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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York RangersMar 2, 2026

Final / OT· Madison Square Garden
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CBJ22015CBJ1099129
NYR00404NYR41217033
CBJ 51NYR 67
CBJ 2.68NYR 2.68
PP goals
CBJ 1NYR 0
Hits
CBJ 15NYR 27
Blocks
CBJ 21NYR 13
PIM
CBJ 2NYR 0
CBJ 48%NYR 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets edge New York Rangers 5–4 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Rangers 5–4 in overtime at NYR. Gabe Perreault (NYR) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ scored 5 goals on 2.68 expected goals (51 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Gabe Perreault had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:18.Perreault
  2. Points
    Kirill Marchenko had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:04.Marchenko
  3. Points
    Adam Fantilli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:55.Fantilli
  4. Points
    Will Borgen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:37.Borgen
  5. Points
    Charlie Coyle had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:13.Coyle
  6. Points
    Damon Severson had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:59.Severson
  7. Luck
    CBJ scored 5 goals on 2.68 expected goals (51 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. Usage
    Erik Gudbranson (CBJ) played 22:18, +4:39 up on his 17:39 season average over 36 games.Gudbranson

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 NYR: 118 attempts, 62 on goal, 9 goals, 5.36 expected goals; best chance Will Borgen at 0.65 xG.

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

Showing 118 of 118 attempts · NYR 67 · CBJ 51

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CBJ at NYR: expected goals 2.68 to 2.68 (NYR led the chances), shot attempts 67 to 51, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTNYRCBJFMMOGPBPMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:04
  • NYR
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NYRCBJcontrol2nd3rdOTFantilli · 1st 5:50Marchenko · 1st 15:32Monahan · 2nd 3:27Olivier · 2nd 11:54Gavrikov · 3rd 0:30Perreault · 3rd 0:54Borgen · 3rd 12:52Perreault · 3rd 15:14Marchenko · OT 1:04
  • NYR 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 34% of the game, NYR 26%.

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 NYR: 38 players over 61:04; most ice Igor Shesterkin (60:49) for NYR and Elvis Merzlikins (61:04) for CBJ, 9 goals.

NYR
CBJ
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

NYR skaters (rows) against CBJ skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NYR side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, NYR rows versus CBJ columns: 250 matchups; most common Fox vs Provorov, 14:33 at 75% xGF.

NYR ↓ · CBJ →MarchenkoFantilliMarchmentMonahanJennerHeinenCoyleOlivierSillingerLundeströmWoodVoronkovProvorovSeversonGudbransonMateychukFabbroZamulaL1 TrocheckL1 CuylleL1 LafrenièreL2 ZibanejadL2 MillerL2 PerreaultL3 KartyeL3 LabaL3 ShearyL4 RaddyshL4 BrissonL4 CarrickD1 FoxD1 GavrikovD2 SchneiderD2 BorgenD3 RobertsonD3 Iorio
NYR xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatCBJNYR
5674
2.552.29
2.482.23
1016
75
1622
−0.004+0.004
34%26%

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 →

New York Rangers

Current NYR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:50
    CBJAdam Fantilli (Kirill Marchenko, Denton Mateychuk)tip-in0.09 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Marchment, Marchenko, Mateychuk, FantilliNYR: Zibanejad, Miller, Gavrikov, Fox, Perreault
    CBJ 1 – 0 NYR
  2. 15:32
    CBJKirill MarchenkoPP (Ivan Provorov, Charlie Coyle)slap0.09 xG
    CBJ: Coyle, Provorov, Marchment, Marchenko, FantilliNYR: Trocheck, Gavrikov, Robertson, Cuylle
    CBJ 2 – 0 NYR

2nd period

  1. 3:27
    CBJSean MonahanSHsnap0.22 xG
    CBJ: Coyle, Gudbranson, Monahan, ProvorovNYR: Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, Fox, Lafrenière
    CBJ 3 – 0 NYR
  2. 11:54
    CBJMathieu Olivier (Charlie Coyle, Damon Severson)snap0.08 xG
    CBJ: Coyle, Severson, Provorov, Olivier, SillingerNYR: Carrick, Raddysh, Robertson, Brisson, Iorio
    CBJ 4 – 0 NYR

