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Thu, Apr 1, 2021·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 51% of the time.

TBL winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ011115112238
TBL11507212334

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:45TBLBrayden PointPPAssists: Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman · Wrist, 0.22 xG0–1
  2. P2 9:04CBJZach WerenskiAssists: Eric Robinson, Max Domi · Backhand, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P3 10:54CBJEric RobinsonAssists: Max Domi, Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–1
  4. P3 14:49TBLRoss ColtonAssists: Patrick Maroon, Mathieu Joseph · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P3 15:54TBLBrayden PointGWGAssists: Ondrej Palat, Tyler Johnson · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 13:59CBJAlexandre Texier: Holding2 min · PPG
  2. P1 14:58CBJMax Domi: Too many men on the ice2 min
  3. P2 3:35CBJNick Foligno: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 3:35TBLMathieu Joseph: Embellishment2 min
  5. P2 16:03TBLAlex Killorn: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 18:34CBJLiam Foudy: Tripping2 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jenner won the faceoff against Colton
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJTBL
38Shots on goal34
2.9Expected goals3.0
59Shot attempts52
24Faceoffs won23
1Power plays3
8Penalty minutes4
23Hits27
11Blocked shots12
0Giveaways2
0Takeaways2

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestDomi – Laine – Robinson9:31

    xG 0.94–0.31 (75%)attempts 13–10goals 2–0

  2. Foligno – Jenner – Texier13:16

    xG 0.63–0.40 (61%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  3. Atkinson – Bjorkstrand – Roslovic10:06

    xG 0.12–0.19 (38%)attempts 6–9goals 0–1

  4. Nash – Dalpe – Foudy5:58

    xG 0.07–0.28 (19%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Werenski18:46

    xG 1.03–0.67 (61%)attempts 17–14goals 1–1

  2. Kukan – Lehtonen10:38

    xG 0.75–0.62 (55%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  3. Savard – Gavrikov15:51

    xG 0.38–0.62 (38%)attempts 11–19goals 0–1

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestJohnson – Coleman – Goodrow6:15

    xG 0.30–0.05 (87%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  2. Coleman – Goodrow – Gourde4:11

    xG 0.43–0.22 (66%)attempts 7–4goals 0–1

  3. Palat – Gourde – Point7:23

    xG 0.21–0.15 (59%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  4. Johnson – Palat – Point4:06

    xG 0.09–0.09 (51%)attempts 4–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchenn – Sergachev2:02

    xG 0.41–0.02 (96%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Schenn – Hedman5:58

    xG 0.33–0.06 (84%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  3. Hedman – Sergachev9:17

    xG 0.34–0.22 (60%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

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.

TBL 3.0 xGCBJ 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 61/100 · #334 of 868 this seasonSwing 1.82 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 14% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +40 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 51% of the time.

TBL winsCBJ wins

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

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