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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vegas Golden KnightsMar 23, 2024

Final· T-Mobile Arena
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CBJ
2
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VGK
4
Goals123TShots123T
CBJ1012CBJ103922
VGK0224VGK8221747
CBJ 43VGK 88
CBJ 1.87VGK 3.70
PP goals
CBJ 0VGK 1
Hits
CBJ 36VGK 17
Blocks
CBJ 22VGK 13
PIM
CBJ 4VGK 2
CBJ 52%VGK 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 at home. Jack Eichel (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. VGK's first power-play unit (Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore, Barbashev and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:10 together.

  1. Points
    Jack Eichel had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 17:20.Eichel
  2. Points
    Chandler Stephenson had 2 assists (2 points) in 16:24.Stephenson
  3. Points
    Shea Theodore had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:09.Theodore
  4. PP1
    VGK's first power-play unit (Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore, Barbashev and Eichel) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:10 together.MarchessaultStephensonTheodoreBarbashevEichel
  5. Goalie
    Daniil Tarasov (CBJ) faced 47 shots and stopped 43 (.915), +14 against a season average of 33.2; the loss.Tarasov
  6. New line
    New look for VGK: Marchessault–Barbashev–Roy skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (87.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MarchessaultBarbashevRoy
  7. New line
    New look for VGK: Karlsson–Mantha–Dorofeyev skated 7:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (81% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KarlssonManthaDorofeyev
  8. Usage
    Shea Theodore (VGK) played 16:09, −6:04 down on his 22:13 season average over 46 games.Theodore

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 VGK: 131 attempts, 69 on goal, 6 goals, 5.57 expected goals; best chance Damon Severson at 0.34 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← CBJ attacks left (bottom on phones)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →
  • VGK
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 131 of 131 attempts · VGK 88 · CBJ 43

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CBJ at VGK: expected goals 3.70 to 1.87 (VGK led the chances), shot attempts 88 to 43, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdVGKCBJGBEDEMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • VGK
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
VGKCBJcontrol2nd3rdGudbranson · 1st 4:32Barbashev · 2nd 3:31Eichel · 2nd 4:57Dorofeyev · 3rd 3:03Eichel · 3rd 17:18Meyer · 3rd 19:48
  • 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 7% of the game, VGK 68%.

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 VGK: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Adin Hill (44:00) for VGK and Daniil Tarasov (60:00) for CBJ, 6 goals.

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
StatCBJVGK
48100
1.844.22
1.614.08
812
74
1619
−0.011+0.011
7%68%

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 →

Vegas Golden Knights

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:32
    CBJErik Gudbranson (Zach Werenski, Kirill Marchenko)slap0.01 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Werenski, Texier, Marchenko, SillingerVGK: McNabb, Marchessault, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel
    CBJ 1 – 0 VGK

2nd period

  1. 3:31
    VGKIvan Barbashev (Nicolas Roy)wrist0.15 xG
    CBJ: Provorov, Fix-Wolansky, Christiansen, Voronkov, PyyhtiaVGK: Marchessault, Hutton, Theodore, Barbashev, Roy
    CBJ 1 – 1 VGK
  2. 4:57
    VGKJack Eichel (Zach Whitecloud, Chandler Stephenson)snap0.32 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Gaunce, Olivier, Meyer, ChristiansenVGK: McNabb, Stephenson, Amadio, Eichel, Whitecloud
    CBJ 1 – 2 VGK

3rd period

  1. 3:03
    VGKPavel Dorofeyev (Shea Theodore, Anthony Mantha)wrist0.16 xG
    CBJ: Gaudreau, Severson, Provorov, Olivier, VoronkovVGK: Karlsson, Hutton, Theodore, Mantha, Dorofeyev
    CBJ 1 – 3 VGK
  2. 17:18
    VGKJack EichelPP (Shea Theodore, Chandler Stephenson)snap0.09 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Jenner, Gaunce, ProvorovVGK: Marchessault, Stephenson, Theodore, Barbashev, Eichel
    CBJ 1 – 4 VGK
  3. 19:48
    CBJCarson Meyer (Trey Fix-Wolansky)wrist0.31 xG
    CBJ: Provorov, Bean, Meyer, Fix-Wolansky, VoronkovVGK: McNabb, Carrier, Kolesar, Howden, Whitecloud
    CBJ 2 – 4 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Boone Jenner CL1000000.0093019:32——79
Johnny Gaudreau LL1000-100.0002018:31——77
Alex Nylander LL1000000.0010018:13——1415
Cole Sillinger CL2000+110.0611019:36——5140
Alexandre Texier LL2000+110.0211217:55——5546
Kirill Marchenko RL2011+130.3300016:11——4839
Mathieu Olivier RL3000-210.0543214:43——165
Brendan Gaunce CL3000-100.0120014:18——2712
Carson Meyer RL3101020.3460011:11——3641
Dmitri Voronkov LL4000-100.0030011:36——4160
Mikael Pyyhtia LL4000-100.001208:14——3018
Trey Fix-Wolansky RL4011030.390007:53——5778
Zach Werenski DD1011+120.0913024:36——2819
Damon Severson DD1000-120.3601021:54——2014
Ivan Provorov DD2000-110.0215020:17——5059
Jake Bean DD2000+120.1120020:01——4647
Erik Gudbranson DD3101040.0831021:12——3010
Jake Christiansen DD3000-200.0210011:36——2423
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Daniil Tarasov(start)L47434.9153.7060:00

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nicolas Roy CL1011+110.0820016:18——7780
Ivan Barbashev LL1101040.5120016:16——6779
Jonathan Marchessault RL1000030.2810016:11——6874
Anthony Mantha RL2011+120.0720015:18——6989
William Karlsson CL2000+130.1511014:39——7996
Pavel Dorofeyev RL2101+120.4710013:07——7491
Brett Howden CL3000-120.2721015:11——4947
Keegan Kolesar RL3000-130.1730215:06——5145
William Carrier LL3000-140.2611012:07——4326
Jack Eichel CL4202080.6410017:20——7067
Chandler Stephenson CL4022+100.0000016:24——8394
Michael Amadio RL4000+110.0200011:27——8999
Noah Hanifin DD1000040.3201022:59——8897
Nicolas Hague DD1000010.1111021:31——8790
Brayden McNabb DD2000-110.0204021:11——5155
Zach Whitecloud DD2011030.0901020:01——6660
Ben Hutton DD3000+230.0700016:45——6574
Shea Theodore DD3022+120.1603016:09——5459
VGK goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Adin Hill(start)W13121.9231.0144:00
Logan Thompson—981.8890.8616:00

Goal anatomy

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

Erik Gudbranson (CBJ) 1st 4:32 · assists Zach Werenski, Kirill Marchenko · Forecheck turnover · 34.8 mph shot.

Jack Eichel · 2nd 4:57 · VGK

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
57.0 mph
Distance
13 ft
Entry to goal
6.8 s
Type
rebound

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Pavel Dorofeyev · 3rd 3:03 · VGK

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
9.3 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
5.4 s

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