Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New Jersey DevilsJan 6, 2022

FinalThursday, Jan 6, 2022· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	1	0	0	1		CBJ	18	7	7	32
NJD	1	0	2	3		NJD	5	12	11	28

: CBJ 61NJD 53
: CBJ 3.00NJD 3.62
PP goals: CBJ 0NJD 1
Hits: CBJ 6NJD 11
Blocks: CBJ 6NJD 11
PIM: CBJ 6NJD 6
: CBJ 50%NJD 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Severson, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:59 together.

Points
Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:00.Hughes
Points
Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:59.Bratt
Points
Tomas Tatar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:57.Tatar
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Severson, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:59 together.Severson Bratt Bastian Hischier Hughes
New line
New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Jenner–Laine skated 13:25 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (44% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Nyquist Jenner Laine
New line
New look for NJD: Vesey–Bastian–Hischier skated 10:24 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (77.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Vesey Bastian Hischier
New line
New look for CBJ: Voracek–Bjorkstrand–Roslovic skated 11:01 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Voracek Bjorkstrand Roslovic
Luck
CBJ scored 1 goal on 3.00 expected goals (61 attempts), well short of its chances.

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)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →

NJD
CBJ
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 114 of 114 attempts · NJD 53 · CBJ 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
CBJ
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD 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 30% of the game, NJD 34%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

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	NJD
	54	52
	2.25	2.36
	2.05	2.23
	8	13
	7	0
	30	19
	+0.015	−0.015
	30%	34%

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

L1Nyquist – Jenner – Laine
13:2544% CF
L2Voracek – Bjorkstrand – Roslovic
11:0144% CF
L3Domi – Chinakhov – Sillinger
8:3553% CF
L4Kuraly – Bemstrom – Robinson
6:5062% CF
D1Gavrikov – Bean
18:1150% CF
D2Kukan – Boqvist
12:5250% CF
D3Peeke – Christiansen
10:1453% CF

PP1Voracek – Jenner – Bjorkstrand – Laine – Boqvist
5:2783% CF
PP2Nyquist – Domi – Roslovic – Bean – Bemstrom
1:26
PK1FKuraly – Robinson
2:48
PK2FNyquist – Jenner
0:11
PK1DGavrikov – Peeke
2:26
PK2DKukan – Christiansen
0:21

Current CBJ line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Vesey – Bastian – Hischier
10:2478% CF
L2Tatar – Bratt – Hughes
10:0657% CF
L3Kuokkanen – Boqvist – Mercer
6:1960% CF
L4McLeod – Studenic – Foote
2:1050% CF
D1Severson – Siegenthaler
17:2256% CF
D2Subban – Graves
15:0038% CF
D3Jaros – Smith
9:1661% CF

PP1Severson – Bratt – Bastian – Hischier – Hughes
1:5980% CF
PP2Subban – Tatar – Graves – Bratt – Hughes
0:450% CF
PK1FVesey – McLeod
3:39
PK2FKuokkanen – Hischier
0:48
PK1DSeverson – Siegenthaler
2:44
PK2DSubban – Graves
1:18

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:51
NJDTomas Tatar (Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes)backhand0.09 xG
CBJ: Nyquist, Jenner, Kukan, Laine, BoqvistNJD: Subban, Tatar, Graves, Bratt, Hughes
CBJ 0 – 1 NJD
4:54
CBJMax Domi (Vladislav Gavrikov, Cole Sillinger)backhand0.01 xG
CBJ: Domi, Gavrikov, Bean, Chinakhov, SillingerNJD: Subban, Graves, McLeod, Boqvist, Studenic
CBJ 1 – 1 NJD

3rd period

1:16
NJDJesper BrattPP (Jack Hughes, Nathan Bastian)wrist0.13 xG
CBJ: Kuraly, Peeke, Bean, RobinsonNJD: Severson, Bratt, Bastian, Hischier, Hughes
CBJ 1 – 2 NJD
18:40
NJDJack HughesEN (Tomas Tatar, Ryan Graves)wrist0.48 xG
CBJ: Nyquist, Domi, Laine, Boqvist, Chinakhov, SillingerNJD: Subban, Tatar, Graves, Bastian, Hughes
CBJ 1 – 3 NJD

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
Patrik Laine L	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.69	0	0	0	23:37	—	—	47	40
Boone Jenner C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.48	1	0	2	21:50	—	—	44	38
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.08	1	1	0	18:27	—	—	40	32
Jakub Voracek R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.31	0	0	0	20:26	—	—	48	56
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	0	0	0	20:10	—	—	42	43
Jack Roslovic C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:06	—	—	40	49
Max Domi C	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	12:13	—	—	62	76
Cole Sillinger C	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.47	0	0	0	11:28	—	—	64	79
Egor Chinakhov R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	0	1	0	11:06	—	—	59	64
Sean Kuraly C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	12:00	—	—	58	22
Eric Robinson L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	0	0	0	11:35	—	—	68	47
Emil Bemstrom C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	0	0	0	8:44	—	—	57	38
Jake Bean D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.10	0	0	2	22:54	—	—	50	42
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.12	2	2	2	22:08	—	—	50	39
Adam Boqvist D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.08	1	0	0	21:07	—	—	53	50
Dean Kukan D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.15	0	0	0	16:54	—	—	50	47
Andrew Peeke D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	14:59	—	—	50	66
Jake Christiansen D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	2	0	12:46	—	—	50	80

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joonas Korpisalo(start)	L	27	25	2	.926	2.48	58:08

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.42	0	1	0	18:12	—	—	74	73
Jimmy Vesey L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.68	0	0	0	17:39	—	—	82	79
Nathan Bastian R	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.22	4	1	0	16:35	—	—	75	78
Jack Hughes C	L2	1	2	3	+2	3	0.71	0	1	0	19:00	—	—	51	59
Jesper Bratt L	L2	1	1	2	+1	3	0.38	0	0	0	16:59	—	—	52	59
Tomas Tatar L	L2	1	1	2	+2	3	0.36	0	2	0	14:57	—	—	46	61
Janne Kuokkanen C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	0	0	0	15:45	—	—	44	28
Dawson Mercer C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	0	0	0	15:03	—	—	44	31
Jesper Boqvist C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	0	0	11:24	—	—	36	37
Michael McLeod C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	2	0	0	13:57	—	—	8	12
Nolan Foote L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	7:47	—	—	33	16
Marián Studenic R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	6:04	—	—	7	13
Damon Severson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	1	2	26:38	—	—	51	49
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	0	0	26:02	—	—	54	56
Ryan Graves D	D2	0	1	1	+1	5	0.19	0	2	0	22:35	—	—	41	46
P.K. Subban D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.15	0	1	2	22:10	—	—	36	42
Ty Smith D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	1	0	11:47	—	—	55	56
Christian Jaros D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	2	1	2	9:26	—	—	58	80

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	W	32	31	1	.969	3.00	60:00

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.