Tue, Mar 6, 2018·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
Vegas Golden Knights 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 63% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 019 | 112 | 07 | 138 |
| CBJ | 19 | 25 | 17 | 421 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 0:16CBJArtemi PanarinAssists: Cam Atkinson, Pierre-Luc Dubois · Wrist, 0.36 xG0–1
- P2 1:30VGKErik HaulaAssists: David Perron, Alex Tuch · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–1
- P2 8:01CBJZach WerenskiGWGAssists: Artemi Panarin, Pierre-Luc Dubois · Slap, 0.03 xG1–2
- P2 9:47CBJIan ColeAssists: David Savard, Alexander Wennberg · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–3
- P3 17:39CBJPierre-Luc DuboisENAssists: Artemi Panarin · Wrist, 0.61 xG1–4
Penalties (6)
- P2 17:57CBJAlexander Wennberg: Slashing2 min
- P3 4:57CBJSeth Jones: Roughing2 min
- P3 6:32VGKDavid Perron: Roughing2 min
- P3 6:32VGKDavid Perron: Tripping2 min
- P3 6:32CBJIan Cole: Roughing2 min
- P3 8:27VGKRyan Carpenter: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Dubois won the faceoff against Marchessault
- 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.
Vegas Golden Knights
Forward lines
- bestPerron – Haula – Tuch13:56
xG 0.88–0.65 (57%)attempts 20–13goals 1–0
- Tatar – Eakin – Carpenter9:03
xG 0.21–0.20 (52%)attempts 6–6goals 0–1
- Tatar – Karlsson – Marchessault3:02
xG 0.08–0.07 (54%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0
- Smith – Karlsson – Marchessault7:50
xG 0.36–0.53 (41%)attempts 13–7goals 0–2
Defence pairs
- bestMcNabb – Miller16:24
xG 0.77–0.42 (65%)attempts 20–8goals 0–0
- Merrill – Hunt14:23
xG 0.57–0.40 (59%)attempts 16–12goals 0–0
- Miller – Theodore2:29
xG 0.08–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestAtkinson – Panarin – Dubois10:34
xG 0.74–0.39 (65%)attempts 9–12goals 2–0
- Vanek – Jenner – Wennberg10:34
xG 0.46–0.28 (62%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0
- Dubinsky – Letestu – Calvert9:42
xG 0.19–0.24 (44%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0
- Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Milano7:56
xG 0.27–0.54 (33%)attempts 10–10goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestJohnson – Savard2:23
xG 0.32–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0
- Jones – Werenski13:08
xG 0.67–0.39 (63%)attempts 12–15goals 2–0
- Cole – Savard14:41
xG 0.72–0.80 (47%)attempts 16–15goals 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 VGK. 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 63% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CBJ − VGK), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).