Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. The Lightning led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brayden Point's goal at 16:39 of the first period, which took the Lightning's chances from 68% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Lightning, 2.2 to 1.7; shots on goal were CBJ 31, TBL 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 60% of the time. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 15 of 19 (.789), 2.0 goals below expected; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 of 31 (1.000), 1.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Brayden Point (2 G, 1 A), 2. Andrei Vasilevskiy (31 saves, 1.000), 3. Mikhail Sergachev (2 A).
Three stars
- ★B. Point2 G, 1 A

- ★★A. Vasilevskiy31 saves, 1.000

- ★★★M. Sergachev2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals1st period
0-115:55
0-216:39
3rd period
0-36:05
0-48:53
Penalties
2nd
- 2:27
Anthony Duclair · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Andrei Vasilevskiy2 min
- 15:29
Tyler Johnson · Hookingdrawn by Markus Nutivaara2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Brayden Point, 1st 16:39 — 68% → 82%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.70 G
- All situations
- 4 G2.2
- 1.60 G
- Even strength
- 4 G1.9
- 0.10 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.2
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 74 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.66 – 2.16
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
- 31
- Shots on goal
- 22
- 42%
- Faceoffs
- 58%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 0/1
- 2
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 24
- Hits
- 23
- 8
- Blocked shots
- 22
- 4
- Giveaways
- 11
- 4
- Takeaways
- 7
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).






