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Thu, Nov 2, 2023·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 52% of the time.

CBJ winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL01121206229
CBJ11105312428

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:29CBJKirill MarchenkoAssists: Dmitri Voronkov, Cole Sillinger · Snap, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:53TBLSteven StamkosUnassisted · Snap, 0.09 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:42TBLConor ShearyAssists: Steven Stamkos, Erik Cernak · Snap, 0.32 xG2–1
  4. P3 6:41CBJBoone JennerAssists: Zach Werenski, Damon Severson · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P3 9:24CBJErik GudbransonGWGAssists: Emil Bemstrom, Adam Fantilli · Slap, 0.02 xG2–3
  6. P3 17:49CBJJohnny GaudreauENAssists: Ivan Provorov, Boone Jenner · Wrist, 0.70 xG2–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 18:42CBJSean Kuraly: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 7:09CBJDamon Severson: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 10:18CBJBoone Jenner: Embellishment2 min
  4. P2 10:18TBLWaltteri Merela: Interference2 min
  5. P2 13:24CBJJack Roslovic: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 18:10TBLCalvin de Haan: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 3:46TBLTanner Jeannot: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 12:52TBLBrandon Hagel: Holding2 min
  9. P3 19:05TBLVictor Hedman: Holding2 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CBJ
46% to win54% to win
← TBL attackCBJ attack →
  1. P1 20:00Kuraly won the faceoff against Cirelli
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLCBJ
29Shots on goal28
3.3Expected goals3.3
72Shot attempts63
36Faceoffs won30
3Power plays4
10Penalty minutes8
17Hits12
17Blocked shots22
3Giveaways4
6Takeaways6

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestStamkos – Paul – Sheary10:25

    xG 0.66–0.18 (78%)attempts 16–12goals 2–0

  2. Cirelli – Hagel – Jeannot8:16

    xG 0.34–0.21 (63%)attempts 11–5goals 0–1

  3. Glendening – Eyssimont – Merela5:57

    xG 0.16–0.40 (29%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  4. Kucherov – Point – Barré-Boulet8:15

    xG 0.25–0.59 (30%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestde Haan – Raddysh11:39

    xG 0.38–0.05 (88%)attempts 17–7goals 0–0

  2. Raddysh – Sergachev2:54

    xG 0.30–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Hedman – Cernak10:54

    xG 0.71–0.83 (46%)attempts 13–19goals 1–1

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestMarchenko – Voronkov – Sillinger8:30

    xG 0.79–0.01 (99%)attempts 14–3goals 1–0

  2. Kuraly – Danforth – Texier9:02

    xG 0.37–0.22 (62%)attempts 10–14goals 0–0

  3. Gaudreau – Jenner – Roslovic12:08

    xG 0.33–0.58 (36%)attempts 11–15goals 1–0

  4. Bemstrom – Johnson – Fantilli6:13

    xG 0.21–0.72 (22%)attempts 6–12goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeverson – Werenski14:12

    xG 0.89–0.27 (77%)attempts 20–10goals 1–0

  2. Gudbranson – Bean7:49

    xG 0.64–0.33 (66%)attempts 17–14goals 2–0

  3. Gudbranson – Provorov4:28

    xG 0.00–0.14 (0%)attempts 2–8goals 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 3.3 xGTBL 3.3 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CBJTBL

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 TBL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 59/100 · #580 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.79 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 23% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50CBJ 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 52% of the time.

CBJ winsTBL wins

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

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