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Tue, Jan 10, 2023·Amalie Arena, Tampa

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Tampa Bay Lightning win this game 65% of the time.

TBL winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ0617211324
TBL221112313646

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:40TBLNikita KucherovAssists: Erik Cernak, Brandon Hagel · Tip-in, 0.15 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:05TBLNick PaulPPAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman · Tip-in, 0.11 xG0–2
  3. P2 7:04CBJGavin BayreutherAssists: Jack Roslovic, Patrik Laine · Slap, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 10:25TBLVladislav NamestnikovAssists: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare · Backhand, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P3 4:35CBJTim BerniAssists: Patrik Laine, Adam Boqvist · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–3
  6. P3 6:33TBLNikita KucherovPPGWGAssists: Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos · Slap, 0.07 xG2–4
  7. P3 12:22TBLBrayden PointPPAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos · Backhand, 0.11 xG2–5
  8. P3 13:48TBLRoss ColtonAssists: Patrick Maroon, Nick Paul · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–6
  9. P3 16:34CBJKirill MarchenkoUnassisted · Wrist, 0.13 xG3–6
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 7:40CBJMarcus Bjork: Hooking2 min · PPG
  2. P1 10:55CBJCarson Meyer: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 10:55TBLMikhail Sergachev: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 1:40TBLVictor Hedman: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 1:11CBJTim Berni: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 6:22CBJElvis Merzlikins: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  7. P3 11:22CBJJohnny Gaudreau: 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.

CBJ00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
49% to win51% to win
← CBJ attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kuraly won the faceoff against Bellemare
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJTBL
24Shots on goal46
2.7Expected goals3.7
58Shot attempts68
17Faceoffs won34
1Power plays4
10Penalty minutes4
41Hits25
13Blocked shots16
3Giveaways10
5Takeaways9

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. bestBemstrom – Marchenko – Sillinger3:57

    xG 0.50–0.01 (98%)attempts 11–2goals 0–0

  2. Nyquist – Roslovic – Laine10:54

    xG 0.81–0.80 (50%)attempts 11–16goals 1–2

  3. Kuraly – Olivier – Foudy10:56

    xG 0.63–0.80 (44%)attempts 15–12goals 0–0

  4. Gaudreau – Bemstrom – Johnson9:55

    xG 0.15–0.37 (28%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPeeke – Bayreuther2:14

    xG 0.18–0.08 (68%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Bayreuther – Boqvist11:53

    xG 0.61–0.67 (48%)attempts 12–13goals 1–2

  3. Peeke – Bjork13:03

    xG 0.33–0.48 (41%)attempts 9–14goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestMaroon – Paul – Colton9:03

    xG 0.84–0.31 (73%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0

  2. Killorn – Stamkos – Cirelli10:33

    xG 0.32–0.35 (48%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  3. Perry – Namestnikov – Bellemare9:11

    xG 0.42–0.48 (47%)attempts 10–11goals 1–0

  4. Kucherov – Point – Hagel9:40

    xG 0.93–1.12 (45%)attempts 13–13goals 1–3

Defence pairs

  1. bestHedman – Sergachev3:59

    xG 0.87–0.05 (94%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  2. Cole – Cernak12:58

    xG 0.87–0.23 (79%)attempts 15–9goals 2–1

  3. Sergachev – Perbix13:36

    xG 0.59–0.64 (48%)attempts 17–12goals 0–1

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.

TBL 3.7 xGCBJ 2.7 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 66/100 · #508 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.14 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +18 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 65% 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).