Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Montreal CanadiensMar 26, 2026

FinalThursday, Mar 26, 2026· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	1	0	0	1		CBJ	13	6	7	26
MTL	1	0	1	2		MTL	6	8	6	20

: CBJ 62MTL 41
: CBJ 2.97MTL 1.99
PP goals: CBJ 0MTL 0
Hits: CBJ 27MTL 24
Blocks: CBJ 8MTL 17
PIM: CBJ 6MTL 4
: CBJ 49%MTL 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 at home. Zachary Bolduc (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for CBJ: Monahan–Heinen–Garland skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Zachary Bolduc had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:51.Bolduc
New line
New look for CBJ: Monahan–Heinen–Garland skated 10:41 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Monahan Heinen Garland
Luck
CBJ scored 1 goal on 2.97 expected goals (62 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for CBJ: Jenner–Wood–Lundeström skated 7:46 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Jenner Wood Lundeström
New line
New look for MTL: Anderson–Evans–Bolduc skated 10:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Anderson Evans Bolduc
Usage
Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) played 12:37, −6:39 down on his 19:16 season average over 74 games.Mateychuk
Usage
Lane Hutson (MTL) played 19:45, −4:04 down on his 23:49 season average over 81 games.Hutson
Usage
Jake Evans (MTL) played 18:56, +3:38 up on his 15:18 season average over 67 games.Evans

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)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
CBJ
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 103 of 103 attempts · MTL 41 · CBJ 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
CBJ
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL 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 43% of the game, MTL 27%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

CBJ

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

MTL skaters (rows) against CBJ skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the MTL side.

Matchup matrix

MTL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
Stat	CBJ	MTL
	66	40
	3.11	1.29
	2.93	1.29
	16	2
	4	4
	14	20
	−0.050	+0.050
	43%	27%

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

L1Marchment – Marchenko – Fantilli
11:5073% CF
L2Monahan – Heinen – Garland
10:4150% CF
L3Coyle – Olivier – Sillinger
8:0744% CF
L4Jenner – Wood – Lundeström
7:4633% CF
D1Severson – Werenski
16:5654% CF
D2Provorov – Fabbro
10:3845% CF
D3Gudbranson – Mateychuk
10:3271% CF

PP1Coyle – Werenski – Marchment – Marchenko – Fantilli
1:27100% CF
PP2Jenner – Severson – Monahan – Provorov – Garland
0:28100% CF
PK1FCoyle – Monahan
2:22
PK2FJenner – Lundeström
1:23
PK1DGudbranson – Provorov
3:45

Current CBJ line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
11:5047% CF
L2Newhook – Kapanen – Demidov
11:1435% CF
L3Anderson – Evans – Bolduc
10:5943% CF
L4Gallagher – Danault – Veleno
5:5856% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
16:5034% CF
D2Carrier – Guhle
11:3550% CF
D3Struble – Hutson
9:4550% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
3:01100% CF
PP2Gallagher – Dobson – Newhook – Bolduc – Kapanen
0:52100% CF
PK1FAnderson – Kapanen
0:57
PK2FDanault – Evans
0:46
PK1DDobson – Guhle
0:57
PK2DMatheson – Carrier
0:46

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:54
MTLJayden Struble (Zachary Bolduc, Lane Hutson)snap0.08 xG
CBJ: Monahan, Heinen, Provorov, Garland, FabbroMTL: Anderson, Evans, Struble, Bolduc, Hutson
CBJ 0 – 1 MTL
12:17
CBJDamon Severson (Boone Jenner, Isac Lundeström)slap0.14 xG
CBJ: Gudbranson, Jenner, Severson, Wood, LundeströmMTL: Gallagher, Danault, Veleno, Struble, Hutson
CBJ 1 – 1 MTL

3rd period

4:36
MTLZachary Bolduc (Jake Evans, Mike Matheson)snap0.13 xG
CBJ: Coyle, Provorov, Fabbro, Olivier, SillingerMTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Struble, Bolduc
CBJ 1 – 2 MTL

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
Kirill Marchenko R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.56	0	1	0	18:47	—	—	77	81
Mason Marchment L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.30	2	0	0	18:36	—	—	78	85
Adam Fantilli C	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.42	8	0	0	18:35	—	—	78	87
Sean Monahan C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	0	0	0	18:45	—	—	64	58
Conor Garland R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	1	0	0	14:43	—	—	63	57
Danton Heinen L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	1	0	0	12:33	—	—	50	39
Charlie Coyle C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.11	1	0	0	15:20	—	—	40	14
Mathieu Olivier R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	2	0	0	12:47	—	—	64	72
Cole Sillinger C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	0	0	11:49	—	—	67	64
Boone Jenner C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.27	3	0	2	13:53	—	—	43	66
Isac Lundeström C	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:12	—	—	50	66
Miles Wood L	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.18	3	1	2	8:47	—	—	35	65
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	1	2	27:21	—	—	57	70
Damon Severson D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.41	0	0	0	21:23	—	—	59	77
Ivan Provorov D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.05	0	3	0	21:34	—	—	66	63
Dante Fabbro D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	15:04	—	—	46	47
Erik Gudbranson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.07	3	0	0	20:36	—	—	76	96
Denton Mateychuk D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	12:37	—	—	77	95

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jet Greaves(start)	L	20	18	2	.900	1.99	58:38

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	19:38	—	—	48	33
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	1	1	2	19:24	—	—	39	28
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.85	1	0	0	17:48	—	—	42	32
Ivan Demidov R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	17:15	—	—	32	18
Alex Newhook C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	1	0	0	16:32	—	—	33	15
Oliver Kapanen C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	15:22	—	—	30	17
Jake Evans C	L3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	2	1	2	18:56	—	—	24	33
Josh Anderson R	L3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.15	3	0	0	16:12	—	—	38	49
Zachary Bolduc R	L3	1	1	2	+2	2	0.17	3	1	0	13:51	—	—	33	58
Phillip Danault C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	1	0	0	9:40	—	—	36	15
Brendan Gallagher R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	1	0	0	8:15	—	—	46	21
Joseph Veleno C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	7:00	—	—	55	31
Noah Dobson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	3	0	24:45	—	—	33	18
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.04	0	4	0	21:24	—	—	33	23
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	3	3	0	20:50	—	—	40	42
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:18	—	—	35	34
Lane Hutson D	D3	0	1	1	0	3	0.17	0	3	0	19:45	—	—	39	32
Jayden Struble D	D3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.16	2	0	0	12:05	—	—	52	46

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jakub Dobes(start)	W	26	25	1	.962	2.97	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jayden Struble (MTL) 1st 9:54 · assists Zachary Bolduc, Lane Hutson · Forecheck turnover · 53.9 mph shot.

Jayden Struble · 1st 9:54 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2
Shot: 53.9 mph
Distance: 20 ft

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Damon Severson · 1st 12:17 · CBJ

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 58.1 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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Zachary Bolduc · 3rd 4:36 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 67.7 mph
Distance: 19 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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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.