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Thu, Dec 14, 2017·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

New York Islanders 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 73% of the time.

CBJ winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI0431219425
CBJ31621019635

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:57CBJZach WerenskiAssists: Artemi Panarin · Tip-in, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:23CBJMarkus NutivaaraAssists: Alexander Wennberg, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Snap, 0.22 xG0–2
  3. P1 15:52CBJPierre-Luc DuboisPPAssists: Zach Werenski, Artemi Panarin · Snap, 0.55 xG0–3
  4. P2 5:00NYIJosh BaileyAssists: John Tavares · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P2 7:49NYICasey CizikasAssists: Scott Mayfield, Calvin de Haan · Snap, 0.15 xG2–3
  6. P2 13:52NYIJosh BaileyAssists: John Tavares, Anders Lee · Backhand, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. P2 15:03CBJSeth JonesAssists: Cam Atkinson, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–4
  8. P2 17:52CBJNick FolignoGWGAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Alexander Wennberg · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–5
  9. P3 7:11NYIJosh BaileyPPAssists: John Tavares · Wrist, 0.03 xG4–5
  10. P3 19:59CBJJosh AndersonENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.64 xG4–6
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 9:57CBJOliver Bjorkstrand: Too many men on the ice2 min
  2. P1 14:49NYIBrock Nelson: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P1 18:27NYINick Leddy: Interference2 min
  4. P2 9:04CBJBoone Jenner: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 7:07CBJOliver Bjorkstrand: Holding2 min · PPG
  6. P3 11:39CBJBoone Jenner: Tripping2 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
46% to win54% to win
← NYI attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Dubois
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICBJ
25Shots on goal35
3.4Expected goals4.9
67Shot attempts64
35Faceoffs won31
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
20Hits21
17Blocked shots22
5Giveaways1
2Takeaways9

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. bestBailey – Tavares – Lee11:56

    xG 0.94–0.62 (60%)attempts 18–8goals 2–0

  2. Ladd – Eberle – Barzal12:29

    xG 0.84–0.60 (58%)attempts 13–13goals 0–2

  3. Cizikas – Nelson – Ho-Sang4:18

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  4. Clutterbuck – Cizikas – Nelson5:08

    xG 0.33–0.28 (54%)attempts 5–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPelech – Pulock13:45

    xG 1.26–0.76 (62%)attempts 13–14goals 1–2

  2. Leddy – Pelech2:09

    xG 0.09–0.12 (43%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. de Haan – Mayfield14:49

    xG 0.88–0.93 (49%)attempts 21–18goals 2–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestAnderson – Panarin – Dubois13:03

    xG 1.03–0.57 (64%)attempts 20–17goals 1–1

  2. Atkinson – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg12:06

    xG 0.77–0.79 (49%)attempts 10–16goals 2–0

  3. Schroeder – Sedlak – Motte5:00

    xG 0.25–0.29 (47%)attempts 4–5goals 0–1

  4. Foligno – Calvert – Jenner11:37

    xG 0.43–0.88 (33%)attempts 12–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Werenski18:09

    xG 1.46–1.20 (55%)attempts 24–24goals 2–3

  2. Johnson – Nutivaara15:48

    xG 0.70–0.58 (54%)attempts 13–13goals 1–0

  3. Savard – Harrington14:00

    xG 0.53–1.05 (34%)attempts 12–16goals 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 4.9 xGNYI 3.4 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 94/100 · #102 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.62 · 10 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 73% of the time.

CBJ winsNYI wins

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

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