Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New Jersey DevilsNov 24, 2023

FinalFriday, Nov 24, 2023· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	2	0	0	2		CBJ	11	8	9	28
NJD	1	0	0	1		NJD	6	12	20	38

: CBJ 57NJD 79
: CBJ 2.16NJD 2.88
PP goals: CBJ 0NJD 0
Hits: CBJ 23NJD 29
Blocks: CBJ 22NJD 16
PIM: CBJ 2NJD 6
: CBJ 50%NJD 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets edge New Jersey Devils 2–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 at NJD. Alexander Holtz (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NJD: Haula–Palat–Holtz skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

New line
New look for NJD: Haula–Palat–Holtz skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Haula Palat Holtz
Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 38 shots and stopped 37 (.974), +7 against a season average of 30.9; the win.Merzlikins
Usage
Curtis Lazar (NJD) played 4:14, −8:16 down on his 12:30 season average over 70 games.Lazar
Usage
Brendan Smith (NJD) played 8:17, −7:57 down on his 16:14 season average over 62 games.Smith
Luck
NJD scored 1 goal on 2.88 expected goals (79 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Alexander Holtz (NJD) played 15:47, +4:12 up on his 11:35 season average over 81 games.Holtz
Usage
Erik Gudbranson (CBJ) played 22:45, +3:08 up on his 19:37 season average over 77 games.Gudbranson
Usage
Jesper Bratt (NJD) played 23:41, +4:26 up on his 19:15 season average over 81 games.Bratt

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 136 of 136 attempts · NJD 79 · CBJ 57

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 35%.

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
	49	73
	2.05	2.30
	2.00	2.17
	10	7
	10	4
	16	20
	−0.010	+0.010
	30%	35%

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

L1Gaudreau – Jenner – Marchenko
14:1035% CF
L2Kuraly – Danforth – Robinson
9:2343% CF
L3Laine – Voronkov – Fantilli
7:2650% CF
L4Olivier – Chinakhov – Sillinger
6:3320% CF
D1Werenski – Boqvist
13:0148% CF
D2Gudbranson – Bean
12:1433% CF
D3Provorov – Jiricek
9:4556% CF

PP1Gaudreau – Jenner – Werenski – Laine – Marchenko
2:5288% CF
PP2Provorov – Boqvist – Voronkov – Chinakhov – Fantilli
2:28100% CF
PK1FDanforth – Sillinger
2:04
PK2FKuraly – Robinson
1:17
PK1DGudbranson – Provorov
2:52
PK2DWerenski – Bean
0:59

Current CBJ line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Toffoli – Bratt – Hughes
14:2253% CF
L2Haula – Palat – Holtz
6:2738% CF
L3Bastian – McLeod – Mercer
3:0363% CF
D1Hamilton – Siegenthaler
13:5259% CF
D2Miller – Hughes
12:5957% CF
D3Marino – Bahl
10:0778% CF

PP1Toffoli – Palat – Bratt – Hughes – Hughes
2:4290% CF
PP2Haula – Hamilton – Bastian – Mercer – Holtz
0:42100% CF
PK1FHaula – Mercer
1:40
PK2FPalat – McLeod
1:06
PK1DSmith – Marino
2:48
PK2DSiegenthaler – Bahl
2:01

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

10:04
CBJBoone Jenner (Johnny Gaudreau)snap0.23 xG
CBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Werenski, Boqvist, MarchenkoNJD: Toffoli, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Hughes, Holtz
CBJ 1 – 0 NJD
13:15
NJDAlexander Holtz (Ondrej Palat)wrist0.10 xG
CBJ: Gudbranson, Bean, Olivier, Chinakhov, SillingerNJD: Palat, Miller, McLeod, Holtz, Hughes
CBJ 1 – 1 NJD
19:23
CBJEric Robinson (Justin Danforth, Erik Gudbranson)wrist0.16 xG
CBJ: Gudbranson, Kuraly, Werenski, Danforth, RobinsonNJD: Toffoli, Hamilton, Bratt, Hughes, Hughes
CBJ 2 – 1 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
Johnny Gaudreau L	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.19	0	1	0	20:51	—	—	32	43
Boone Jenner C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.45	1	1	0	19:15	—	—	34	57
Kirill Marchenko R	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.37	1	2	0	18:55	—	—	32	46
Justin Danforth R	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.05	1	2	0	15:13	—	—	44	68
Sean Kuraly C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	3	1	0	15:01	—	—	48	76
Eric Robinson L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.17	5	0	0	12:01	—	—	46	57
Adam Fantilli C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	0	0	17:13	—	—	60	65
Dmitri Voronkov L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	2	14:54	—	—	52	59
Patrik Laine L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.25	0	0	0	12:10	—	—	59	74
Cole Sillinger C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	2	0	0	13:23	—	—	26	23
Egor Chinakhov R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.16	1	0	0	12:15	—	—	38	19
Mathieu Olivier R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	3	0	7:52	—	—	25	13
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	0	0	+2	4	0.12	0	4	0	24:41	—	—	41	45
Adam Boqvist D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.06	0	0	0	17:38	—	—	49	63
Erik Gudbranson D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.03	0	2	0	22:45	—	—	27	38
Jake Bean D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	0	1	0	14:43	—	—	30	16
Ivan Provorov D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	2	3	0	26:02	—	—	46	47
David Jiricek D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	2	0	11:15	—	—	45	60

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	W	38	37	1	.974	2.88	60:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Hughes C	L1	0	0	0	-2	8	0.47	0	0	0	24:11	—	—	64	60
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	0	0	-1	6	0.29	0	0	0	23:41	—	—	61	56
Tyler Toffoli C	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.25	1	1	0	21:37	—	—	53	41
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.17	3	0	0	20:15	—	—	54	53
Ondrej Palat L	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.70	3	2	0	16:54	—	—	57	74
Alexander Holtz R	L2	1	0	1	0	5	0.35	1	1	4	15:47	—	—	62	63
Dawson Mercer C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	0	0	0	16:11	—	—	64	54
Michael McLeod C	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	2	0	0	13:33	—	—	71	59
Nathan Bastian R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:38	—	—	64	12
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.12	2	5	2	20:24	—	—	55	51
Dougie Hamilton D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.10	2	0	0	20:21	—	—	60	44
Luke Hughes D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	0	3	0	22:24	—	—	56	60
Colin Miller D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	2	1	0	15:56	—	—	55	71
John Marino D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	19:41	—	—	69	46
Kevin Bahl D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.12	3	1	0	14:40	—	—	70	39
Chris Tierney C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:33	—	—	62	18
Brendan Smith D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	8:17	—	—	67	12
Curtis Lazar C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	4:14	—	—	25	0

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Akira Schmid(start)	L	28	26	2	.929	2.16	57:43

Goal anatomy

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

Boone Jenner (CBJ) 1st 10:04 · assists Johnny Gaudreau · Rebound · carried in · 31.1 mph shot · 4.1 s from entry to goal.

Boone Jenner · 1st 10:04 · CBJ

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 31.1 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 4.1 s
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Alexander Holtz · 1st 13:15 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 60.2 mph
Distance: 25 ft

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Eric Robinson · 1st 19:23 · CBJ

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 2
Shot: 54.4 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 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.