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Thu, Nov 9, 2023·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Dallas Stars 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 69% of the time.

CBJ winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL11327211531
CBJ27011011229

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:08CBJBoone JennerAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Jack Roslovic · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:43CBJKirill MarchenkoAssists: Adam Fantilli, Dmitri Voronkov · Wrist, 0.09 xG0–2
  3. P1 9:29DALMason MarchmentAssists: Matt Duchene, Tyler Seguin · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 10:20DALCraig SmithAssists: Radek Faksa, Esa Lindell · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–2
  5. P2 16:34DALMatt DucheneGWGAssists: Nils Lundkvist · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–2
  6. P3 3:47DALTyler SeguinAssists: Nils Lundkvist, Matt Duchene · Tip-in, 0.13 xG4–2
  7. P3 17:04DALJason RobertsonENAssists: Joe Pavelski · Wrist, 0.33 xG5–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 13:28CBJErik Gudbranson: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 16:59CBJDmitri Voronkov: Holding2 min
  3. P2 2:43DALThomas Harley: High sticking2 min
  4. P2 2:43CBJAdam Fantilli: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  5. P2 13:39DALJake Oettinger: Tripping2 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALCBJ
31Shots on goal29
3.8Expected goals2.5
74Shot attempts53
31Faceoffs won32
2Power plays1
4Penalty minutes6
6Hits18
9Blocked shots20
3Giveaways2
5Takeaways5

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestDuchene – Seguin – Marchment11:49

    xG 1.04–0.37 (74%)attempts 19–9goals 3–0

  2. Smith – Faksa – Steel8:11

    xG 0.79–0.54 (60%)attempts 14–11goals 1–1

  3. Pavelski – Hintz – Robertson9:38

    xG 0.31–0.39 (44%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

  4. Benn – Dadonov – Johnston8:20

    xG 0.07–0.24 (23%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHakanpää – Lindell11:29

    xG 0.64–0.40 (62%)attempts 14–10goals 1–0

  2. Lundkvist – Harley12:19

    xG 0.71–0.60 (54%)attempts 14–13goals 1–0

  3. Lindell – Lundkvist3:24

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestMarchenko – Voronkov – Fantilli8:27

    xG 0.68–0.28 (71%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

  2. Texier – Chinakhov – Sillinger10:45

    xG 0.64–0.67 (49%)attempts 13–14goals 0–1

  3. Kuraly – Olivier – Danforth9:17

    xG 0.30–0.43 (41%)attempts 7–9goals 0–1

  4. Gaudreau – Jenner – Roslovic12:59

    xG 0.39–0.66 (37%)attempts 10–16goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestProvorov – Peeke11:54

    xG 0.39–0.31 (55%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  2. Gudbranson – Bean13:42

    xG 0.66–0.94 (41%)attempts 12–18goals 0–1

  3. Severson – Werenski17:31

    xG 0.78–1.30 (38%)attempts 16–27goals 2–3

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 2.5 xGDAL 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 70/100 · #459 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.36 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 17% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 69% of the time.

CBJ winsDAL wins

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

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