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Blue Jackets 3 Blues 5

Deserved to win

CBJ 23%77% STL

CBJ 1.53 xG on 39 attempts, STL 3.01 xG excl. empty net on 36, empty nets left out. How it works →

2%CBJ 3+
4%CBJ 2
9%CBJ 1
16%Tied
20%STL 1
19%STL 2
30%STL 3+
Replayed: final margins. Dark bar = actual result.

Scoring

Every goal, all situations, with the score after it (away–home).

  1. Period 1

    1. 16:10CBJValeri Nichushkin (1)Sean Monahan, Erik Gudbranson1–0
    2. 19:48CBJKent Johnson (1)Adam Fantilli, Zach Werenski2–0

  2. Period 2

    1. 6:10STLJake Neighbours (1)Justin Barron, Dylan Holloway2–1
    2. 9:02STLJimmy Snuggerud (1)Philip Broberg, Dylan Holloway2–2
    3. 12:32STLJimmy Snuggerud (2)Robert Thomas, Dylan Holloway2–3

  3. Period 3

    1. 6:51CBJCole Sillinger (1)Charlie Coyle, Carson Soucy3–3
    2. 9:33STLJonatan Berggren (1)6v5Mason McTavish, Colton Parayko3–4
    3. 19:17STLPavel Buchnevich (1)ENUnassisted3–5

Goalies

Saves on shots on goal (the NHL's boxscore), all situations; GSAx is expected goals against minus goals against on unblocked attempts while he was in.

Teams

TeamTOICF%GF%xGF%xGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
CBJ
6045.337.530.81.533.4413.081.594.5
STL
6054.762.569.23.441.5318.587.0105.5

Flow

Unblocked attempts, running total · CBJ 39, STL 37

CBJSTL goal

Shots

Mason McTavish, P1 7:33, snap, on goal, 0.30 xGMason McTavish, P3 9:30, snap, on goal, 0.21 xGMason McTavish, P3 13:09, snap, missed, 0.19 xGValeri Nichushkin, P2 1:21, snap, missed, 0.17 xGDylan Holloway, P1 12:27, snap, missed, 0.14 xGConnor McMichael, P2 16:01, wrist, on goal, 0.13 xGJustin Barron, P3 1:11, snap, on goal, 0.13 xGMason McTavish, P3 9:31, backhand, on goal, 0.13 xGPavel Buchnevich, P2 4:36, snap, on goal, 0.12 xGDylan Holloway, P2 5:38, snap, on goal, 0.12 xGPavel Buchnevich, P2 4:54, snap, missed, 0.11 xGJimmy Snuggerud, P3 11:30, deflected, missed, 0.11 xGPius Suter, P3 12:01, snap, on goal, 0.10 xGSean Monahan, P2 6:33, wrist, missed, 0.09 xGRyan Lomberg, P1 7:13, backhand, on goal, 0.09 xGDanton Heinen, P1 7:15, tip-in, on goal, 0.08 xGMason McTavish, P2 10:57, wrist, on goal, 0.07 xGRobert Thomas, P3 15:51, wrist, missed, 0.07 xGDalibor Dvorsky, P2 10:31, snap, on goal, 0.06 xGConor Garland, P3 2:34, wrist, missed, 0.06 xGJonatan Berggren, P1 1:24, deflected, on goal, 0.06 xGJonatan Berggren, P1 17:24, wrist, missed, 0.06 xGKent Johnson, P1 15:52, wrap-around, on goal, 0.05 xGRyan Lomberg, P1 18:59, wrist, on goal, 0.05 xGDenton Mateychuk, P3 18:09, wrist, on goal, 0.04 xGCam Fowler, P3 11:29, wrist, on goal, 0.04 xGDamon Severson, P1 0:35, wrist, on goal, 0.01 xGDylan Holloway, P1 1:01, snap, on goal, 0.03 xGAdam Jiricek, P1 2:07, snap, on goal, 0.03 xGZach Werenski, P1 2:35, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGRyan Lomberg, P1 3:28, wrist, on goal, 0.03 xGValeri Nichushkin, P1 5:12, wrist, on goal, 0.04 xGJustin Barron, P1 14:14, slap, missed, 0.02 xGAdam Fantilli, P1 15:54, poke, on goal, 0.03 xGColton Parayko, P1 18:22, snap, missed, 0.02 xGDylan Holloway, P2 0:36, wrist, on goal, 0.04 xGDamon Severson, P2 3:00, slap, missed, 0.03 xGJustin Barron, P2 6:06, slap, on goal, 0.02 xGSean Monahan, P2 6:20, wrist, on goal, 0.01 xGZach Werenski, P2 6:25, wrist, on goal, 0.01 xGJake Neighbours, P2 7:20, wrist, on goal, 0.01 xGAdam Fantilli, P2 7:43, wrist, on goal, 0.03 xGMason McTavish, P2 8:20, wrist, missed, 0.02 xGZach Werenski, P2 8:48, backhand, missed, 0.03 xGErik Gudbranson, P2 9:14, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGAdam Jiricek, P2 10:50, slap, on goal, 0.03 xGRyan Lomberg, P2 13:55, snap, missed, 0.01 xGRyan Lomberg, P2 14:09, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGKent Johnson, P2 16:41, backhand, missed, 0.01 xGDamon Severson, P3 0:36, slap, missed, 0.04 xGKent Johnson, P3 0:40, snap, missed, 0.01 xGColton Parayko, P3 1:09, snap, on goal, 0.01 xGAdam Jiricek, P3 1:56, slap, on goal, 0.01 xGConor Garland, P3 2:19, wrist, on goal, 0.01 xGAdam Fantilli, P3 3:17, wrist, on goal, 0.03 xGRyan Lomberg, P3 4:14, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGDamon Severson, P3 4:59, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGZach Werenski, P3 5:15, wrist, missed, 0.01 xGCharlie Coyle, P3 6:49, wrist, on goal, 0.01 xGPhilip Broberg, P3 7:30, wrap-around, on goal, 0.03 xGBrandon Carlo, P3 7:50, snap, missed, 0.01 xGKent Johnson, P3 8:05, wrist, on goal, 0.03 xGAdam Fantilli, P3 8:43, tip-in, on goal, 0.00 xGValeri Nichushkin, P3 9:59, wrist, on goal, 0.01 xGDanton Heinen, P3 12:14, wrist, on goal, 0.03 xGJimmy Snuggerud, P3 15:59, wrist, on goal, 0.01 xGValeri Nichushkin, P3 16:35, wrist, on goal, 0.01 xGErik Gudbranson, P3 19:46, slap, missed, 0.01 xGPavel Buchnevich, P3 19:17, wrist, goal, 0.43 xGJake Neighbours, P2 6:10, slap, goal, 0.22 xGJonatan Berggren, P3 9:33, wrist, goal, 0.21 xGValeri Nichushkin, P1 16:10, deflected, goal, 0.19 xGCole Sillinger, P3 6:51, wrist, goal, 0.18 xGJimmy Snuggerud, P2 9:02, deflected, goal, 0.12 xGKent Johnson, P1 19:48, wrist, goal, 0.06 xGJimmy Snuggerud, P2 12:32, wrist, goal, 0.03 xG
End
CBJ ← 3 G · 23 SOG · 39 unblocked · 1.53 xG goal on goal miss37 unblocked · 27 SOG · 5 G · 3.44 xG → STL
Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

