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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Utah Hockey ClubJan 31, 2025

Final / OT· Delta Center
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CBJ
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UTA
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
CBJ00213CBJ967123
UTA01102UTA131010134
CBJ 47UTA 88
CBJ 2.21UTA 3.97
PP goals
CBJ 0UTA 1
Hits
CBJ 19UTA 23
Blocks
CBJ 20UTA 17
PIM
CBJ 6UTA 4
CBJ 38%UTA 62%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Utah Hockey Club 3–2 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Utah Hockey Club 3–2 in overtime at UTA. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton and Doan) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:21 together.

  1. Points
    Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 27:48.Werenski
  2. Points
    Clayton Keller had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 21:33.Keller
  3. PP1
    UTA's first power-play unit (Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton and Doan) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 4:21 together.SchmaltzKellerSergachevHaytonDoan
  4. New line
    New look for UTA: Kerfoot–Schmaltz–Keller skated 11:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (52% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KerfootSchmaltzKeller
  5. Usage
    James van Riemsdyk (CBJ) played 7:27, −5:01 down on his 12:28 season average over 70 games.van Riemsdyk
  6. Luck
    UTA scored 2 goals on 3.97 expected goals (88 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. Usage
    Ivan Provorov (CBJ) played 19:14, −4:10 down on his 23:24 season average over 81 games.Provorov
  8. Usage
    Jake Christiansen (CBJ) played 16:18, +3:49 up on his 12:29 season average over 67 games.Christiansen

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 UTA: 135 attempts, 57 on goal, 5 goals, 6.18 expected goals; best chance Barrett Hayton at 0.56 xG.

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

Showing 135 of 135 attempts · UTA 88 · CBJ 47

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CBJ at UTA: expected goals 3.97 to 2.21 (UTA led the chances), shot attempts 88 to 47, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTUTACBJSKMJWnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:01
  • UTA
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
UTACBJcontrol2nd3rdOTSchmaltz · 2nd 0:41Kerfoot · 3rd 0:29Marchenko · 3rd 6:25Johnson · 3rd 11:42Werenski · OT 1:01
  • UTA 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 20% of the game, UTA 45%.

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 UTA: 38 players over 61:01; most ice Karel Vejmelka (61:01) for UTA and Daniil Tarasov (61:01) for CBJ, 5 goals.

UTA
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
StatCBJUTA
4490
1.273.32
1.263.05
416
26
2616
−0.059+0.059
20%45%

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 →

Utah Mammoth

Current UTA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

  1. 0:41
    UTANick SchmaltzPP (Barrett Hayton, Clayton Keller)tip-in0.17 xG
    CBJ: Werenski, Fabbro, Aston-Reese, SillingerUTA: Schmaltz, Keller, Sergachev, Hayton, Doan
    CBJ 0 – 1 UTA

3rd period

  1. 0:29
    UTAAlexander Kerfoot (John Marino, Clayton Keller)wrist0.12 xG
    CBJ: Provorov, Marchenko, Voronkov, Mateychuk, FantilliUTA: Kerfoot, Schmaltz, Marino, Keller, Sergachev
    CBJ 0 – 2 UTA
  2. 6:25
    CBJKirill Marchenko (Adam Fantilli, Zach Werenski)snap0.45 xG
    CBJ: Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Mateychuk, FantilliUTA: Cole, Crouse, Carcone, McBain, Kesselring
    CBJ 1 – 2 UTA
  3. 11:42
    CBJKent Johnson (James van Riemsdyk, Dante Fabbro)snap0.04 xG
    CBJ: van Riemsdyk, Kuraly, Werenski, Fabbro, JohnsonUTA: Marino, DeSimone, Hayton, Maccelli, Doan
    CBJ 2 – 2 UTA

OT period

  1. 1:01
    CBJZach Werenski (Cole Sillinger)snap0.19 xG
    CBJ: Werenski, Johnson, SillingerUTA: Marino, Hayton, Doan
    CBJ 3 – 2 UTA

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
Adam Fantilli CL1011040.3200019:50——3325
Kirill Marchenko RL1101010.5210019:01——3635
Dmitri Voronkov LL1000020.2401018:48——3536
Cole Sillinger CL2011+100.0010217:28——1924
Kent Johnson CL2101+210.0402216:06——2332
James van Riemsdyk LL2011+110.070007:27——3123
Mathieu Olivier RL3000010.0160016:15——3615
Zachary Aston-Reese LL3000010.0021014:33——4357
Luca Del Bel Belluz CL3000010.0602013:14——2650
Sean Kuraly CL4000+110.0131012:33——398
Justin Danforth RL4000010.0110011:59——5018
Mikael Pyyhtia LL4000000.0000010:57——3910
Zach Werenski DD1112+350.6901027:48——4759
Dante Fabbro DD1011+120.0423021:52——4534
Damon Severson DD2000000.0114217:13——1711
Jake Christiansen DD2000000.0010016:18——100
Ivan Provorov DD3000-110.0112019:14——318
Denton Mateychuk DD3000010.2003016:41——3858
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Daniil Tarasov(start)W34322.9413.9761:01

Utah Mammoth

UTA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Clayton Keller RL1022+160.3510021:33——5484
Nick Schmaltz CL1101+130.5810020:44——5284
Alexander Kerfoot CL1101+120.1611016:48——5081
Lawson Crouse LL2000-100.3731016:40——6855
Jack McBain CL2000-120.2360015:46——7757
Michael Carcone LL2000-100.0710014:15——7152
Barrett Hayton CL3011-240.9701018:36——7386
Josh Doan RL3000-210.2310017:23——8691
Matias Maccelli LL3000-160.4000014:53——8192
Kevin Stenlund CL4000000.0000010:17——5050
Nick Bjugstad CL4000010.201009:35——5868
Liam O'Brien CL4000000.082007:05——4448
Ian Cole DD1000-110.0424418:24——8077
Michael Kesselring DD1000-140.1001018:18——8377
Mikhail Sergachev DD2000+110.0602023:29——6984
John Marino DD2011-130.0411020:47——6779
Olli Maatta DD3000000.1016017:54——5357
Nick DeSimone DD3000-100.0120016:36——4135
UTA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Karel Vejmelka(start)O23203.8702.2161:01

Goal anatomy

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

Nick Schmaltz (UTA PP) 2nd 0:41 · assists Barrett Hayton, Clayton Keller · Deflection · carried in · 25.0 mph shot · 3.2 s from entry to goal.

Nick Schmaltz · 2nd 0:41 · UTA PP

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
25.0 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
3.2 s

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Kirill Marchenko · 3rd 6:25 · CBJ

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
8.0 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
5.0 s
Type
deflection, rebound

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Kent Johnson · 3rd 11:42 · CBJ

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
3
Shot
15.3 mph
Distance
32 ft
Entry to goal
4.5 s

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Zach Werenski · OT 1:01 · CBJ

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-0
Passes
4 (royal road)
Shot
36.4 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s
Type
one-timer

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