Sat, Feb 10, 2018·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
New Jersey Devils 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 6
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 87% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 011 | 011 | 114 | 136 |
| CBJ | 118 | 319 | 213 | 650 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 17:30CBJPierre-Luc DuboisAssists: Artemi Panarin · Snap, 0.12 xG0–1
- P2 11:49CBJArtemi PanarinGWGAssists: Cam Atkinson, Seth Jones · Backhand, 0.11 xG0–2
- P2 13:09CBJJosh AndersonAssists: Boone Jenner, Sergei Bobrovsky · Snap, 0.05 xG0–3
- P2 14:58CBJOliver BjorkstrandUnassisted · Snap, 0.10 xG0–4
- P3 6:25CBJNick FolignoAssists: Seth Jones, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Snap, 0.37 xG0–5
- P3 9:45CBJMatt CalvertPPAssists: Boone Jenner, Brandon Dubinsky · Snap, 0.28 xG0–6
- P3 16:26NJDKyle PalmieriAssists: Will Butcher, Taylor Hall · Deflected, 0.19 xG1–6
Penalties (8)
- P1 7:16NJDMiles Wood: Roughing2 min
- P1 7:16CBJNick Foligno: Roughing2 min
- P1 7:46NJDTaylor Hall: Holding2 min
- P1 15:01CBJNick Foligno: Hooking2 min
- P1 19:31NJDJohn Moore: Interference2 min
- P2 2:56NJDDrew Stafford: Tripping2 min
- P3 2:24NJDAndy Greene: High sticking2 min
- P3 8:02NJDKyle Palmieri: Hooking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Dubois
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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 Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestZajac – Coleman – Noesen5:38
xG 0.36–0.19 (66%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0
- Boyle – Stafford – Coleman2:00
xG 0.21–0.14 (60%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1
- Hall – Bratt – Hischier11:59
xG 0.61–0.73 (46%)attempts 20–15goals 0–0
- Boyle – Stafford – Quenneville6:14
xG 0.10–0.33 (22%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestLovejoy – Butcher10:10
xG 0.94–0.49 (66%)attempts 19–9goals 1–0
- Severson – Butcher3:15
xG 0.34–0.16 (68%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0
- Moore – Vatanen3:00
xG 0.15–0.10 (59%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestFoligno – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg10:35
xG 1.33–0.41 (77%)attempts 15–16goals 2–0
- Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois9:55
xG 0.85–0.39 (69%)attempts 14–16goals 1–0
- Dubinsky – Jenner – Anderson10:05
xG 0.51–0.43 (54%)attempts 12–14goals 1–0
- Jokinen – Calvert – Hannikainen7:37
xG 0.23–0.31 (42%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestJones – Werenski13:07
xG 1.69–0.25 (87%)attempts 23–14goals 3–0
- Johnson – Nutivaara14:58
xG 0.87–1.04 (46%)attempts 13–26goals 0–1
- Savard – Harrington14:18
xG 0.67–0.93 (42%)attempts 18–29goals 1–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
CBJ's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CBJ is favoured, below it NJD. Dots are goals.
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 87% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CBJ − NJD), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).