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Thu, Jan 27, 2022·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

New York Rangers 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 71% of the time.

CBJ winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR2808120336
CBJ2521113519

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:29NYRArtemi PanarinAssists: Adam Fox, Ryan Lindgren · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P1 4:44NYRBarclay GoodrowAssists: Braden Schneider, Artemi Panarin · Tip-in, 0.12 xG2–0
  3. P1 5:49CBJGustav NyquistAssists: Patrik Laine, Boone Jenner · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P1 7:28CBJBoone JennerPPAssists: Zach Werenski, Oliver Bjorkstrand · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P2 6:18CBJSean KuralyAssists: Max Domi, Zach Werenski · Tip-in, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P2 12:27CBJBoone JennerGWGAssists: Patrik Laine · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–4
  7. P3 7:12NYRMika ZibanejadPPAssists: Artemi Panarin, Braden Schneider · Slap, 0.09 xG3–4
  8. P3 17:46CBJSean KuralyENAssists: Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.61 xG3–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 6:40NYRBarclay Goodrow: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 14:39NYRRyan Lindgren: Holding2 min
  3. P3 5:55CBJJake Bean: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P3 8:23CBJJake Bean: Interference2 min
  5. P3 18:19CBJGustav Nyquist: 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRCBJ
36Shots on goal19
3.2Expected goals2.0
56Shot attempts41
36Faceoffs won24
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
23Hits32
13Blocked shots9
3Giveaways2
1Takeaways5

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. bestStrome – Goodrow – Panarin13:59

    xG 1.35–0.51 (73%)attempts 18–9goals 2–1

  2. Reaves – Rooney – Barron2:59

    xG 0.22–0.01 (94%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Kreider – Zibanejad – Gauthier9:48

    xG 0.35–0.22 (61%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  4. Reaves – McKegg – Rooney6:12

    xG 0.34–0.27 (55%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestTrouba – Miller19:25

    xG 1.40–0.34 (80%)attempts 20–12goals 0–1

  2. Lindgren – Schneider4:47

    xG 0.39–0.01 (97%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Hajek – Schneider11:11

    xG 0.49–0.21 (70%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. Domi – Roslovic – Bemstrom8:21

    xG 0.23–0.23 (50%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  2. Kuraly – Robinson – Chinakhov10:26

    xG 0.19–0.36 (34%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

  3. Nyquist – Jenner – Laine14:04

    xG 0.56–1.02 (35%)attempts 15–13goals 2–0

  4. Voracek – Bjorkstrand – Sillinger11:41

    xG 0.20–0.81 (20%)attempts 4–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGavrikov – Peeke2:49

    xG 0.15–0.09 (61%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Werenski – Peeke14:15

    xG 0.23–0.62 (27%)attempts 9–15goals 1–1

  3. Bean – Boqvist11:00

    xG 0.21–0.65 (25%)attempts 4–8goals 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.

CBJ 2.0 xGNYR 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 77/100 · #351 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.42 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback 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 71% of the time.

CBJ winsNYR wins

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

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