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Blue Jackets at Panthers
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Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers

Final/OTTV FDSNOH, SCRIPPS·Amerant Bank Arena

Recap

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The Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-6 in overtime, Sam Bennett scoring at 4:56. The Panthers came back from three goals down. The Blue Jackets led 5-4 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sam Bennett's goal at 4:56 of overtime, which took the Panthers' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Panthers, 3.5 to 2.8; shots on goal were CBJ 31, FLA 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Panthers win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 33 of 40 (.825), 3.5 goals below expected; Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 of 31 (.806), 3.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Sam Bennett (1 G, 3 A), 2. Carter Verhaeghe (2 G, 1 A), 3. Brad Marchand (1 G, 3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    FLA
    S. Bennett1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    FLA
    C. Verhaeghe2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    FLA
    B. Marchand1 G, 3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
CBJCBJ184121605631
FLAFLA1931521214740

Scoring

13 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    7:40
  2. FLA
    wristxG 0.06win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    9:47

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-1
    5:26
  2. CBJ
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    5:57
  3. CBJ
    backhandxG 0.04win prob +10 ptsVideo
    4-1
    10:24
  4. FLA
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +10 ptsVideo
    4-2
    11:15
  5. FLA
    wristxG 0.12win prob +17 ptsVideo
    4-3
    13:11
  6. FLA
    S. Jones(4)PPG
    snapxG 0.05win prob +20 ptsVideo
    4-4
    16:12
  7. CBJ
    wristxG 0.11win prob +23 ptsVideo
    5-4
    18:26

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    M. Wood (4), B. Smith (2)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +18 ptsVideo
    6-4
    2:27
  2. FLA
    wristxG 0.23win prob +17 ptsVideo
    6-5
    4:21
  3. FLA
    wristxG 0.10win prob +38 ptsVideo
    6-6
    14:18

Overtime

  1. FLA
    wristxG 0.21win prob +49 ptsVideo
    6-7
    4:56

Penalties

CBJ 8 PIM·FLA 8 PIM

1st

  • 5:42FLAAnton Lundell · Slashingdrawn by Kirill Marchenko2 min

2nd

  • 11:15CBJserved by D. Voronkov · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 14:27CBJIvan Provorov · Trippingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min

3rd

  • 6:01CBJZach Werenski · Cross checkingdrawn by Jesper Boqvist2 min
  • 8:28FLAAaron Ekblad · Slashingdrawn by Dmitri Voronkov2 min
  • 12:01FLAAnton Lundell · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 17:11CBJBrendan Gaunce · Roughingdrawn by Mackie Samoskevich2 min

OT

  • 0:58FLASam Reinhart · Hookingdrawn by Kirill Marchenko2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Sam Bennett, OT 4:56 — FLA 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.30B. Marchand · Goal · xG 0.23S. Bennett · Goal · xG 0.22B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.16B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.13S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.12C. Verhaeghe · Goal · xG 0.12A. Lundell · Missed · xG 0.12M. Samoskevich · On goal · xG 0.12S. Bennett · Missed · xG 0.11E. Luostarinen · On goal · xG 0.11M. Samoskevich · On goal · xG 0.10A. Lundell · Goal · xG 0.10E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.10B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.10B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.09C. Verhaeghe · On goal · xG 0.08A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.07B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.07C. Verhaeghe · Goal · xG 0.06L. Kunin · Missed · xG 0.06U. Balinskis · On goal · xG 0.06E. Rodrigues · Goal · xG 0.06S. Reinhart · Missed · xG 0.06A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.06S. Jones · Goal · xG 0.05B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.05S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.05S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.04B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.04S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.04U. Balinskis · On goal · xG 0.04E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.04S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.03E. Rodrigues · On goal · xG 0.03B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.03S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.03S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.03A. Lundell · On goal · xG 0.03S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.01N. Mikkola · On goal · xG 0.01C. Verhaeghe · Missed · xG 0.01E. Rodrigues · Missed · xG 0.01A. Ekblad · On goal · xG 0.01N. Mikkola · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.00J. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.00S. Reinhart · On goal · xG 0.00
FLA7 G · 3.5 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsFLA
2.86 G
All situations
7 G3.5
2.35 G
Even strength
5 G2.6
0.61 G
Power play
2 G0.9
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 created
CBJ39%61%FLA

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.83 – 3.50

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

CBJvsFLA
31
Shots on goal
40
43%
Faceoffs
57%
1/4
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
15
Hits
30
20
Blocked shots
7
21
Giveaways
12
5
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD022+110.09232—30:09
8Z. WerenskiD011040.20022—29:01
19A. FantilliC011+220.370203822:18
23S. MonahanC000-110.000305821:44
3C. CoyleC011-100.002203920:42
86K. MarchenkoR101+240.37100—20:16
5D. MateychukD011-110.03030—19:23
78D. SeversonD101-210.09000—18:10
4C. SillingerC112-150.58200016:34
10D. VoronkovL112+230.34100—16:18
15D. FabbroD000+110.02120—14:59
21I. LundestromC112+120.20010014:08
91K. JohnsonC000-220.20000013:35
11M. WoodL112+110.14200—13:28
16B. GaunceC000-110.012125011:57
7B. SmithD011+210.01200—11:09
59E. ChinakhovR000-110.17000—08:22
65L. Del Bel BelluzC000000.000102507:23
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
90E. Merzlikins(O)40337.8253.51-3.4964:31

Season series

FLA leads 2-1

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