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Sun, Oct 30, 2022·Prudential Center, Newark

Columbus Blue Jackets 1, New Jersey Devils 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 98% of the time.

NJD winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ051709121
NJD120311322753

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 17:10NJDFabian ZetterlundAssists: Nico Hischier · Slap, 0.13 xG0–1
  2. P2 3:22NJDNico HischierGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–2
  3. P2 3:55NJDRyan GravesAssists: Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–3
  4. P2 6:39CBJEgor ChinakhovAssists: Cole Sillinger, Kent Johnson · Snap, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P2 19:38NJDJohn MarinoUnassisted · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–4
  6. P3 3:46NJDJonas SiegenthalerPPAssists: Dawson Mercer, Erik Haula · Snap, 0.28 xG1–5
  7. P3 12:47NJDJesper BrattAssists: Jack Hughes, Tomas Tatar · Slap, 0.08 xG1–6
  8. P3 14:47NJDMiles WoodAssists: Nathan Bastian, Michael McLeod · Backhand, 0.07 xG1–7
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 6:26CBJDavid Jiricek: Interference2 min
  2. P1 12:07CBJJohnny Gaudreau: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 10:04NJDJohn Marino: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 19:18NJDNathan Bastian: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 19:18CBJElvis Merzlikins: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 2:02CBJBoone Jenner: Holding2 min · PPG
  7. P3 10:22NJDJohn Marino: 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
49% to win51% to win
← CBJ attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Roslovic won the faceoff against Hischier
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJNJD
21Shots on goal53
0.8Expected goals5.3
39Shot attempts93
29Faceoffs won36
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes6
27Hits13
21Blocked shots12
4Giveaways2
5Takeaways7

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. Voracek – Jenner – Laine3:29

    xG 0.06–0.07 (45%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

  2. Gaudreau – Jenner – Laine3:20

    xG 0.02–0.04 (31%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Nyquist – Gaudreau – Roslovic3:09

    xG 0.05–0.18 (23%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  4. Kuraly – Olivier – Foudy7:05

    xG 0.13–0.30 (30%)attempts 8–9goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Werenski2:08

    xG 0.10–0.04 (71%)attempts 1–1goals 1–0

  2. Gavrikov – Peeke4:26

    xG 0.17–0.13 (57%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Werenski – Jiricek4:33

    xG 0.13–0.17 (43%)attempts 2–5goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestTatar – Hischier – Zetterlund9:44

    xG 1.02–0.15 (87%)attempts 13–4goals 2–0

  2. Boqvist – Sharangovich – Mercer8:27

    xG 0.43–0.12 (78%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0

  3. Wood – Bastian – McLeod11:02

    xG 0.27–0.03 (90%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  4. Haula – Bratt – Hughes9:55

    xG 0.35–0.13 (73%)attempts 12–7goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamilton – Siegenthaler14:11

    xG 1.37–0.21 (87%)attempts 27–11goals 2–1

  2. Smith – Severson13:48

    xG 0.64–0.06 (91%)attempts 17–11goals 1–0

  3. Graves – Marino14:24

    xG 0.64–0.22 (75%)attempts 14–7goals 2–0

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.

NJD 5.3 xGCBJ 0.8 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 25/100 · #1059 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.81 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

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 98% of the time.

NJD winsCBJ wins

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

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