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Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers

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Columbus Blue Jackets
1
Edmonton Oilers
▸4
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Recap

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The Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1. The Oilers scored first and never trailed. The Oilers led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Chiasson's goal at 3:08 of the first period, which took the Oilers' chances from 54% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 3.8 to 2.5; shots on goal were CBJ 46, EDM 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 20 of 23 (.870), 1.0 goals below expected; Mikko Koskinen stopped 45 of 46 (.978), 2.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Mikko Koskinen (45 saves, .978), 2. Alex Chiasson (1 G, 1 A), 3. Darnell Nurse.

Three stars

  1. ★
    EDM
    M. Koskinen45 saves, .978
  2. ★★
    EDM
    A. Chiasson1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    EDM
    D. Nurse

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ02109116146
EDMEDM1706311424

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. EDM
    A. Chiasson(10)
    J. Khaira (4), J. Neal (11)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    3:08

3rd period

  1. EDM
    C. Jones(4)
    K. Russell (9), A. Chiasson (13)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +9 pts
    0-2
    15:29
  2. EDM
    C. McDavid(33)
    Z. Kassian (18), R. Nugent-Hopkins (39)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +1 pts
    0-3
    16:25
  3. CBJ
    G. Nyquist(15)
    Z. Werenski (21), A. Wennberg (16)
    wristxG 0.24
    1-3
    19:01
  4. EDM
    R. Sheahan(8)EN
    J. Archibald (9)
    wristxG 0.49
    1-4
    19:30

Penalties

CBJ 4 PIM·EDM 6 PIM

1st

  • 10:00EDMJujhar Khaira · High stickingdrawn by Devin Shore2 min

2nd

  • 7:37EDMDarnell Nurse · Roughingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 11:06CBJPierre-Luc Dubois · Kneeingdrawn by Caleb Jones2 min

3rd

  • 18:07EDMJames Neal · Slashingdrawn by Riley Nash2 min
  • 18:25CBJKevin Stenlund · Holdingdrawn by Riley Sheahan2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Chiasson, 1st 3:08 — EDM 54% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Sheahan · Goal · xG 0.49R. Sheahan · On goal · xG 0.27L. Draisaitl · Missed · xG 0.27K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.21T. Ennis · On goal · xG 0.18C. McDavid · Goal · xG 0.17A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.14R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.12D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.11T. Ennis · On goal · xG 0.10L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.07T. Ennis · On goal · xG 0.06R. Nugent-Hopkins · Missed · xG 0.05L. Draisaitl · Missed · xG 0.05C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.04A. Chiasson · Goal · xG 0.02C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.02E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Kassian · On goal · xG 0.02O. Klefbom · On goal · xG 0.02J. Neal · On goal · xG 0.02D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.01E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.01D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.01C. Jones · Goal · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.01C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.00
EDM4 G · 2.5 xG · 28 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsEDM
3.81 G
All situations
3 G2.5
3.01 G
Even strength
3 G2.0
0.80 G
Power play
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ76%24%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.62 – 2.02

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

CBJvsEDM
46
Shots on goal
24
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/3
Power play
0/1
4
Penalty minutes
6
21
Hits
34
9
Blocked shots
10
5
Giveaways
16
10
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8Z. WerenskiD011080.43020—26:26
65M. NutivaaraD000020.07100—22:19
58D. SavardD000-320.06020—21:23
10A. WennbergC011-130.292002520:33
18P. DuboisC000-330.380123520:07
52E. BemstromC000-220.28300019:42
44V. GavrikovD000-300.05020—19:09
71N. FolignoL000-220.4520010018:18
14G. NyquistR101060.62000—18:01
38B. JennerC000-260.413004116:42
11K. StenlundC000050.390025016:04
4S. HarringtonD000020.05100—14:00
2A. PeekeD000020.03110—13:47
20R. NashC000010.113003613:21
50E. RobinsonL000010.11210—10:49
74D. ShoreC000000.000005008:59
23S. MatteauC000010.03200008:56
15J. liljaL000000.00100—08:18
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
70J. Korpisalo(L)23203.8702.04-0.9659:01

Season series

EDM leads 2-0

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