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Sun, Jan 13, 2019·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

New York Rangers 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 74% of the time.

CBJ winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR2719211527
CBJ21931229740

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 4:34NYRRyan StromeAssists: Filip Chytil, Jesper Fast · Snap, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P1 5:08CBJArtemi PanarinAssists: Cam Atkinson, Pierre-Luc Dubois · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–1
  3. P1 8:55CBJAnthony DuclairAssists: Markus Nutivaara, Ryan Murray · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–2
  4. P1 17:56NYRChris KreiderAssists: Boo Nieves, Alexandar Georgiev · Backhand, 0.14 xG2–2
  5. P2 14:00CBJCam AtkinsonAssists: Zach Werenski · Tip-in, 0.08 xG2–3
  6. P2 17:49CBJLukas SedlakAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Riley Nash · Snap, 0.14 xG2–4
  7. P2 18:58NYRMats ZuccarelloAssists: Mika Zibanejad · Snap, 0.03 xG3–4
  8. P2 19:58CBJNick FolignoAssists: Ryan Murray, Josh Anderson · Tip-in, 0.09 xG3–5
  9. P3 5:29CBJDavid SavardGWGAssists: Artemi Panarin · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–6
  10. P3 15:00NYRMats ZuccarelloAssists: Kevin Shattenkirk · Backhand, 0.11 xG4–6
  11. P3 16:48NYRJimmy VeseyAssists: Brett Howden, Brendan Smith · Wrist, 0.26 xG5–6
  12. P3 18:14CBJNick FolignoUnassisted · Wrist, 0.12 xG5–7
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 5:38NYRNeal Pionk: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 13:15NYRRyan Strome: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 17:12NYRJesper Fast: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 17:36CBJNick Foligno: Interference2 min
  5. P2 6:56NYRMarc Staal: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 9:01NYRKevin Shattenkirk: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P2 10:53CBJJosh Anderson: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 11:44CBJBoone Jenner: Delaying game smothering puck2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
46% to win54% to win
← NYR attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jenner won the faceoff against Zibanejad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCBJ
27Shots on goal40
2.4Expected goals4.0
50Shot attempts69
21Faceoffs won47
3Power plays5
10Penalty minutes6
17Hits9
15Blocked shots12
5Giveaways4
4Takeaways3

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.

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestKreider – Zuccarello – Zibanejad11:56

    xG 0.47–0.41 (53%)attempts 13–9goals 2–1

  2. Fast – Strome – Chytil10:21

    xG 0.42–0.46 (48%)attempts 10–15goals 1–1

  3. Namestnikov – Vesey – Nieves7:28

    xG 0.07–0.29 (20%)attempts 3–8goals 0–1

  4. McLeod – Buchnevich – Howden5:36

    xG 0.14–0.45 (24%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestShattenkirk – Smith11:53

    xG 1.01–0.84 (55%)attempts 14–13goals 3–3

  2. Staal – DeAngelo12:32

    xG 0.29–0.38 (43%)attempts 12–10goals 1–1

  3. Skjei – DeAngelo2:11

    xG 0.04–0.14 (21%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestAtkinson – Panarin – Dubois14:15

    xG 1.04–0.23 (82%)attempts 23–8goals 3–0

  2. Nash – Sedlak – Bjorkstrand5:20

    xG 0.56–0.15 (79%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  3. Duclair – Wennberg – Stenlund8:17

    xG 0.04–0.09 (32%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  4. Foligno – Jenner – Anderson9:51

    xG 0.46–1.08 (30%)attempts 9–15goals 2–4

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Werenski15:10

    xG 1.53–0.80 (66%)attempts 28–14goals 2–1

  2. Murray – Nutivaara10:51

    xG 0.55–0.34 (62%)attempts 15–11goals 2–2

  3. Savard – Harrington12:09

    xG 0.35–0.36 (49%)attempts 6–11goals 2–1

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.

CBJ 4.0 xGNYR 2.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJNYR

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 92/100 · #116 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.85 · 12 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 36% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 74% of the time.

CBJ winsNYR wins

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

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