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Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils

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Columbus Blue Jackets
▸5
New Jersey Devils
3
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Recap

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The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3. The Blue Jackets came back from two goals down. It was tied 3-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Blake Coleman's goal at 19:40 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 29% to 53%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 2.3 to 2.0; shots on goal were CBJ 28, NJD 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 21 of 24 (.875), 1.0 goals below expected; Cory Schneider stopped 23 of 28 (.821), 2.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Artemi Panarin (5 A), 2. Brian Boyle (1 G), 3. Alexander Wennberg (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CBJ
    A. Panarin5 A
  2. ★★
    NJD
    B. Boyle1 G
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    A. Wennberg1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ0939210528
NJDNJD2911005324

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    B. Boyle(5)
    J. Hayes (4), M. Wood (6)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    8:29
  2. NJD
    M. Johansson(4)
    S. Noesen (3)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.02win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    14:10

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    P. Dubois(5)
    A. Panarin (14)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    2:29
  2. CBJ
    L. Sedlak(3)
    A. Panarin (15)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +17 pts
    2-2
    5:44
  3. CBJ
    S. Harrington(1)
    A. Panarin (16), B. Jenner (6)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +21 pts
    3-2
    14:13
  4. NJD
    B. Coleman(3)
    B. Gibbons (5), S. Santini (6)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +23 pts
    3-3
    19:40

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    A. Wennberg(2)PPG
    A. Panarin (17), O. Bjorkstrand (11)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +21 pts
    4-3
    1:32
  2. CBJ
    Z. Werenski(9)
    A. Panarin (18), S. Jones (12)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +6 pts
    5-3
    15:02

Penalties

CBJ 8 PIM·NJD 4 PIM

2nd

  • 6:02CBJJack Johnson · Trippingdrawn by Drew Stafford2 min
  • 11:32CBJBrandon Dubinsky · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 0:20NJDAndy Greene · Trippingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 11:05CBJMarkus Hannikainen · High sticking double minordrawn by Nico Hischier4 min
  • 14:55NJDserved by S. Noesen · Too many men on the ice2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NJD goalCBJ goalFinal: NJD 0%

Biggest swing: Blake Coleman, 2nd 19:40 — NJD 29% → 53%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.19B. Boyle · Goal · xG 0.17T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.15M. Johansson · Missed · xG 0.13J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.12J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.12B. Coleman · On goal · xG 0.11M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.11D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.10B. Coleman · Goal · xG 0.10B. Gibbons · Missed · xG 0.08J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.08T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.07T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.07B. Boyle · On goal · xG 0.07S. Santini · Missed · xG 0.06J. Hayes · Missed · xG 0.06B. Boyle · Missed · xG 0.04T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.03M. Johansson · Goal · xG 0.02T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.02W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.02A. Greene · On goal · xG 0.02S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.01D. Stafford · On goal · xG 0.01M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.01A. Greene · Missed · xG 0.01D. Stafford · On goal · xG 0.01M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.01W. Butcher · Missed · xG 0.01W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.01S. Vatanen · On goal · xG 0.00A. Greene · On goal · xG 0.00S. Santini · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD3 G · 2.0 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsNJD
2.35 G
All situations
3 G2.0
1.64 G
Even strength
3 G1.6
0.41 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ55%45%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.27 – 2.02

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

CBJvsNJD
28
Shots on goal
24
56%
Faceoffs
44%
1/2
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
4
38
Hits
23
10
Blocked shots
9
4
Giveaways
10
11
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8Z. WerenskiD101+250.25110—26:42
3S. JonesD011+220.10120—24:25
7J. JohnsonD000-200.09112—22:57
58D. SavardD000-210.01410—20:52
9A. PanarinL055+420.40100—19:46
10A. WennbergC101030.322004719:40
77J. AndersonR000+220.1071010018:28
71N. FolignoL000-110.135005017:21
18P. DuboisC101+230.242103315:29
38B. JennerC011000.0441010014:44
28O. BjorkstrandR011-120.09100—13:55
17B. DubinskyC000-210.122026913:08
4S. HarringtonD101+110.08110—12:36
11M. CalvertL000-110.03100—12:25
65M. NutivaaraD000+100.00100—11:35
45L. SedlakC101+130.273107709:37
13C. AtkinsonR000-210.02100—09:36
37M. HannikainenL000000.0000410008:44
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
72S. Bobrovsky(W)24213.8752.02-0.9860:00

Season series

CBJ leads 3-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).