Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Rangers
Recap
written from the game dataThe Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New York Rangers 5-4 in overtime, Kirill Marchenko scoring at 1:04. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kirill Marchenko's goal at 1:04 of overtime, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Rangers, 3.0 to 2.7; shots on goal were CBJ 29, NYR 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Rangers win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 29 of 33 (.879), 1.0 goals below expected; Igor Shesterkin stopped 24 of 29 (.828), 2.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Kirill Marchenko (2 G, 1 A), 2. Gabe Perreault (2 G, 1 A), 3. Charlie Coyle (2 A).
Three stars
- ★K. Marchenko2 G, 1 A

- ★★G. Perreault2 G, 1 A

- ★★★C. Coyle2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
9 goals1st period
1-05:50
2-015:32
2nd period
3-03:27
4-011:54
3rd period
4-10:30
4-20:54
4-312:52
4-415:14
Overtime
5-41:04
Penalties
1st
- 14:34
served by Gabe Perreault · Unsportsmanlike conduct bench2 min
2nd
- 2:14
Boone Jenner · Trippingdrawn by Matthew Robertson2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Kirill Marchenko, OT 1:04 — 49% → 100%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.75 G
- All situations
- 4 G3.0
- 2.33 G
- Even strength
- 4 G2.4
- 0.11 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.7
- 0.21 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.64 – 2.87
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
- 33
- 48%
- Faceoffs
- 52%
- 1/1
- Power play
- 0/1
- 2
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 15
- Hits
- 27
- 21
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 13
- Giveaways
- 11
- 3
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
CBJ leads 2-1
2@
1SOFinal
5@
4OTthis game
3@
6Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















