Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Montreal CanadiensApr 11, 2026

FinalSaturday, Apr 11, 2026· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	2	2	1	5		CBJ	12	14	7	33
MTL	1	0	1	2		MTL	8	5	9	22

: CBJ 69MTL 48
: CBJ 4.96MTL 2.56
PP goals: CBJ 1MTL 1
Hits: CBJ 15MTL 22
Blocks: CBJ 11MTL 18
PIM: CBJ 12MTL 12
: CBJ 56%MTL 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at MTL. Charlie Coyle (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Coyle, Werenski, Marchment, Marchenko and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:53 together.

Points
Charlie Coyle had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:53.Coyle
Points
Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:12.Marchenko
Points
Adam Fantilli had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:41.Fantilli
PP1
CBJ's first power-play unit (Coyle, Werenski, Marchment, Marchenko and Fantilli) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:53 together.Coyle Werenski Marchment Marchenko Fantilli
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 4:51 together.Suzuki Caufield Hutson Slafkovský Demidov
Usage
Noah Dobson (MTL) played 12:57, −9:39 down on his 22:36 season average over 79 games.Dobson
Usage
Arber Xhekaj (MTL) played 19:44, +8:26 up on his 11:18 season average over 64 games.Xhekaj
Usage
Jake Christiansen (CBJ) played 4:18, −5:53 down on his 10:11 season average over 39 games.Christiansen

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 117 of 117 attempts · MTL 48 · CBJ 69

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 47% of the game, MTL 23%.

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	44
	4.28	2.05
	4.12	1.99
	12	11
	4	2
	19	22
	+0.042	−0.042
	47%	23%

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

L1Lundeström – Marchenko – Fantilli
8:0667% CF
L2Jenner – Heinen – Marchment
7:0390% CF
L3Coyle – Garland – Sillinger
6:3059% CF
L4Wood – Monahan – Johnson
5:2542% CF
D1Werenski – Fabbro
15:1966% CF
D2Provorov – Mateychuk
11:3483% CF
D3Gudbranson – Christiansen
4:0833% CF

PP1Coyle – Werenski – Marchment – Marchenko – Fantilli
4:53100% CF
PP2Monahan – Provorov – Garland – Johnson – Mateychuk
1:25100% CF
PK1FCoyle – Jenner
2:43
PK2FMonahan – Lundeström
1:32
PK1DGudbranson – Provorov
4:10
PK2DFabbro – Mateychuk
0:36

Current CBJ line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
10:2140% CF
L2Anderson – Evans – Veleno
9:2424% CF
L3Texier – Kapanen – Demidov
8:2959% CF
L4Danault – Dach – Newhook
8:1353% CF
D1Xhekaj – Engstrom
10:1428% CF
D2Struble – Hutson
8:2750% CF
D3Matheson – Dobson
6:5067% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
4:5183% CF
PP2Texier – Dach – Newhook – Kapanen – Engstrom
1:34
PK1FEvans – Veleno
3:10
PK2FDanault – Anderson
2:53
PK1DStruble – Xhekaj
1:36
PK2DMatheson – Dobson
1:00

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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	1	1	2	+1	4	0.68	1	1	0	17:12	—	—	56	73
Adam Fantilli C	L1	0	2	2	+1	0	0.03	2	1	2	15:41	—	—	57	78
Isac Lundeström C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.35	1	1	0	15:38	—	—	60	75
Boone Jenner C	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.80	2	1	2	18:24	—	—	71	83
Mason Marchment L	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:16	—	—	82	95
Danton Heinen L	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.06	0	0	0	10:12	—	—	75	89
Charlie Coyle C	L3	2	0	2	+1	6	1.26	0	0	0	21:53	—	—	55	61
Cole Sillinger C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.36	4	0	0	17:23	—	—	56	54
Conor Garland R	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.11	0	1	0	10:52	—	—	58	64
Sean Monahan C	L4	1	0	1	0	4	0.63	1	0	0	15:23	—	—	55	58
Kent Johnson C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.17	0	0	0	9:12	—	—	56	53
Miles Wood L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	7:35	—	—	44	41
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	1	1	0	4	0.17	0	1	2	25:42	—	—	61	68
Dante Fabbro D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	2	20:22	—	—	65	69
Ivan Provorov D	D2	0	1	1	+2	2	0.28	0	1	0	25:30	—	—	74	92
Denton Mateychuk D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.06	0	0	0	20:36	—	—	67	75
Erik Gudbranson D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	2	4	2	19:06	—	—	22	36
Jake Christiansen D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	2	4:18	—	—	33	43

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jet Greaves(start)	W	22	20	2	.909	2.56	60:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.21	0	2	0	18:53	—	—	42	21
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	1	1	-2	4	0.48	1	0	0	18:40	—	—	39	23
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.14	0	0	0	17:22	—	—	33	22
Jake Evans C	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	1	3	0	14:46	—	—	19	20
Josh Anderson R	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.22	1	0	0	13:47	—	—	23	21
Joseph Veleno C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	8	2	0	13:37	—	—	22	21
Ivan Demidov R	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.53	0	0	0	14:57	—	—	42	45
Alexandre Texier L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	1	0	2	13:42	—	—	50	49
Oliver Kapanen C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	12:34	—	—	58	64
Alex Newhook C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.24	1	0	0	13:44	—	—	58	39
Phillip Danault C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.09	1	0	0	12:45	—	—	46	29
Kirby Dach C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.15	2	0	2	12:11	—	—	59	45
Arber Xhekaj D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	4	0	19:44	—	—	33	26
Adam Engstrom D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	2	0	17:21	—	—	38	30
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	26:43	—	—	41	43
Jayden Struble D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	3	2	0	20:21	—	—	36	37
Mike Matheson D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	0	1	6	16:24	—	—	56	30
Noah Dobson D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	12:57	—	—	48	26

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jakub Dobes(start)	L	33	28	5	.848	4.96	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Boone Jenner (CBJ) 1st 1:13 · assists Zach Werenski, Danton Heinen · Rebound · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 13.8 mph shot · 9.3 s from entry to goal.

Boone Jenner · 1st 1:13 · CBJ

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 13.8 mph
Distance: 1 ft
Entry to goal: 9.3 s
Type: rebound

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Charlie Coyle · 1st 5:42 · CBJ

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 10.3 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s
Type: rebound

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Josh Anderson · 1st 11:48 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 20.0 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Kirill Marchenko · 2nd 1:24 · CBJ

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 60.7 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Sean Monahan · 2nd 10:36 · CBJ

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 56.9 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Entry to goal: 6.9 s

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Cole Caufield · 3rd 3:58 · MTL PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 2
Shot: 60.7 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Charlie Coyle · 3rd 9:59 · CBJ PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 3
Shot: 34.1 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: one-timer

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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.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Montreal CanadiensApr 11, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens

Goal anatomy

Boone Jenner · 1st 1:13 · CBJ

Charlie Coyle · 1st 5:42 · CBJ

Josh Anderson · 1st 11:48 · MTL

Kirill Marchenko · 2nd 1:24 · CBJ

Sean Monahan · 2nd 10:36 · CBJ

Cole Caufield · 3rd 3:58 · MTL PP

Charlie Coyle · 3rd 9:59 · CBJ PP