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Tue, Feb 13, 2018·Barclays Center, Brooklyn

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, New York Islanders 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 71% of the time.

NYI winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ026215210451
NYI11107012130

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:51NYIJohn TavaresPPAssists: Anders Lee, Josh Bailey · Tip-in, 0.31 xG0–1
  2. P2 6:02CBJOliver BjorkstrandPPAssists: Zach Werenski, Pierre-Luc Dubois · Slap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 19:03CBJPierre-Luc DuboisPPGWGAssists: Zach Werenski, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P3 6:01CBJBrandon DubinskyAssists: Boone Jenner, Josh Anderson · Wrap-around, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P3 6:44CBJCam AtkinsonAssists: Artemi Panarin, Zach Werenski · Tip-in, 0.14 xG4–1
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:46NYIRoss Johnston: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 15:06NYIRoss Johnston: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 16:33CBJJussi Jokinen: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P2 4:10NYINick Leddy: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  5. P2 15:49CBJJack Johnson: Holding2 min
  6. P2 17:39NYIBrock Nelson: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 7:37NYIMathew Barzal: Cross checking2 min
  8. P3 7:37CBJJussi Jokinen: Embellishment2 min
  9. P3 11:03CBJDavid Savard: Cross checking2 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Dubinsky
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJNYI
51Shots on goal30
4.4Expected goals2.9
86Shot attempts56
25Faceoffs won42
4Power plays3
8Penalty minutes10
14Hits18
18Blocked shots19
7Giveaways13
5Takeaways4

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. bestFoligno – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg11:29

    xG 1.29–0.58 (69%)attempts 19–16goals 0–0

  2. Dubinsky – Jenner – Anderson7:49

    xG 0.68–0.41 (62%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0

  3. Jokinen – Calvert – Sedlak6:06

    xG 0.24–0.11 (69%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  4. Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois11:51

    xG 0.52–0.47 (53%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSavard – Kukan12:14

    xG 0.84–0.30 (74%)attempts 16–11goals 0–0

  2. Jones – Werenski15:34

    xG 1.27–0.99 (56%)attempts 23–22goals 0–0

  3. Johnson – Nutivaara13:24

    xG 0.69–0.53 (56%)attempts 22–8goals 1–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestChimera – Cizikas – Johnston8:11

    xG 0.36–0.21 (63%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Bailey – Tavares – Lee12:07

    xG 0.37–0.77 (33%)attempts 9–16goals 0–0

  3. Eberle – Barzal – Beauvillier10:20

    xG 0.66–1.09 (38%)attempts 14–18goals 0–0

  4. Ladd – Clutterbuck – Nelson8:52

    xG 0.30–0.83 (26%)attempts 7–22goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoychuk – Leddy14:38

    xG 0.84–0.65 (57%)attempts 21–20goals 0–1

  2. Hickey – Pulock15:04

    xG 0.86–0.72 (54%)attempts 15–20goals 0–0

  3. Hickey – Pelech2:25

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 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.

NYI 2.9 xGCBJ 4.4 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYICBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 35/100 · #824 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.18 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 22% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 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 71% of the time.

NYI winsCBJ wins

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

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