Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets
Recap
written from the game dataThe Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-5. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Hurricanes led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Max Domi's goal at 2:08 of the third period, which took the Blue Jackets' chances from 27% to 52%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 2.2 to 1.7; shots on goal were CAR 26, CBJ 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. James Reimer stopped 17 of 22 (.773), 3.3 goals below expected; Joonas Korpisalo stopped 20 of 26 (.769), 3.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jordan Staal (1 G, 2 A), 2. Dougie Hamilton (1 G, 1 A), 3. Nick Foligno (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★J. Staal1 G, 2 A

- ★★D. Hamilton1 G, 1 A

- ★★★N. Foligno1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
11 goals1st period
0-110:07
1-110:32
1-215:34
2nd period
2-27:23
2-314:24
3-316:35
4-318:45
3rd period
4-42:08
5-45:33
6-410:37
6-519:03
Penalties
1st
- 7:01
Sebastian Aho · Slashingdrawn by Patrik Laine2 min
- 9:24
Andrei Svechnikov · Trippingdrawn by Liam Foudy2 min
- 12:04
Cam Atkinson · Trippingdrawn by Sebastian Aho2 min
2nd
- 2:04
Max Domi · Fightingdrawn by Nino Niederreiter5 min
- 2:04
Nino Niederreiter · Fightingdrawn by Max Domi5 min
3rd
- 5:13
Patrik Laine · Hookingdrawn by Teuvo Teravainen2 min
- 8:02
Jordan Staal · Interferencedrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
- 13:01
Jesper Fast · Slashingdrawn by Nick Foligno2 min
- 19:21
Dougie Hamilton · Slashingdrawn by Cam Atkinson2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Max Domi, 3rd 2:08 — 27% → 52%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.26 G
- All situations
- 5 G1.7
- 2.05 G
- Even strength
- 4 G1.3
- 0.21 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 66 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.16 – 1.75
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
- 26
- Shots on goal
- 22
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 1/2
- Power play
- 1/5
- 15
- Penalty minutes
- 9
- 23
- Hits
- 24
- 9
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 4
- Giveaways
- 13
- 9
- Takeaways
- 3
Box score
every player line
Season series
CAR leads 5-3
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
