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Sat, Feb 10, 2024·Nationwide Arena, Columbus

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 60% of the time.

CBJ winsTBL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL113111213437
CBJ09014212235

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:40TBLNick PaulPPAssists: Brandon Hagel, Darren Raddysh · Snap, 0.26 xG1–0
  2. P2 0:49TBLAnthony CirelliAssists: Brandon Hagel, Nick Paul · Backhand, 0.14 xG2–0
  3. P3 0:23TBLSteven StamkosPPGWGAssists: Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov · Slap, 0.10 xG3–0
  4. P3 12:22CBJBoone JennerAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski · Wrist, 0.22 xG3–1
  5. P3 15:50CBJBoone JennerPPAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Kirill Marchenko · Wrist, 0.23 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:12TBLBrandon HagelENAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Anthony Cirelli · Snap, 0.66 xG4–2
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 13:32CBJKent Johnson: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  2. P2 5:22TBLErik Cernak: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 19:50CBJDamon Severson: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 19:50TBLDarren Raddysh: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 19:50CBJDamon Severson: Fighting5 min
  6. P3 3:05TBLVictor Hedman: Interference2 min
  7. P3 11:26TBLMichael Eyssimont: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 11:26TBLMichael Eyssimont: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 11:26CBJIvan Provorov: Cross checking2 min
  10. P3 11:26CBJIvan Provorov: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 14:39TBLTyler Motte: Slashing2 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.

TBL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TBLCBJ
37Shots on goal35
3.8Expected goals4.5
62Shot attempts71
29Faceoffs won24
3Power plays3
15Penalty minutes15
8Hits18
17Blocked shots14
1Giveaways4
4Takeaways6

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. bestMotte – Sheary – Eyssimont7:07

    xG 0.61–0.41 (60%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

  2. Paul – Cirelli – Hagel11:49

    xG 0.51–0.38 (57%)attempts 14–6goals 1–0

  3. Stamkos – Kucherov – Point15:48

    xG 0.89–1.25 (42%)attempts 22–21goals 0–1

  4. Glendening – Barré-Boulet – Chaffee7:16

    xG 0.04–0.40 (8%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFleury – Cernak16:28

    xG 0.77–0.55 (58%)attempts 18–10goals 1–0

  2. Hedman – Perbix2:35

    xG 0.14–0.06 (69%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Perbix – Lilleberg9:36

    xG 0.26–0.42 (38%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward lines

  1. bestGaudreau – Jenner – Chinakhov6:05

    xG 0.74–0.33 (69%)attempts 11–9goals 0–0

  2. Kuraly – Olivier – Danforth8:08

    xG 0.55–0.27 (67%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

  3. Danforth – Texier – Sillinger2:49

    xG 0.07–0.07 (48%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Marchenko – Voronkov – Johnson6:04

    xG 0.18–0.20 (47%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeverson – Provorov13:03

    xG 0.76–0.32 (70%)attempts 12–10goals 0–1

  2. Werenski – Boqvist16:12

    xG 1.12–1.32 (46%)attempts 19–22goals 0–0

  3. Gudbranson – Bean13:38

    xG 0.58–0.80 (42%)attempts 10–18goals 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 4.5 xGTBL 3.8 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

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 63/100 · #538 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.90 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
TBL 100%5050%50CBJ 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, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 60% of the time.

CBJ winsTBL wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).