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Thu, Jan 25, 2024·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Calgary Flames 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 55% of the time.

CGY winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ29111212532
CGY2180408230

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:50CBJEgor ChinakhovAssists: Zach Werenski, Cole Sillinger · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:26CGYMacKenzie WeegarAssists: Andrew Mangiapane, Blake Coleman · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P1 11:48CBJDamon SeversonUnassisted · Wrist, 0.01 xG2–1
  4. P1 14:42CGYConnor ZaryAssists: Matt Coronato, Rasmus Andersson · Backhand, 0.13 xG2–2
  5. P2 6:33CBJAlexandre TexierSHGWGAssists: Sean Kuraly, Erik Gudbranson · Wrist, 0.30 xG3–2
  6. P3 13:43CBJDmitri VoronkovPPAssists: Adam Fantilli, Damon Severson · Wrist, 0.24 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:18CBJAdam FantilliENAssists: Egor Chinakhov · Wrist, 0.56 xG5–2
Penalties (6)
  1. P2 5:21CBJDamon Severson: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 11:09CGYA.J. Greer: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 17:57CGYMacKenzie Weegar: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 3:54CBJJack Roslovic: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 11:28CGYJonathan Huberdeau: Boarding5 min · PPG
  6. P3 11:28CGYJonathan Huberdeau: 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Sillinger won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCGY
32Shots on goal30
3.0Expected goals2.7
61Shot attempts61
26Faceoffs won34
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes19
18Hits15
10Blocked shots19
13Giveaways10
6Takeaways5

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. bestKuraly – Danforth – Texier10:19

    xG 0.30–0.03 (91%)attempts 14–9goals 1–0

  2. Gaudreau – Chinakhov – Sillinger10:35

    xG 0.24–0.35 (41%)attempts 6–10goals 1–0

  3. Jenner – Roslovic – Fantilli8:22

    xG 0.11–0.34 (24%)attempts 6–7goals 0–1

  4. Marchenko – Voronkov – Johnson8:13

    xG 0.04–0.33 (10%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Gudbranson – Bean9:14

    xG 0.14–0.15 (49%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  2. Werenski – Boqvist13:21

    xG 0.53–0.58 (48%)attempts 18–19goals 1–0

  3. Severson – Provorov13:35

    xG 0.11–0.35 (24%)attempts 8–11goals 1–1

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestKadri – Zary – Coronato7:22

    xG 0.50–0.02 (95%)attempts 10–4goals 1–0

  2. Huberdeau – Lindholm – Sharangovich7:19

    xG 0.21–0.09 (69%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  3. Lindholm – Zary – Coronato3:36

    xG 0.00–0.04 (0%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  4. Backlund – Coleman – Mangiapane11:15

    xG 0.34–0.39 (47%)attempts 14–9goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestOesterle – Kylington7:15

    xG 0.47–0.15 (75%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. Weegar – Andersson11:51

    xG 0.33–0.09 (78%)attempts 12–6goals 2–1

  3. Tanev – Hanifin14:55

    xG 0.52–0.46 (53%)attempts 18–14goals 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.

CGY 2.7 xGCBJ 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 57/100 · #609 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.53 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 44% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CGY 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, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 55% of the time.

CGY winsCBJ wins

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

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