Thu, Dec 27, 2018·Madison Square Garden, New York
Columbus Blue Jackets 4, New York Rangers 3 (OT)
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 65% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 26 | 011 | 111 | 11 | 429 |
| NYR | 15 | 112 | 15 | 00 | 322 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 9:17CBJOliver BjorkstrandAssists: Boone Jenner, Cam Atkinson · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
- P1 13:59NYRJimmy VeseyAssists: Kevin Hayes, Vladislav Namestnikov · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–1
- P1 16:08CBJDavid SavardAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Scott Harrington · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–1
- P2 1:45NYRChris KreiderPPAssists: Mats Zuccarello, Kevin Hayes · Tip-in, 0.18 xG2–2
- P3 12:06NYRChris KreiderAssists: Brady Skjei, Henrik Lundqvist · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–3
- P3 17:40CBJZach WerenskiAssists: Boone Jenner · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–3
- OT 0:31CBJPierre-Luc DuboisGWGAssists: Artemi Panarin, Seth Jones · Wrist, 0.19 xG4–3
Penalties (2)
- P2 1:38CBJScott Harrington: Boarding2 min · PPG
- P3 4:32NYRBrendan Smith: Hooking2 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 Zibanejad
- 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.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestJenner – Duclair – Bjorkstrand4:47
xG 0.25–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0
- Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois15:07
xG 0.40–0.23 (63%)attempts 11–8goals 0–1
- Foligno – Anderson – Wennberg8:15
xG 0.31–0.15 (67%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0
- Dubinsky – Nash – Hannikainen7:36
xG 0.19–0.04 (82%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestMurray – Nutivaara19:04
xG 0.88–0.28 (76%)attempts 17–9goals 0–0
- Savard – Harrington12:07
xG 0.10–0.07 (60%)attempts 6–9goals 2–0
- Jones – Werenski23:38
xG 0.69–0.92 (43%)attempts 20–20goals 1–2
New York Rangers
Forward lines
- bestKreider – Zuccarello – Hayes13:59
xG 0.50–0.38 (57%)attempts 11–10goals 1–1
- Namestnikov – Vesey – Howden3:46
xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
- Zibanejad – Buchnevich – Chytil6:22
xG 0.16–0.25 (39%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0
- Strome – Nieves – Andersson5:04
xG 0.01–0.14 (5%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestMcQuaid – Skjei16:33
xG 0.59–0.39 (60%)attempts 13–14goals 1–1
- Smith – Claesson14:05
xG 0.29–0.22 (57%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0
- Skjei – Pionk2:19
xG 0.11–0.20 (37%)attempts 3–4goals 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.
NYR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NYR is favoured, below it CBJ. 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 65% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NYR − CBJ), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).