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Wed, Nov 22, 2023·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 52% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI19011216336
CBJ3941205726

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:57CBJBoone JennerAssists: Zach Werenski, Adam Boqvist · Wrap-around, 0.05 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:46CBJErik GudbransonAssists: Kirill Marchenko · Slap, 0.05 xG0–2
  3. P1 13:55CBJBoone JennerPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski · Backhand, 0.17 xG0–3
  4. P1 15:41CHIConnor BedardAssists: Philipp Kurashev, Isaak Phillips · Snap, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P2 7:32CBJCole SillingerGWGAssists: Zach Werenski, Egor Chinakhov · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–4
  6. P2 12:16CBJDmitri VoronkovAssists: Cole Sillinger, Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–5
  7. P2 16:28CBJKirill MarchenkoAssists: Adam Boqvist, Ivan Provorov · Deflected, 0.10 xG1–6
  8. P2 18:40CBJPatrik LaineAssists: Adam Fantilli · Backhand, 0.11 xG1–7
  9. P3 6:06CHIJason DickinsonUnassisted · Backhand, 0.08 xG2–7
  10. P3 18:41CHIReese JohnsonAssists: MacKenzie Entwistle · Wrist, 0.14 xG3–7
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 7:21CHITaylor Raddysh: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 8:15CBJZach Werenski: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 12:23CHISeth Jones: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 13:53CBJMathieu Olivier: Interference2 min
  5. P3 1:03CBJPatrik Laine: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 7:22CBJDavid Jiricek: Holding2 min
  7. P3 9:55CHIAlex Vlasic: 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.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICBJ
36Shots on goal26
2.9Expected goals2.9
69Shot attempts52
26Faceoffs won26
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
22Hits11
11Blocked shots18
5Giveaways7
5Takeaways2

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.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestKurashev – Reichel – Bedard12:29

    xG 0.60–0.43 (58%)attempts 17–12goals 0–2

  2. Dickinson – Donato – Katchouk3:59

    xG 0.26–0.10 (72%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  3. Donato – Entwistle – Johnson4:46

    xG 0.34–0.20 (63%)attempts 7–5goals 1–2

  4. Foligno – Johnson – Raddysh11:49

    xG 0.33–0.22 (61%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Vlasic8:33

    xG 0.32–0.13 (71%)attempts 6–6goals 0–2

  2. Jones – Korchinski5:08

    xG 0.18–0.02 (89%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Zaitsev – Korchinski3:30

    xG 0.17–0.16 (51%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestOlivier – Chinakhov – Sillinger8:10

    xG 0.62–0.36 (63%)attempts 9–9goals 1–2

  2. Kuraly – Danforth – Robinson8:46

    xG 0.40–0.41 (49%)attempts 10–10goals 0–0

  3. Gaudreau – Jenner – Marchenko11:18

    xG 0.44–0.49 (47%)attempts 7–11goals 3–0

  4. Laine – Voronkov – Fantilli9:09

    xG 0.18–0.33 (35%)attempts 7–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWerenski – Boqvist12:35

    xG 0.63–0.46 (58%)attempts 18–13goals 3–0

  2. Gudbranson – Provorov2:35

    xG 0.20–0.21 (49%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

  3. Provorov – Jiricek14:09

    xG 0.47–0.59 (45%)attempts 7–15goals 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.

CBJ 2.9 xGCHI 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

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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 CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 68/100 · #491 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.65 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 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 52% of the time.

CBJ winsCHI wins

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

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