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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Colorado AvalancheMar 22, 2024

Final· Ball Arena
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CBJ
1
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home
COL
6
Goals123TShots123T
CBJ1001CBJ571224
COL1236COL14221450
CBJ 50COL 89
CBJ 1.70COL 6.12
PP goals
CBJ 0COL 1
Hits
CBJ 20COL 26
Blocks
CBJ 24COL 11
PIM
CBJ 11COL 5
CBJ 44%COL 56%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Colorado Avalanche rout Columbus Blue Jackets 6–1

Colorado Avalanche beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–1 at home. Mikko Rantanen (COL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 50 shots and stopped 44 (.880), +19 against a season average of 30.9; the loss.

  1. Points
    Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:58.Rantanen
  2. Points
    Cale Makar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:39.Makar
  3. Points
    Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:47.MacKinnon
  4. Points
    Jonathan Drouin had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:15.Drouin
  5. Goalie
    Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 50 shots and stopped 44 (.880), +19 against a season average of 30.9; the loss.Merzlikins
  6. PP1
    COL's first power-play unit (MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen and Makar) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 3:51 together.MacKinnonDrouinNichushkinRantanenMakar
  7. New line
    New look for COL: Lehkonen–MacKinnon–Drouin skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.LehkonenMacKinnonDrouin
  8. New line
    New look for COL: Nichushkin–Rantanen–Mittelstadt skated 7:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.NichushkinRantanenMittelstadt

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, CBJ at COL: 139 attempts, 74 on goal, 7 goals, 7.81 expected goals; best chance Ross Colton at 0.84 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← CBJ attacks left (bottom on phones)COL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • COL
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 139 of 139 attempts · COL 89 · CBJ 50

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CBJ at COL: expected goals 6.12 to 1.70 (COL led the chances), shot attempts 89 to 50, 7 goals.

0.02.04.06.08.01st2nd3rdCOLCBJSMCRMRNnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • COL
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
COLCBJcontrol2nd3rdSeverson · 1st 4:28Makar · 1st 11:00Colton · 2nd 5:43Rantanen · 2nd 7:07MacKinnon · 3rd 6:01Rantanen · 3rd 7:14Nichushkin · 3rd 13:38
  • COL pressure
  • CBJ pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CBJ 11% of the game, COL 65%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, CBJ at COL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Alexandar Georgiev (60:00) for COL and Elvis Merzlikins (60:00) for CBJ, 7 goals.

COL
CBJ
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatCBJCOL
6094
2.046.52
1.945.65
1026
710
2820
−0.048+0.048
11%65%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Colorado Avalanche

Current COL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:28
    CBJDamon Severson (Johnny Gaudreau, Boone Jenner)snap0.21 xG
    CBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Severson, Werenski, NylanderCOL: Johnson, Lehkonen, Drouin, Mittelstadt, Walker
    CBJ 1 – 0 COL
  2. 11:00
    COLCale Makar (Artturi Lehkonen, Jonathan Drouin)wrist0.05 xG
    CBJ: Gaunce, Severson, Werenski, Olivier, MeyerCOL: Lehkonen, Drouin, Toews, Mittelstadt, Makar
    CBJ 1 – 1 COL

2nd period

  1. 5:43
    COLRoss Colton (Miles Wood, Zach Parise)other0.84 xG
    CBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Severson, Nylander, ChristiansenCOL: Parise, Johnson, Wood, Colton, Walker
    CBJ 1 – 2 COL
  2. 7:07
    COLMikko Rantanen (Josh Manson, Samuel Girard)tip-in0.07 xG
    CBJ: Provorov, Bean, Texier, Marchenko, SillingerCOL: Manson, Nichushkin, Rantanen, Girard, Mittelstadt
    CBJ 1 – 3 COL

3rd period

  1. 6:01
    COLNathan MacKinnon (Cale Makar)wrist0.25 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Bean, Texier, Marchenko, SillingerCOL: MacKinnon, Drouin, Toews, Rantanen, Makar
    CBJ 1 – 4 COL
  2. 7:14
    COLMikko RantanenPP (Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin)snap0.12 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Provorov, Olivier, SillingerCOL: MacKinnon, Drouin, Nichushkin, Rantanen, Makar
    CBJ 1 – 5 COL
  3. 13:38
    COLValeri Nichushkin (Casey Mittelstadt, Mikko Rantanen)wrist0.19 xG
    CBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Severson, Werenski, NylanderCOL: Nichushkin, Toews, Rantanen, Mittelstadt, Makar
    CBJ 1 – 6 COL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Boone Jenner CL1011-110.0631020:18——4628
Alex Nylander LL1000-130.2001216:20——4831
Johnny Gaudreau LL1011-110.1901015:33——4429
Alexandre Texier LL2000-210.0101018:54——2617
Cole Sillinger CL2000-230.3412016:43——2920
Kirill Marchenko RL2000-210.0100014:54——2718
Mathieu Olivier RL3000-110.0640513:58——4315
Brendan Gaunce CL3000-100.0040012:27——4817
Carson Meyer RL3000-100.0020010:52——5016
Mikael Pyyhtia LL4000020.0612012:05——4745
Trey Fix-Wolansky RL4000000.0002011:51——3824
Dmitri Voronkov LL4000000.0000010:37——3319
Zach Werenski DD1000-160.2402022:45——4427
Damon Severson DD1101-210.2212022:00——4323
Jake Bean DD2000-200.0001221:49——3721
Ivan Provorov DD2000-140.2012020:00——3426
Erik Gudbranson DD3000-100.0604220:11——2819
Jake Christiansen DD3000-100.0533013:51——4423
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)L50446.8806.1260:00

Colorado Avalanche

COL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ross Colton CL1101+131.3241014:26——6684
Zach Parise LL1011+120.1611013:10——6584
Miles Wood LL1011+150.4720011:55——7591
Nathan MacKinnon CL2112+170.7412019:47——6391
Jonathan Drouin LL2022+110.3500019:15——8587
Artturi Lehkonen LL2011040.5911018:15——6875
Yakov Trenin CL3000020.1120012:08——6060
Brandon Duhaime LL3000020.093009:38——5444
Andrew Cogliano CL3000010.060009:26——7068
Mikko Rantanen RL4213+330.3300019:58——4163
Valeri Nichushkin RL4101+220.2710019:42——3959
Casey Mittelstadt CL4011+210.4400016:18——5460
Cale Makar DD1112+350.3912021:39——5680
Devon Toews DD1000+320.1920020:39——5677
Samuel Girard DD2011+130.4341021:03——7382
Josh Manson DD2011+140.0411517:46——6659
Sean Walker DD3000010.0311019:11——5774
Jack Johnson DD3000020.1121015:44——5979
COL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alexandar Georgiev(start)W24231.9581.7060:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Damon Severson (CBJ) 1st 4:28 · assists Johnny Gaudreau, Boone Jenner · Cycle · 17.8 mph shot.

Cale Makar · 1st 11:00 · COL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
39.7 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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Ross Colton · 2nd 5:43 · COL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
4.3 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
5.9 s
Type
rebound

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Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 6:01 · COL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
61.3 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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