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Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Pittsburgh Penguins
2
Columbus Blue Jackets
▸5
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Recap

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The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2. The Blue Jackets scored first and never trailed. The Blue Jackets led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nick Foligno's goal at 0:26 of the second period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 3.5 to 2.0; shots on goal were PIT 31, CBJ 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Tristan Jarry stopped 25 of 29 (.862), 1.4 goals below expected; Joonas Korpisalo stopped 29 of 31 (.935). Three stars: 1. Gustav Nyquist (3 G), 2. Nick Foligno (2 G), 3. Joonas Korpisalo (29 saves, .935).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CBJ
    G. Nyquist3 G
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    N. Foligno2 G
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    J. Korpisalo29 saves, .935

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT13016112231
CBJCBJ11331116530

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    G. Nyquist(5)
    O. Bjorkstrand (9)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:21
  2. PIT
    J. Guentzel(15)
    E. Malkin (14), D. Simon (10)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    17:57

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    N. Foligno(3)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.05win prob +16 pts
    1-2
    0:26
  2. CBJ
    G. Nyquist(6)PPG
    P. Dubois (8), Z. Werenski (10)
    backhandxG 0.09win prob +13 pts
    1-3
    2:52
  3. CBJ
    N. Foligno(4)PPG
    A. Wennberg (7), S. Jones (12)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +6 pts
    1-4
    15:09

3rd period

  1. PIT
    K. Letang(6)
    J. Guentzel (12), E. Malkin (15)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +5 pts
    2-4
    5:20
  2. CBJ
    G. Nyquist(7)EN
    J. Anderson (2), D. Savard (4)
    wristxG 0.93
    2-5
    19:01

Penalties

PIT 8 PIM·CBJ 8 PIM

1st

  • 10:30PITSam Lafferty · Hookingdrawn by Riley Nash2 min

2nd

  • 1:19PITDominik Kahun · Holdingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min
  • 6:06CBJJosh Anderson · Roughingdrawn by Brandon Tanev2 min
  • 14:45PITJake Guentzel · Hookingdrawn by Gustav Nyquist2 min
  • 18:20CBJPierre-Luc Dubois · Cross checkingdrawn by Patric Hornqvist2 min

3rd

  • 3:11PITAlex Galchenyuk · Trippingdrawn by Alexandre Texier2 min
  • 11:10CBJSonny Milano · Trippingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min
  • 16:50CBJGustav Nyquist · Trippingdrawn by Marcus Pettersson2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
CBJ goalPIT goalFinal: CBJ 100%

Biggest swing: Nick Foligno, 2nd 0:26 — CBJ 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
G. Nyquist · Goal · xG 0.93R. Murray · On goal · xG 0.19C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.16J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.15J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.15G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.14J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.11N. Foligno · Goal · xG 0.11Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.10G. Nyquist · Goal · xG 0.10R. Murray · On goal · xG 0.09S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.09P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.09J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.09G. Nyquist · Goal · xG 0.09R. Nash · On goal · xG 0.08O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.06G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.06E. Bemstrom · Missed · xG 0.06G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.05O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.05N. Foligno · Goal · xG 0.05P. Dubois · Missed · xG 0.04O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.04G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.04J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.04G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.04O. Bjorkstrand · Missed · xG 0.03C. Atkinson · On goal · xG 0.03J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.03D. Kukan · On goal · xG 0.03J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.02S. Milano · On goal · xG 0.02D. Kukan · Missed · xG 0.02V. Gavrikov · On goal · xG 0.02R. Murray · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.01A. Texier · On goal · xG 0.01D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.01
CBJ5 G · 3.5 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsCBJ
2.02 G
All situations
4 G3.5
1.22 G
Even strength
2 G1.8
0.50 G
Power play
2 G0.4
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT39%61%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.01 – 2.58

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

PITvsCBJ
31
Shots on goal
30
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/4
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
22
Hits
22
7
Blocked shots
16
7
Giveaways
8
8
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
58K. LetangD101-160.15200—24:55
19J. McCannL000-110.080105020:58
71E. MalkinC022-120.281106820:44
59J. GuentzelC112-170.58212020:28
72P. HornqvistR000020.10400—19:59
6J. MarinoD000+110.07000—19:42
8B. DumoulinD000-110.08100—19:16
12D. SimonC011-110.07000019:09
24D. KahunC000010.03002019:09
3J. JohnsonD000+220.04410—18:12
28M. PetterssonD000-100.11100—16:13
53T. BluegerC000000.140002515:59
5Z. TrotmanD000-110.03110—13:13
46Z. Aston-ReeseL000000.00100—13:06
13B. TanevL000-120.17200—11:05
18A. GalchenyukC000020.04002009:50
50J. RiikolaD000020.06100—07:25
37S. LaffertyC000000.002224006:45
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Jarry(L)29254.8622.60-1.4057:55

Season series

PIT leads 2-1

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