Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New Jersey DevilsOct 30, 2022

FinalSunday, Oct 30, 2022· Prudential Center

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	0	1	0	1		CBJ	5	7	9	21
NJD	1	3	3	7		NJD	20	11	22	53

: CBJ 39NJD 93
: CBJ 0.81NJD 5.07
PP goals: CBJ 0NJD 1
Hits: CBJ 27NJD 13
Blocks: CBJ 21NJD 12
PIM: CBJ 8NJD 6
: CBJ 45%NJD 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils rout Columbus Blue Jackets 7–1

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 7–1 at home. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 53 shots and stopped 46 (.868), +23 against a season average of 29.6; the loss.

Points
Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:54.Bratt
Points
Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 18:58.Hischier
Points
Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 17:56.Hughes
Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 53 shots and stopped 46 (.868), +23 against a season average of 29.6; the loss.Merzlikins
New line
New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Olivier–Foudy skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kuraly Olivier Foudy
Usage
Nathan Bastian (NJD) played 18:22, +6:04 up on his 12:18 season average over 42 games.Bastian
Luck
NJD scored 7 goals on 5.07 expected goals (93 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Dawson Mercer (NJD) played 12:04, −4:33 down on his 16:37 season average over 81 games.Mercer

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 132 of 132 attempts · NJD 93 · CBJ 39

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 7% of the game, NJD 64%.

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
	42	80
	0.81	3.16
	0.80	2.98
	1	14
	5	6
	7	11
	−0.063	+0.064
	7%	64%

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

L1Chinakhov – Johnson – Sillinger
7:5839% CF
L2Kuraly – Olivier – Foudy
7:0547% CF
L3Gaudreau – Roslovic – Laine
6:1033% CF
L4Voracek – Nyquist – Jenner
4:5920% CF
D1Werenski – Peeke
10:1747% CF
D2Gudbranson – Bean
9:2524% CF
D3Gavrikov – Jiricek
8:0644% CF

PP1Voracek – Gaudreau – Roslovic – Werenski – Laine
2:24100% CF
PP2Nyquist – Jenner – Bean – Chinakhov – Johnson
1:10
PK1FNyquist – Kuraly
2:36
PK2FRoslovic – Foudy
1:06
PK1DGavrikov – Peeke
4:12
PK2DGudbranson – Werenski
0:48

Current CBJ line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Wood – Bastian – McLeod
11:0267% CF
L2Haula – Bratt – Hughes
9:5563% CF
L3Tatar – Hischier – Zetterlund
9:4476% CF
L4Boqvist – Sharangovich – Mercer
8:2767% CF
D1Graves – Marino
14:3564% CF
D2Hamilton – Siegenthaler
14:2870% CF
D3Smith – Severson
13:5361% CF

PP1Hamilton – Bratt – Bastian – Hischier – Hughes
3:56100% CF
PP2Tatar – Haula – Severson – Wood – Mercer
1:34100% CF
PK1FHaula – Bastian
1:35
PK2FHischier – Sharangovich
1:32
PK1DSeverson – Graves
1:02
PK2DSmith – Siegenthaler
0:45

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

17:10
NJDFabian Zetterlund (Nico Hischier)slap0.07 xG
CBJ: Voracek, Nyquist, Jenner, Gavrikov, BeanNJD: Smith, Tatar, Severson, Hischier, Zetterlund
CBJ 0 – 1 NJD

2nd period

3:22
NJDNico Hischierwrist0.09 xG
CBJ: Werenski, Chinakhov, Johnson, Sillinger, JiricekNJD: Tatar, Graves, Marino, Hischier, Zetterlund
CBJ 0 – 2 NJD
3:55
NJDRyan Graves (Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes)wrist0.02 xG
CBJ: Kuraly, Peeke, Bean, Olivier, FoudyNJD: Haula, Graves, Marino, Bratt, Hughes
CBJ 0 – 3 NJD
6:39
CBJEgor Chinakhov (Cole Sillinger, Kent Johnson)snap0.06 xG
CBJ: Gudbranson, Werenski, Chinakhov, Johnson, SillingerNJD: Haula, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Bratt, Hughes
CBJ 1 – 3 NJD
19:38
NJDJohn Marinowrist0.13 xG
CBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Werenski, PeekeNJD: Graves, Marino, Hischier, Hughes
CBJ 1 – 4 NJD

