Tue, Jan 15, 2019·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
New Jersey Devils 1, Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 56% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 013 | 19 | 08 | 130 |
| CBJ | 39 | 112 | 013 | 434 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 0:45CBJCam AtkinsonAssists: Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tip-in, 0.12 xG0–1
- P1 2:28CBJBoone JennerGWGAssists: Josh Anderson · Wrist, 0.10 xG0–2
- P1 17:20CBJArtemi PanarinAssists: David Savard, Cam Atkinson · Tip-in, 0.10 xG0–3
- P2 1:45CBJPierre-Luc DuboisPPAssists: Zach Werenski, Artemi Panarin · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–4
- P2 18:24NJDBlake ColemanAssists: Mirco Mueller, Ben Lovejoy · Tip-in, 0.05 xG1–4
Penalties (5)
- P1 19:28CBJKevin Stenlund: Holding2 min
- P2 1:25NJDDamon Severson: Holding2 min · PPG
- P2 1:25NJDDamon Severson: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- P2 11:33CBJSeth Jones: Delaying game2 min
- P2 14:13NJDKyle Palmieri: Interference goalkeeper2 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 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Jenner
- 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.
New Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestBoyle – Pietila – Rooney7:46
xG 0.23–0.15 (61%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0
- Zajac – Palmieri – Coleman11:39
xG 0.41–0.33 (56%)attempts 13–12goals 1–1
- Stafford – Zacha – Seney11:50
xG 0.27–0.39 (41%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0
- Johansson – Bratt – Hischier12:36
xG 0.36–0.55 (40%)attempts 14–8goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestLovejoy – Mueller9:26
xG 0.44–0.24 (65%)attempts 13–4goals 1–0
- Vatanen – Butcher14:26
xG 0.44–0.33 (57%)attempts 10–9goals 0–1
- Greene – Lovejoy2:23
xG 0.05–0.09 (34%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestAtkinson – Panarin – Dubois13:46
xG 0.78–0.48 (62%)attempts 15–15goals 2–0
- Nash – Sedlak – Bjorkstrand10:34
xG 0.31–0.08 (80%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0
- Duclair – Wennberg – Stenlund9:15
xG 0.17–0.01 (93%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0
- Foligno – Jenner – Anderson11:03
xG 0.34–0.57 (37%)attempts 9–15goals 1–1
Defence pairs
- bestMurray – Nutivaara14:57
xG 0.56–0.26 (68%)attempts 11–11goals 1–1
- Savard – Harrington16:35
xG 0.48–0.30 (62%)attempts 14–14goals 1–0
- Jones – Werenski17:03
xG 0.65–0.67 (49%)attempts 20–18goals 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 NJD. 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, New Jersey Devils win this game 56% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CBJ − NJD), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).