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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsMar 5, 2024

Final· PPG Paints Arena
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CBJ
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PIT
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Goals123TShots123T
CBJ0213CBJ6161335
PIT2125PIT1261331
CBJ 75PIT 70
CBJ 2.64PIT 3.19
PP goals
CBJ 0PIT 2
Hits
CBJ 18PIT 18
Blocks
CBJ 25PIT 20
PIM
CBJ 6PIT 2
CBJ 43%PIT 57%

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. Reilly Smith (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 2A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Eller, Karlsson, Rakell and Puustinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:52 together.

  1. Points
    Reilly Smith had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:59.Smith
  2. Points
    Andrew Peeke had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:34.Peeke
  3. Points
    Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:56.Malkin
  4. Points
    Jack Roslovic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:38.Roslovic
  5. Points
    Ryan Graves had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:17.Graves
  6. PP1
    PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Eller, Karlsson, Rakell and Puustinen) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 1:52 together.CrosbyEllerKarlssonRakellPuustinen
  7. Usage
    Lars Eller (PIT) played 24:03, +8:11 up on his 15:52 season average over 81 games.Eller
  8. Usage
    Jack Roslovic (CBJ) played 20:38, +5:10 up on his 15:28 season average over 58 games.Roslovic

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 PIT: 145 attempts, 66 on goal, 8 goals, 5.83 expected goals; best chance Sidney Crosby at 0.37 xG.

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

Showing 145 of 145 attempts · PIT 70 · CBJ 75

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CBJ at PIT: expected goals 3.19 to 2.64 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 70 to 75, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdPITCBJPMGPRRCSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • PIT
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITCBJcontrol2nd3rdPuljujarvi · 1st 13:33Malkin · 1st 18:57Gaudreau · 2nd 4:31Peeke · 2nd 5:28Rakell · 2nd 14:32Roslovic · 3rd 8:04Carter · 3rd 8:26Smith · 3rd 9:53
  • 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 36% of the game, PIT 39%.

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 PIT: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Tristan Jarry (60:00) for PIT and Jet Greaves (58:43) for CBJ, 8 goals.

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
StatCBJPIT
8266
2.692.95
2.582.91
1012
51
1724
−0.055+0.055
36%39%

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 →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 13:33
    PITJesse Puljujarvi (Ryan Graves)wrist0.15 xG
    CBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Severson, Roslovic, ProvorovPIT: Ruhwedel, Graves, Puljujarvi, Bemstrom, O'Connor
    CBJ 0 – 1 PIT
  2. 18:57
    PITEvgeni Malkin (Reilly Smith, Ryan Graves)slap0.05 xG
    CBJ: Kuraly, Severson, Provorov, Olivier, DanforthPIT: Malkin, Letang, Graves, Puljujarvi, Puustinen
    CBJ 0 – 2 PIT

2nd period

  1. 4:31
    CBJJohnny Gaudreau (Jack Roslovic, Zach Werenski)wrist0.16 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Gaudreau, Jenner, Roslovic, WerenskiPIT: Malkin, Eller, Karlsson, Pettersson, Puustinen
    CBJ 1 – 2 PIT
  2. 5:28
    CBJAndrew Peeke (Jake Bean, Alexandre Texier)slap0.08 xG
    CBJ: Peeke, Bean, Nylander, Texier, SillingerPIT: Malkin, Smith, Ruhwedel, Graves, Puustinen
    CBJ 2 – 2 PIT
  3. 14:32
    PITRickard RakellPPdeflected0.10 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Kuraly, Peeke, SillingerPIT: Crosby, Eller, Karlsson, Rakell, Puustinen
    CBJ 2 – 3 PIT

3rd period

  1. 8:04
    CBJJack RoslovicSH (Andrew Peeke)wrist0.08 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Jenner, Roslovic, PeekePIT: Crosby, Eller, Karlsson, Rakell, Puustinen
    CBJ 3 – 3 PIT
  2. 8:26
    PITJeff CarterPP (Emil Bemstrom, Reilly Smith)wrist0.05 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Kuraly, Peeke, ChinakhovPIT: Carter, Malkin, Letang, Smith, Bemstrom
    CBJ 3 – 4 PIT
  3. 9:53
    PITReilly Smith (Evgeni Malkin)snap0.24 xG
    CBJ: Werenski, Nylander, Texier, Boqvist, SillingerPIT: Malkin, Smith, Rakell, Ruhwedel, Graves
    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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Johnny Gaudreau LL1101020.2200022:34——5761
Boone Jenner CL1000+120.0622020:38——5656
Jack Roslovic CL1112+130.4111020:38——5558
Alexandre Texier LL2011030.3800016:59——5136
Alex Nylander LL2000030.1401015:19——6648
Cole Sillinger CL2000000.0110214:50——5550
Sean Kuraly CL3000-110.0232214:23——5938
Justin Danforth RL3000-100.0930013:03——5234
Mathieu Olivier RL3000-110.1332011:38——5948
Zach Werenski DD1011010.0802023:52——6644
Adam Boqvist DD1000-140.2700016:21——5956
Ivan Provorov DD2000-220.0914018:38——5154
Damon Severson DD2000-210.1101017:16——3139
Erik Gudbranson DD3000+230.0423017:01——4742
Jake Bean DD3011+110.0002213:26——4823
Egor Chinakhov R—000030.0722014:21——5045
Andrew Peeke D—112+220.1002013:34——8279
Dmitri Voronkov L—000030.4201013:12——4843
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jet Greaves(start)L31265.8392.8258:43

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Lars Eller CL1000-210.1030024:03——5044
Sidney Crosby CL1000-120.7500021:31——5054
Rickard Rakell RL1101030.2321221:00——4248
Reilly Smith RL2123040.7500016:59——4659
Evgeni Malkin CL2112020.2000016:56——4550
Valtteri Puustinen RL2000-230.3310016:25——4654
Emil Bemstrom CL3011+140.2411012:33——5575
Jesse Puljujarvi RL3101+210.1512010:20——6270
Drew O'Connor LL3000+100.000009:07——4363
Jeff Carter CL4101020.1422012:47——3036
Jonathan Gruden LL4000020.1911010:20——2839
Joona Koppanen LL4000020.052108:58——3052
Marcus Pettersson DD1000-120.0223021:11——4144
Erik Karlsson DD1000-210.0001020:44——5763
Kris Letang DD2000+100.0002024:58——5456
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD2000000.0202018:49——2937
Ryan Graves DD3022+200.0014017:17——4762
Chad Ruhwedel DD3000+120.0320014:02——3960
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)W35323.9142.6460:00

Goal anatomy

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

Rickard Rakell (PIT PP) 2nd 14:32 · unassisted · Deflection · 2.1 mph shot.

Evgeni Malkin · 1st 18:57 · PIT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
73.7 mph
Distance
40 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Johnny Gaudreau · 2nd 4:31 · CBJ

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
0
Shot
45.0 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
5.7 s
Type
one-timer

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Jack Roslovic · 3rd 8:04 · CBJ SH

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
60.8 mph
Distance
33 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Jeff Carter · 3rd 8:26 · PIT PP

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
13.7 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
5.6 s

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