Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets
Recap
written from the game dataThe Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2. The Hurricanes scored first and never trailed. The Hurricanes led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brady Skjei's goal at 16:30 of the second period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 68% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 3.3 to 2.2; shots on goal were CAR 33, CBJ 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Spencer Martin stopped 20 of 22 (.909); Daniil Tarasov stopped 29 of 32 (.906), 0.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brady Skjei (1 G, 1 A), 2. Alex Nylander (1 G, 1 A), 3. Sebastian Aho (1 G).
Three stars
- ★B. Skjei1 G, 1 A

- ★★A. Nylander1 G, 1 A

- ★★★S. Aho1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals2nd period
1-00:53
2-08:19
2-19:56
3-116:30
3rd period
3-28:41
4-219:45
Penalties
1st
- 15:01
Damon Severson · Trippingdrawn by Jack Drury2 min
2nd
- 14:22
Brady Skjei · Holdingdrawn by Alexandre Texier2 min
3rd
- 7:50
Jordan Martinook · Trippingdrawn by Boone Jenner2 min
- 13:12
Michael Bunting · Roughingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min
- 13:12
Damon Severson · Roughingdrawn by Michael Bunting2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Brady Skjei, 2nd 16:30 — 68% → 87%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.33 G
- All situations
- 2 G2.2
- 2.13 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.9
- 0.10 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.19 – 2.21
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
- 33
- Shots on goal
- 22
- 61%
- Faceoffs
- 39%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 1/2
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 5
- Hits
- 12
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 22
- 2
- Giveaways
- 2
- 2
- Takeaways
- 2
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















