Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsApr 29, 2022

FinalFriday, Apr 29, 2022· PPG Paints Arena

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

3

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

5

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	0	1	2	3		CBJ	12	10	14	36
PIT	3	2	0	5		PIT	16	17	17	50

: CBJ 69PIT 74
: CBJ 3.23PIT 5.35
PP goals: CBJ 2PIT 0
Hits: CBJ 16PIT 18
Blocks: CBJ 9PIT 20
PIM: CBJ 10PIT 14
: CBJ 34%PIT 66%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 at home. Marcus Pettersson (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Voracek, Nyquist, Bjorkstrand, Roslovic and Bean) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 4:27 together.

Points
Marcus Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:25.Pettersson
Points
Brian Boyle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:00.Boyle
Points
Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 15:10.Malkin
Points
Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:16.Nyquist
Points
Jakub Voracek had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:47.Voracek
Points
Teddy Blueger had 2 assists (2 points) in 11:49.Blueger
PP1
CBJ's first power-play unit (Voracek, Nyquist, Bjorkstrand, Roslovic and Bean) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 4:27 together.Voracek Nyquist Bjorkstrand Roslovic Bean
Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +9 against a season average of 32.5; 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)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
CBJ
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 143 of 143 attempts · PIT 74 · CBJ 69

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
CBJ
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PIT 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 25% of the game, PIT 38%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PIT

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	PIT
	61	72
	2.14	4.54
	2.07	4.20
	13	20
	2	6
	11	14
	−0.182	+0.182
	25%	38%

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

L1Voracek – Nyquist – Roslovic
11:0353% CF
L2Danforth – Bemstrom – Robinson
6:2420% CF
L3Bjorkstrand – Chinakhov – Sillinger
6:1250% CF
L4Gaunce – Meyer – Johnson
2:350% CF
D1Gavrikov – Peeke
17:0248% CF
D2Kukan – Bean
11:1333% CF
D3Carlsson – Bayreuther
8:0840% CF

PP1Voracek – Nyquist – Bjorkstrand – Roslovic – Bean
4:27100% CF
PP2Kukan – Bemstrom – Chinakhov – Johnson – Sillinger
1:5450% CF
PK1FNyquist – Roslovic
2:58
PK2FDanforth – Robinson
2:13
PK1DGavrikov – Peeke
5:35
PK2DCarlsson – Bean
0:18

Current CBJ line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Guentzel
10:0840% CF
L2Carter – McGinn – Kapanen
9:5065% CF
L3Malkin – Rakell – Heinen
8:3458% CF
L4Boyle – Blueger – Rodrigues
5:4082% CF
D1Letang – Dumoulin
12:3842% CF
D2Pettersson – Marino
11:5870% CF
D3Matheson – Ruhwedel
9:2044% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Letang – Rust – Guentzel
3:1533% CF
PP2Carter – Rakell – Matheson – Heinen – Rodrigues
1:2850% CF
PK1FBoyle – Rust
2:47
PK2FBlueger – McGinn
2:37
PK1DDumoulin – Marino
3:29
PK2DLetang – Ruhwedel
1:03

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

3:51
PITEvgeni Malkin (Danton Heinen, Marcus Pettersson)wrist0.20 xG
CBJ: Nyquist, Bjorkstrand, Roslovic, Kukan, BeanPIT: Malkin, Rakell, Pettersson, Heinen, Marino
CBJ 0 – 1 PIT
5:31
PITEvan Rodrigues (Jake Guentzel, Teddy Blueger)wrist0.10 xG
CBJ: Gavrikov, Peeke, Danforth, Meyer, RobinsonPIT: Matheson, Blueger, Ruhwedel, Guentzel, Rodrigues
CBJ 0 – 2 PIT
6:26
PITMarcus Pettersson (Evgeni Malkin, Brian Boyle)wrist0.09 xG
CBJ: Gaunce, Kukan, Bean, Meyer, JohnsonPIT: Boyle, Malkin, Rakell, Pettersson, Marino
CBJ 0 – 3 PIT

