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Tue, Apr 26, 2022·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Tampa Bay Lightning 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 51% of the time.

TBL winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ180706121
TBL21211119432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:37TBLNikita KucherovAssists: Steven Stamkos, Nick Paul · Wrist, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P1 2:59CBJOliver BjorkstrandPPAssists: Jack Roslovic, Zach Werenski · Snap, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P1 16:47TBLSteven StamkosPPGWGAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman · Slap, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P2 7:29TBLSteven StamkosAssists: Nikita Kucherov · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–3
  5. P3 14:53TBLOndrej PalatAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos · Snap, 0.15 xG1–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 2:13TBLZach Bogosian: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 10:27TBLSteven Stamkos: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 15:46CBJVladislav Gavrikov: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 4:58TBLNikita Kucherov: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 0:53CBJCole Sillinger: 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
48% to win52% to win
← CBJ attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hagel won the faceoff against Roslovic
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJTBL
21Shots on goal32
2.5Expected goals2.5
63Shot attempts45
22Faceoffs won22
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
31Hits29
8Blocked shots25
1Giveaways5
9Takeaways11

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.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestVoracek – Nyquist – Roslovic13:28

    xG 0.90–0.25 (78%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0

  2. Bjorkstrand – Chinakhov – Sillinger12:46

    xG 0.37–0.27 (58%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  3. Gaunce – Meyer – Johnson9:30

    xG 0.09–0.36 (20%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  4. Danforth – Bemstrom – Robinson8:38

    xG 0.35–0.87 (29%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKukan – Bean10:33

    xG 0.32–0.15 (68%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  2. Werenski – Peeke5:36

    xG 0.25–0.11 (70%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Peeke – Bean2:19

    xG 0.10–0.02 (82%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestStamkos – Palat – Kucherov12:44

    xG 1.22–0.30 (80%)attempts 17–10goals 2–0

  2. Killorn – Cirelli – Hagel9:53

    xG 0.49–0.15 (77%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Paul – Point – Colton12:01

    xG 0.29–0.46 (39%)attempts 12–15goals 0–0

  4. Perry – Maroon – Bellemare9:17

    xG 0.00–0.27 (0%)attempts 0–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMcDonagh – Foote7:25

    xG 0.59–0.07 (90%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  2. Bogosian – Hedman4:11

    xG 0.15–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Hedman – Foote6:50

    xG 0.62–0.48 (56%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

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.

TBL 2.5 xGCBJ 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

TBL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line TBL is favoured, below it CBJ. Dots are goals.

Excitement 31/100 · #950 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.04 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 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 51% of the time.

TBL winsCBJ wins

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

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