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Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils

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Columbus Blue Jackets
3
New Jersey Devils
▸4
Final/OTTV BSOH, MSGSN2·Prudential Center

Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in overtime, Timo Meier scoring at 2:12. The Blue Jackets scored first; the Devils answered. The Blue Jackets led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Timo Meier's goal at 2:12 of overtime, which took the Devils' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals were close — CBJ 3.2, NJD 3.3; shots on goal were CBJ 29, NJD 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 31 of 35 (.886), 0.7 goals below expected; Vitek Vanecek stopped 26 of 29 (.897). Three stars: 1. Timo Meier (1 G), 2. Dawson Mercer (1 G, 2 A), 3. Luke Hughes (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    T. Meier1 G
  2. ★★
    NJD
    D. Mercer1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    L. Hughes1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
CBJCBJ191811101329
NJDNJD1801021512435

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. CBJ
    J. Bean(2)
    B. Gaunce (2), A. Texier (6)
    snapxG 0.27win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    6:39
  2. NJD
    O. Palat(5)
    E. Haula (8), D. Mercer (7)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-1
    9:55

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    J. Danforth(9)
    D.Jiricek (8), A. Fantilli (12)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +19 ptsVideo
    2-1
    8:28

3rd period

  1. NJD
    D. Mercer(9)
    S. Nemec (4)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +38 ptsVideo
    2-2
    15:51
  2. CBJ
    E. Chinakhov(10)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.20win prob +43 ptsVideo
    3-2
    17:34
  3. NJD
    L. Hughes(5)
    J. Hughes (26), D. Mercer (8)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +44 ptsVideo
    3-3
    18:35

Overtime

  1. NJD
    T. Meier(9)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.18win prob +49 ptsVideo
    3-4
    2:12

Penalties

CBJ 6 PIM·NJD 6 PIM

1st

  • 7:46NJDOndrej Palat · High stickingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min

2nd

  • 16:24CBJCole Sillinger · Interferencedrawn by Simon Nemec2 min
  • 19:56NJDMichael McLeod · High stickingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min

3rd

  • 0:54CBJEgor Chinakhov · High stickingdrawn by Erik Haula2 min
  • 3:07NJDLuke Hughes · Trippingdrawn by Egor Chinakhov2 min
  • 13:12CBJBrendan Gaunce · Trippingdrawn by Nico Hischier2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Timo Meier, OT 2:12 — NJD 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.22J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.19J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.19T. Meier · Goal · xG 0.18T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.17M. McLeod · On goal · xG 0.15J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.13J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.12T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.11O. Palat · Goal · xG 0.11A. Holtz · Missed · xG 0.10D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.10A. Holtz · Missed · xG 0.09J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.09A. Holtz · Missed · xG 0.09J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.09T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.08J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.08T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.08J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.07L. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.06J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.06J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.06J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.06D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.06L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.06A. Holtz · On goal · xG 0.05E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.04D. Mercer · Goal · xG 0.04L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04O. Palat · On goal · xG 0.04T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.03T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.03K. Bahl · On goal · xG 0.03J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.03J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.02J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.02E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.02S. Nemec · On goal · xG 0.01J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.01C. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01C. Miller · On goal · xG 0.01T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.01T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.01B. Smith · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD4 G · 3.3 xG · 47 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsNJD
3.23 G
All situations
4 G3.3
1.73 G
Even strength
4 G2.6
1.20 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ47%53%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.05 – 3.24

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

CBJvsNJD
29
Shots on goal
35
48%
Faceoffs
52%
0/3
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
25
Hits
19
23
Blocked shots
21
3
Giveaways
7
7
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
9I. ProvorovD000-210.08420—27:32
78D. SeversonD000-110.01130—23:03
44E. GudbransonD000-130.07040—22:20
17J. DanforthR101+120.274106221:33
22J. BeanD101+150.60020—20:00
13J. GaudreauL000+110.02010—18:45
59E. ChinakhovR101-130.56002—16:37
4C. SillingerC000010.022225616:21
86K. MarchenkoR000010.15020—16:10
91K. JohnsonC000-240.54010015:54
11A. FantilliC011-110.202005015:11
42A. TexierL011+100.11110—14:57
52E. BemstromC000-230.17100014:25
55D.JiricekD011+100.01310—13:35
10D. VoronkovL000000.001003112:42
8Z. WerenskiD000+100.02020—11:15
16B. GaunceC011010.114026710:31
24M. OlivierR000+120.24210—09:51
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
90E. Merzlikins(O)35314.8863.27-0.7362:06

Season series

NJD leads 3-1

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