Sat, Jan 8, 2022·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
New Jersey Devils 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Three stars
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 61% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 26 | 113 | 011 | 330 |
| CBJ | 211 | 112 | 111 | 434 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 2:01CBJOliver BjorkstrandPPAssists: Jakub Voracek, Patrik Laine · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–1
- P1 4:03CBJBoone JennerAssists: Gustav Nyquist, Adam Boqvist · Backhand, 0.02 xG0–2
- P1 14:41NJDNico HischierAssists: Damon Severson, Jimmy Vesey · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–2
- P1 19:40NJDJimmy VeseyAssists: Dawson Mercer · Wrist, 0.10 xG2–2
- P2 9:31CBJEgor ChinakhovAssists: Eric Robinson, Sean Kuraly · Backhand, 0.09 xG2–3
- P2 13:32NJDMarián StudenicAssists: Jesper Boqvist, Ryan Graves · Wrist, 0.25 xG3–3
- P3 5:00CBJOliver BjorkstrandGWGAssists: Jakub Voracek, Adam Boqvist · Slap, 0.06 xG3–4
Penalties (6)
- P1 0:42NJDDamon Severson: Holding the stick2 min · PPG
- P1 4:36CBJVladislav Gavrikov: Holding2 min
- P2 10:49CBJJoonas Korpisalo: Tripping2 min
- P2 18:44CBJMax Domi: Hooking2 min
- P3 6:36NJDMichael McLeod: High sticking2 min
- P3 9:56NJDP.K. Subban: 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Roslovic won the faceoff against Hischier
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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 Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- Greer – McLeod – Boqvist2:29
xG 0.03–0.09 (25%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0
- Greer – McLeod – Studenic4:07
xG 0.29–0.38 (43%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0
- Tatar – Hughes – Mercer11:48
xG 0.40–0.49 (45%)attempts 8–11goals 0–1
- Vesey – Kuokkanen – Hischier11:10
xG 0.28–0.50 (36%)attempts 8–9goals 1–1
Defence pairs
- bestSubban – Graves13:00
xG 0.98–0.66 (59%)attempts 17–14goals 0–0
- Severson – Siegenthaler14:27
xG 0.44–0.53 (46%)attempts 12–14goals 1–2
- White – Smith3:13
xG 0.03–0.19 (14%)attempts 1–4goals 0–1
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestKuraly – Robinson – Chinakhov6:39
xG 0.28–0.17 (62%)attempts 6–4goals 1–1
- Domi – Bemstrom – Sillinger5:49
xG 0.31–0.21 (60%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1
- Voracek – Bjorkstrand – Sillinger4:32
xG 0.18–0.11 (61%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0
- Voracek – Bjorkstrand – Roslovic7:16
xG 0.14–0.20 (40%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestWerenski – Boqvist14:31
xG 0.68–0.18 (79%)attempts 17–8goals 1–0
- Kukan – Peeke7:39
xG 0.34–0.08 (81%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0
- Gavrikov – Peeke2:34
xG 0.00–0.18 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
CBJ's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CBJ is favoured, below it NJD. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 61% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CBJ − NJD), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).