San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets
Recap
written from the game dataThe 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
- ★D. Tarasov39 saves, .951

- ★★A. Nylander2 G, 1 A

- ★★★J. Gaudreau1 G, 2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
6 goals1st period
0-117:41
2nd period
0-20:49
1-211:48
1-315:03
3rd period
2-311:42
2-418:55
Penalties
2nd
- 2:26
Jake Christiansen · Cross checkingdrawn by Kevin Labanc2 min
- 5:34
Kevin Labanc · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Daniil Tarasov2 min
- 19:37
Jake Bean · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
3rd
- 9:00
Kirill Marchenko · Trippingdrawn by Kyle Burroughs2 min
- 20:00
Kevin Labanc · Cross checkingdrawn by Kirill Marchenko2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Johnny Gaudreau, 2nd 15:03 — 73% → 89%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 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 createdFlurry-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
- 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
Season series
CBJ leads 2-0
4@
3Final
2@
4this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















