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Sat, Oct 19, 2019·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

New York Islanders 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 55% of the time.

CBJ winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI2120801212334
CBJ1611401600236

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:25NYIMathew BarzalUnassisted · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:07CBJSeth JonesAssists: Sonny Milano, Jakob Lilja · Snap, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P1 16:32NYIMichael Dal ColleAssists: Anthony Beauvillier, Brock Nelson · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P2 17:46CBJBoone JennerUnassisted · Wrist, 0.32 xG2–2
  5. OT 0:33NYIBrock NelsonGWGAssists: Nick Leddy, Anthony Beauvillier · Wrist, 0.22 xG3–2
Penalties (1)
  1. P2 3:55NYIScott Mayfield: 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
45% to win55% to win
← NYI attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Wennberg won the faceoff against Nelson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICBJ
34Shots on goal36
2.4Expected goals2.7
54Shot attempts80
22Faceoffs won38
0Power plays1
2Penalty minutes0
30Hits14
33Blocked shots9
6Giveaways12
7Takeaways6

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. bestClutterbuck – Martin – Bardreau5:15

    xG 0.19–0.02 (91%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Nelson – Beauvillier4:11

    xG 0.07–0.04 (65%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  3. Brassard – Bailey – Dal Colle2:37

    xG 0.04–0.02 (67%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Lee – Kuhnhackl – Barzal14:59

    xG 0.75–0.74 (51%)attempts 13–24goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoychuk – Leddy17:04

    xG 0.83–0.28 (75%)attempts 20–18goals 1–1

  2. Pelech – Pulock19:28

    xG 0.68–0.49 (58%)attempts 16–24goals 1–0

  3. Mayfield – Toews17:17

    xG 0.39–1.03 (27%)attempts 13–23goals 0–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestFoligno – Atkinson – Dubois5:55

    xG 0.83–0.06 (94%)attempts 14–3goals 0–0

  2. Jenner – Texier – Bemstrom9:52

    xG 0.86–0.57 (60%)attempts 14–11goals 1–1

  3. Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg8:59

    xG 0.30–0.20 (59%)attempts 14–4goals 0–1

  4. Nash – Milano – Lilja6:30

    xG 0.18–0.21 (46%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Werenski22:35

    xG 1.20–0.39 (75%)attempts 28–13goals 1–1

  2. Kukan – Nutivaara14:24

    xG 0.44–0.28 (61%)attempts 16–10goals 1–0

  3. Savard – Gavrikov18:47

    xG 0.87–1.07 (45%)attempts 28–25goals 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 2.7 xGNYI 2.4 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 48/100 · #601 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.52 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +26 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 55% 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).