Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets
Recap
written from the game dataThe Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Denton Mateychuk's goal at 10:19 of the second period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 4.1 to 3.1; shots on goal were EDM 29, CBJ 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Calvin Pickard stopped 20 of 25 (.800), 0.9 goals below expected; Jet Greaves stopped 25 of 29 (.862), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mathieu Olivier (2 G, 1 A), 2. Charlie Coyle (1 G, 2 A), 3. Leon Draisaitl (2 G).
Three stars
- ★M. Olivier2 G, 1 A

- ★★C. Coyle1 G, 2 A

- ★★★L. Draisaitl2 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
9 goals1st period
0-115:36
2nd period
0-20:44
1-28:09
2-29:49
2-310:19
2-418:20
3rd period
2-57:30
3-57:57
4-511:27
Penalties
1st
- 1:53
Jack Roslovic · Trippingdrawn by Dante Fabbro2 min
- 17:01
Isac Lundeström · Trippingdrawn by Leon Draisaitl2 min
3rd
- 1:30
Mathieu Olivier · Cross checkingdrawn by Matt Savoie2 min
- 14:11
Andrew Mangiapane · Roughingdrawn by Dmitri Voronkov2 min
- 14:11
Dmitri Voronkov · Roughingdrawn by Andrew Mangiapane2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Denton Mateychuk, 2nd 10:19 — 53% → 71%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.14 G
- All situations
- 5 G4.1
- 2.14 G
- Even strength
- 5 G3.4
- 1.00 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.6
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.08 – 3.91
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
- 29
- Shots on goal
- 25
- 41%
- Faceoffs
- 59%
- 0/2
- Power play
- 0/1
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 15
- Hits
- 12
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 15
- 13
- Giveaways
- 14
- 2
- Takeaways
- 7
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
4@
5OTFinal
4@
5this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
