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Thu, Jan 23, 2025·Lenovo Center, Raleigh

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Carolina Hurricanes 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 97% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ2132306422
CAR09524210743

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:08CBJKent JohnsonAssists: Luca Del Bel Belluz, James van Riemsdyk · Snap, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:48CBJKirill MarchenkoAssists: Adam Fantilli, Jack Johnson · Snap, 0.22 xG2–0
  3. P2 2:48CARSeth JarvisPPAssists: Sebastian Aho, Martin Necas · Snap, 0.32 xG2–1
  4. P2 7:11CAREric RobinsonAssists: Seth Jarvis, Frederik Andersen · Backhand, 0.16 xG2–2
  5. P2 7:58CARJackson BlakeAssists: Sebastian Aho · Snap, 0.02 xG2–3
  6. P2 8:33CARSebastian AhoAssists: Jackson Blake · Snap, 0.07 xG2–4
  7. P2 11:34CARJordan MartinookGWGAssists: Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal · Snap, 0.10 xG2–5
  8. P2 13:21CBJJames van RiemsdykAssists: Kent Johnson, Jack Johnson · Tip-in, 0.11 xG3–5
  9. P2 14:43CBJDmitri VoronkovAssists: Zach Werenski, Adam Fantilli · Tip-in, 0.05 xG4–5
  10. P3 11:13CARJesperi KotkaniemiAssists: Martin Necas · Snap, 0.15 xG4–6
  11. P3 18:08CARSeth JarvisENAssists: Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Staal · Backhand, 0.73 xG4–7
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 15:13CBJMathieu Olivier: Interference2 min
  2. P2 2:09CBJDamon Severson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 9:23CARJordan Staal: Interference2 min
  4. P3 2:52CARJackson Blake: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 4:15CBJDamon Severson: Slashing2 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 SOG0CAR
43% to win57% to win
← CBJ attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Fantilli
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJCAR
22Shots on goal43
1.4Expected goals5.7
37Shot attempts85
26Faceoffs won36
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
22Hits16
21Blocked shots7
19Giveaways14
6Takeaways4

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. Kuraly – Olivier – Aston-Reese2:05

    xG 0.00–0.14 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  2. van Riemsdyk – Johnson – Del Bel Belluz11:09

    xG 0.46–0.72 (39%)attempts 13–18goals 2–2

  3. Olivier – Danforth – Aston-Reese9:25

    xG 0.18–0.92 (16%)attempts 2–23goals 0–1

  4. Marchenko – Voronkov – Fantilli13:22

    xG 0.34–1.37 (20%)attempts 11–15goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestWerenski – Provorov2:04

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  2. Provorov – Christiansen12:20

    xG 0.63–0.86 (42%)attempts 12–13goals 2–0

  3. Severson – Harris2:03

    xG 0.01–0.28 (3%)attempts 1–9goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Martinook – Jarvis12:35

    xG 1.31–0.61 (68%)attempts 15–12goals 1–2

  2. Necas – Robinson – Kotkaniemi10:02

    xG 0.69–0.11 (86%)attempts 14–2goals 1–0

  3. Roslovic – Drury – Jaaska7:12

    xG 0.57–0.08 (88%)attempts 16–4goals 0–0

  4. Aho – Svechnikov – Blake11:26

    xG 0.73–0.39 (65%)attempts 21–12goals 2–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestOrlov – Chatfield16:22

    xG 1.45–0.33 (81%)attempts 28–9goals 4–2

  2. Burns – Slavin15:52

    xG 1.40–0.62 (69%)attempts 20–15goals 0–2

  3. Gostisbehere – Walker13:53

    xG 0.65–0.32 (67%)attempts 21–9goals 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.

CAR 5.7 xGCBJ 1.4 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 90/100 · #130 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.73 · 11 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50CAR 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, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 97% of the time.

CAR winsCBJ wins

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

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