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Thu, Apr 28, 2022·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 68% of the time.

CBJ winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL0611219227
CBJ19113313535

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:03CBJJakub VoracekAssists: Kent Johnson, Gabriel Carlsson · Slap, 0.15 xG0–1
  2. P2 10:15TBLNikita KucherovPPAssists: Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos · Snap, 0.07 xG1–1
  3. P2 10:47CBJCole SillingerAssists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Dean Kukan · Snap, 0.23 xG1–2
  4. P3 0:15CBJJack RoslovicPPGWGAssists: Gustav Nyquist, Jake Bean · Snap, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P3 9:05CBJOliver BjorkstrandUnassisted · Snap, 0.04 xG1–4
  6. P3 16:54TBLCorey PerryPPAssists: Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman · Tip-in, 0.14 xG2–4
  7. P3 18:09CBJAndrew PeekeENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.59 xG2–5
Penalties (13)
  1. P1 11:51CBJJack Roslovic: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 19:59TBLAlex Killorn: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 2:52CBJVladislav Gavrikov: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 10:05CBJGabriel Carlsson: High sticking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 11:43CBJJustin Danforth: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 0:00TBLPatrick Maroon: Slashing2 min · PPG
  7. P2 0:00TBLPatrick Maroon: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 0:00CBJElvis Merzlikins: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 1:52CBJVladislav Gavrikov: Hooking2 min
  10. P3 5:08TBLVictor Hedman: Interference2 min
  11. P3 6:35CBJCole Sillinger: Tripping2 min
  12. P3 11:42TBLSteven Stamkos: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 16:24CBJEgor Chinakhov: Hooking2 min · PPG

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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLCBJ
27Shots on goal35
3.0Expected goals4.1
49Shot attempts59
21Faceoffs won35
7Power plays4
10Penalty minutes16
14Hits9
8Blocked shots11
6Giveaways8
6Takeaways7

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestPerry – Maroon – Bellemare6:47

    xG 0.82–0.25 (77%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  2. Paul – Colton – Hagel2:03

    xG 0.01–0.03 (21%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Paul – Point – Colton4:44

    xG 0.08–0.16 (32%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  4. Killorn – Cirelli – Hagel3:07

    xG 0.11–0.29 (28%)attempts 3–2goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBogosian – Sergachev9:11

    xG 0.69–0.21 (77%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  2. Hedman – Cernak9:09

    xG 0.20–0.27 (43%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  3. McDonagh – Sergachev2:13

    xG 0.09–0.20 (31%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestBjorkstrand – Chinakhov – Sillinger8:36

    xG 0.76–0.25 (75%)attempts 13–3goals 2–0

  2. Voracek – Nyquist – Roslovic11:12

    xG 0.73–0.35 (68%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

  3. Danforth – Bemstrom – Robinson6:04

    xG 0.15–0.25 (37%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  4. Gaunce – Meyer – Johnson6:45

    xG 0.28–0.64 (30%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestKukan – Bean11:49

    xG 0.84–0.44 (66%)attempts 17–7goals 2–0

  2. Gavrikov – Peeke14:22

    xG 0.63–0.43 (59%)attempts 13–14goals 0–0

  3. Carlsson – Bayreuther9:51

    xG 0.60–0.67 (47%)attempts 12–6goals 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.

CBJ 4.1 xGTBL 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJTBL

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 TBL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 53/100 · #685 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.19 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 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, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 68% of the time.

CBJ winsTBL wins

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

-7
-6
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-1
0
+1
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+7

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