CBJ
1–5
BUF
Final · L
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ · 1-1-0
1–5
FinalL
Buffalo Sabres
BUF · 1-1-0
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CBJ
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BUF
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goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Blue Jackets trail the season series 0–1
CBJ 1-1-0 · BUF 1-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Blue Jackets trail the season series 0–1
Blue Jackets fell to the Sabres
The Blue Jackets were outchanced (3.5 to 1.5 expected goals) and lost 1–5. Evan Gardner allowed 1.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
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★ NHL first starNoah Ostlund
BUF · C · #86
2 G · 0 A · 2 P
BUF · C · #86
2 G · 0 A · 2 PWho had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Sabres created the better chances: 3.5 expected goals to 1.5, on 35 and 25 shots on goal.
CBJ 1.5 xG · 25 shots
BUF 3.5 xG · 35 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st
0.1 · 0.9
2nd · the swing
0.8 · 2.2
3rd
0.6 · 0.4
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Josh Norris · 2nd 10:12 · 0–1 · slap shot, a good chance (13%)
2
Noah Ostlund · 2nd 11:54 · 0–2 · backhand shot, a good chance (22%)
3
Noah Ostlund · 2nd 12:22 · 0–3 · slap shot, a good chance (21%)
4
Conor Timmins · 3rd 03:53 · 0–4 · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
5
Tage Thompson · 3rd 14:32 · 0–5 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
6
Corson Ceulemans · 3rd 16:19 · 1–5 · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Blue Jackets win 19.
CBJ 19%BUF 81%
Goals and penalties
6 goals · 18 penalties← Blue Jackets shoot this way
Sabres shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
4
Conor Timmins · 3rd 03:53 · 0–4
Backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
▶ Watch goal
5
Tage Thompson · 3rd 14:32 · 0–5
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
▶ Watch goal
6
Corson Ceulemans · 3rd 16:19 · 1–5
Snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
▶ Watch goal
1st period
PEN
2 min
Minor
03:14
Rasmus Dahlin· Hooking
Rasmus Dahlin· Hooking
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
03:14
Luke Tuch· Holding the stick
Luke Tuch· Holding the stick
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
03:32
Carson Soucy· Interference
Carson Soucy· Interference
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
05:00
Tage Thompson· Tripping
Tage Thompson· Tripping
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
05:30
· Delaying game equipment
· Delaying game equipment
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
14:26
Luke Tuch· Interference
Luke Tuch· Interference
Killed
Minor
2nd period
PEN
2 min
Minor
03:18
Beck Malenstyn· Interference
Beck Malenstyn· Interference
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
04:40
Josh Norris· Holding
Josh Norris· Holding
Killed
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
17:35
Beck Malenstyn· Roughing
Beck Malenstyn· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
17:35
Luke Tuch· Roughing
Luke Tuch· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
3rd period
PEN
5 min
Major
01:04
Carson Soucy· Fighting
Carson Soucy· Fighting
Offsetting
Major
PEN
5 min
Major
01:04
Beck Malenstyn· Fighting
Beck Malenstyn· Fighting
Offsetting
Major
PEN
2 min
Minor
01:25
Louis Crevier· Roughing
Louis Crevier· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
01:25
Sam Carrick· Roughing
Sam Carrick· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
01:25
Sam Carrick· Roughing
Sam Carrick· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
01:25
Josh Eernisse· Roughing
Josh Eernisse· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
PEN
2 min
Minor
01:25
James Malatesta· Roughing
James Malatesta· Roughing
Offsetting
Minor
4
Tage Thompson, Jack Quinn · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
0–4
▶ Watch ↗
PEN
2 min
Minor
07:06
Sam Carrick· Tripping
Sam Carrick· Tripping
Killed
Minor
6
Dmitri Voronkov, Boston Buckberger · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
1–5
▶ Watch ↗
NHL three stars
the league's pick
★ 1st star
Noah Ostlund
BUF · C · #86
2 G · 0 A · 2 P2G 0A
★ 2nd star
Josh Norris
BUF · C · #9
1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A
★ 3rd star
Conor Timmins
BUF · D · #21
1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A
Noah Ostlund
BUF · C · #86
2 G · 0 A · 2 P2G 0A
★ 2nd star
Josh Norris
BUF · C · #9
1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A
★ 3rd star
Conor Timmins
BUF · D · #21
1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A
Goaltending
7/9 saves · 2 GA · 0.5 xGA
Allowed 1.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
23/26 saves · 3 GA · 3.7 xGA
Stopped 0.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Evan Gardner
CBJ
CBJ−1.5
vs expected
The Blue Jackets went 0-for-4 on the power play and killed all 3 Sabres power plays.
