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Sun, Dec 1, 2024·United Center, Chicago

Columbus Blue Jackets 6, Chicago Blackhawks 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 51% of the time.

CHI winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ29114313636
CHI111110110331

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:59CHIConnor BedardPPAssists: Ryan Donato, Alex Vlasic · Wrist, 0.09 xG0–1
  2. P1 4:27CBJIvan ProvorovAssists: Sean Monahan, Damon Severson · Snap, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P1 11:23CBJKent JohnsonAssists: Damon Severson, Cole Sillinger · Slap, 0.03 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:00CHICraig SmithPPAssists: Taylor Hall, Alec Martinez · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P2 4:50CBJSean MonahanAssists: Sean Kuraly, Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–2
  6. P3 3:08CBJDante FabbroGWGAssists: Zach Werenski, Cole Sillinger · Snap, 0.03 xG4–2
  7. P3 8:08CHINick FolignoPPAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, Connor Bedard · Tip-in, 0.19 xG4–3
  8. P3 10:52CBJKirill MarchenkoUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG5–3
  9. P3 18:34CBJDmitri VoronkovENAssists: Damon Severson · Wrist, 0.33 xG6–3
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 2:37CBJJames van Riemsdyk: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P2 1:26CBJDmitri Voronkov: Instigator2 min · PPG
  3. P2 1:26CHIConnor Murphy: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 1:26CBJDmitri Voronkov: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 1:26CBJDmitri Voronkov: Instigator misconduct10 min
  6. P2 5:02CHIWyatt Kaiser: Holding2 min
  7. P2 12:49CBJZach Werenski: Interference2 min
  8. P3 1:38CHIRyan Donato: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 2:55CBJKevin Labanc: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 6:31CBJKirill Marchenko: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  11. P3 6:40CBJCole Sillinger: Hooking2 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 SOG0CHI
43% to win57% to win
← CBJ attackCHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Fantilli won the faceoff against Bedard
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCHI
36Shots on goal31
2.4Expected goals2.2
54Shot attempts51
36Faceoffs won29
2Power plays6
27Penalty minutes9
30Hits21
11Blocked shots8
14Giveaways11
3Takeaways4

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. bestOlivier – Danforth – Aston-Reese9:41

    xG 0.47–0.25 (66%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

  2. Johnson – Sillinger – Fantilli10:30

    xG 0.29–0.09 (77%)attempts 8–4goals 1–0

  3. Monahan – Marchenko – Voronkov9:12

    xG 0.28–0.22 (57%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  4. van Riemsdyk – Kuraly – Labanc7:02

    xG 0.08–0.38 (17%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHarris – Christiansen7:30

    xG 0.40–0.09 (82%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  2. Severson – Provorov15:57

    xG 0.52–0.29 (65%)attempts 16–7goals 1–0

  3. Werenski – Fabbro17:25

    xG 0.57–0.51 (53%)attempts 15–14goals 2–0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestMaroon – Smith – Reichel7:31

    xG 0.47–0.12 (79%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Teravainen – Bertuzzi – Donato8:50

    xG 0.18–0.20 (47%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

  3. Hall – Kurashev – Bedard11:36

    xG 0.16–0.23 (41%)attempts 7–7goals 0–1

  4. Foligno – Dickinson – Mikheyev9:31

    xG 0.09–0.24 (28%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBrodie – Crevier9:37

    xG 0.42–0.36 (54%)attempts 7–11goals 0–1

  2. Martinez – Kaiser11:10

    xG 0.13–0.18 (43%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1

  3. Brodie – Murphy2:22

    xG 0.01–0.15 (8%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

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.

CHI 2.2 xGCBJ 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CHICBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 79/100 · #267 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.70 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 33% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 51% of the time.

CHI winsCBJ wins

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

-7
-6
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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