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Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Florida Panthers
▸5
Columbus Blue Jackets
2
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Recap

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The Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2. The Panthers scored first and never trailed. The Panthers led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Carter Verhaeghe's goal at 7:28 of the first period, which took the Panthers' chances from 46% to 59%. Expected goals favored the Panthers, 5.3 to 2.5; shots on goal were FLA 35, CBJ 19. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Panthers win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Anthony Stolarz stopped 17 of 19 (.895), 0.5 goals saved above expected; Jet Greaves stopped 30 of 33 (.909), 0.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Aleksander Barkov (1 G, 2 A), 2. Jet Greaves (30 saves, .909), 3. Gustav Forsling (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    FLA
    A. Barkov1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    J. Greaves30 saves, .909
  3. ★★★
    FLA
    G. Forsling1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
FLAFLA21209314535
CBJCBJ170517219

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. FLA
    G. Forsling(3)
    A. Barkov (17), S. Reinhart (17)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    1:02
  2. CBJ
    E. Chinakhov(6)
    K. Marchenko (8), E. Gudbranson (8)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    7:06
  3. FLA
    C. Verhaeghe(13)
    S. Reinhart (18), G. Forsling (6)
    deflectedxG 0.08win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-1
    7:28

3rd period

  1. FLA
    A. Barkov(10)PPG
    S. Bennett (3), S. Reinhart (19)
    snapxG 0.57win prob +12 ptsVideo
    3-1
    13:13
  2. CBJ
    D. Voronkov(6)
    P. Laine (3), Z. Werenski (20)
    wristxG 0.41win prob +9 ptsVideo
    3-2
    16:11
  3. FLA
    M. Tkachuk(5)EN
    N. Mikkola (8)
    wristxG 0.35win prob +7 ptsVideo
    4-2
    18:05
  4. FLA
    E. Luostarinen(4)EN
    A. Barkov (18), S. Reinhart (20)
    wristxG 0.47win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    18:59

Penalties

FLA 16 PIM·CBJ 39 PIM

3rd

  • 0:24FLASam Bennett · Roughingdrawn by Erik Gudbranson2 min
  • 0:24CBJErik Gudbranson · Roughingdrawn by Nick Cousins2 min
  • 0:24FLANick Cousins · Boardingdrawn by Erik Gudbranson2 min
  • 4:07FLAAaron Ekblad · Trippingdrawn by Patrik Laine2 min
  • 6:49CBJErik Gudbranson · Instigatordrawn by Nick Cousins2 min
  • 6:49CBJErik Gudbranson · Fightingdrawn by Nick Cousins5 min
  • 6:49CBJErik Gudbranson · Instigator misconduct10 min
  • 6:49CBJErik Gudbranson · Game misconduct10 min
  • 6:49CBJBench · Game misconduct head coach0 min
  • 18:53FLAOliver Ekman-Larsson · Misconductdrawn by Justin Danforth10 min
  • 18:53CBJJustin Danforth · Misconductdrawn by Niko Mikkola10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Carter Verhaeghe, 1st 7:28 — FLA 46% → 59%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Voronkov · Goal · xG 0.41S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.21K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.17P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.16Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.13D. Voronkov · Missed · xG 0.12D. Jiricek · Missed · xG 0.12Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.12K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.10E. Chinakhov · Missed · xG 0.10J. Bean · On goal · xG 0.09J. Danforth · Missed · xG 0.08A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.07P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.07A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.06E. Bemstrom · Missed · xG 0.05E. Chinakhov · Goal · xG 0.05D. Voronkov · Missed · xG 0.05S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.05E. Chinakhov · Missed · xG 0.05A. Texier · On goal · xG 0.04N. Blankenburg · On goal · xG 0.04E. Chinakhov · Missed · xG 0.03C. Sillinger · Missed · xG 0.03J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.02P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.02A. Texier · Missed · xG 0.02P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.01I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.01P. Laine · Missed · xG 0.01E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.00D. Jiricek · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ2 G · 2.5 xG · 33 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

FLAvsCBJ
5.33 G
All situations
2 G2.5
2.02 G
Even strength
2 G1.6
1.81 G
Power play
0 G0.9

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
FLA70%30%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.67 – 2.50

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

FLAvsCBJ
35
Shots on goal
19
49%
Faceoffs
51%
1/2
Power play
0/2
16
Penalty minutes
39
11
Hits
21
15
Blocked shots
20
1
Giveaways
6
3
Takeaways
1

Box score

every player line
Florida Panthers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
62B. MontourD000060.28010—23:41
77N. MikkolaD011020.14200—21:42
16A. BarkovC123+250.890404420:23
42G. ForslingD112+230.15020—20:08
13S. ReinhartC044+220.090006319:50
5A. EkbladD000+200.13022—18:40
19M. TkachukL101020.50000—18:37
9S. BennettC011020.621024518:16
91O. Ekman-LarssonD000010.070110—17:58
23C. VerhaegheC101+140.96100017:11
15A. LundellC000+110.020006014:59
26U. BalinskisD000000.00110—14:31
17E. RodriguesC000020.57000013:39
21N. CousinsC000-120.11002013:24
27E. LuostarinenC101+110.57210013:01
82K. StenlundC000010.032103011:25
94R. LombergL000000.09210—09:56
18S. LorentzC000010.0801010008:42
Florida Panthers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41A. Stolarz(W)19172.8952.51+0.5159:57

Season series

FLA leads 3-0

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