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Wed, Dec 27, 2023·Prudential Center, Newark

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, New Jersey Devils 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 65% of the time.

NJD winsCBJ wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
CBJ191811101329
NJD1801021512435

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:39CBJJake BeanAssists: Brendan Gaunce, Alexandre Texier · Snap, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:55NJDOndrej PalatAssists: Erik Haula, Dawson Mercer · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 8:28CBJJustin DanforthAssists: David Jiricek, Adam Fantilli · Tip-in, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P3 15:51NJDDawson MercerAssists: Simon Nemec · Slap, 0.07 xG2–2
  5. P3 17:34CBJEgor ChinakhovUnassisted · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–2
  6. P3 18:35NJDLuke HughesAssists: Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. OT 2:12NJDTimo MeierGWGUnassisted · Wrist, 0.23 xG3–4
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 7:46NJDOndrej Palat: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 16:24CBJCole Sillinger: Interference2 min
  3. P2 19:56NJDMichael McLeod: High sticking2 min
  4. P3 0:54CBJEgor Chinakhov: High sticking2 min
  5. P3 3:07NJDLuke Hughes: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 13:12CBJBrendan Gaunce: Tripping2 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
46% to win54% to win
← CBJ attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00McLeod won the faceoff against Voronkov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CBJNJD
29Shots on goal35
3.1Expected goals4.0
64Shot attempts72
28Faceoffs won30
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
25Hits19
23Blocked shots21
3Giveaways7
7Takeaways9

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. bestGaunce – Olivier – Texier8:15

    xG 0.43–0.15 (74%)attempts 12–11goals 1–0

  2. Marchenko – Voronkov – Chinakhov9:10

    xG 0.43–0.37 (53%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  3. Bemstrom – Johnson – Sillinger10:55

    xG 0.24–0.57 (29%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  4. Gaudreau – Danforth – Fantilli10:44

    xG 0.32–0.81 (28%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGudbranson – Jiricek3:38

    xG 0.28–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  2. Gudbranson – Provorov3:02

    xG 0.16–0.01 (92%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Severson – Provorov12:35

    xG 0.26–0.26 (51%)attempts 11–11goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestMeier – McLeod – Mercer11:18

    xG 0.86–0.27 (76%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  2. Palat – Hischier – Holtz6:49

    xG 0.38–0.01 (96%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Toffoli – Bratt – Hughes11:51

    xG 0.83–0.52 (62%)attempts 20–10goals 0–1

  4. Haula – Palat – Hischier2:41

    xG 0.28–0.01 (96%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMarino – Hughes13:31

    xG 0.79–0.30 (72%)attempts 14–8goals 0–0

  2. Miller – Bahl8:30

    xG 0.39–0.02 (96%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  3. Siegenthaler – Nemec14:41

    xG 0.92–0.82 (53%)attempts 17–22goals 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.

NJD 4.0 xGCBJ 3.1 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDCBJ

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 95/100 · #79 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.97 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 5% (winner's lowest chance)
CBJ 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +48 pts

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 65% of the time.

NJD winsCBJ wins

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

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