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Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Florida Panthers
▸4
Columbus Blue Jackets
3
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Recap

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The Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3. The Blue Jackets scored first; the Panthers answered. The Panthers led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sam Reinhart's goal at 19:58 of the second period, which took the Panthers' chances from 47% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 3.2 to 1.7; shots on goal were FLA 22, CBJ 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Spencer Knight stopped 35 of 38 (.921); Elvis Merzlikins stopped 18 of 22 (.818), 2.3 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Sam Reinhart (1 G, 2 A), 2. Sean Monahan (1 G), 3. Spencer Knight (35 saves, .921).

Three stars

  1. ★
    FLA
    S. Reinhart1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    S. Monahan1 G
  3. ★★★
    FLA
    S. Knight35 saves, .921

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
FLAFLA083816422
CBJCBJ06216116338

Scoring

7 goals

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    C. Sillinger(1)SHG
    K. Johnson (2)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +17 ptsVideo
    0-1
    0:41
  2. FLA
    A. Lundell(3)
    S. Reinhart (3), N. Schmidt (1)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-1
    10:25
  3. CBJ
    S. Monahan(2)
    E. Chinakhov (4), K. Marchenko (3)
    wristxG 0.29win prob +19 ptsVideo
    1-2
    11:22
  4. FLA
    D. Kulikov(1)
    N. Mikkola (1), A. Lundell (2)
    tip-inxG 0.03win prob +19 ptsVideo
    2-2
    11:59
  5. FLA
    S. Reinhart(4)
    C. Verhaeghe (1), S. Bennett (2)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +24 ptsVideo
    3-2
    19:58

3rd period

  1. FLA
    E. Luostarinen(2)
    S. Reinhart (4), N. Mikkola (2)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +10 ptsVideo
    4-2
    15:12
  2. CBJ
    J. van Riemsdyk(1)
    D. Severson (3), K. Labanc (2)
    deflectedxG 0.13win prob +6 ptsVideo
    4-3
    17:21

Penalties

FLA 4 PIM·CBJ 6 PIM

1st

  • 12:48CBJKevin Labanc · Interferencedrawn by Nate Schmidt2 min
  • 16:08CBJMathieu Olivier · Cross checkingdrawn by Sam Bennett2 min
  • 19:04CBJJordan Harris · High stickingdrawn by Jonah Gadjovich2 min

2nd

  • 13:33FLAAaron Ekblad · Interferencedrawn by Adam Fantilli2 min

3rd

  • 1:32FLASam Bennett · Trippingdrawn by Kirill Marchenko2 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: Sam Reinhart, 2nd 19:58 — FLA 47% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Monahan · Goal · xG 0.29C. Sillinger · Goal · xG 0.20E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.20E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.19E. Chinakhov · Missed · xG 0.16Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.15S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.13J. van Riemsdyk · Goal · xG 0.13Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.12Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.12S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.11S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.11J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.08Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.08K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.07K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.06K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.06M. Olivier · Missed · xG 0.06E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.05A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.04D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.04K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.04I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.03I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.03E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.03K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.03K. Labanc · Missed · xG 0.02A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.02D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.02I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Aston-Reese · Missed · xG 0.02S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.02I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.02A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.02D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.02A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.02J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.02E. Gudbranson · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.01D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Christiansen · Missed · xG 0.01J. Harris · Missed · xG 0.01J. Harris · On goal · xG 0.01K. Labanc · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.01K. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01J. Christiansen · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.00Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.00Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.00
CBJ3 G · 3.2 xG · 58 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

FLAvsCBJ
1.74 G
All situations
3 G3.2
1.14 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.60 G
Power play
0 G1.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
FLA26%74%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.73 – 3.08

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
22
Shots on goal
38
43%
Faceoffs
57%
0/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
25
Hits
17
13
Blocked shots
13
23
Giveaways
10
8
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Florida Panthers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
77N. MikkolaD022+120.10040—21:31
42G. ForslingD000000.00120—21:21
13S. ReinhartC123+320.351102921:15
5A. EkbladD000-100.00212—20:25
9S. BennettC011-130.171124020:06
7D. KulikovD101+310.03010—19:20
23C. VerhaegheC011-220.15310019:14
27E. LuostarinenC101+310.171005018:22
15A. LundellC112+220.071006318:13
17E. RodriguesC000-210.160004017:14
34A. BoqvistD000-120.03200—16:36
70J. BoqvistC000010.062005015:04
88N. SchmidtD011+100.05110—14:59
25M. SamoskevichR000-110.03000—13:58
10A. GreerL000010.03200—13:15
12J. GadjovichL000000.00500—10:03
26U. BalinskisD000020.16210—08:20
36P. GilesR000010.171002006:44
Florida Panthers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30S. Knight(W)38353.9213.15+0.1560:00

Season series

FLA leads 3-0

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