Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vegas Golden KnightsMar 19, 2023

FinalSunday, Mar 19, 2023· T-Mobile Arena

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

7

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	0	1	1	2		CBJ	9	15	13	37
VGK	1	4	2	7		VGK	13	16	12	41

: CBJ 62VGK 60
: CBJ 4.07VGK 4.31
PP goals: CBJ 0VGK 2
Hits: CBJ 35VGK 17
Blocks: CBJ 14VGK 18
PIM: CBJ 4VGK 2
: CBJ 40%VGK 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights rout Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 at home. Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 4A. New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Laine–Marchenko skated 12:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jack Eichel had a hat trick (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:07.Eichel
Points
Alex Pietrangelo had 4 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:08.Pietrangelo
Points
Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:17.Marchenko
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Pavel Dorofeyev had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:32.Dorofeyev
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Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:50.Kessel
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Patrik Laine had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:32.Laine
New line
New look for CBJ: Gaudreau–Laine–Marchenko skated 12:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gaudreau Laine Marchenko
New line
New look for CBJ: Jenner–Roslovic–Johnson skated 8:18 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Jenner Roslovic Johnson

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)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →

VGK
CBJ
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · VGK 60 · CBJ 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
CBJ
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VGK 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 39% of the game, VGK 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

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	VGK
	64	65
	4.05	4.53
	3.80	4.10
	19	12
	7	2
	20	17
	−0.099	+0.098
	39%	37%

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 – Laine – Marchenko
12:0165% CF
L2Jenner – Roslovic – Johnson
8:1829% CF
L3Bemstrom – Foudy – Sillinger
6:0038% CF
L4Pederson – Olivier – Robinson
5:4136% CF
D1Peeke – Berni
18:0647% CF
D2Gudbranson – Blankenburg
12:4541% CF
D3Bayreuther – Boqvist
12:1344% CF

PP1Gaudreau – Jenner – Laine – Boqvist – Marchenko
2:3271% CF
PP2Roslovic – Bemstrom – Johnson – Sillinger – Blankenburg
1:23100% CF
PK1FPederson – Robinson
0:51
PK2FOlivier – Sillinger
0:44
PK1DGudbranson – Peeke
2:22
PK2DBayreuther – Blankenburg
0:29

Current CBJ line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Blueger – Amadio – Howden
12:3468% CF
L2Kessel – Stephenson – Cotter
11:2441% CF
L3Smith – Karlsson – Dorofeyev
11:1537% CF
L4Marchessault – Barbashev – Eichel
10:4763% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
16:5245% CF
D2Hague – Whitecloud
16:1350% CF
D3Martinez – Pietrangelo
13:5355% CF

PP1Marchessault – Stephenson – Theodore – Barbashev – Eichel
1:40100% CF
PP2Kessel – Pietrangelo – Smith – Karlsson – Dorofeyev
1:02100% CF
PK1FStephenson – Barbashev
1:54
PK2FSmith – Karlsson
1:27
PK1DMartinez – Pietrangelo
1:59
PK2DMcNabb – Whitecloud
1:57

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:15
VGKPhil KesselPP (Pavel Dorofeyev, Reilly Smith)tip-in0.15 xG
CBJ: Olivier, Bayreuther, Foudy, BlankenburgVGK: Kessel, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, Dorofeyev
CBJ 0 – 1 VGK

2nd period

0:37
CBJKirill Marchenko (Erik Gudbranson, Patrik Laine)wrist0.03 xG
CBJ: Gudbranson, Gaudreau, Laine, Boqvist, MarchenkoVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, Dorofeyev
CBJ 1 – 1 VGK
10:35
VGKJack Eichel (Alec Martinez, Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.01 xG
CBJ: Jenner, Roslovic, Peeke, Johnson, BlankenburgVGK: Marchessault, Barbashev, Eichel, Hague, Whitecloud
CBJ 1 – 2 VGK
12:09
VGKPavel DorofeyevPP (Phil Kessel, Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.13 xG
CBJ: Gudbranson, Peeke, Olivier, SillingerVGK: Kessel, Pietrangelo, Smith, Karlsson, Dorofeyev
CBJ 1 – 3 VGK
16:24
VGKZach Whitecloud (Brett Howden, Shea Theodore)other0.23 xG
CBJ: Jenner, Roslovic, Peeke, Robinson, BerniVGK: Blueger, Amadio, Howden, Hague, Whitecloud
CBJ 1 – 4 VGK
16:57
VGKJack Eichel (Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.17 xG
CBJ: Gudbranson, Bemstrom, Foudy, Sillinger, BlankenburgVGK: Martinez, Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, Eichel
CBJ 1 – 5 VGK

