Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Philadelphia FlyersApr 5, 2022

FinalTuesday, Apr 5, 2022· Wells Fargo Center

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

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Philadelphia FlyersPHI

2

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	2	0	2	4		CBJ	8	8	14	30
PHI	1	1	0	2		PHI	20	18	11	49

: CBJ 57PHI 78
: CBJ 2.76PHI 4.52
PP goals: CBJ 0PHI 0
Hits: CBJ 21PHI 21
Blocks: CBJ 20PHI 14
PIM: CBJ 8PHI 2
: CBJ 44%PHI 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 at PHI. Sean Kuraly (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 49 shots and stopped 47 (.959), +16 against a season average of 32.5; the win.

Points
Carson Meyer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:10.Meyer
Points
Sean Kuraly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:29.Kuraly
Points
Eric Robinson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:13.Robinson
Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 49 shots and stopped 47 (.959), +16 against a season average of 32.5; the win.Merzlikins
New line
New look for PHI: Atkinson–Frost–Farabee skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Atkinson Frost Farabee
Luck
PHI scored 2 goals on 4.52 expected goals (78 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Justin Danforth (CBJ) played 17:22, +4:54 up on his 12:28 season average over 44 games.Danforth
New line
New look for PHI: Laughton–Konecny–Cates skated 9:00 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (47.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Laughton Konecny Cates

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)PHI attacks right (top on phones) →

PHI
CBJ
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 135 of 135 attempts · PHI 78 · CBJ 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PHI
CBJ
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PHI 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 22% of the game, PHI 50%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PHI

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	PHI
	64	66
	2.00	3.43
	1.97	3.22
	12	14
	5	1
	6	12
	−0.052	+0.052
	22%	50%

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

L1Kuraly – Bjorkstrand – Danforth
11:0763% CF
L2Voracek – Roslovic – Laine
11:0562% CF
L3Nyquist – Bemstrom – Sillinger
10:5938% CF
L4Gaunce – Meyer – Robinson
8:1444% CF
D1Werenski – Peeke
17:0468% CF
D2Gavrikov – Bean
14:1363% CF
D3Boqvist – Christiansen
9:5717% CF

PP1Voracek – Nyquist – Bjorkstrand – Werenski – Laine
1:36
PP2Roslovic – Danforth – Bemstrom – Boqvist – Sillinger
0:20
PK1FKuraly – Robinson
2:46
PK2FNyquist – Roslovic
1:44
PK1DGavrikov – Peeke
3:51
PK2DWerenski – Bean
0:30

Current CBJ line combinations →

Philadelphia Flyers

L1van Riemsdyk – Hayes – Tippett
11:3741% CF
L2Atkinson – Frost – Farabee
9:4544% CF
L3Laughton – Konecny – Cates
9:0047% CF
L4Thompson – Brown – Lindblom
7:5058% CF
D1Provorov – York
17:1743% CF
D2Ristolainen – Sanheim
15:0661% CF
D3Yandle – Attard
9:5250% CF

PP1Atkinson – Hayes – Konecny – Farabee – York
4:05100% CF
PP2van Riemsdyk – Provorov – Tippett – Frost – Attard
2:49100% CF
PK1FThompson – Brown
0:46
PK2FHayes – Laughton
0:30
PK1DProvorov – York
1:10
PK2DRistolainen – Sanheim
0:30

Current PHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:38
CBJBrendan Gaunce (Carson Meyer, Eric Robinson)wrist0.09 xG
CBJ: Gaunce, Werenski, Peeke, Meyer, RobinsonPHI: Yandle, van Riemsdyk, Hayes, Tippett, Attard
CBJ 1 – 0 PHI
13:23
CBJCarson Meyer (Zach Werenski, Eric Robinson)wrist0.11 xG
CBJ: Gaunce, Werenski, Peeke, Meyer, RobinsonPHI: Thompson, Yandle, Brown, Lindblom, Attard
CBJ 2 – 0 PHI
17:35
PHINoah Cates (Patrick Brown)wrist0.15 xG
CBJ: Roslovic, Gavrikov, Laine, Boqvist, ChristiansenPHI: Thompson, Brown, Provorov, Cates, York
CBJ 2 – 1 PHI

