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Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Columbus Blue Jackets
1
Tampa Bay Lightning
▸3
FinalTV BSOH, BSSUN·Amalie Arena

Recap

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The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1. The Blue Jackets scored first; the Lightning answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ondrej Palat's goal at 8:14 of the third period, which took the Lightning's chances from 52% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Lightning, 2.7 to 1.1; shots on goal were CBJ 25, TBL 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 25 of 27 (.926); Curtis McElhinney stopped 24 of 25 (.960). Three stars: 1. Curtis McElhinney (24 saves, .960), 2. Ondrej Palat (1 G), 3. Blake Coleman (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    TBL
    C. McElhinney24 saves, .960
  2. ★★
    TBL
    O. Palat1 G
  3. ★★★
    TBL
    B. Coleman2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ1609010125
TBLTBL0518215328

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    S. Jones(5)PPG
    O. Bjorkstrand (21), P. Laine (9)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +10 pts
    1-0
    9:36

2nd period

  1. TBL
    B. Coleman(9)
    Y. Gourde (16)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +21 pts
    1-1
    14:51

3rd period

  1. TBL
    O. Palat(13)
    A. Killorn (16)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +29 pts
    1-2
    8:14
  2. TBL
    B. Coleman(10)EN
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.39win prob +5 pts
    1-3
    19:35

Penalties

CBJ 6 PIM·TBL 2 PIM

1st

  • 8:57TBLOndrej Palat · Cross checkingdrawn by Mikko Lehtonen2 min

2nd

  • 2:48CBJJosh Dunne · Holdingdrawn by Erik Cernak2 min
  • 7:55CBJKole Sherwood · Roughingdrawn by Anthony Cirelli2 min

3rd

  • 9:56CBJJosh Dunne · Hookingdrawn by Mathieu Joseph2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Ondrej Palat, 3rd 8:14 — TBL 52% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
Y. Gourde · Missed · xG 0.76B. Coleman · Goal · xG 0.39B. Point · On goal · xG 0.14O. Palat · Goal · xG 0.12B. Point · On goal · xG 0.12A. Barré-Boulet · On goal · xG 0.11A. Killorn · On goal · xG 0.11Y. Gourde · Missed · xG 0.09B. Point · On goal · xG 0.09B. Goodrow · On goal · xG 0.08A. Killorn · On goal · xG 0.07B. Coleman · Goal · xG 0.07A. Cirelli · On goal · xG 0.07A. Barré-Boulet · On goal · xG 0.06R. McDonagh · On goal · xG 0.05V. Hedman · Missed · xG 0.04Y. Gourde · On goal · xG 0.04A. Cirelli · On goal · xG 0.04M. Sergachev · On goal · xG 0.04R. McDonagh · On goal · xG 0.03V. Hedman · On goal · xG 0.03R. Colton · On goal · xG 0.03M. Sergachev · On goal · xG 0.02A. Cirelli · On goal · xG 0.02V. Hedman · On goal · xG 0.02E. Cernak · Missed · xG 0.02R. McDonagh · Missed · xG 0.02V. Hedman · On goal · xG 0.01B. Coleman · On goal · xG 0.01D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.01E. Cernak · On goal · xG 0.01B. Coleman · On goal · xG 0.01P. Maroon · On goal · xG 0.01
TBL3 G · 2.7 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsTBL
1.11 G
All situations
2 G2.7
0.80 G
Even strength
2 G1.1
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 64 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ39%61%TBL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.11 – 1.59

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

CBJvsTBL
25
Shots on goal
28
35%
Faceoffs
65%
1/1
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
25
Hits
26
15
Blocked shots
4
2
Giveaways
1
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3S. JonesD101020.12220—23:35
15M. Del ZottoD000-210.01110—21:24
43M. LehtonenD000-120.02000—19:50
13C. AtkinsonR000-220.04020—19:32
28O. BjorkstrandR011-110.07010—19:16
29P. LaineL011-320.11100—18:13
46D. KukanD000030.05420—18:11
7G. BayreutherD000-140.07310—17:51
44V. GavrikovD000-110.02110—17:31
50E. RobinsonL000-100.10000—16:57
96J. RoslovicC000-210.141103916:47
42A. TexierL000-110.174002116:09
16M. DomiC000000.000004415:48
24N. GerbeC000-140.1820010014:55
23S. MatteauC000010.01220012:58
88K. SherwoodR000000.00302—10:06
49R. MacInnisC000000.00000008:56
21J. DunneC000000.001242508:46
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
90E. Merzlikins(L)27252.9261.60-0.4057:15

Season series

TBL leads 5-3

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