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Mon, Nov 6, 2017·Madison Square Garden, New York

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, New York Rangers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 68% of the time.

NYR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ04210111325
NYR0101749526

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 0:38CBJArtemi PanarinAssists: Zach Werenski, Seth Jones · Snap, 0.15 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:24CBJJosh AndersonAssists: Ryan Murray · Snap, 0.07 xG2–0
  3. P2 12:41NYRMichael GrabnerAssists: J.T. Miller, Nick Holden · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P3 5:10NYRKevin ShattenkirkPPAssists: Mats Zuccarello, Mika Zibanejad · Deflected, 0.02 xG2–2
  5. P3 8:01CBJOliver BjorkstrandAssists: Brandon Dubinsky, Boone Jenner · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–2
  6. P3 9:40NYRChris KreiderPPAssists: Pavel Buchnevich, Mika Zibanejad · Slap, 0.24 xG3–3
  7. P3 11:27NYRPavel BuchnevichPPGWGAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Kevin Shattenkirk · Slap, 0.15 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:11NYRMichael GrabnerENAssists: Jesper Fast, Ryan McDonagh · Backhand, 0.68 xG3–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 6:58CBJJosh Anderson: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 7:41NYRMichael Grabner: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 15:04CBJOliver Bjorkstrand: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  4. P3 4:13CBJArtemi Panarin: High sticking2 min · PPG
  5. P3 9:37CBJZac Dalpe: Elbowing2 min · PPG
  6. P3 11:15CBJDavid Savard: Tripping2 min · PPG

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 SOG0NYR
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Desharnais won the faceoff against Wennberg
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJNYR
25Shots on goal26
2.5Expected goals3.5
53Shot attempts48
32Faceoffs won25
1Power plays5
10Penalty minutes2
20Hits14
12Blocked shots16
8Giveaways18
5Takeaways14

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. bestDubinsky – Jenner – Bjorkstrand12:19

    xG 0.94–0.13 (88%)attempts 15–8goals 1–0

  2. Foligno – Anderson – Dubois11:32

    xG 0.42–0.44 (49%)attempts 9–6goals 1–1

  3. Dalpe – Milano – Hannikainen4:46

    xG 0.13–0.15 (46%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  4. Motte – Wennberg – Panarin13:15

    xG 0.55–0.66 (46%)attempts 10–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Werenski17:34

    xG 1.10–0.23 (82%)attempts 18–7goals 1–0

  2. Murray – Nutivaara15:03

    xG 0.65–0.45 (59%)attempts 16–10goals 1–0

  3. Johnson – Savard14:05

    xG 0.33–0.60 (36%)attempts 10–11goals 1–1

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestGrabner – Carey – Fast4:13

    xG 0.24–0.06 (82%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Desharnais – Miller – Vesey5:31

    xG 0.33–0.31 (52%)attempts 8–7goals 0–2

  3. Nash – Zuccarello – Hayes8:36

    xG 0.24–0.30 (45%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  4. Nash – Zuccarello – Miller5:32

    xG 0.21–0.46 (31%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Staal – Kampfer15:27

    xG 0.52–0.71 (42%)attempts 11–18goals 0–1

  2. Shattenkirk – Skjei14:12

    xG 0.40–0.64 (38%)attempts 7–13goals 0–2

  3. McDonagh – Holden17:11

    xG 0.65–0.89 (42%)attempts 14–15goals 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.

NYR 3.5 xGCBJ 2.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYRCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 92/100 · #119 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.22 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50NYR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 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 Rangers win this game 68% of the time.

NYR winsCBJ wins

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

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