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P3 10:23CGYA.J. Greer: Elbowing2 min
  7. P3 0:00CBJErik Gudbranson: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 0:00CGYRasmus Andersson: Elbowing5 min
  9. P3 0:00CGYRasmus Andersson: Game misconduct10 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.

CGY00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
46% to win54% to win
← CGY attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jenner won the faceoff against Lindholm
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CGYCBJ
37Shots on goal29
3.2Expected goals3.0
69Shot attempts65
23Faceoffs won31
2Power plays2
24Penalty minutes11
23Hits9
18Blocked shots17
4Giveaways6
4Takeaways6

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.

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKadri – Dube – Ruzicka11:29

    xG 0.76–0.39 (66%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  2. Huberdeau – Lindholm – Mangiapane11:02

    xG 0.71–0.41 (63%)attempts 14–11goals 0–1

  3. Greer – Sharangovich – Duehr7:49

    xG 0.22–0.46 (32%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

  4. Backlund – Coleman – Coronato8:33

    xG 0.11–0.41 (22%)attempts 7–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeegar – Zadorov14:39

    xG 1.01–0.31 (77%)attempts 17–14goals 0–0

  2. Tanev – Gilbert11:56

    xG 0.56–0.17 (77%)attempts 15–10goals 0–0

  3. Hanifin – Andersson17:38

    xG 0.54–1.32 (29%)attempts 12–27goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestKuraly – Roslovic – Danforth8:13

    xG 0.53–0.17 (76%)attempts 10–4goals 2–0

  2. Bemstrom – Johnson – Sillinger7:56

    xG 0.16–0.27 (37%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  3. Gaudreau – Jenner – Marchenko13:53

    xG 0.73–0.89 (45%)attempts 13–18goals 0–0

  4. Laine – Texier – Fantilli11:11

    xG 0.24–0.65 (27%)attempts 16–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestProvorov – Jiricek11:36

    xG 0.60–0.34 (64%)attempts 17–9goals 0–0

  2. Gudbranson – Provorov2:48

    xG 0.17–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Gudbranson – Bean12:01

    xG 0.44–0.47 (48%)attempts 15–13goals 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 3.0 xGCGY 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJCGY

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 CGY. Dots are goals.

Excitement 17/100 · #1115 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.81 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
CGY 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 52% of the time.

CBJ winsCGY wins

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

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