Tue, Feb 14, 2023·Nationwide Arena, Columbus
New Jersey Devils 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 62% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 18 | 112 | 112 | 332 |
| CBJ | 112 | 17 | 014 | 233 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 10:46NJDYegor SharangovichAssists: Fabian Zetterlund, Erik Haula · Wrist, 0.07 xG1–0
- P1 19:58CBJJohnny GaudreauPPAssists: Patrik Laine, Adam Boqvist · Snap, 0.37 xG1–1
- P2 0:07NJDJesper BrattAssists: John Marino, Ryan Graves · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–1
- P2 4:41CBJAdam BoqvistAssists: Boone Jenner, Gavin Bayreuther · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–2
- P3 19:58NJDRyan GravesGWGAssists: Michael McLeod, Ondrej Palat · Snap, 0.32 xG3–2
Penalties (5)
- P1 6:17CBJGavin Bayreuther: Interference2 min
- P1 18:13NJDErik Haula: Tripping2 min · PPG
- P2 8:39CBJPatrik Laine: High sticking2 min
- P2 14:17NJDTomas Tatar: Hooking2 min
- P3 8:11NJDYegor Sharangovich: Hooking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00McLeod won the faceoff against Kuraly
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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 Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestHaula – Zetterlund – Sharangovich12:19
xG 0.96–0.45 (68%)attempts 20–12goals 1–0
- Palat – Bratt – Hischier6:37
xG 0.46–0.02 (95%)attempts 10–2goals 1–0
- Tatar – Bratt – Hischier4:33
xG 0.37–0.28 (57%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0
- Tatar – Boqvist – Mercer6:20
xG 0.15–0.15 (49%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestGraves – Marino15:58
xG 1.38–0.31 (82%)attempts 29–8goals 2–0
- Hamilton – Siegenthaler15:14
xG 0.71–0.39 (65%)attempts 20–16goals 0–0
- Severson – Bahl11:28
xG 0.40–0.40 (50%)attempts 15–12goals 0–0
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forward lines
- bestKuraly – Olivier – Robinson8:32
xG 0.32–0.25 (56%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0
- Roslovic – Bemstrom – Foudy8:44
xG 0.19–0.24 (45%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0
- Laine – Johnson – Sillinger10:33
xG 0.27–0.48 (36%)attempts 8–13goals 0–1
- Gaudreau – Jenner – Marchenko14:56
xG 0.48–1.16 (29%)attempts 13–23goals 1–2
Defence pairs
- Bayreuther – Boqvist12:47
xG 0.49–0.46 (52%)attempts 13–16goals 1–0
- Gudbranson – Blankenburg2:00
xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0
- Peeke – Blankenburg10:52
xG 0.41–0.71 (37%)attempts 12–20goals 0–1
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
CBJ's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CBJ is favoured, below it NJD. Dots are goals.
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 62% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CBJ − NJD), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).