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Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Tampa Bay Lightning
▸5
Columbus Blue Jackets
1
FinalTV NBCSN, SN·Nationwide Arena

Recap

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The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. The Lightning led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nikita Kucherov's goal at 14:24 of the first period, which took the Lightning's chances from 60% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 2.3 to 1.6; shots on goal were TBL 20, CBJ 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 39 of 40 (.975), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Joonas Korpisalo stopped 15 of 20 (.750), 3.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Nikita Kucherov (2 G, 3 A), 2. Andrei Vasilevskiy (39 saves, .975), 3. Brayden Point (2 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    TBL
    N. Kucherov2 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    TBL
    A. Vasilevskiy39 saves, .975
  3. ★★★
    TBL
    B. Point2 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
TBLTBL261826520
CBJCBJ02009111140

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. TBL
    N. Kucherov(28)
    Y. Gourde (20), M. Sergachev (17)
    backhandxG 0.16win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    11:18
  2. TBL
    N. Kucherov(29)
    B. Coburn (12)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    14:24

2nd period

  1. TBL
    S. Stamkos(33)PPG
    N. Kucherov (68), B. Point (43)
    slapxG 0.09win prob +6 pts
    3-0
    19:31

3rd period

  1. TBL
    B. Point(34)PPG
    N. Kucherov (69), M. Sergachev (18)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +2 pts
    4-0
    0:12
  2. TBL
    B. Point(35)
    N. Kucherov (70), R. McDonagh (25)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +1 pts
    5-0
    0:46
  3. CBJ
    L. Sedlak(4)
    R. Nash (7), S. Harrington (14)
    backhandxG 0.15
    5-1
    18:15

Penalties

TBL 10 PIM·CBJ 8 PIM

1st

  • 2:02CBJJosh Anderson · Interferencedrawn by Tyler Johnson2 min
  • 17:48TBLAlex Killorn · Slashingdrawn by Alexander Wennberg2 min

2nd

  • 12:19TBLCedric Paquette · Holdingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
  • 18:19CBJJosh Anderson · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Andrei Vasilevskiy2 min
  • 19:27CBJserved by E. Robinson · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 7:30CBJPierre-Luc Dubois · Roughingdrawn by Mathieu Joseph2 min
  • 7:30TBLMathieu Joseph · Roughingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 13:09TBLNikita Kucherov · High sticking double minordrawn by Seth Jones4 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nikita Kucherov, 1st 14:24 — TBL 60% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.28O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.16L. Sedlak · Goal · xG 0.15J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.15S. Harrington · Missed · xG 0.11E. Robinson · On goal · xG 0.11E. Robinson · On goal · xG 0.10M. Nutivaara · On goal · xG 0.10R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.09E. Robinson · Missed · xG 0.07C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.07E. Robinson · Missed · xG 0.06C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.06K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.05N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.05S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.04S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.04P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.04K. Sherwood · On goal · xG 0.04P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.04J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.03E. Robinson · On goal · xG 0.03D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.03B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.03R. Murray · On goal · xG 0.03J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.03S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.02A. Wennberg · On goal · xG 0.02D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.02P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.02D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.02C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.02B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.02B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01A. Panarin · On goal · xG 0.01N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.01C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.01C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.01C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.01D. Savard · Missed · xG 0.01S. Harrington · On goal · xG 0.01R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.01
CBJ1 G · 2.3 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

TBLvsCBJ
1.65 G
All situations
1 G2.3
1.33 G
Even strength
1 G2.2
0.32 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 70 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
TBL36%64%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.56 – 2.28

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

TBLvsCBJ
20
Shots on goal
40
51%
Faceoffs
49%
2/3
Power play
0/4
10
Penalty minutes
8
21
Hits
15
11
Blocked shots
8
5
Giveaways
6
2
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
27R. McDonaghD011+100.02120—24:51
5D. GirardiD000-130.10310—23:54
81E. CernakD000+100.00820—22:10
98M. SergachevD022+110.01000—18:34
21B. PointC213+330.640103317:59
55B. CoburnD011+200.00000—17:55
86N. KucherovR235+350.36004—17:30
71A. CirelliC000000.002003316:14
37Y. GourdeC011+320.050106716:02
13C. PaquetteC000-100.002126915:45
91S. StamkosC101020.210005514:47
17A. KillornL000000.00022—14:32
18O. PalatL000000.00000—13:15
7M. JosephR000-110.04202—13:04
73A. ErneL000-110.0421010012:15
10J. MillerC000010.131001711:07
9T. JohnsonC000010.010005011:05
77V. HedmanD000000.00000—08:45
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
88A. Vasilevskiy(W)40391.9752.31+1.3160:00

Season series

TBL leads 3-0

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