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Fri, Oct 13, 2017·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

New York Rangers 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 74% of the time.

CBJ winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR11101809138
CBJ013112218343

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:35NYRKevin HayesUnassisted · Snap, 0.08 xG1–0
  2. P2 19:14CBJSeth JonesAssists: Zach Werenski, Alexander Wennberg · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–1
  3. P3 7:25CBJArtemi PanarinGWGAssists: Seth Jones, Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P3 19:54CBJLukas SedlakENAssists: Ryan Murray · Backhand, 0.74 xG1–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 0:51CBJAlexander Wennberg: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 12:27NYRKevin Hayes: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 6:17CBJAlexander Wennberg: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 8:15NYRRyan McDonagh: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 10:41CBJLukas Sedlak: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 14:03NYRPaul Carey: Holding2 min
  7. P3 8:40NYRBrendan Smith: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 8:40CBJNick Foligno: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 17:45CBJLukas Sedlak: Holding2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCBJ
38Shots on goal43
3.3Expected goals5.0
56Shot attempts70
29Faceoffs won33
4Power plays3
8Penalty minutes10
13Hits11
14Blocked shots13
5Giveaways5
1Takeaways11

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 Rangers

Forward lines

  1. Nash – Zuccarello – Hayes9:18

    xG 0.69–0.70 (50%)attempts 13–14goals 0–0

  2. Desharnais – Miller – Vesey10:58

    xG 0.89–1.06 (46%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  3. Kreider – Zibanejad – Buchnevich8:44

    xG 0.45–0.76 (37%)attempts 9–13goals 0–1

  4. Cracknell – Grabner – Carey4:31

    xG 0.00–0.40 (0%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMcDonagh – Holden10:51

    xG 0.61–0.35 (64%)attempts 11–7goals 0–1

  2. Staal – Shattenkirk10:11

    xG 0.63–0.60 (51%)attempts 8–12goals 0–1

  3. Shattenkirk – Holden2:09

    xG 0.15–0.33 (32%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestAtkinson – Wennberg – Panarin11:18

    xG 1.25–0.77 (62%)attempts 21–9goals 2–0

  2. Foligno – Milano – Dubois4:13

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Dubinsky – Calvert – Anderson10:15

    xG 0.66–0.66 (50%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

  4. Dalpe – Sedlak – Dubois3:08

    xG 0.08–0.21 (28%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJohnson – Savard13:34

    xG 1.25–0.31 (80%)attempts 22–10goals 0–0

  2. Murray – Carlsson7:53

    xG 0.68–0.29 (70%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Jones – Werenski13:09

    xG 1.11–1.21 (48%)attempts 19–12goals 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 5.0 xGNYR 3.3 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 36/100 · #808 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.25 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 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 74% of the time.

CBJ winsNYR wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).