Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Chicago BlackhawksJan 31, 2021

FinalSunday, Jan 31, 2021· United Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	1	0	0	1		CBJ	11	10	12	33
CHI	1	0	2	3		CHI	7	16	13	36

: CBJ 54CHI 56
: CBJ 2.19CHI 2.51
PP goals: CBJ 0CHI 0
Hits: CBJ 39CHI 30
Blocks: CBJ 15CHI 15
PIM: CBJ 6CHI 6
: CBJ 53%CHI 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Chicago Blackhawks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 at home. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CBJ: Atkinson–Texier–Robinson skated 10:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:57.Kane
Points
Philipp Kurashev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:03.Kurashev
Points
Mattias Janmark had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:20.Janmark
New line
New look for CBJ: Atkinson–Texier–Robinson skated 10:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Atkinson Texier Robinson
New line
New look for CHI: Kane–Janmark–Kurashev skated 11:08 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (59.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kane Janmark Kurashev
New line
New look for CBJ: Foligno–Bjorkstrand–Domi skated 10:34 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Foligno Bjorkstrand Domi
New line
New look for CHI: Highmore–Kampf–Johnson skated 8:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Highmore Kampf Johnson
Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +7 against a season average of 29.5; the loss.Merzlikins

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← CBJ attacks left (bottom on phones)CHI attacks right (top on phones) →

CHI
CBJ
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · CHI 56 · CBJ 54

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CHI
CBJ
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CHI 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 29% of the game, CHI 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CHI

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
Stat	CBJ	CHI
	48	52
	1.82	2.19
	1.79	2.12
	7	10
	5	7
	23	22
	−0.004	+0.004
	29%	31%

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

L1Atkinson – Texier – Robinson
10:3667% CF
L2Foligno – Bjorkstrand – Domi
10:3438% CF
L3Jenner – Roslovic – Foudy
9:5732% CF
L4Koivu – Nash – Grigorenko
7:4922% CF
D1Jones – Werenski
15:1652% CF
D2Savard – Gavrikov
14:0759% CF
D3Del Zotto – Kukan
10:0446% CF

PP1Atkinson – Bjorkstrand – Domi – Werenski – Texier
2:2086% CF
PP2Foligno – Jenner – Grigorenko – Jones – Roslovic
0:510% CF
PK1FNash – Jenner
1:29
PK2FKoivu – Robinson
1:07
PK1DSavard – Gavrikov
2:57
PK2DDel Zotto – Jones
0:25

Current CBJ line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Kane – Janmark – Kurashev
11:0859% CF
L2Highmore – Kampf – Johnson
8:4160% CF
L3Soderberg – Shaw – Hagel
7:4445% CF
L4Kubalik – Strome – Suter
5:580% CF
D1de Haan – Murphy
12:2647% CF
D2Zadorov – Mitchell
10:0433% CF
D3Keith – Carlsson
7:2257% CF

PP1Keith – Kane – Shaw – Kubalik – Strome
3:3190% CF
PP2de Haan – Janmark – Mitchell – Suter – Kurashev
0:21
PK1FJanmark – Kampf
1:40
PK2FSoderberg – Shaw
0:13
PK1DKeith – Murphy
2:21
PK2Dde Haan – Zadorov
0:49

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

12:32
CHIPhilipp Kurashev (Patrick Kane, Mattias Janmark)tip-in0.06 xG
CBJ: Atkinson, Savard, Gavrikov, Texier, RobinsonCHI: Kane, Janmark, Zadorov, Mitchell, Kurashev
CBJ 0 – 1 CHI
17:28
CBJBoone Jenner (Jack Roslovic, Liam Foudy)wrist0.03 xG
CBJ: Del Zotto, Jenner, Roslovic, Kukan, FoudyCHI: Kane, de Haan, Murphy, Janmark, Kurashev
CBJ 1 – 1 CHI

3rd period

7:41
CHIPius Suterwrist0.05 xG
CBJ: Koivu, Nash, Grigorenko, Jones, WerenskiCHI: Keith, Soderberg, Shaw, Mitchell, Suter
CBJ 1 – 2 CHI
13:40
CHIPatrick Kane (Philipp Kurashev, Mattias Janmark)wrist0.03 xG
CBJ: Atkinson, Werenski, Kukan, Texier, RobinsonCHI: Kane, de Haan, Janmark, Mitchell, Kurashev
CBJ 1 – 3 CHI

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Cam Atkinson R	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.30	2	0	0	19:09	—	—	64	42
Alexandre Texier L	L1	0	0	0	-2	6	0.37	4	0	0	16:41	—	—	59	41
Eric Robinson L	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.09	3	0	0	13:20	—	—	67	42
Nick Foligno L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	4	4	0	17:06	—	—	53	62
Max Domi C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.32	0	0	0	16:47	—	—	39	57
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	16:37	—	—	47	61
Boone Jenner C	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.13	4	3	0	15:16	—	—	48	57
Jack Roslovic C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.12	1	1	0	14:35	—	—	45	56
Liam Foudy C	L3	0	1	1	+1	4	0.38	1	0	0	12:41	—	—	32	49
Riley Nash C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	13:00	—	—	29	23
Mikhail Grigorenko C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.07	0	1	0	12:54	—	—	33	38
Mikko Koivu C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:45	—	—	33	23
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	2	1	2	23:59	—	—	50	42
Seth Jones D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	1	1	2	23:54	—	—	44	31
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	2	1	0	19:00	—	—	57	66
David Savard D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	4	1	0	18:49	—	—	59	66
Michael Del Zotto D	D3	0	0	0	+1	4	0.11	7	0	0	16:11	—	—	39	37
Dean Kukan D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	15:37	—	—	46	48

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	L	36	33	3	.917	2.51	56:39

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Patrick Kane R	L1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.26	0	1	0	19:57	—	—	58	52
Mattias Janmark C	L1	0	2	2	+1	2	0.21	1	0	0	18:20	—	—	52	55
Philipp Kurashev C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.09	0	2	0	14:03	—	—	53	58
David Kampf C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	0	0	13:08	—	—	63	71
Reese Johnson C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	7	0	2	10:56	—	—	61	63
Matthew Highmore C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.25	2	1	0	10:43	—	—	67	72
Andrew Shaw R	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.24	3	1	2	17:30	—	—	50	53
Carl Soderberg C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.21	2	0	0	15:39	—	—	48	49
Brandon Hagel L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	13:57	—	—	45	51
Dylan Strome C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	0	0	0	16:13	—	—	43	40
Dominik Kubalik L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	0	0	2	14:13	—	—	33	38
Pius Suter C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.06	1	1	0	12:58	—	—	36	55
Connor Murphy D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	2	3	0	24:44	—	—	52	37
Calvin de Haan D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.03	3	1	0	22:12	—	—	46	34
Nikita Zadorov D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	6	2	0	20:43	—	—	43	43
Ian Mitchell D	D2	0	0	0	+3	2	0.27	0	0	0	15:56	—	—	50	62
Duncan Keith D	D3	0	0	0	+1	6	0.32	0	1	0	25:15	—	—	62	72
Lucas Carlsson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	1	0	7:39	—	—	57	60

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Kevin Lankinen(start)	W	33	32	1	.970	2.19	59:54

Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.