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Sun, Apr 6, 2014·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

New York Islanders 0, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 71% of the time.

CBJ winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI010010011031
CBJ21329011433

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:26CBJBoone JennerPPGWGAssists: Mark Letestu, Ryan Johansen · Tip-in, 0.35 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:10CBJJack JohnsonPPAssists: James Wisniewski, Brandon Dubinsky · Slap, 0.20 xG0–2
  3. P2 10:11CBJMark LetestuAssists: Boone Jenner, Matt Frattin · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–3
  4. P2 18:53CBJRyan MurrayPPAssists: Cam Atkinson, Brandon Dubinsky · Slap, 0.12 xG0–4
Penalties (18)
  1. P1 2:56NYIJohan Sundstrom: High sticking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 12:31NYIThomas Hickey: Interference2 min · PPG
  3. P1 18:50CBJDavid Savard: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 1:42NYIKevin Czuczman: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 18:24CBJJames Wisniewski: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 18:24NYIMatt Carkner: Roughing2 min · PPG
  7. P2 18:24NYIMatt Carkner: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 18:24CBJR.J. Umberger: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 18:24NYIMatt Martin: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 5:46CBJMatt Calvert: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 5:46NYIMatt Carkner: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 5:46NYIMatt Carkner: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 10:46NYIMatt Carkner: Misconduct10 min
  14. P3 10:46NYIMatt Carkner: Fighting5 min
  15. P3 10:46CBJJared Boll: Misconduct10 min
  16. P3 10:46CBJJared Boll: Fighting5 min
  17. P3 11:29NYIJohn Persson: Interference2 min
  18. P3 14:19CBJFedor Tyutin: Interference2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
48% to win52% to win
← NYI attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nielsen won the faceoff against Anisimov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICBJ
31Shots on goal33
2.3Expected goals3.6
50Shot attempts48
20Faceoffs won37
2Power plays6
33Penalty minutes25
48Hits40
6Blocked shots13
7Giveaways12
6Takeaways10

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestNielsen – Bailey – Lee8:12

    xG 0.39–0.22 (64%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Nelson – Persson5:45

    xG 0.02–0.08 (22%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Cizikas – Sundstrom – Halmo8:15

    xG 0.24–0.34 (42%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  4. McDonald – Martin – Strome9:08

    xG 0.17–0.36 (32%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestDonovan – Mayfield10:38

    xG 1.04–0.20 (84%)attempts 15–5goals 0–0

  2. Hamonic – Czuczman14:06

    xG 0.60–0.38 (61%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  3. Hickey – Hamonic2:06

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

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestComeau – Letestu – Calvert7:23

    xG 0.34–0.03 (91%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Frattin – Johansen – Jenner9:40

    xG 0.15–0.19 (44%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  3. Dubinsky – Anisimov – Atkinson9:18

    xG 0.38–0.43 (47%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  4. MacKenzie – Umberger – Boll7:26

    xG 0.11–1.02 (10%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Johnson – Prout14:58

    xG 0.50–0.48 (51%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  2. Tyutin – Wisniewski14:36

    xG 0.76–1.01 (43%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0

  3. Savard – Murray15:15

    xG 0.32–0.71 (31%)attempts 8–16goals 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.

CBJ 3.6 xGNYI 2.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 3/100 · #1172 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.51 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CBJ 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 71% of the time.

CBJ winsNYI wins

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

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