PlayerTOICF%GF%xGF%xGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
Zach Werenski
D
2850.050.035.61.112.0120.076.996.9
Damon Severson
D
2550.033.331.30.771.6812.580.092.5
Denton Mateychuk
D
2161.333.345.80.680.809.160.069.1
Erik Gudbranson
D
2033.350.022.80.341.1514.390.0104.3
Sean Monahan
F
1941.950.024.60.461.4114.385.7100.0
Adam Fantilli
F
1853.140.036.80.550.9518.257.175.3
Kent Johnson
F
1753.825.025.90.330.9412.557.169.6
Charlie Coyle
F
1728.125.015.10.321.7925.076.9101.9
Valeri Nichushkin
F
1646.4100.038.60.590.9414.3100.0114.3
Cole Sillinger
F
1639.450.031.00.380.8416.787.5104.2
Conor Garland
F
1564.0–59.10.370.260.0100.0100.0
Matthew Knies
F
1533.333.316.00.180.9625.083.3108.3
Jake Christiansen
D
1322.7–9.00.060.610.0100.0100.0
Dmitri Voronkov
F
1366.7100.049.20.580.6020.0100.0120.0
Danton Heinen
F
1260.90.055.10.510.410.080.080.0
Mathieu Olivier
F
1217.40.04.30.051.150.081.881.8
Carson Soucy
D
1240.00.015.00.110.630.071.471.4
Ryan Lomberg
F
1070.6–67.90.320.150.0100.0100.0

St. Louis Blues skaters

PlayerTOICF%GF%xGF%xGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
Philip Broberg
D
2358.8100.072.41.010.3820.0100.0120.0
Colton Parayko
D
2340.066.765.01.300.7028.692.3120.9
Cam Fowler
D
2263.233.365.91.200.6211.166.777.8
Robert Thomas
F
1865.871.476.42.000.6231.371.4102.7
Mason McTavish
F
1860.6100.079.41.600.4211.1100.0111.1
Connor McMichael
F
1861.8100.082.31.740.3710.0100.0110.0
Brandon Carlo
D
1848.633.358.11.050.7612.580.092.5
Pavel Buchnevich
F
1765.650.072.10.920.3514.383.397.6
Jonatan Berggren
F
1751.7100.073.51.350.4912.5100.0112.5
Dylan Holloway
F
1769.060.065.21.040.5627.360.087.3
Justin Barron
D
1647.166.769.71.130.4925.087.5112.5
Adam Jiricek
D
1669.6100.088.00.850.1220.0100.0120.0
Jimmy Snuggerud
F
1565.266.763.30.720.4222.275.097.2
Jake Neighbours
F
1359.1100.070.30.570.2412.5100.0112.5
Pius Suter
F
1331.850.060.80.530.3450.085.7135.7
Dalibor Dvorsky
F
1270.0–71.60.400.160.0100.0100.0
Zach Dean
F
1029.20.039.50.240.360.085.785.7
Ross Johnston
F
921.10.032.70.140.28–83.3–