Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning
Recap
written from the game dataThe Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3. The Lightning scored first and never trailed. The Lightning led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nick Paul's goal at 1:28 of the second period, which took the Lightning's chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Lightning, 3.8 to 2.6; shots on goal were CBJ 32, TBL 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Lightning win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Jet Greaves stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 1.0 goals below expected; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 29 of 32 (.906). Three stars: 1. Nick Paul (1 G, 2 A), 2. Luke Glendening (1 G), 3. Jake Guentzel (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★N. Paul1 G, 2 A

- ★★L. Glendening1 G

- ★★★J. Guentzel1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
8 goals1st period
0-13:21
2nd period
0-21:28
0-37:36
0-414:18
3rd period
1-47:23
2-48:05
3-414:11
3-517:51
Penalties
1st
- 8:21
Nick Perbix · Trippingdrawn by Kent Johnson2 min
2nd
- 3:08
Conor Geekie · Kneeingdrawn by Dante Fabbro2 min
- 9:53
Brandon Hagel · Roughingdrawn by Cole Sillinger2 min
- 9:53
Cole Sillinger · Instigatordrawn by Conor Geekie2 min
- 9:53
Mathieu Olivier · Roughingdrawn by Anthony Cirelli2 min
- 9:53
Conor Geekie · Roughingdrawn by Cole Sillinger2 min
- 9:53
Cole Sillinger · Fightingdrawn by Conor Geekie5 min
- 9:53
Cole Sillinger · Instigator misconduct10 min
- 18:49
Michael Eyssimont · Hookingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min
3rd
- 1:31
Luke Glendening · Holdingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min
- 12:38
Ryan McDonagh · Cross checkingdrawn by James van Riemsdyk2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Nick Paul, 2nd 1:28 — 69% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.63 G
- All situations
- 4 G3.8
- 1.12 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.7
- 1.41 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.4
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.50 – 2.98
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
- 32
- Shots on goal
- 33
- 45%
- Faceoffs
- 55%
- 1/5
- Power play
- 1/2
- 19
- Penalty minutes
- 14
- 24
- Hits
- 16
- 5
- Blocked shots
- 22
- 18
- Giveaways
- 27
- 2
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
TBL leads 2-1
6@
7OTFinal
3@
5this game
2@
6Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
