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New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Recap

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The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Artemi Panarin's goal at 11:49 of the second period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 72% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 4.8 to 2.5; shots on goal were NJD 35, CBJ 50. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 81% of the time. Keith Kinkaid stopped 44 of 50 (.880), 1.2 goals below expected; Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 34 of 35 (.971), 1.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Sergei Bobrovsky (34 saves, .971), 2. Oliver Bjorkstrand (1 G, 1 A), 3. Artemi Panarin (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CBJ
    S. Bobrovsky34 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    O. Bjorkstrand1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    A. Panarin1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD011011113135
CBJCBJ118319213650

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    snapxG 0.15win prob +15 pts
    0-1
    17:30

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    backhandxG 0.21win prob +16 pts
    0-2
    11:49
  2. CBJ
    snapxG 0.04win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    13:09
  3. CBJ
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.14win prob +3 pts
    0-4
    14:58

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    snapxG 0.14
    0-5
    6:25
  2. CBJ
    snapxG 0.18
    0-6
    9:45
  3. NJD
    W. Butcher (28), T. Hall (35)
    deflectedxG 0.05
    1-6
    16:26

Penalties

NJD 12 PIM·CBJ 4 PIM

1st

  • 7:16NJDMiles Wood · Roughingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
  • 7:16CBJNick Foligno · Roughingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
  • 7:46NJDTaylor Hall · Holdingdrawn by Cam Atkinson2 min
  • 15:01CBJNick Foligno · Hookingdrawn by Jesper Bratt2 min
  • 19:31NJDJohn Moore · Interferencedrawn by Oliver Bjorkstrand2 min

2nd

  • 2:56NJDDrew Stafford · Trippingdrawn by Markus Hannikainen2 min

3rd

  • 2:24NJDAndy Greene · High stickingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min
  • 8:02NJDKyle Palmieri · Hookingdrawn by Zach Werenski2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CBJ goalNJD goalFinal: CBJ 100%

Biggest swing: Artemi Panarin, 2nd 11:49 — CBJ 72% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.23A. Panarin · Goal · xG 0.21A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.20A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.18P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.18M. Calvert · Goal · xG 0.18A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.17P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.16P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.15P. Dubois · Goal · xG 0.15O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.14O. Bjorkstrand · Goal · xG 0.14C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.14A. Wennberg · Missed · xG 0.14N. Foligno · Goal · xG 0.14C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.14O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.13S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.12J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.11N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.10N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.10A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.10J. Jokinen · Missed · xG 0.10C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.09M. Calvert · On goal · xG 0.09J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.08D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.07O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.07J. Jokinen · On goal · xG 0.07S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.07O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.06P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.06B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.06N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.05S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.05J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.05J. Anderson · Goal · xG 0.04P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.04B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.04O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.04A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.04O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.04B. Dubinsky · On goal · xG 0.03S. Harrington · On goal · xG 0.02N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02A. Panarin · Missed · xG 0.02D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.02C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.02D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.02J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.01D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.01J. Jokinen · On goal · xG 0.01D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.01M. Hannikainen · Missed · xG 0.01N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.01B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ6 G · 4.8 xG · 62 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsCBJ
2.51 G
All situations
6 G4.8
2.51 G
Even strength
5 G3.2
0.00 G
Power play
1 G1.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 119 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD19%81%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.44 – 4.67

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

NJDvsCBJ
35
Shots on goal
50
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/1
Power play
1/5
12
Penalty minutes
4
12
Hits
15
22
Blocked shots
18
0
Giveaways
0
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
45S. VatanenD000-130.05030—21:49
2J. MooreD000-350.12122—21:32
6A. GreeneD000-230.05042—20:48
12B. LovejoyD000000.03020—19:41
28D. SeversonD000-300.07010—19:37
9T. HallL011+130.40022—16:58
19T. ZajacC000-320.190006016:34
13N. HischierC000+130.151105616:21
8W. ButcherD011+110.07020—15:54
37P. ZachaC000010.131102315:39
63J. BrattL000010.18110—15:04
21K. PalmieriC101+120.231023313:59
40B. ColemanL000-110.05230—13:23
47J. QuennevilleC000-330.24200012:44
44M. WoodL000-110.01002—12:23
18D. StaffordR000-230.1400210012:20
11B. BoyleC000-200.102005812:01
23S. NoesenR000-330.25100—11:30
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1K. Kinkaid(L)50446.8804.80-1.2060:00

Season series

CBJ leads 3-1

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