Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators
Recap
written from the game dataThe Ottawa Senators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0. The Senators scored first and never trailed. The Senators led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tim Stützle's goal at 7:00 of the second period, which took the Senators' chances from 70% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Senators, 3.6 to 1.9; shots on goal were CBJ 22, OTT 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Senators win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 30 of 33 (.909); Anton Forsberg stopped 22 of 22 (1.000), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Tim Stützle (1 G, 1 A), 2. Anton Forsberg (22 saves, 1.000), 3. Claude Giroux (2 A).
Three stars
- ★T. Stützle1 G, 1 A

- ★★A. Forsberg22 saves, 1.000

- ★★★C. Giroux2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals2nd period
0-12:59
0-27:00
0-311:31
3rd period
0-416:41
Penalties
1st
- 10:10
Erik Gudbranson · Cross checkingdrawn by Brady Tkachuk2 min
2nd
- 1:08
Marcus Bjork · Hookingdrawn by Claude Giroux2 min
- 3:49
Claude Giroux · Trippingdrawn by Patrik Laine2 min
- 7:20
Gustav Nyquist · Trippingdrawn by Artem Zub2 min
- 10:50
Kent Johnson · Cross checkingdrawn by Erik Brannstrom2 min
- 12:45
Marcus Bjork · Hookingdrawn by Drake Batherson2 min
- 19:21
Thomas Chabot · High stickingdrawn by Jack Roslovic2 min
3rd
- 2:46
Tim Berni · Trippingdrawn by Brady Tkachuk2 min
- 15:56
Nick Holden · Interferencedrawn by Johnny Gaudreau2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Tim Stützle, 2nd 7:00 — 70% → 86%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.90 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.6
- 1.60 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.8
- 0.20 G
- Power play
- 2 G1.3
- 0.20 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.90 – 3.14
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
- 22
- Shots on goal
- 34
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 2/6
- 12
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 32
- Hits
- 21
- 15
- Blocked shots
- 17
- 12
- Giveaways
- 12
- 6
- Takeaways
- 15
Box score
every player line
Season series
OTT leads 2-1
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
