Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Los Angeles KingsFeb 20, 2024

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	0	1	0	1		CBJ	6	8	19	33
LAK	1	2	2	5		LAK	10	13	12	35

: CBJ 64LAK 53
: CBJ 2.97LAK 3.07
PP goals: CBJ 0LAK 2
Hits: CBJ 27LAK 15
Blocks: CBJ 8LAK 19
PIM: CBJ 4LAK 6
: CBJ 47%LAK 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings rout Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1

Los Angeles Kings beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1 at home. Pierre-Luc Dubois (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:19 together.

Points
Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:31.Dubois
Points
Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 26:34.Doughty
Points
Quinton Byfield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:30.Byfield
PP1
LAK's first power-play unit (Kopitar, Doughty, Fiala, Kempe and Byfield) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:19 together.Kopitar Doughty Fiala Kempe Byfield
New line
New look for LAK: Kopitar–Kempe–Laferriere skated 11:28 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kopitar Kempe Laferriere
Usage
Viktor Arvidsson (LAK) played 0:17, −17:22 down on his 17:39 season average over 17 games.Arvidsson
Luck
CBJ scored 1 goal on 2.97 expected goals (64 attempts), well short of its chances.
Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 35 shots and stopped 30 (.857), +4 against a season average of 30.9; the loss.Merzlikins

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)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →

LAK
CBJ
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · LAK 53 · CBJ 64

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

LAK
CBJ
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

LAK 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 42% of the game, LAK 36%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

LAK

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	LAK
	58	60
	2.28	3.38
	2.15	3.19
	10	17
	4	2
	10	7
	+0.013	−0.014
	42%	36%

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 – Jenner – Roslovic
12:3748% CF
L2Marchenko – Voronkov – Chinakhov
12:0750% CF
L3Kuraly – Olivier – Texier
11:5050% CF
L4Danforth – Johnson – Sillinger
9:1852% CF
D1Severson – Provorov
17:2157% CF
D2Gudbranson – Bean
13:0053% CF
D3Werenski – Boqvist
10:0535% CF

PP1Gaudreau – Jenner – Werenski – Chinakhov – Johnson
3:45100% CF
PP2Severson – Roslovic – Provorov – Marchenko – Voronkov
1:50100% CF
PK1FKuraly – Sillinger
0:59
PK2FJenner – Roslovic
0:39
PK1DGudbranson – Provorov
1:38

Current CBJ line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Kopitar – Kempe – Laferriere
11:2840% CF
L2Danault – Fiala – Moore
11:0768% CF
L3Lewis – Dubois – Byfield
6:3036% CF
D1Doughty – Anderson
19:5665% CF
D2Gavrikov – Clarke
12:5144% CF
D3Englund – Roy
12:1831% CF

PP1Kopitar – Doughty – Fiala – Kempe – Byfield
1:1950% CF
PP2Danault – Dubois – Moore – Kaliyev – Clarke
0:21100% CF
PK1FDanault – Moore
1:28
PK2FKopitar – Kempe
1:21
PK1DDoughty – Anderson
3:38
PK2DGavrikov – Roy
2:08

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Johnny Gaudreau L	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.45	0	0	0	19:09	—	—	45	50
Boone Jenner C	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.56	3	0	0	18:57	—	—	47	56
Jack Roslovic C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.46	2	0	0	17:28	—	—	46	49
Kirill Marchenko R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:07	—	—	43	20
Egor Chinakhov R	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.17	1	0	0	16:06	—	—	53	25
Dmitri Voronkov L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.28	1	1	0	14:49	—	—	50	22
Sean Kuraly C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	3	0	0	14:04	—	—	48	50
Mathieu Olivier R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.14	4	2	0	13:03	—	—	50	50
Alexandre Texier L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:17	—	—	50	56
Kent Johnson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	1	0	0	14:40	—	—	57	35
Cole Sillinger C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	3	0	2	13:08	—	—	52	27
Justin Danforth R	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.15	1	1	0	10:03	—	—	52	32
Ivan Provorov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	0	0	0	22:36	—	—	57	29
Damon Severson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	2	0	0	21:44	—	—	57	30
Erik Gudbranson D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	3	0	0	19:49	—	—	56	54
Jake Bean D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	1	2	17:12	—	—	44	46
Zach Werenski D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.06	0	2	0	19:24	—	—	41	42
Adam Boqvist D	D3	1	0	1	-1	1	0.11	1	0	0	16:44	—	—	34	40

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	L	35	30	5	.857	3.07	60:00

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Adrian Kempe R	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.21	1	1	2	18:34	—	—	39	51
Anze Kopitar C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	1	1	0	18:24	—	—	46	59
Alex Laferriere R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.33	0	1	0	16:06	—	—	39	58
Phillip Danault C	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.24	1	0	0	19:43	—	—	68	69
Trevor Moore L	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.10	1	0	0	17:41	—	—	65	68
Kevin Fiala L	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.17	1	0	0	16:00	—	—	65	64
Quinton Byfield R	L3	1	1	2	+2	4	0.32	0	0	0	19:30	—	—	58	66
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L3	2	0	2	+2	3	0.45	1	0	0	16:31	—	—	56	59
Trevor Lewis C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	3	1	2	15:02	—	—	36	25
Drew Doughty D	D1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.25	1	4	0	26:34	—	—	64	76
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	2	2	0	25:01	—	—	68	76
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.01	1	4	0	20:41	—	—	50	60
Brandt Clarke D	D2	0	1	1	0	4	0.31	0	2	0	13:58	—	—	46	54
Matt Roy D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	1	1	2	19:27	—	—	44	51
Andreas Englund D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	12:50	—	—	31	37
Arthur Kaliyev R	—	0	0	0	+1	2	0.30	0	0	0	9:05	—	—	40	69
Alex Turcotte C	—	0	1	1	+1	1	0.10	1	0	0	8:36	—	—	60	69
Viktor Arvidsson L	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0:17	—	—	—	—

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	W	33	32	1	.970	2.97	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Quinton Byfield (LAK) 1st 18:22 · unassisted · Rush · carried in · 27.1 mph shot · 2.6 s from entry to goal.

Quinton Byfield · 1st 18:22 · LAK

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 27.1 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Pierre-Luc Dubois · 2nd 1:27 · LAK PP

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 72.1 mph
Distance: 19 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s

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Adam Boqvist · 2nd 4:41 · CBJ

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 8.7 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Type: rebound

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Kevin Fiala · 3rd 15:56 · LAK PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 62.2 mph
Distance: 34 ft

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Drew Doughty · 3rd 19:37 · LAK

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 81.8 mph
Distance: 59 ft
Entry to goal: 4.0 s

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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.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Los Angeles KingsFeb 20, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Los Angeles Kings rout Columbus Blue Jackets 5–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Los Angeles Kings

Goal anatomy

Quinton Byfield · 1st 18:22 · LAK

Pierre-Luc Dubois · 2nd 1:27 · LAK PP

Adam Boqvist · 2nd 4:41 · CBJ

Kevin Fiala · 3rd 15:56 · LAK PP

Drew Doughty · 3rd 19:37 · LAK