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Sat, Oct 26, 2024·Bridgestone Arena, Nashville

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Nashville Predators 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 58% of the time.

NSH winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CBJ082101901328
NSH0611421112433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 3:53CBJKirill MarchenkoAssists: Adam Fantilli, Jack Johnson · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 6:42CBJZachary Aston-ReeseAssists: Mathieu Olivier · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–0
  3. P2 10:40NSHFilip ForsbergAssists: Ryan O'Reilly · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P3 0:26NSHCole SmithAssists: Michael McCarron, Brady Skjei · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P3 3:07CBJZach WerenskiAssists: Kevin Labanc, Sean Kuraly · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–2
  6. P3 4:09NSHAlexandre CarrierAssists: Zachary L'Heureux · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–3
  7. OT 1:44NSHJonathan MarchessaultGWGAssists: Brady Skjei · Wrist, 0.24 xG3–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 19:59CBJZach Werenski: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 19:59NSHFilip Forsberg: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 0:43CBJKirill Marchenko: Holding2 min
  4. P2 9:20NSHTommy Novak: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 10:13CBJKirill Marchenko: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 13:11NSHColton Sissons: Cross checking2 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 SOG0NSH
43% to win57% to win
← CBJ attackNSH attack →
  1. P1 20:00Danforth won the faceoff against McCarron
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJNSH
28Shots on goal33
2.6Expected goals3.0
54Shot attempts68
28Faceoffs won29
2Power plays2
6Penalty minutes6
25Hits39
15Blocked shots14
19Giveaways18
6Takeaways8

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. bestPyyhtia – Chinakhov – Fantilli10:26

    xG 0.66–0.24 (74%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

  2. van Riemsdyk – Kuraly – Labanc6:41

    xG 0.33–0.04 (89%)attempts 11–3goals 1–0

  3. Monahan – Marchenko – Sillinger10:40

    xG 0.48–0.41 (54%)attempts 11–14goals 0–1

  4. Olivier – Danforth – Aston-Reese10:15

    xG 0.19–0.44 (30%)attempts 4–12goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWerenski – Provorov18:10

    xG 0.88–0.46 (66%)attempts 20–18goals 2–1

  2. Severson – Christiansen13:07

    xG 0.19–0.46 (30%)attempts 9–13goals 0–1

  3. Johnson – Harris11:04

    xG 0.13–0.46 (22%)attempts 4–13goals 1–0

Nashville Predators

Forward lines

  1. bestO'Reilly – Marchessault – Forsberg12:12

    xG 0.81–0.43 (65%)attempts 20–12goals 0–1

  2. Stamkos – Nyquist – Novak10:18

    xG 0.32–0.23 (58%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  3. McCarron – Smith – L'Heureux9:00

    xG 0.27–0.23 (54%)attempts 15–8goals 2–0

  4. Jankowski – Sissons – Evangelista5:40

    xG 0.04–0.26 (13%)attempts 4–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchenn – Skjei11:14

    xG 0.54–0.15 (78%)attempts 14–4goals 1–1

  2. Josi – Skjei4:48

    xG 0.12–0.02 (88%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Lauzon – Carrier15:04

    xG 0.23–0.50 (31%)attempts 13–14goals 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.

NSH 3.0 xGCBJ 2.6 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NSHCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 87/100 · #170 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.15 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 15% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50NSH 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +31 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Nashville Predators win this game 58% of the time.

NSH winsCBJ wins

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

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