Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Carolina HurricanesMar 20, 2021

Final / SOSaturday, Mar 20, 2021· PNC Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
CBJ	0	0	2	0	1	3		CBJ	10	10	10	1	31
CAR	0	1	1	0	0	2		CAR	10	11	13	3	37

: CBJ 52CAR 64
: CBJ 1.93CAR 2.54
PP goals: CBJ 0CAR 0
Hits: CBJ 37CAR 26
Blocks: CBJ 20CAR 14
PIM: CBJ 4CAR 4
: CBJ 47%CAR 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in a shootout at CAR. Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.5; the win.

Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +8 against a season average of 29.5; the win.Merzlikins
New line
New look for CBJ: Matteau–MacInnis–Robinson skated 7:01 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Matteau MacInnis Robinson
Usage
Kevin Stenlund (CBJ) played 16:12, +3:47 up on his 12:25 season average over 31 games.Stenlund
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Brett Pesce (CAR) played 26:01, +3:17 up on his 22:44 season average over 54 games.Pesce
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Patrik Laine (CBJ) played 20:42, +3:19 up on his 17:23 season average over 45 games.Laine
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Martin Necas (CAR) played 22:35, +5:24 up on his 17:11 season average over 52 games.Necas
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Max Domi (CBJ) played 19:37, +4:29 up on his 15:08 season average over 53 games.Domi
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Sebastian Aho (CAR) played 23:52, +4:29 up on his 19:23 season average over 55 games.Aho

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)CAR attacks right (top on phones) →

CAR
CBJ
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · CAR 64 · CBJ 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CAR
CBJ
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CAR 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, CAR 27%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CAR

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	CAR
	52	68
	1.67	2.36
	1.63	2.26
	4	11
	2	6
	23	20
	−0.022	+0.021
	20%	27%

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

L1Atkinson – Domi – Roslovic
12:4254% CF
L2Foligno – Stenlund – Laine
8:1936% CF
L3Nash – Jenner – Bjorkstrand
7:4329% CF
L4Matteau – MacInnis – Robinson
7:0154% CF
D1Jones – Werenski
18:2647% CF
D2Savard – Gavrikov
16:0333% CF
D3Del Zotto – Kukan
13:0943% CF

PP1Domi – Roslovic – Werenski – Stenlund – Laine
1:11100% CF
PP2Foligno – Atkinson – Roslovic – Werenski – Laine
1:10100% CF
PK1FAtkinson – Jenner
0:43
PK2FNash – Robinson
0:23
PK1DDel Zotto – Gavrikov
1:01
PK2DJones – Werenski
0:59

Current CBJ line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Niederreiter – Aho – Necas
15:4147% CF
L2Staal – Fast – Svechnikov
11:1071% CF
L3Martinook – McGinn – Foegele
9:3267% CF
L4Paquette – Lorentz – Geekie
6:1460% CF
D1Skjei – Pesce
18:2467% CF
D2Hamilton – Slavin
15:2357% CF
D3Fleury – Bean
11:4842% CF

PP1Staal – Hamilton – Aho – Necas – Svechnikov
1:0750% CF
PP2Niederreiter – Fast – Pesce – Bean – Geekie
0:530% CF
PK1FStaal – McGinn
2:15
PK2FMartinook – Aho
0:56
PK1DHamilton – Slavin
2:12
PK2DSkjei – Pesce
0:50

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

14:29
CARAndrei Svechnikov (Brett Pesce, Jesper Fast)wrist0.04 xG
CBJ: Nash, Jenner, Bjorkstrand, Jones, WerenskiCAR: Staal, Fast, Skjei, Pesce, Svechnikov
CBJ 0 – 1 CAR

3rd period

0:39
CBJOliver Bjorkstrand (Kevin Stenlund)deflected0.02 xG
CBJ: Bjorkstrand, Jones, Werenski, Stenlund, LaineCAR: Staal, Fast, Hamilton, Slavin, Svechnikov
CBJ 1 – 1 CAR
15:47
CARWarren Foegele (Dougie Hamilton, Jordan Martinook)wrist0.29 xG
CBJ: Foligno, Nash, Savard, Jenner, GavrikovCAR: Hamilton, Martinook, McGinn, Slavin, Foegele
CBJ 1 – 2 CAR
19:31
CBJSeth Jones (Patrik Laine, Jack Roslovic)snap0.04 xG
CBJ: Atkinson, Bjorkstrand, Jones, Domi, Roslovic, LaineCAR: Hamilton, Martinook, McGinn, Slavin, Aho
CBJ 2 – 2 CAR

Decided in the shootout: CBJ 3 – 2 CAR.

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
Cam Atkinson R	L1	0	0	0	+1	5	0.29	1	2	0	21:40	—	—	59	82
Max Domi C	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.36	0	0	0	19:37	—	—	55	72
Jack Roslovic C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.11	1	1	0	19:13	—	—	54	79
Patrik Laine L	L2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.07	1	0	0	20:42	—	—	40	40
Nick Foligno L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	1	0	17:57	—	—	33	25
Kevin Stenlund C	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.41	0	0	0	16:12	—	—	47	41
Boone Jenner C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.05	5	2	0	19:55	—	—	28	7
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.06	1	0	0	17:03	—	—	38	13
Riley Nash C	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.14	2	1	0	13:57	—	—	24	6
Eric Robinson L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	6	0	0	10:07	—	—	53	52
Ryan MacInnis C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	3	0	0	9:22	—	—	50	44
Stefan Matteau C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	2	0	0	8:05	—	—	57	69
Seth Jones D	D1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.18	2	3	2	26:33	—	—	45	47
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	2	0	25:39	—	—	50	57
David Savard D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	2	20:40	—	—	38	28
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	2	0	18:30	—	—	36	31
Michael Del Zotto D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	15:32	—	—	39	42
Dean Kukan D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	4	4	0	15:25	—	—	46	44

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	W	37	35	2	.946	2.54	63:07

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sebastian Aho C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.20	1	0	0	23:52	—	—	49	41
Martin Necas C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.33	1	1	0	22:35	—	—	50	36
Nino Niederreiter R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.19	0	0	0	19:22	—	—	50	41
Andrei Svechnikov R	L2	1	0	1	0	5	0.20	1	0	0	19:44	—	—	61	65
Jordan Staal C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.23	4	2	0	19:20	—	—	59	68
Jesper Fast R	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	15:14	—	—	70	79
Brock McGinn L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.06	1	1	0	16:12	—	—	69	91
Jordan Martinook L	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	3	1	2	14:43	—	—	62	74
Warren Foegele L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.39	0	1	0	11:59	—	—	64	75
Morgan Geekie C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:35	—	—	56	47
Steven Lorentz C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	9:13	—	—	47	33
Cedric Paquette C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	5	0	0	7:10	—	—	50	23
Brett Pesce D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.26	0	1	2	26:01	—	—	64	59
Brady Skjei D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.36	0	1	0	24:20	—	—	66	63
Dougie Hamilton D	D2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.20	1	1	0	23:07	—	—	54	64
Jaccob Slavin D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.05	2	2	0	21:49	—	—	54	61
Jake Bean D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	0	0	16:19	—	—	38	44
Haydn Fleury D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	0	13:41	—	—	47	39

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
James Reimer(start)	O	31	29	2	.935	1.93	65:00

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.