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Tue, Mar 28, 2023·Madison Square Garden, New York

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, New York Rangers 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 77% of the time.

NYR winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ21201008230
NYR31711227636

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:23NYRFilip ChytilAssists: Alexis Lafrenière, K'Andre Miller · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P1 6:50NYRVladimir TarasenkoAssists: Braden Schneider, Ben Harpur · Tip-in, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P1 8:00NYRPatrick KaneGWGAssists: Vincent Trocheck, Chris Kreider · Snap, 0.07 xG0–3
  4. P1 11:45CBJKirill MarchenkoPPAssists: Jack Roslovic, Johnny Gaudreau · Wrist, 0.09 xG1–3
  5. P1 19:31CBJJohnny GaudreauAssists: Boone Jenner, Jake Christiansen · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–3
  6. P2 17:36NYRArtemi PanarinPPAssists: Adam Fox, Mika Zibanejad · Snap, 0.10 xG2–4
  7. P3 14:27NYRMika ZibanejadAssists: Artemi Panarin · Slap, 0.08 xG2–5
  8. P3 16:21NYRVincent TrocheckENAssists: Alexis Lafrenière, Adam Fox · Wrist, 0.60 xG2–6
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 11:18NYRChris Kreider: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 16:28CBJAdam Boqvist: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 5:23NYRVincent Trocheck: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 17:06CBJHunter McKown: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 19:09NYRArtemi Panarin: Holding2 min
  6. P3 2:43NYRChris Kreider: High sticking2 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 SOG0NYR
49% to win51% to win
← CBJ attackNYR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jenner won the faceoff against Zibanejad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJNYR
30Shots on goal36
2.8Expected goals4.7
51Shot attempts58
34Faceoffs won24
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
15Hits16
11Blocked shots10
7Giveaways21
7Takeaways12

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. bestGaudreau – Jenner – Marchenko10:41

    xG 1.11–0.16 (87%)attempts 13–4goals 1–1

  2. Bemstrom – Foudy – McKown7:44

    xG 0.10–0.31 (24%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

  3. Roslovic – Pederson – Johnson12:16

    xG 0.64–0.90 (41%)attempts 9–18goals 0–0

  4. Kuraly – Fix-Wolansky – Robinson10:29

    xG 0.15–1.17 (11%)attempts 6–15goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Boqvist – Christiansen16:44

    xG 0.96–0.94 (51%)attempts 14–18goals 1–1

  2. Peeke – Berni13:49

    xG 0.63–1.11 (36%)attempts 10–17goals 0–2

  3. Bayreuther – Sweezey14:48

    xG 0.24–0.87 (22%)attempts 9–14goals 0–1

New York Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestChytil – Kakko – Lafrenière10:50

    xG 1.08–0.24 (82%)attempts 12–4goals 1–0

  2. Goodrow – Vesey – Motte9:45

    xG 0.78–0.47 (62%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  3. Kane – Kreider – Trocheck11:03

    xG 0.62–0.55 (53%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

  4. Tarasenko – Zibanejad – Panarin13:33

    xG 0.33–0.91 (27%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHarpur – Schneider13:05

    xG 1.04–0.33 (76%)attempts 13–8goals 2–0

  2. Mikkola – Fox14:30

    xG 0.63–0.60 (51%)attempts 13–12goals 0–0

  3. Trouba – Miller17:10

    xG 1.01–1.13 (47%)attempts 18–13goals 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.

NYR 4.7 xGCBJ 2.8 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYRCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 69/100 · #475 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.06 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50NYR 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, New York Rangers win this game 77% of the time.

NYR winsCBJ wins

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

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