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Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks

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Columbus Blue Jackets
▸5
Vancouver Canucks
0
FinalTV FS-O, SNP·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-0. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Pierre-Luc Dubois's goal at 0:56 of the second period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 62% to 79%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 3.7 to 1.9; shots on goal were CBJ 33, VAN 21. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 78% of the time. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 21 of 21 (1.000), 1.9 goals saved above expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 28 of 33 (.848), 1.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Sergei Bobrovsky (21 saves, 1.000), 2. Josh Anderson (2 G, 1 A), 3. Pierre-Luc Dubois (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CBJ
    S. Bobrovsky21 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    J. Anderson2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    P. Dubois1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ1921628533
VANVAN090804021

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    J. Anderson(25)
    P. Dubois (32), A. McQuaid (4)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +15 pts
    1-0
    16:19

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    P. Dubois(24)
    A. Panarin (52)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    0:56
  2. CBJ
    R. Dzingel(24)
    J. Anderson (19)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +10 pts
    3-0
    6:02

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    O. Bjorkstrand(16)
    B. Jenner (21), A. Wennberg (22)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +1 pts
    4-0
    7:32
  2. CBJ
    J. Anderson(26)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.10
    5-0
    10:54

Penalties

CBJ 8 PIM·VAN 4 PIM

1st

  • 2:06VANLuke Schenn · Interferencedrawn by Oliver Bjorkstrand2 min
  • 12:13CBJOliver Bjorkstrand · Hookingdrawn by Troy Stecher2 min

2nd

  • 2:28CBJOliver Bjorkstrand · Cross checkingdrawn by Alex Biega2 min
  • 13:22CBJJosh Anderson · Slashingdrawn by Markus Granlund2 min

3rd

  • 8:43CBJArtemi Panarin · Holdingdrawn by Alexander Edler2 min
  • 14:50VANAdam Gaudette · Hookingdrawn by Markus Hannikainen2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VAN goalCBJ goalFinal: VAN 0%

Biggest swing: Pierre-Luc Dubois, 2nd 0:56 — CBJ 62% → 79%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.16L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.15B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.12M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.12A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.09S. Baertschi · Missed · xG 0.09E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.09A. Gaudette · Missed · xG 0.09T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.09S. Baertschi · Missed · xG 0.08L. Eriksson · On goal · xG 0.08A. Sautner · Missed · xG 0.08E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.07E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.07B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.07J. Virtanen · Missed · xG 0.07T. Stecher · Missed · xG 0.06B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.05N. Goldobin · On goal · xG 0.04B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.04D. Pouliot · Missed · xG 0.03A. Biega · Missed · xG 0.03T. Pearson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.02T. Pearson · Missed · xG 0.02E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.02T. Motte · On goal · xG 0.02T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.02B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pouliot · On goal · xG 0.01A. Sautner · On goal · xG 0.01T. Stecher · Missed · xG 0.01A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.00T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN0 G · 1.9 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsVAN
3.75 G
All situations
0 G1.9
3.25 G
Even strength
0 G1.1
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ78%22%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.69 – 1.93

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

CBJvsVAN
33
Shots on goal
21
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/2
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
4
9
Hits
29
13
Blocked shots
12
2
Giveaways
8
5
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3S. JonesD000+230.20040—24:32
8Z. WerenskiD000+310.41010—23:26
58D. SavardD000030.19110—20:48
65M. NutivaaraD000+120.07100—19:08
9A. PanarinL011+220.24002—17:30
77J. AndersonR213+430.40102—17:01
13C. AtkinsonR000020.150105016:57
10A. WennbergC011+140.651005015:42
18P. DuboisC112+220.300005015:14
14D. KukanD000+200.00010—15:01
38B. JennerC011+300.102005015:00
54A. McQuaidD011+210.02010—15:00
28O. BjorkstrandR101+150.46204—14:13
17B. DubinskyC000010.050007813:56
95M. DucheneC000+100.080005613:12
20R. NashC000010.031305012:03
19R. DzingelC101+110.14010012:02
37M. HannikainenL000020.23000—11:22
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
72S. Bobrovsky(W)212101.0001.94+1.9459:53

Season series

Tied 1-1

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