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Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers

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Recap

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The Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 9-2. The Panthers scored first and never trailed. The Panthers led 6-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Carter Verhaeghe's goal at 0:46 of the first period, which took the Panthers' chances from 54% to 65%. Expected goals favored the Panthers, 5.0 to 1.7; shots on goal were CBJ 30, FLA 51. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Panthers win a replay of these chances 90% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 31 of 36 (.861), 1.8 goals below expected; Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 of 30 (.933). Three stars: 1. MacKenzie Weegar (1 G, 3 A), 2. Aaron Ekblad (3 A), 3. Anton Lundell (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    FLA
    M. Weegar1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    FLA
    A. Ekblad3 A
  3. ★★★
    FLA
    A. Lundell2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ0908213230
FLAFLA420216315951

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. FLA
    M. Weegar (20), A. Barkov (14)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    0:46
  2. FLA
    A. Duclair(16)PPG
    snapxG 0.16win prob +10 pts
    0-2
    2:07
  3. FLA
    M. Weegar(3)SHG
    snapxG 0.15win prob +10 pts
    0-3
    9:27
  4. FLA
    snapxG 0.03win prob +5 pts
    0-4
    13:28

2nd period

  1. FLA
    backhandxG 0.08win prob +2 pts
    0-5
    2:02
  2. FLA
    snapxG 0.11
    0-6
    12:10

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    M. Domi (9), J. Bean (11)
    backhandxG 0.14
    1-6
    2:11
  2. FLA
    snapxG 0.07
    1-7
    3:40
  3. FLA
    M. Weegar (22), A. Ekblad (25)
    slapxG 0.11
    1-8
    7:33
  4. FLA
    tip-inxG 0.01
    1-9
    10:14
  5. CBJ
    snapxG 0.01
    2-9
    10:50

Penalties

CBJ 8 PIM·FLA 8 PIM

1st

  • 2:00CBJGustav Nyquist · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Lomberg2 min
  • 7:30FLAAnthony Duclair · Slashingdrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min
  • 16:08CBJAlexandre Texier · Holdingdrawn by Anthony Duclair2 min

2nd

  • 7:13CBJDean Kukan · High sticking double minordrawn by Ryan Lomberg4 min
  • 16:52FLAOlli Juolevi · Holdingdrawn by Gustav Nyquist2 min

3rd

  • 1:02FLARadko Gudas · Interferencedrawn by Liam Foudy2 min
  • 13:33FLAMacKenzie Weegar · High stickingdrawn by Liam Foudy2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Carter Verhaeghe, 1st 0:46 — FLA 54% → 65%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Verhaeghe · Goal · xG 0.26S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.23A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.23C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.21A. Duclair · On goal · xG 0.18M. Weegar · Missed · xG 0.16R. Lomberg · Missed · xG 0.16A. Duclair · Goal · xG 0.16M. Weegar · Goal · xG 0.15S. Bennett · Missed · xG 0.15S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.15A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.15A. Barkov · Missed · xG 0.13S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.12J. Huberdeau · On goal · xG 0.12A. Duclair · On goal · xG 0.11A. Lundell · Goal · xG 0.11A. Lundell · Goal · xG 0.11C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.10G. Forsling · On goal · xG 0.10A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.09C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.09M. Mamin · On goal · xG 0.09M. Weegar · On goal · xG 0.09S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.09J. Huberdeau · Goal · xG 0.08C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.07S. Bennett · Goal · xG 0.07S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.07S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.07A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.07J. Huberdeau · Missed · xG 0.07J. Huberdeau · On goal · xG 0.06S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.06M. Weegar · On goal · xG 0.05B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.05S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.05M. Weegar · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.05A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.04B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.04R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.04A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.04P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.04A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.03R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.03A. Duclair · On goal · xG 0.03O. Juolevi · On goal · xG 0.03A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.03C. Verhaeghe · Goal · xG 0.02J. Huberdeau · Missed · xG 0.02C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.02A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.02C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.02B. Montour · On goal · xG 0.02R. Lomberg · Goal · xG 0.01F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.01S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.01R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.00
FLA9 G · 5.0 xG · 59 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsFLA
1.72 G
All situations
9 G5.0
1.21 G
Even strength
7 G4.4
0.41 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.10 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ10%90%FLA

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.70 – 4.82

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

CBJvsFLA
30
Shots on goal
51
56%
Faceoffs
44%
1/4
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
29
Hits
19
14
Blocked shots
11
18
Giveaways
20
8
Takeaways
14

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
22J. BeanD011-210.03220—21:32
2A. PeekeD011-120.05520—21:22
8Z. WerenskiD000-350.28010—20:59
27A. BoqvistD000-420.05130—20:23
38B. JennerC101-140.263008318:35
44V. GavrikovD000-100.00500—18:35
14G. NyquistR112-220.27122—17:13
7S. KuralyC000030.135006316:21
50E. RobinsonL000000.00000—15:39
28O. BjorkstrandR000-430.16210—15:37
29P. LaineL000010.06000—15:10
46D. KukanD000-200.00114—14:53
59E. ChinakhovR000-320.25100—14:51
16M. DomiC011-410.02020014:32
42A. TexierL000-520.080023312:49
96J. RoslovicC000-110.021002512:23
19L. FoudyC000-110.05100011:51
52E. BemstromC000-100.01100011:10
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo36315.8613.17-1.8346:32
90E. Merzlikins(L)15114.7331.79-2.2113:28

Season series

FLA leads 2-1

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