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Sat, Dec 1, 2018·NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, New York Islanders 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 57% of the time.

NYI winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ0925016230
NYI07212110329

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 6:46CBJMarkus HannikainenAssists: Seth Jones · Wrist, 0.29 xG1–0
  2. P2 8:33CBJPierre-Luc DuboisAssists: Cam Atkinson · Snap, 0.07 xG2–0
  3. P2 11:59NYIAnders LeeAssists: Jordan Eberle, Scott Mayfield · Deflected, 0.01 xG2–1
  4. P2 15:24NYIAnthony BeauvillierAssists: Josh Bailey, Scott Mayfield · Wrist, 0.28 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:09NYICasey CizikasGWGAssists: Ryan Pulock, Jordan Eberle · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 1:02CBJPierre-Luc Dubois: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 11:59NYIAnders Lee: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 11:59CBJDavid Savard: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 16:01NYIJordan Eberle: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 1:47CBJMarkus Nutivaara: Interference2 min
  6. P3 6:23NYIThomas Hickey: Boarding2 min
  7. P3 6:27CBJNick Foligno: Interference2 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 Jenner
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJNYI
30Shots on goal29
2.8Expected goals2.4
54Shot attempts46
26Faceoffs won24
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes6
35Hits35
13Blocked shots13
11Giveaways22
6Takeaways9

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 – Atkinson – Dubois2:36

    xG 0.73–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 0–0

  2. Jenner – Anderson – Panarin2:25

    xG 0.32–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 0–0

  3. Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois5:51

    xG 0.33–0.06 (84%)attempts 7–4goals 1–0

  4. Dubinsky – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg6:00

    xG 0.28–0.11 (73%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Werenski19:22

    xG 1.57–0.59 (73%)attempts 24–12goals 1–0

  2. Murray – Nutivaara9:57

    xG 0.34–0.16 (68%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  3. Savard – Nutivaara4:06

    xG 0.19–0.26 (43%)attempts 3–5goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestBailey – Barzal – Beauvillier9:47

    xG 0.70–0.48 (60%)attempts 8–7goals 1–1

  2. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas9:57

    xG 0.30–0.36 (45%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

  3. Filppula – Komarov – Kuhnhackl10:02

    xG 0.21–0.39 (35%)attempts 6–11goals 0–1

  4. Eberle – Lee – Nelson8:16

    xG 0.40–0.73 (35%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Mayfield – Pelech12:33

    xG 0.82–0.82 (50%)attempts 14–9goals 2–0

  2. Boychuk – Leddy17:12

    xG 0.63–0.83 (43%)attempts 11–14goals 0–2

  3. Hickey – Pulock14:34

    xG 0.29–0.74 (28%)attempts 8–19goals 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 2.4 xGCBJ 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

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 64/100 · #462 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.43 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 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 57% 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).