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Tue, Apr 6, 2021·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 65% of the time.

CBJ winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL013011214238
CBJ11011228430

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:57CBJZac DalpeAssists: Max Domi, Seth Jones · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:03CBJJack RoslovicAssists: Cam Atkinson · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–2
  3. P3 6:08CBJMax DomiPPGWGAssists: Zach Werenski, Jack Roslovic · Wrist, 0.03 xG0–3
  4. P3 13:30CBJNick FolignoENAssists: Alexandre Texier · Wrist, 0.65 xG0–4
  5. P3 14:37TBLRoss ColtonAssists: Tyler Johnson, Patrick Maroon · Snap, 0.02 xG1–4
  6. P3 19:41TBLLuke SchennAssists: Ryan McDonagh, Patrick Maroon · Slap, 0.02 xG2–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 11:49CBJJoonas Korpisalo: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 16:00TBLAlex Killorn: Interference2 min
  3. P2 10:26TBLOndrej Palat: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 12:20CBJMax Domi: Too many men on the ice2 min
  5. P3 2:28TBLBarclay Goodrow: Holding2 min
  6. P3 5:49TBLMikhail Sergachev: Slashing2 min · PPG
  7. P3 7:49CBJBoone Jenner: Holding the stick2 min
  8. P3 10:17TBLTyler Johnson: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 15:06CBJSeth Jones: Cross checking2 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLCBJ
38Shots on goal30
3.2Expected goals2.3
63Shot attempts40
31Faceoffs won33
4Power plays5
10Penalty minutes8
19Hits24
5Blocked shots14
3Giveaways7
6Takeaways10

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestKillorn – Stamkos – Cirelli7:44

    xG 0.59–0.05 (92%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  2. Stamkos – Palat – Point3:45

    xG 0.33–0.05 (87%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Coleman – Goodrow – Gourde7:11

    xG 0.49–0.22 (69%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  4. Maroon – Joseph – Colton3:42

    xG 0.00–0.12 (0%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestThomas – Sergachev8:46

    xG 0.88–0.16 (85%)attempts 14–3goals 1–1

  2. McDonagh – Schenn11:04

    xG 0.38–0.07 (84%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  3. Hedman – Thomas2:40

    xG 0.29–0.04 (89%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestDalpe – Robinson – Foudy4:13

    xG 0.19–0.12 (62%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  2. Bjorkstrand – Laine – Texier9:13

    xG 0.15–0.25 (37%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Atkinson – Grigorenko – Roslovic8:14

    xG 0.16–0.61 (21%)attempts 6–11goals 1–1

  4. Foligno – Jenner – Domi8:25

    xG 0.15–0.61 (20%)attempts 4–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Del Zotto – Lehtonen11:43

    xG 0.37–0.44 (46%)attempts 13–10goals 1–1

  2. Jones – Werenski11:49

    xG 0.24–0.46 (34%)attempts 7–15goals 1–0

  3. Savard – Gavrikov14:27

    xG 0.63–0.93 (41%)attempts 8–19goals 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 2.3 xGTBL 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJTBL

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 TBL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 60/100 · #344 of 868 this seasonSwing 0.57 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 65% of the time.

CBJ winsTBL wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).