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Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Tampa Bay Lightning
▸7
Columbus Blue Jackets
2
FinalTV BSOH, BSSUN·Nationwide Arena

Recap

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The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-2. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. The Lightning led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Ondrej Palat's goal at 9:30 of the first period, which took the Lightning's chances from 59% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Lightning, 3.4 to 2.0; shots on goal were TBL 36, CBJ 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of 22 (.909); Joonas Korpisalo stopped 29 of 36 (.806), 3.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Ondrej Palat (2 G, 1 A), 2. Brayden Point (1 G, 2 A), 3. Corey Perry (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    TBL
    O. Palat2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    TBL
    B. Point1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    TBL
    C. Perry1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
TBLTBL31421428736
CBJCBJ072807222

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. TBL
    O. Palat(11)PPG
    B. Point (9), V. Hedman (28)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +8 pts
    1-0
    4:53
  2. TBL
    O. Palat(12)
    R. McDonagh (9), B. Point (10)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    9:30
  3. TBL
    C. Perry(9)PPG
    P. Maroon (5), M. Sergachev (13)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +10 pts
    3-0
    17:27

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    D. Kukan(1)
    G. Nyquist (8), A. Boqvist (5)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +11 pts
    3-1
    0:37
  2. TBL
    B. Point(11)
    C. Foote (2), O. Palat (15)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +11 pts
    4-1
    1:36
  3. CBJ
    G. Nyquist(7)
    A. Peeke (7), V. Gavrikov (13)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +11 pts
    4-2
    4:16
  4. TBL
    P. Maroon(7)PPG
    C. Perry (9), A. Cirelli (10)
    backhandxG 0.16win prob +7 pts
    5-2
    12:19

3rd period

  1. TBL
    P. Bellemare(4)
    J. Rutta (6)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +3 pts
    6-2
    0:36
  2. TBL
    A. Killorn(10)
    A. Cirelli (11), S. Stamkos (24)
    wristxG 0.13
    7-2
    12:20

Penalties

TBL 6 PIM·CBJ 8 PIM

1st

  • 4:18CBJSean Kuraly · Hookingdrawn by Cal Foote2 min
  • 6:51TBLOndrej Palat · Hookingdrawn by Dean Kukan2 min
  • 16:04CBJDean Kukan · Slashingdrawn by Victor Hedman2 min

2nd

  • 10:09CBJBoone Jenner · Holdingdrawn by Taylor Raddysh2 min
  • 12:10CBJScott Harrington · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 8:45TBLErik Cernak · Interferencedrawn by Cole Sillinger2 min
  • 17:18TBLAlex Killorn · Delaying game puck over glass2 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: Ondrej Palat, 1st 9:30 — TBL 59% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Kukan · Goal · xG 0.22S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.11E. Bemstrom · On goal · xG 0.10G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.10J. Roslovic · On goal · xG 0.09C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.09G. Nyquist · Goal · xG 0.08O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.08B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.07M. Domi · Missed · xG 0.07O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.07A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.06P. Laine · Missed · xG 0.06O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.06E. Bemstrom · Missed · xG 0.06O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.05C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.05J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.05J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.05A. Boqvist · Missed · xG 0.05J. Roslovic · Missed · xG 0.05E. Chinakhov · Missed · xG 0.04J. Voracek · Missed · xG 0.04S. Harrington · On goal · xG 0.03B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.03O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.03J. Roslovic · Missed · xG 0.03V. Gavrikov · Missed · xG 0.02E. Bemstrom · On goal · xG 0.02J. Roslovic · Missed · xG 0.02S. Harrington · Missed · xG 0.02O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.01G. Carlsson · On goal · xG 0.01D. Kukan · On goal · xG 0.01E. Bemstrom · On goal · xG 0.01P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.00A. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ2 G · 2.0 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

TBLvsCBJ
3.47 G
All situations
2 G2.0
2.24 G
Even strength
2 G1.8
1.03 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
TBL73%27%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.32 – 1.93

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
36
Shots on goal
22
49%
Faceoffs
51%
3/4
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
14
Hits
17
11
Blocked shots
13
4
Giveaways
13
9
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
77V. HedmanD011+310.22220—22:40
27R. McDonaghD011030.06010—21:30
98M. SergachevD011-120.02020—20:26
81E. CernakD000-120.06112—19:29
17A. KillornL101040.35012—17:09
71A. CirelliC022000.000104316:49
91S. StamkosC011+150.450005816:24
21B. PointC123+120.570004516:22
44J. RuttaD011+210.02200—16:16
52C. FooteD011+100.03020—16:14
20R. NashC000020.121105015:33
18O. PalatL213+140.33002—15:18
41P. BellemareL101+120.200004615:18
14P. MaroonL112+120.291006713:43
16T. RaddyshR000010.16100—13:33
10C. PerryR112+120.26000—13:13
7M. JosephR000020.20300—12:50
13B. KatchoukL000010.02300—11:13
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
88A. Vasilevskiy(W)22202.9091.96-0.0460:00

Season series

TBL leads 2-1

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