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Tue, Mar 26, 2024·Mullett Arena, Tempe

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Arizona Coyotes 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 66% of the time.

ARI winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ1171406227
ARI011212412635

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:45CBJBoone JennerPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski · Snap, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P2 14:55ARIMatias MaccelliPPAssists: Sean Durzi, Clayton Keller · Snap, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P2 16:33ARIJosh DoanUnassisted · Bat, 0.24 xG1–2
  4. P2 19:21CBJZach WerenskiPPAssists: Boone Jenner, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–2
  5. P3 11:32ARIJosh DoanGWGAssists: Matias Maccelli, Michael Kesselring · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–3
  6. P3 14:49ARINick BjugstadAssists: Nick Schmaltz, Sean Durzi · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–4
  7. P3 16:02ARINick SchmaltzSHAssists: Karel Vejmelka · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–5
  8. P3 19:49ARIDylan GuentherSHUnassisted · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–6
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 1:57CBJMathieu Olivier: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 1:57ARILiam O'Brien: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 10:39ARISean Durzi: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P1 19:26CBJAlexandre Texier: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 12:58CBJErik Gudbranson: Slashing2 min · PPG
  6. P2 17:12ARIJoshua Brown: Fighting5 min · PPG
  7. P2 17:12CBJErik Gudbranson: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 18:17ARIMichael Kesselring: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 14:57ARIMichael Kesselring: High sticking2 min
  10. P3 18:39ARIMichael Carcone: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 18:39ARIMichael Carcone: Fighting5 min
  12. P3 18:39CBJJames Malatesta: Fighting5 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 SOG0ARI
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackARI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bjugstad won the faceoff against Jenner
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJARI
27Shots on goal35
2.9Expected goals3.9
52Shot attempts74
35Faceoffs won19
4Power plays2
19Penalty minutes23
27Hits22
15Blocked shots12
7Giveaways8
5Takeaways6

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. bestGaunce – Olivier – Voronkov8:45

    xG 0.83–0.41 (67%)attempts 10–13goals 0–0

  2. Gaudreau – Jenner – Texier13:00

    xG 0.53–0.61 (47%)attempts 14–13goals 0–0

  3. Meyer – Angle – Malatesta8:17

    xG 0.03–0.81 (4%)attempts 2–15goals 0–1

  4. Marchenko – Pyyhtia – Sillinger11:07

    xG 0.20–0.99 (17%)attempts 5–14goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Severson2:34

    xG 0.56–0.21 (73%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

  2. Provorov – Bean10:02

    xG 0.51–0.35 (59%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

  3. Provorov – Christiansen3:46

    xG 0.00–0.11 (3%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestMcBain – Maccelli – Doan10:28

    xG 1.47–0.07 (95%)attempts 21–3goals 2–0

  2. Bjugstad – Schmaltz – Keller11:26

    xG 0.61–0.57 (52%)attempts 14–11goals 1–0

  3. Crouse – Guenther – Cooley9:55

    xG 0.72–0.73 (50%)attempts 16–10goals 0–0

  4. Kerfoot – O'Brien – Carcone7:05

    xG 0.09–0.19 (31%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrown – Dermott11:44

    xG 1.47–0.56 (72%)attempts 18–10goals 1–0

  2. Välimäki – Moser3:10

    xG 0.16–0.06 (71%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Durzi – Moser13:39

    xG 0.66–0.61 (52%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0

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.

ARI 3.9 xGCBJ 2.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ARICBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 58/100 · #594 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.59 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50ARI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 66% of the time.

ARI winsCBJ wins

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

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