Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers
Recap
written from the game dataThe Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-3. The Blue Jackets came back from three goals down. The Blue Jackets led 6-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Boone Jenner's goal at 1:38 of the second period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 47% to 63%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 3.6 to 2.1; shots on goal were CBJ 27, EDM 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 of 25 (.880), 0.9 goals below expected; Laurent Brossoit stopped 7 of 9 (.778), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Thomas Vanek (3 G, 1 A), 2. Boone Jenner (1 G, 2 A), 3. Connor McDavid (1 G, 2 A).
Three stars
- ★T. Vanek3 G, 1 A

- ★★B. Jenner1 G, 2 A

- ★★★C. McDavid1 G, 2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
10 goals1st period
0-13:37
0-26:06
0-310:08
1-312:39
2-313:31
3-316:40
2nd period
4-31:38
5-36:24
6-315:02
3rd period
7-311:57
Penalties
1st
- 4:17
Darnell Nurse · Trippingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
- 8:59
Sonny Milano · Trippingdrawn by Kris Russell2 min
2nd
- 4:22
Drake Caggiula · High stickingdrawn by Seth Jones2 min
- 11:41
Milan Lucic · Hookingdrawn by David Savard2 min
3rd
- 8:25
Sonny Milano · Hookingdrawn by Pontus Aberg2 min
- 15:29
Ian Cole · Hookingdrawn by Connor McDavid2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Boone Jenner, 2nd 1:38 — 47% → 63%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.67 G
- All situations
- 3 G2.1
- 3.07 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.5
- 0.60 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.4
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 1 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 3.58 – 2.14
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
- 27
- Shots on goal
- 25
- 53%
- Faceoffs
- 47%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 1/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 23
- Hits
- 34
- 12
- Blocked shots
- 20
- 9
- Giveaways
- 23
- 9
- Takeaways
- 14
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
7@
2Final
7@
3this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