2nd period

10:25
CBJJustin Danforth (Gabriel Carlsson)wrist0.02 xG
CBJ: Carlsson, Danforth, Bayreuther, Bemstrom, JohnsonPIT: Malkin, Rakell, Matheson, Ruhwedel, Heinen
CBJ 1 – 3 PIT
16:30
PITKris Letang (Brock McGinn, Jeff Carter)wrist0.10 xG
CBJ: Bjorkstrand, Gavrikov, Peeke, Chinakhov, SillingerPIT: Carter, Letang, Dumoulin, McGinn, Kapanen
CBJ 1 – 4 PIT
18:54
PITBrian Boyle (Marcus Pettersson, Teddy Blueger)tip-in0.07 xG
CBJ: Voracek, Nyquist, Roslovic, Peeke, BeanPIT: Boyle, Blueger, Pettersson, Marino, Rodrigues
CBJ 1 – 5 PIT

3rd period

6:58
CBJOliver BjorkstrandPP (Gustav Nyquist, Jakub Voracek)wrist0.12 xG
CBJ: Voracek, Nyquist, Bjorkstrand, Roslovic, BeanPIT: Boyle, Dumoulin, Rust, Marino
CBJ 2 – 5 PIT
12:06
CBJGustav NyquistPP (Jakub Voracek, Jake Bean)tip-in0.11 xG
CBJ: Voracek, Nyquist, Bjorkstrand, Roslovic, BeanPIT: Boyle, Rust, Ruhwedel, Marino
CBJ 3 – 5 PIT

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
Jack Roslovic C	L1	0	0	0	-2	6	0.25	1	0	0	22:35	—	—	47	28
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	1	1	2	-2	3	0.41	0	0	0	22:16	—	—	51	30
Jakub Voracek R	L1	0	2	2	-1	3	0.29	0	0	0	17:47	—	—	50	35
Justin Danforth R	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.05	1	1	0	15:03	—	—	33	30
Emil Bemstrom C	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.21	2	0	0	13:56	—	—	39	53
Eric Robinson L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.39	2	1	0	13:53	—	—	41	48
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L3	1	0	1	-2	7	0.93	1	1	2	17:53	—	—	53	29
Cole Sillinger C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.16	2	0	2	13:38	—	—	63	43
Egor Chinakhov R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	0	0	0	11:28	—	—	39	11
Kent Johnson C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	0	0	14:00	—	—	48	47
Carson Meyer R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	2	8:51	—	—	38	19
Brendan Gaunce C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:17	—	—	25	19
Andrew Peeke D	D1	0	0	0	-3	1	0.01	0	1	0	26:30	—	—	51	34
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.06	2	1	2	25:53	—	—	47	30
Jake Bean D	D2	0	1	1	-3	2	0.25	3	0	0	20:38	—	—	36	25
Dean Kukan D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	3	2	16:32	—	—	41	31
Gabriel Carlsson D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.08	0	1	0	13:24	—	—	52	46
Gavin Bayreuther D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:08	—	—	46	42

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins	L	42	40	2	.952	3.56	52:52
J-F Berube(start)	—	8	5	3	.625	0.87	6:26

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jake Guentzel C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.59	1	1	0	19:15	—	—	51	65
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	0	0	0	18:54	—	—	47	66
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	2	17:27	—	—	44	54
Jeff Carter C	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.36	0	1	2	16:29	—	—	57	71
Brock McGinn L	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.92	0	0	0	14:59	—	—	52	71
Kasperi Kapanen R	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.32	2	0	2	10:59	—	—	50	68
Evgeni Malkin C	L3	1	1	2	+1	7	0.86	1	0	0	15:10	—	—	64	69
Rickard Rakell R	L3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.20	2	0	0	14:22	—	—	59	59
Danton Heinen L	L3	0	1	1	0	5	0.14	0	0	0	11:03	—	—	62	63
Brian Boyle C	L4	1	1	2	+2	3	0.24	3	0	0	12:00	—	—	53	81
Teddy Blueger C	L4	0	2	2	+2	0	0.00	1	1	4	11:49	—	—	55	90
Evan Rodrigues C	L4	1	0	1	+2	5	0.53	0	0	2	11:39	—	—	72	91
Kris Letang D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.29	1	1	0	24:33	—	—	52	52
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	4	0	19:34	—	—	37	46
John Marino D	D2	0	0	0	+3	1	0.11	3	3	0	21:57	—	—	67	84
Marcus Pettersson D	D2	1	2	3	+3	3	0.26	1	1	2	16:25	—	—	73	88
Mike Matheson D	D3	0	0	0	0	6	0.26	0	3	0	20:22	—	—	48	60
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	3	5	0	14:08	—	—	47	75

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Casey DeSmith(start)	W	36	33	3	.917	3.23	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.