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San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets

FinalTV NBCSCA, BSOH·Nationwide Arena

Recap

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The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Johnny Gaudreau's goal at 15:03 of the second period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 73% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 3.5 to 2.5; shots on goal were SJS 41, CBJ 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. Magnus Chrona stopped 16 of 19 (.842), 1.3 goals below expected; Daniil Tarasov stopped 39 of 41 (.951), 1.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Daniil Tarasov (39 saves, .951), 2. Alex Nylander (2 G, 1 A), 3. Johnny Gaudreau (1 G, 2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CBJ
    D. Tarasov39 saves, .951
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    A. Nylander2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    J. Gaudreau1 G, 2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
SJSSJS011111119241
CBJCBJ192714420

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    wristxG 0.23win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    17:41

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    snapxG 0.09win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    0:49
  2. SJS
    deflectedxG 0.08win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-2
    11:48
  3. CBJ
    wristxG 0.39win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-3
    15:03

3rd period

  1. SJS
    wristxG 0.07win prob +12 ptsVideo
    2-3
    11:42
  2. CBJ
    wristxG 0.83win prob +5 ptsVideo
    2-4
    18:55

Penalties

SJS 4 PIM·CBJ 6 PIM

2nd

  • 2:26CBJJake Christiansen · Cross checkingdrawn by Kevin Labanc2 min
  • 5:34SJSKevin Labanc · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Daniil Tarasov2 min
  • 19:37CBJJake Bean · Delaying game puck over glass2 min

3rd

  • 9:00CBJKirill Marchenko · Trippingdrawn by Kyle Burroughs2 min
  • 20:00SJSKevin Labanc · Cross checkingdrawn by Kirill Marchenko2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Johnny Gaudreau, 2nd 15:03 — CBJ 73% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Nylander · Goal · xG 0.83J. Gaudreau · Goal · xG 0.39B. Jenner · Goal · xG 0.23C. Meyer · On goal · xG 0.12B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.10D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.10A. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.10D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.09A. Nylander · Goal · xG 0.09B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.06B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.05B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.04Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03A. Texier · Missed · xG 0.03B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.03D. Voronkov · Missed · xG 0.03J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.03A. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.02T. Fix-Wolansky · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01J. Christiansen · Missed · xG 0.01J. Bean · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bean · Missed · xG 0.01J. Christiansen · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.00D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.00Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ4 G · 2.5 xG · 29 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsCBJ
3.52 G
All situations
3 G2.5
2.62 G
Even strength
3 G1.6
0.90 G
Power play
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS79%21%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.43 – 1.67

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

SJSvsCBJ
41
Shots on goal
20
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/3
Power play
0/1
4
Penalty minutes
6
14
Hits
21
18
Blocked shots
19
1
Giveaways
5
4
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
20F. ZetterlundL101-230.20030—20:26
64M. GranlundC011-230.441004419:57
4K. BurroughsD000010.11240—19:37
33C. AddisonD000-230.08010—19:36
38M. FerraroD011000.00310—19:31
9J. MacDonaldD000-140.07020—18:37
3H. ThrunD101+120.17000—18:17
72W. EklundL000-260.341001318:15
44M. VlasicD000-110.02030—17:49
11L. KuninC000000.120205017:41
18F. ZadinaR000-120.04100—16:44
10K. KostinC000-110.171005015:57
17T. BordeleauC000-130.5310010015:42
7N. SturmC000040.270007814:17
62K. LabancR011+130.24314—13:34
94A. BarabanovL000-100.07000—12:44
22R. CarpenterC000020.220003310:44
90J. BaileyR000+130.43110—09:41
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30M. Chrona(L)19163.8421.68-1.3258:51

Season series

CBJ leads 2-0

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