2nd period

13:16
PHIJames van Riemsdyk (Ronnie Attard, Kevin Hayes)tip-in0.08 xG
CBJ: Kuraly, Bjorkstrand, Werenski, Gavrikov, DanforthPHI: Yandle, van Riemsdyk, Hayes, Tippett, Attard
CBJ 2 – 2 PHI

3rd period

13:16
CBJJustin Danforth (Jake Bean, Sean Kuraly)wrist0.02 xG
CBJ: Kuraly, Bjorkstrand, Gavrikov, Bean, DanforthPHI: Yandle, Atkinson, Frost, Farabee, Attard
CBJ 3 – 2 PHI
19:40
CBJSean KuralyEN (Cole Sillinger, Gustav Nyquist)wrist0.95 xG
CBJ: Nyquist, Kuraly, Werenski, Gavrikov, SillingerPHI: Atkinson, Hayes, Brown, Konecny, Farabee, York
CBJ 4 – 2 PHI

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
Sean Kuraly C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	1.05	2	2	2	18:29	—	—	53	33
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.30	0	1	0	18:10	—	—	63	48
Justin Danforth R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.03	2	2	0	17:22	—	—	59	41
Jack Roslovic C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	1	0	15:50	—	—	56	57
Patrik Laine L	L2	0	0	0	-1	6	0.43	1	0	2	14:22	—	—	50	54
Jakub Voracek R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	0	1	0	13:13	—	—	57	64
Gustav Nyquist R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.05	2	1	0	16:23	—	—	39	18
Cole Sillinger C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.13	2	0	0	13:43	—	—	40	20
Emil Bemstrom C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	13:17	—	—	41	18
Eric Robinson L	L4	0	2	2	+2	2	0.03	2	1	2	14:13	—	—	43	31
Brendan Gaunce C	L4	1	0	1	+2	3	0.19	1	0	0	9:10	—	—	48	42
Carson Meyer R	L4	1	1	2	+2	1	0.11	2	0	0	9:10	—	—	39	42
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.18	1	1	0	25:10	—	—	64	62
Andrew Peeke D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.02	1	2	0	24:31	—	—	65	79
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	1	4	2	23:40	—	—	39	21
Jake Bean D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	0	1	0	19:00	—	—	63	48
Adam Boqvist D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:53	—	—	17	8
Jake Christiansen D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	2	0	12:24	—	—	19	15

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	W	49	47	2	.959	4.52	60:00

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kevin Hayes R	L1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.62	0	0	0	22:00	—	—	44	52
James van Riemsdyk L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.13	0	0	0	18:38	—	—	47	46
Owen Tippett R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.46	1	0	0	16:30	—	—	46	55
Joel Farabee L	L2	0	0	0	-2	5	0.90	0	0	2	18:58	—	—	47	67
Cam Atkinson R	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.48	0	0	0	17:02	—	—	50	67
Morgan Frost C	L2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.17	1	1	0	15:02	—	—	47	54
Travis Konecny R	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.35	0	0	0	19:12	—	—	52	70
Scott Laughton C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.39	1	0	0	13:38	—	—	52	81
Noah Cates L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.15	2	0	0	12:32	—	—	52	76
Nate Thompson C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	2	0	0	11:26	—	—	67	77
Oskar Lindblom L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	1	1	0	10:38	—	—	69	73
Patrick Brown C	L4	0	1	1	-1	1	0.04	4	1	0	10:21	—	—	65	67
Cam York D	D1	0	0	0	0	4	0.06	0	2	0	25:07	—	—	46	64
Ivan Provorov D	D1	0	0	0	+1	6	0.11	1	6	0	24:34	—	—	43	60
Travis Sanheim D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	0	2	0	20:11	—	—	58	69
Rasmus Ristolainen D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.28	7	0	0	18:46	—	—	59	72
Ronnie Attard D	D3	0	1	1	-2	2	0.20	1	1	0	14:51	—	—	52	53
Keith Yandle D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:47	—	—	50	52

PHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carter Hart(start)	L	29	26	3	.897	1.81	57:47

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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.