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Thu, Feb 14, 2019·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

New York Islanders 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 54% of the time.

CBJ winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI11021007327
CBJ0130909031

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:06NYICasey CizikasGWGAssists: Cal Clutterbuck, Thomas Greiss · Backhand, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P2 5:50NYICasey CizikasAssists: Devon Toews, Josh Bailey · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P2 19:19NYIJosh BaileyAssists: Tom Kuhnhackl, Mathew Barzal · Backhand, 0.17 xG3–0
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 7:44CBJBoone Jenner: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 3:30CBJDavid Savard: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 13:19NYIJohnny Boychuk: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICBJ
27Shots on goal31
2.4Expected goals2.2
48Shot attempts65
23Faceoffs won31
2Power plays1
2Penalty minutes4
19Hits28
21Blocked shots12
2Giveaways9
7Takeaways7

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 Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestBailey – Kuhnhackl – Barzal11:28

    xG 0.47–0.17 (73%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas13:48

    xG 0.72–0.50 (59%)attempts 11–15goals 1–0

  3. Eberle – Lee – Nelson14:59

    xG 0.53–0.48 (52%)attempts 15–19goals 0–0

  4. Filppula – Komarov – Beauvillier9:19

    xG 0.19–0.25 (44%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPelech – Pulock16:12

    xG 0.61–0.45 (58%)attempts 12–16goals 0–0

  2. Mayfield – Toews16:27

    xG 0.48–0.37 (57%)attempts 15–16goals 0–0

  3. Boychuk – Leddy16:25

    xG 0.64–0.85 (43%)attempts 15–22goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestAtkinson – Wennberg – Panarin10:14

    xG 0.71–0.28 (72%)attempts 16–5goals 0–0

  2. Nash – Sedlak – Hannikainen6:04

    xG 0.25–0.14 (64%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Jenner – Anderson – Duclair3:03

    xG 0.08–0.03 (73%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  4. Atkinson – Panarin – Dubois4:16

    xG 0.22–0.30 (42%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSavard – Harrington5:33

    xG 0.32–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  2. Murray – Nutivaara5:01

    xG 0.22–0.03 (88%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

  3. Murray – Jones12:45

    xG 0.60–0.53 (53%)attempts 17–10goals 0–1

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 2.2 xGNYI 2.4 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 5/100 · #1180 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.61 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 54% of the time.

CBJ winsNYI wins

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

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