Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators
Recap
written from the game dataThe Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Denton Mateychuk's goal at 1:57 of the third period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 72% to 90%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 2.9 to 2.0; shots on goal were CBJ 22, OTT 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Jet Greaves stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Leevi Meriläinen stopped 18 of 22 (.818), 1.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jet Greaves (27 saves, .964), 2. Damon Severson (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jake Sanderson (1 G).
Three stars
- ★J. Greaves27 saves, .964

- ★★D. Severson1 G, 1 A

- ★★★J. Sanderson1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals1st period
1-015:58
2nd period
2-01:21
2-18:16
3rd period
3-11:57
4-115:54
Penalties
1st
- 5:03
Cole Sillinger · Trippingdrawn by Tim Stützle2 min
- 13:26
Fabian Zetterlund · Roughingdrawn by Dante Fabbro2 min
- 16:01
Kurtis MacDermid · Fightingdrawn by Mathieu Olivier5 min
- 16:01
Mathieu Olivier · Fightingdrawn by Kurtis MacDermid5 min
- 17:52
Dylan Cozens · Trippingdrawn by Kirill Marchenko2 min
2nd
- 3:24
Dante Fabbro · Holdingdrawn by Claude Giroux2 min
- 10:47
Damon Severson · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Cozens2 min
- 12:56
David Perron · Trippingdrawn by Brendan Smith2 min
- 14:27
Mason Marchment · Hookingdrawn by Nikolas Matinpalo2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Denton Mateychuk, 3rd 1:57 — 72% → 90%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.94 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.0
- 1.54 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.2
- 0.90 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.6
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.39 – 1.99
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
- 22
- Shots on goal
- 28
- 53%
- Faceoffs
- 47%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 0/4
- 13
- Penalty minutes
- 11
- 23
- Hits
- 18
- 16
- Blocked shots
- 10
- 20
- Giveaways
- 14
- 5
- Takeaways
- 3
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