3rd period

4:18
VGKPaul Cotter (Chandler Stephenson, Alex Pietrangelo)wrist0.05 xG
CBJ: Gaudreau, Laine, Bayreuther, Boqvist, MarchenkoVGK: Kessel, Martinez, Pietrangelo, Stephenson, Cotter
CBJ 1 – 6 VGK
11:27
VGKJack Eichel (Jonathan Marchessault, Brayden McNabb)wrist0.19 xG
CBJ: Pederson, Olivier, Bayreuther, Boqvist, JohnsonVGK: McNabb, Marchessault, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel
CBJ 1 – 7 VGK
17:45
CBJLiam Foudy (Kirill Marchenko, Patrik Laine)wrist0.61 xG
CBJ: Laine, Peeke, Foudy, Marchenko, BerniVGK: Kessel, Stephenson, Hague, Whitecloud, Cotter
CBJ 2 – 7 VGK

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
Kirill Marchenko R	L1	1	1	2	+1	4	0.25	1	1	0	18:17	—	—	67	57
Patrik Laine L	L1	0	2	2	+1	3	0.13	0	1	0	17:32	—	—	68	57
Johnny Gaudreau L	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.21	0	0	0	17:17	—	—	65	40
Boone Jenner C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.39	3	0	4	17:48	—	—	34	33
Kent Johnson C	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.22	0	1	0	16:42	—	—	35	32
Jack Roslovic C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.12	0	1	0	13:53	—	—	39	43
Emil Bemstrom C	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.47	1	2	0	14:27	—	—	44	62
Cole Sillinger C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.71	3	1	0	14:21	—	—	50	71
Liam Foudy C	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.97	1	0	0	14:13	—	—	50	71
Mathieu Olivier R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	6	0	0	13:21	—	—	46	26
Lane Pederson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	3	0	0	13:13	—	—	47	22
Eric Robinson L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	3	2	0	10:00	—	—	50	35
Andrew Peeke D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	9	1	0	23:36	—	—	50	56
Tim Berni D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	20:09	—	—	50	69
Erik Gudbranson D	D2	0	1	1	0	2	0.07	2	1	0	20:16	—	—	49	40
Nick Blankenburg D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	1	0	18:07	—	—	51	44
Adam Boqvist D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.22	1	0	0	20:20	—	—	50	33
Gavin Bayreuther D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:36	—	—	46	45

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Daniil Tarasov(start)	L	29	24	5	.828	3.04	36:57
Michael Hutchinson	—	12	10	2	.833	1.27	23:03

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Teddy Blueger C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.25	1	0	0	15:08	—	—	61	56
Brett Howden C	L1	0	1	1	+1	5	1.19	2	0	2	14:29	—	—	70	75
Michael Amadio R	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.29	0	0	0	13:51	—	—	66	60
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.08	1	0	0	16:35	—	—	33	20
Phil Kessel R	L2	1	1	2	0	1	0.31	0	0	0	13:50	—	—	33	18
Paul Cotter L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.10	4	0	0	13:29	—	—	35	18
Reilly Smith R	L3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.02	0	0	0	15:38	—	—	33	18
William Karlsson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:17	—	—	36	34
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L3	1	1	2	-1	2	0.31	2	2	0	14:32	—	—	35	28
Ivan Barbashev L	L4	0	0	0	+3	3	0.32	1	2	0	16:04	—	—	58	85
Jack Eichel C	L4	3	0	3	+3	4	0.53	0	1	0	15:07	—	—	58	76
Jonathan Marchessault R	L4	0	1	1	+3	3	0.16	0	1	0	14:43	—	—	59	68
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.15	0	1	0	20:47	—	—	50	49
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.09	3	1	0	20:42	—	—	44	37
Nicolas Hague D	D2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.09	0	1	0	20:00	—	—	52	57
Zach Whitecloud D	D2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.28	1	3	0	19:07	—	—	50	51
Alec Martinez D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.05	2	6	0	18:36	—	—	53	72
Alex Pietrangelo D	D3	0	4	4	+1	3	0.09	0	0	0	18:08	—	—	53	69

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jiri Patera(start)	W	37	35	2	.946	4.07	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.