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Sat, Nov 13, 2021·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

New York Rangers 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 57% of the time.

CBJ winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR19319113541
CBJ11217117336

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:59CBJJakub VoracekPPAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Cole Sillinger · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 17:29NYRArtemi PanarinAssists: Adam Fox, Ryan Strome · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:56CBJEric RobinsonAssists: Jake Bean, Zach Werenski · Snap, 0.05 xG1–2
  4. P2 7:39NYRChris KreiderAssists: Jacob Trouba · Tip-in, 0.01 xG2–2
  5. P2 8:15NYRArtemi PanarinAssists: Ryan Strome · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–2
  6. P2 8:42NYRJacob TroubaGWGAssists: Barclay Goodrow, Julien Gauthier · Wrist, 0.11 xG4–2
  7. P3 0:52NYRChris KreiderPPAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox · Wrist, 0.21 xG5–2
  8. P3 13:15CBJAlexandre TexierAssists: Vladislav Gavrikov, Gavin Bayreuther · Deflected, 0.14 xG5–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 1:14NYRK'Andre Miller: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 8:09NYRSammy Blais: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 11:47CBJEgor Chinakhov: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 19:25CBJBoone Jenner: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P3 1:57NYRKevin Rooney: Holding2 min
  6. P3 0:00NYRJacob Trouba: Closing hand on puck2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
48% to win52% to win
← NYR attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Strome won the faceoff against Jenner
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCBJ
41Shots on goal36
4.2Expected goals3.7
58Shot attempts63
29Faceoffs won26
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes4
28Hits10
12Blocked shots7
2Giveaways3
7Takeaways8

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 Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestReaves – Hunt – Rooney9:39

    xG 0.71–0.54 (57%)attempts 10–9goals 0–1

  2. Strome – Panarin – Kakko12:33

    xG 0.57–0.61 (48%)attempts 14–12goals 1–0

  3. Goodrow – Gauthier – Lafrenière9:05

    xG 0.34–0.48 (42%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

  4. Kreider – Zibanejad – Blais11:16

    xG 0.39–0.72 (35%)attempts 8–9goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. Nemeth – Lundkvist12:15

    xG 0.52–0.49 (51%)attempts 12–13goals 0–2

  2. Nemeth – Trouba2:18

    xG 0.00–0.13 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Trouba – Miller15:18

    xG 0.91–1.34 (40%)attempts 19–17goals 2–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestNyquist – Jenner – Bjorkstrand13:17

    xG 1.95–0.43 (82%)attempts 28–13goals 0–2

  2. Hofmann – Roslovic – Stenlund3:29

    xG 0.35–0.18 (65%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  3. Kuraly – Texier – Robinson13:07

    xG 0.43–0.54 (44%)attempts 10–14goals 2–1

  4. Voracek – Chinakhov – Sillinger10:37

    xG 0.14–0.50 (22%)attempts 5–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGavrikov – Bayreuther14:46

    xG 1.22–0.46 (73%)attempts 17–9goals 1–2

  2. Carlsson – Peeke11:29

    xG 0.75–0.55 (58%)attempts 13–13goals 0–1

  3. Werenski – Bean18:27

    xG 0.88–0.83 (51%)attempts 17–19goals 1–1

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 3.7 xGNYR 4.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 70/100 · #458 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.54 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +23 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 Rangers win this game 57% of the time.

CBJ winsNYR wins

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

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