Sat, Mar 24, 2018·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
St. Louis Blues 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 54% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 18 | 113 | 07 | 228 |
| CBJ | 014 | 112 | 08 | 134 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 3:00STLAlexander SteenAssists: Patrik Berglund, Kyle Brodziak · Snap, 0.12 xG1–0
- P2 9:37STLVladimir TarasenkoGWGAssists: Brayden Schenn, Jaden Schwartz · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–0
- P2 14:32CBJCam AtkinsonUnassisted · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–1
Penalties (5)
- P1 11:54CBJThomas Vanek: Tripping2 min
- P1 19:29CBJSeth Jones: High sticking2 min
- P2 16:21STLVladimir Sobotka: Tripping2 min
- P3 9:14STLPatrik Berglund: High sticking double minor4 min
- P3 9:36CBJNick Foligno: Slashing2 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 20:00Wennberg won the faceoff against Brodziak
- 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.
St. Louis Blues
Forward lines
- bestSteen – Brodziak – Berglund12:05
xG 0.40–0.23 (64%)attempts 10–13goals 1–0
- Thorburn – Sundqvist – Barbashev4:41
xG 0.20–0.09 (69%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0
- Sobotka – Jaskin – Thompson10:28
xG 0.11–0.43 (20%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0
- Schenn – Tarasenko – Schwartz10:14
xG 0.57–0.96 (37%)attempts 9–16goals 1–1
Defence pairs
- bestParayko – Dunn10:54
xG 0.62–0.43 (59%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0
- Bortuzzo – Schmaltz3:45
xG 0.16–0.15 (51%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0
- Bortuzzo – Edmundson2:32
xG 0.01–0.06 (8%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestFoligno – Atkinson – Panarin11:48
xG 1.11–0.33 (77%)attempts 21–8goals 1–1
- Bjorkstrand – Milano – Dubois8:19
xG 0.25–0.07 (78%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0
- Vanek – Jenner – Wennberg11:10
xG 0.55–0.49 (53%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0
- Dubinsky – Letestu – Calvert5:28
xG 0.11–0.17 (38%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestJones – Werenski17:34
xG 1.25–0.43 (74%)attempts 25–15goals 0–0
- Cole – Savard14:11
xG 0.46–0.48 (49%)attempts 15–7goals 1–1
- Murray – Nutivaara12:55
xG 0.34–0.60 (36%)attempts 9–14goals 0–1
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 STL. 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 54% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CBJ − STL), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).