Seattle Kraken at Columbus Blue Jackets
Recap
written from the game dataThe Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kent Johnson's goal at 9:33 of the second period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 71% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 3.1 to 2.0; shots on goal were SEA 17, CBJ 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Joey Daccord stopped 23 of 27 (.852), 1.4 goals below expected; Elvis Merzlikins stopped 15 of 17 (.882). Three stars: 1. Cole Sillinger (1 G, 2 A), 2. Zach Werenski (3 A), 3. Damon Severson (1 G).
Three stars
- ★C. Sillinger1 G, 2 A

- ★★Z. Werenski3 A

- ★★★D. Severson1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
0-12:48
0-28:58
0-315:16
1-316:17
2nd period
2-38:31
2-49:33
3rd period
2-517:34
Penalties
1st
- 18:09
Brandon Montour · Hookingdrawn by Mason Marchment2 min
2nd
- 4:13
Kaapo Kakko · Slashingdrawn by Kirill Marchenko2 min
- 7:00
Kent Johnson · High stickingdrawn by Ryker Evans2 min
- 10:58
Jamie Oleksiak · Trippingdrawn by Kent Johnson2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Kent Johnson, 2nd 9:33 — 71% → 87%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.02 G
- All situations
- 4 G3.1
- 1.51 G
- Even strength
- 4 G2.2
- 0.51 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 70 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.99 – 2.57
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
- 17
- Shots on goal
- 28
- 43%
- Faceoffs
- 57%
- 1/1
- Power play
- 0/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 14
- Hits
- 15
- 13
- Blocked shots
- 13
- 19
- Giveaways
- 10
- 4
- Takeaways
- 5
Box score
every player line
Season series
CBJ leads 2-0
2@
1SOFinal
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5this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















