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New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets

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New York Islanders
▸4
Columbus Blue Jackets
2
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Recap

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The New York Islanders beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2. The Islanders scored first and never trailed. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Noah Dobson's goal at 3:21 of the third period, which took the Islanders' chances from 48% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Islanders, 5.1 to 2.3; shots on goal were NYI 41, CBJ 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 81% of the time. Ilya Sorokin stopped 25 of 27 (.926); Jet Greaves stopped 24 of 25 (.960), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Noah Dobson (1 G), 2. Kirill Marchenko (1 G, 1 A), 3. Mathew Barzal (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYI
    N. Dobson1 G
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    K. Marchenko1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    NYI
    M. Barzal2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYINYI21801429441
CBJCBJ2906012227

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. NYI
    P. Engvall(9)PPG
    R. Pulock (12), K. Palmieri (21)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    7:53
  2. CBJ
    D. Voronkov(18)PPG
    K. Marchenko (18), A. Texier (17)
    tip-inxG 0.13win prob +10 ptsVideo
    1-1
    9:45
  3. NYI
    B. Horvat(32)
    M. Barzal (54), A. Romanov (12)
    slapxG 0.18win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-1
    13:48
  4. CBJ
    K. Marchenko(21)
    Z. Werenski (42), C. Sillinger (17)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-2
    17:22

3rd period

  1. NYI
    N. Dobson(9)
    M. Barzal (55), A. Romanov (13)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +26 ptsVideo
    3-2
    3:21
  2. NYI
    K. Palmieri(25)EN
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.56win prob +3 ptsVideo
    4-2
    19:22

Penalties

NYI 2 PIM·CBJ 6 PIM

1st

  • 5:58CBJJustin Danforth · Hookingdrawn by Kyle MacLean2 min
  • 8:20NYIBrock Nelson · Slashingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min

2nd

  • 11:35CBJJake Bean · Holdingdrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min

3rd

  • 10:39CBJDamon Severson · Hookingdrawn by Brock Nelson2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CBJ goalNYI goalFinal: CBJ 0%

Biggest swing: Noah Dobson, 3rd 3:21 — NYI 48% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Pyyhtia · On goal · xG 0.31K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.20A. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.19D. Voronkov · Missed · xG 0.14K. Marchenko · Goal · xG 0.14D. Voronkov · Goal · xG 0.13C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.13J. Danforth · On goal · xG 0.12M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.11K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.10K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.08M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.07A. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.06K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.06D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.05A. Texier · On goal · xG 0.05D. Jiricek · On goal · xG 0.05A. Nylander · Missed · xG 0.05A. Texier · Missed · xG 0.04C. Meyer · Missed · xG 0.04C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.02A. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.02E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01C. Sillinger · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Fix-Wolansky · Missed · xG 0.01M. Olivier · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.01K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.01A. Texier · Missed · xG 0.01
CBJ2 G · 2.3 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYIvsCBJ
5.13 G
All situations
2 G2.3
3.72 G
Even strength
1 G1.6
0.91 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 100 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYI81%19%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 4.44 – 2.29

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

NYIvsCBJ
41
Shots on goal
27
61%
Faceoffs
39%
1/3
Power play
1/1
2
Penalty minutes
6
12
Hits
22
16
Blocked shots
22
1
Giveaways
4
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
New York Islanders skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6R. PulockD011010.17010—23:45
8N. DobsonD101+120.07000—21:20
3A. PelechD000+120.04120—20:51
13M. BarzalC022+120.16100020:16
2M. ReillyD000050.19020—19:50
44J. PageauC000020.392207118:57
29B. NelsonC000+130.210026018:33
18P. EngvallL101020.36010—18:30
14B. HorvatC101+130.610005917:39
53C. CizikasC000010.330007517:29
28A. RomanovD022+210.02020—16:53
21K. PalmieriC112+171.15010016:19
27A. LeeL000+130.39330—14:15
10S. HolmstromR000000.00000—13:56
41R. BortuzzoD000000.00220—13:38
15C. ClutterbuckR000050.83100—10:31
32K. MacLeanC000020.141006708:39
17M. MartinL000+100.06100—08:08
New York Islanders goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30I. Sorokin(W)27252.9262.33+0.3359:06

Season series

NYI leads 3-0

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