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Fri, Mar 24, 2023·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

New York Islanders 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 5 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 52% of the time.

CBJ winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI1711721400438
CBJ084801011527

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 13:37NYIZach PariseAssists: Hudson Fasching · Snap, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:58CBJJohnny GaudreauPPAssists: Jack Roslovic, Boone Jenner · Snap, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 5:30NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Kyle Palmieri · Snap, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P2 8:59CBJLiam FoudyAssists: Jack Roslovic · Snap, 0.21 xG2–2
  5. P2 17:06CBJKent JohnsonUnassisted · Cradle, 0.00 xG2–3
  6. P2 17:46CBJEric RobinsonAssists: Emil Bemstrom, Hunter McKown · Bat, 0.28 xG2–4
  7. P3 3:34NYIKyle PalmieriAssists: Adam Pelech, Scott Mayfield · Deflected, 0.12 xG3–4
  8. P3 8:00NYIBrock NelsonPPAssists: Bo Horvat, Noah Dobson · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–4
  9. OT 0:40CBJBoone JennerPPGWGAssists: Adam Boqvist, Johnny Gaudreau · Tip-in, 0.20 xG4–5
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 6:41NYIAdam Pelech: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 0:00NYIKyle Palmieri: Interference2 min
  3. P2 3:42NYIZach Parise: Tripping2 min · PPG
  4. P3 7:52CBJEmil Bemstrom: Holding2 min · PPG
  5. P3 19:31NYIAnders Lee: High sticking2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
49% to win51% to win
← NYI attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nelson won the faceoff against Jenner
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYICBJ
38Shots on goal27
3.3Expected goals3.2
76Shot attempts58
28Faceoffs won24
1Power plays4
8Penalty minutes2
27Hits22
15Blocked shots17
1Giveaways4
8Takeaways4

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestPalmieri – Nelson – Engvall13:52

    xG 1.54–0.63 (71%)attempts 27–7goals 2–1

  2. Lee – Horvat – Holmstrom10:11

    xG 0.48–0.09 (85%)attempts 15–7goals 0–1

  3. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas7:11

    xG 0.34–0.18 (65%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  4. Parise – Pageau – Fasching9:33

    xG 0.49–0.61 (45%)attempts 11–9goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Pelech17:44

    xG 1.42–0.52 (73%)attempts 25–11goals 1–1

  2. Pulock – Romanov16:15

    xG 0.94–0.37 (72%)attempts 20–17goals 1–1

  3. Dobson – Bolduc11:59

    xG 0.59–0.86 (41%)attempts 21–8goals 1–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestRoslovic – Foudy – Johnson10:25

    xG 1.01–0.57 (64%)attempts 20–14goals 2–0

  2. Bemstrom – Robinson – McKown2:08

    xG 0.50–0.08 (86%)attempts 3–3goals 1–0

  3. Kuraly – Robinson – Foudy3:01

    xG 0.12–0.10 (54%)attempts 1–5goals 0–1

  4. Pederson – Bemstrom – McKown3:37

    xG 0.05–0.07 (42%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBayreuther – Blankenburg7:43

    xG 0.76–0.53 (59%)attempts 12–10goals 0–2

  2. Boqvist – Blankenburg2:05

    xG 0.20–0.03 (87%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  3. Bayreuther – Berni2:07

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

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 3.2 xGNYI 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 95/100 · #93 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.37 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +27 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 52% of the time.

CBJ winsNYI wins

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

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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).