Box score
xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers| Forwards | G | A | P | +/− | PIM | S | Hits | Blk | TOI | Shifts | FO% | PPG | GV | TK | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71Luke TuchL. TuchLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 18:34 | 23 | 44% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 92 . RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:52 | 25 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 53L. PinelliL. PinelliC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:40 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 12O. SillingerO. SillingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:39 | 22 | 42% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 20O. KeskinenO. KeskinenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | 21 | 47% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 10Dmitri VoronkovD. VoronkovLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15:25 | 21 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 22J. DumaisJ. DumaisRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:02 | 19 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 94R. LombergR. LombergLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14:10 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 76Josh EernisseJ. EernisseC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13:24 | 17 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 11M. WoodM. WoodLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:10 | 18 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 67James MalatestaJ. MalatestaLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11:35 | 15 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 82M. PyyhtiaM. PyyhtiaLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:15 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Defense | G | A | P | +/− | PIM | S | Hits | Blk | TOI | Shifts | FO% | PPG | GV | TK | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2J. ChristiansenJ. ChristiansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23:57 | 26 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 56Boston BuckbergerB. BuckbergerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:41 | 24 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 74Corson CeulemansC. CeulemansD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18:32 | 22 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 57C. ElickC. ElickD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:13 | 25 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 54L. MarrelliL. MarrelliD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17:46 | 21 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 7Carson SoucyC. SoucyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:30 | 24 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Goalies | Saves | SA | GA | Sv% | EV | PP | SH | TOI | GS | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Cam TalbotC. TalbotG | 23 | 26 | 3 | .885 | 15/18 | 7/7 | 1/1 | 39:16 | +0.7 | |
| 35Evan GardnerE. GardnerG | 7 | 9 | 2 | .778 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 20:00 | −1.5 |
| Forwards | G | A | P | +/− | PIM | S | Hits | Blk | TOI | Shifts | FO% | PPG | GV | TK | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22Jack QuinnJ. QuinnRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:12 | 18 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 72Tage ThompsonT. ThompsonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17:00 | 18 | 62% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 6Zach BensonZ. BensonLW | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15:59 | 19 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 86Noah OstlundN. OstlundC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:41 | 19 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 71R. McLeodR. McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15:27 | 21 | 71% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 9Josh NorrisJ. NorrisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:25 | 20 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 |
| 91Josh DoanJ. DoanRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14:15 | 18 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 19P. KrebsP. KrebsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13:03 | 15 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 94Konsta HeleniusK. HeleniusC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 20J.KulichJ.KulichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:25 | 19 | 82% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 10Sam CarrickS. CarrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:31 | 17 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 29Beck MalenstynB. MalenstynLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11:13 | 17 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Defense | G | A | P | +/− | PIM | S | Hits | Blk | TOI | Shifts | FO% | PPG | GV | TK | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Rasmus DahlinR. DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24:41 | 28 | — | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 25Owen PowerO. PowerD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24:05 | 30 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 21Conor TimminsC. TimminsD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:19 | 27 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 46Louis CrevierL. CrevierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20:45 | 24 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 8O. ZellwegerO. ZellwegerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13:37 | 15 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 23M. SamuelssonM. SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 09:24 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Goalies | Saves | SA | GA | Sv% | EV | PP | SH | TOI | GS | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. LuukkonenG | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | 10/10 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 40:00 | +1.0 | |
| 92Colten EllisC. EllisG | 11 | 12 | 1 | .917 | 7/8 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 20:00 | −0.4 |
EV / PP / SH = saves on shots at even strength, on the opponent's power play, and shorthanded. GS = started. A dash means the stat isn't on file for that player or game.
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