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Tue, Mar 29, 2022·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

New York Islanders 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 71% of the time.

CBJ winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI21221403429
CBJ117112116345

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:20CBJVladislav GavrikovAssists: Patrik Laine, Andrew Peeke · Wrist, 0.22 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:47NYIBrock NelsonPPAssists: Anders Lee, Mathew Barzal · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P1 15:09NYIJosh BaileyAssists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–1
  4. P2 3:47NYIAnthony BeauvillierAssists: Brock Nelson, Anders Lee · Wrist, 0.05 xG3–1
  5. P2 9:10NYIZach PariseGWGAssists: Noah Dobson, Mathew Barzal · Tip-in, 0.08 xG4–1
  6. P2 13:32CBJVladislav GavrikovAssists: Jakub Voracek, Patrik Laine · Backhand, 0.05 xG4–2
  7. P3 4:30CBJOliver BjorkstrandUnassisted · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 4:56CBJSean Kuraly: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 8:13NYIKieffer Bellows: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 11:30CBJPatrik Laine: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P1 17:22NYICasey Cizikas: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 1:14CBJCole Sillinger: High sticking2 min
  6. P3 17:25NYIAnthony Beauvillier: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 19:38CBJPatrik Laine: Slashing2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICBJ
29Shots on goal45
2.3Expected goals3.6
45Shot attempts70
23Faceoffs won30
4Power plays3
6Penalty minutes8
17Hits20
14Blocked shots5
1Giveaways8
4Takeaways11

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 Islanders

Forward lines

  1. Martin – Cizikas – Bellows7:39

    xG 0.16–0.35 (32%)attempts 5–8goals 0–1

  2. Bailey – Palmieri – Pageau10:04

    xG 0.29–0.49 (37%)attempts 7–10goals 1–0

  3. Parise – Barzal – Wahlstrom10:07

    xG 0.33–0.53 (38%)attempts 8–21goals 1–0

  4. Lee – Nelson – Beauvillier12:12

    xG 0.49–0.69 (42%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Greene – Hutton10:45

    xG 0.28–0.32 (47%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

  2. Pelech – Pulock16:46

    xG 0.78–0.85 (48%)attempts 17–21goals 1–1

  3. Chara – Dobson16:57

    xG 0.63–0.96 (40%)attempts 13–21goals 2–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestKuraly – Danforth – Robinson7:39

    xG 0.49–0.24 (67%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  2. Nyquist – Bjorkstrand – Sillinger10:17

    xG 0.69–0.50 (58%)attempts 12–8goals 1–2

  3. Voracek – Roslovic – Laine15:06

    xG 0.69–0.54 (56%)attempts 16–14goals 2–0

  4. Gaunce – Bemstrom – Chinakhov4:52

    xG 0.17–0.07 (70%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKukan – Bean14:38

    xG 0.71–0.25 (74%)attempts 20–7goals 0–0

  2. Gavrikov – Peeke19:37

    xG 1.08–0.91 (54%)attempts 21–20goals 2–2

  3. Carlsson – Boqvist10:22

    xG 0.27–0.47 (36%)attempts 9–10goals 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 3.6 xGNYI 2.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 72/100 · #429 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.57 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 71% of the time.

CBJ winsNYI wins

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

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