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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New Jersey DevilsDec 27, 2023

Final / OT· Prudential Center
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CBJ
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NJD
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
CBJ11103CBJ9811129
NJD10214NJD81015235
CBJ 64NJD 72
CBJ 3.33NJD 3.48
PP goals
CBJ 0NJD 0
Hits
CBJ 25NJD 19
Blocks
CBJ 23NJD 21
PIM
CBJ 6NJD 6
CBJ 48%NJD 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at home. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. Zach Werenski (CBJ) played 11:15, −13:24 down on his 24:39 season average over 69 games.

  1. Points
    Dawson Mercer had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:29.Mercer
  2. Usage
    Zach Werenski (CBJ) played 11:15, −13:24 down on his 24:39 season average over 69 games.Werenski
  3. Usage
    Justin Danforth (CBJ) played 21:33, +7:23 up on his 14:10 season average over 70 games.Danforth
  4. Goalie
    Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +4 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.Merzlikins
  5. New line
    New look for CBJ: Gaunce–Olivier–Texier skated 8:15 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GaunceOlivierTexier
  6. New line
    New look for NJD: Palat–Hischier–Holtz skated 6:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PalatHischierHoltz
  7. Usage
    Brendan Smith (NJD) played 9:06, −7:07 down on his 16:13 season average over 62 games.Smith
  8. Usage
    Dawson Mercer (NJD) played 20:29, +3:18 up on his 17:11 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.

Shot map, CBJ at NJD: 136 attempts, 64 on goal, 7 goals, 6.81 expected goals; best chance Kent Johnson at 0.48 xG.

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 72 · CBJ 64

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CBJ at NJD: expected goals 3.48 to 3.33 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 72 to 64, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTNJDCBJBPDMCHMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 62:12
  • NJD
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NJDCBJcontrol2nd3rdOTBean · 1st 6:39Palat · 1st 9:55Danforth · 2nd 8:28Mercer · 3rd 15:51Chinakhov · 3rd 17:34Hughes · 3rd 18:35Meier · OT 2:12
  • 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 34% of the game, NJD 40%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, CBJ at NJD: 38 players over 62:12; most ice Vitek Vanecek (61:46) for NJD and Elvis Merzlikins (62:06) for CBJ, 7 goals.

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
StatCBJNJD
5967
2.062.77
1.942.66
1012
46
1411
−0.030+0.030
34%40%

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

Current CBJ line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:39
    CBJJake Bean (Brendan Gaunce, Alexandre Texier)snap0.22 xG
    CBJ: Gaunce, Werenski, Bean, Olivier, TexierNJD: Smith, Haula, Marino, Bastian, Hughes
    CBJ 1 – 0 NJD
  2. 9:55
    NJDOndrej Palat (Erik Haula, Dawson Mercer)wrist0.15 xG
    CBJ: Severson, Provorov, Bemstrom, Johnson, FantilliNJD: Haula, Palat, Miller, Mercer, Hughes
    CBJ 1 – 1 NJD

2nd period

  1. 8:28
    CBJJustin Danforth (David Jiricek, Adam Fantilli)tip-in0.08 xG
    CBJ: Gaudreau, Bean, Danforth, Jiricek, FantilliNJD: Smith, Haula, Miller, Bastian, Bahl
    CBJ 2 – 1 NJD

3rd period

  1. 15:51
    NJDDawson Mercer (Simon Nemec)slap0.01 xG
    CBJ: Gaunce, Severson, Bean, Chinakhov, FantilliNJD: Palat, Miller, McLeod, Mercer, Nemec
    CBJ 2 – 2 NJD
  2. 17:34
    CBJEgor Chinakhovwrist0.18 xG
    CBJ: Severson, Bean, Marchenko, Voronkov, ChinakhovNJD: Toffoli, Siegenthaler, Bratt, Hughes, Nemec
    CBJ 3 – 2 NJD
  3. 18:35
    NJDLuke Hughes (Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer)wrist0.08 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Provorov, Marchenko, Voronkov, ChinakhovNJD: Toffoli, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes
    CBJ 3 – 3 NJD

OT period

  1. 2:12
    NJDTimo Meierwrist0.20 xG
    CBJ: Bean, Bemstrom, JohnsonNJD: Meier, Mercer, Nemec
    CBJ 3 – 4 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Cole Sillinger CL1000010.0222216:21——4833
Kent Johnson CL1000-240.6701015:54——5227
Emil Bemstrom CL1000-230.1710014:25——4825
Justin Danforth RL2101+120.2741021:33——3921
Johnny Gaudreau LL2000+110.0301018:45——4022
Adam Fantilli CL2011-110.2020015:11——4222
Egor Chinakhov RL3101-130.4900216:37——4656
Kirill Marchenko RL3000010.2102016:10——5964
Dmitri Voronkov LL3000000.0010012:42——5560
Alexandre Texier LL4011+100.1311014:57——4576
Brendan Gaunce CL4011010.1540210:31——4387
Mathieu Olivier RL4000+120.212109:51——5088
Ivan Provorov DD1000-210.1242027:32——4640
Damon Severson DD1000-110.0113023:03——4143
Erik Gudbranson DD2000-130.0604022:20——5047
Zach Werenski DD2000+100.0102011:15——4440
Jake Bean DD3101+150.5802020:00——4647
David Jiricek DD3011+100.0131013:35——5636
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)O35314.8863.4862:06

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Hughes CL1011080.9300022:40——5754
Jesper Bratt LL1000020.2110021:06——6145
Tyler Toffoli CL1000020.3010018:48——6155
Dawson Mercer CL2123+330.1501020:29——6674
Timo Meier RL2101+250.7610018:55——4561
Michael McLeod CL2000+110.2001214:33——4868
Nico Hischier CL3000+100.0000017:35——5779
Ondrej Palat LL3101+220.1831214:51——5670
Alexander Holtz RL3000010.3801011:12——4666
Simon Nemec DD1011+110.0107022:37——5053
Jonas Siegenthaler DD1000-110.0211018:39——4849
John Marino DD2000-100.0002023:18——5460
Luke Hughes DD2101+130.2501220:41——6163
Kevin Bahl DD3000-110.0453014:44——5074
Colin Miller DD3000+120.0230012:15——6776
Erik Haula L—011-120.0420013:17——4536
Brendan Smith D—000-210.011209:06——420
Nathan Bastian R—000-200.001106:16——290
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)W29263.8973.3361:46

Goal anatomy

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

Jake Bean (CBJ) 1st 6:39 · assists Brendan Gaunce, Alexandre Texier · Rebound · 43.2 mph shot.

Ondrej Palat · 1st 9:55 · NJD

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
50.1 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
3.5 s

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Egor Chinakhov · 3rd 17:34 · CBJ

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
21.2 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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Luke Hughes · 3rd 18:35 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
68.1 mph
Distance
37 ft
Entry to goal
1.4 s

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Timo Meier · OT 2:12 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
31.9 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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