3rd period

3:46
NJDJonas SiegenthalerPP (Dawson Mercer, Erik Haula)snap0.10 xG
CBJ: Nyquist, Gudbranson, Roslovic, BeanNJD: Haula, Severson, Wood, Siegenthaler, Mercer
CBJ 1 – 5 NJD
12:47
NJDJesper Bratt (Jack Hughes, Tomas Tatar)slap0.03 xG
CBJ: Kuraly, Gavrikov, Foudy, Sillinger, JiricekNJD: Tatar, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Bratt, Hughes
CBJ 1 – 6 NJD
14:47
NJDMiles Wood (Nathan Bastian, Michael McLeod)backhand0.10 xG
CBJ: Kuraly, Gavrikov, Olivier, Foudy, JiricekNJD: Tatar, Hamilton, Wood, Siegenthaler, Hischier
CBJ 1 – 7 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
Kent Johnson C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	13:38	—	—	36	14
Cole Sillinger C	L1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:32	—	—	37	20
Egor Chinakhov R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.10	1	0	0	12:30	—	—	35	23
Sean Kuraly C	L2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.02	0	0	0	13:17	—	—	44	21
Liam Foudy C	L2	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:23	—	—	44	20
Mathieu Olivier R	L2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:10	—	—	55	34
Patrik Laine L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	2	0	0	18:42	—	—	39	23
Jack Roslovic C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	18:31	—	—	28	16
Johnny Gaudreau L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	0	0	2	16:53	—	—	33	18
Gustav Nyquist R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	2	1	0	17:15	—	—	18	15
Boone Jenner C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	2	0	2	16:47	—	—	32	30
Jakub Voracek R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.20	0	1	0	13:51	—	—	19	19
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.05	1	0	0	24:01	—	—	47	32
Andrew Peeke D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.01	2	5	0	22:37	—	—	47	35
Erik Gudbranson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	3	0	16:55	—	—	22	14
Jake Bean D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	2	0	14:40	—	—	24	11
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D3	0	0	0	-3	3	0.05	3	3	0	23:08	—	—	36	22
David Jiricek D	D3	0	0	0	-3	3	0.12	2	4	2	15:26	—	—	35	25

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	L	53	46	7	.868	5.07	60:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nathan Bastian R	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.34	0	2	2	18:22	—	—	65	86
Miles Wood L	L1	1	0	1	+1	7	0.48	2	0	0	15:15	—	—	63	76
Michael McLeod C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.15	0	0	0	14:07	—	—	66	82
Jack Hughes C	L2	0	2	2	+2	4	0.42	0	1	0	17:56	—	—	70	83
Jesper Bratt L	L2	1	1	2	+1	3	0.38	1	0	0	15:54	—	—	65	80
Erik Haula L	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.13	1	0	0	14:48	—	—	58	73
Nico Hischier C	L3	1	1	2	+4	8	0.62	0	0	0	18:58	—	—	74	92
Tomas Tatar L	L3	0	1	1	+4	3	0.73	1	1	0	14:17	—	—	69	85
Fabian Zetterlund L	L3	1	0	1	+2	4	0.44	2	0	0	13:30	—	—	73	82
Yegor Sharangovich C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	0	0	13:52	—	—	63	68
Dawson Mercer C	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.41	0	1	0	12:04	—	—	59	64
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	0	0	10:02	—	—	64	72
Ryan Graves D	D1	1	0	1	+3	2	0.08	0	1	0	19:47	—	—	69	77
John Marino D	D1	1	0	1	+3	3	0.25	1	1	4	18:28	—	—	61	71
Dougie Hamilton D	D2	0	0	0	+1	5	0.07	0	2	0	21:20	—	—	71	86
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.31	2	1	0	18:17	—	—	70	86
Damon Severson D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.06	1	2	0	20:00	—	—	56	78
Brendan Smith D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	17:03	—	—	66	84

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	W	21	20	1	.952	0.81	60:00

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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.