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Sat, Jan 10, 2015·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

New York Islanders 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 88% of the time.

CBJ winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI116311113540
CBJ140816218

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 0:31NYINikolay KuleminAssists: Nick Leddy, Michael Grabner · Deflected, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 4:22CBJJack JohnsonPPAssists: David Savard, Brandon Dubinsky · Slap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:04NYIMatt MartinAssists: Ryan Strome, Thomas Hickey · Deflected, 0.25 xG2–1
  4. P2 13:37NYIAnders LeeGWGAssists: Ryan Strome, Thomas Hickey · Backhand, 0.16 xG3–1
  5. P2 17:31NYIBrian StraitAssists: Casey Cizikas, Cal Clutterbuck · Wrist, 0.12 xG4–1
  6. P3 3:33CBJNick FolignoAssists: Ryan Johansen, Scott Hartnell · Wrist, 0.26 xG4–2
  7. P3 14:54NYIKyle OkposoAssists: Josh Bailey, Brian Strait · Tip-in, 0.13 xG5–2
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 3:21NYINikolay Kulemin: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 9:38NYIMatt Martin: Holding2 min
  3. P2 4:00CBJRyan Johansen: Interference2 min
  4. P2 15:01CBJScott Hartnell: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 17:57NYIBrian Strait: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 5:25CBJDavid Savard: Boarding2 min
  7. P3 17:16CBJScott Hartnell: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 17:16CBJScott Hartnell: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 17:54CBJCam Atkinson: High sticking2 min
  10. P3 19:12NYIJohn Tavares: Slashing2 min
  11. P3 19:12CBJBrandon Dubinsky: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
46% to win54% to win
← NYI attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nelson won the faceoff against Johansen
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICBJ
40Shots on goal18
4.1Expected goals1.5
62Shot attempts43
25Faceoffs won26
6Power plays3
8Penalty minutes14
27Hits41
16Blocked shots9
1Giveaways3
4Takeaways5

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. bestGrabner – Kulemin – Nelson8:16

    xG 0.44–0.07 (87%)attempts 10–3goals 1–0

  2. Nielsen – Lee – Strome8:27

    xG 0.43–0.19 (69%)attempts 6–12goals 1–0

  3. Okposo – Bailey – Tavares11:49

    xG 0.44–0.60 (42%)attempts 12–8goals 1–1

  4. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas9:37

    xG 0.12–0.29 (30%)attempts 1–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamonic – de Haan13:48

    xG 0.80–0.23 (78%)attempts 18–8goals 1–0

  2. Strait – Hickey12:28

    xG 1.15–0.74 (61%)attempts 16–18goals 3–1

  3. Boychuk – Leddy14:05

    xG 0.53–0.20 (73%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. Collins – Morin – Wennberg9:35

    xG 0.13–0.11 (54%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Boll – Letestu – Tropp7:59

    xG 0.02–0.07 (18%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  3. Hartnell – Foligno – Johansen11:07

    xG 0.45–0.67 (40%)attempts 5–12goals 1–1

  4. Dubinsky – Calvert – Atkinson9:10

    xG 0.39–0.71 (36%)attempts 12–9goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. Prout – Connauton4:19

    xG 0.03–0.13 (18%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  2. Tyutin – Wisniewski4:22

    xG 0.07–0.19 (26%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

  3. Tyutin – Prout9:27

    xG 0.23–0.41 (36%)attempts 6–9goals 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.

CBJ 1.5 xGNYI 4.1 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 53/100 · #531 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.14 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 88% 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).