3rd period

  1. 0:30
    NYRVladislav Gavrikov (Alexis Lafrenière, Will Cuylle)wrist0.17 xG
    CBJ: Coyle, Severson, Provorov, Olivier, SillingerNYR: Trocheck, Gavrikov, Fox, Lafrenière, Cuylle
    CBJ 4 – 1 NYR
  2. 0:54
    NYRGabe Perreaultwrist0.08 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Marchment, Marchenko, Mateychuk, FantilliNYR: Zibanejad, Miller, Borgen, Schneider, Perreault
    CBJ 4 – 2 NYR
  3. 12:52
    NYRWill Borgen (Gabe Perreault, J.T. Miller)wrist0.65 xG
    CBJ: Coyle, Gudbranson, Olivier, Sillinger, MateychukNYR: Trocheck, Zibanejad, Miller, Borgen, Schneider, Perreault
    CBJ 4 – 3 NYR
  4. 15:14
    NYRGabe Perreault (Will Borgen, Vincent Trocheck)wrist0.19 xG
    CBJ: Severson, Provorov, Marchment, Marchenko, FantilliNYR: Trocheck, Borgen, Schneider, Cuylle, Perreault
    CBJ 4 – 4 NYR

OT period

  1. 1:04
    CBJKirill Marchenko (Damon Severson, Adam Fantilli)snap0.16 xG
    CBJ: Severson, Marchenko, FantilliNYR: Trocheck, Gavrikov, Perreault
    CBJ 5 – 4 NYR

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
Kirill Marchenko RL1213040.3900018:04——5147
Adam Fantilli CL1112020.1812017:55——5047
Mason Marchment LL1000-130.4200017:13——5147
Sean Monahan CL2101+140.4310017:03——5785
Boone Jenner CL2000010.0721216:37——4867
Danton Heinen LL2000000.0001015:06——5670
Charlie Coyle CL3022030.2001017:13——2734
Mathieu Olivier RL3101-120.3532016:09——3049
Cole Sillinger CL3000-110.1621015:01——2941
Isac Lundeström CL4000010.1800010:24——4468
Miles Wood LL4000000.0001010:11——4167
Dmitri Voronkov LL4000010.082009:59——4168
Ivan Provorov DD1011020.0102027:10——3340
Damon Severson DD1022000.0303021:59——3742
Erik Gudbranson DD2000010.0013022:18——5157
Denton Mateychuk DD2011-120.1502021:06——4860
Dante Fabbro DD3000020.0130014:54——4772
Egor Zamula DD3000000.0002012:50——5372
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)W33294.8792.6861:04

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Vincent Trocheck CL1011+130.1621020:43——6864
Will Cuylle LL1011+230.2040019:17——7067
Alexis Lafrenière LL1011010.1402018:51——7167
Mika Zibanejad CL2000050.3533020:11——5550
J.T. Miller CL2011020.1601019:23——5550
Gabe Perreault RL2213+160.4500017:18——5666
Tye Kartye LL3000000.0040013:20——4020
Noah Laba CL3000000.0010013:19——3614
Conor Sheary LL3000000.0800011:38——5020
Taylor Raddysh RL4000-100.0601011:28——3915
Brendan Brisson CL4000-110.070009:46——4622
Sam Carrick CL4000-100.001008:14——6739
Adam Fox DD1000-130.0511026:16——6254
Vladislav Gavrikov DD1101-120.2200025:22——5846
Braden Schneider DD2000+320.0310019:03——6154
Will Borgen DD2112+330.6881017:37——6359
Matthew Robertson DD3000-110.0121016:21——4634
Vincent Iorio DD3000-110.0102014:22——4230
NYR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Igor Shesterkin(start)O29245.8282.6860:49

Goal anatomy

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

Adam Fantilli (CBJ) 1st 5:50 · assists Kirill Marchenko, Denton Mateychuk · Deflection · carried in · 3-on-1 at the blue line · 54.4 mph shot · 2.7 s from entry to goal.

Adam Fantilli · 1st 5:50 · CBJ

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
54.4 mph
Distance
37 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Kirill Marchenko · 1st 15:32 · CBJ PP

Play
cycle
Entry
loose
Odd man
5-on-3
Passes
5 (royal road)
Shot
63.6 mph
Distance
35 ft
Entry to goal
9.2 s
Type
one-timer

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Sean Monahan · 2nd 3:27 · CBJ SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
61.3 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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Mathieu Olivier · 2nd 11:54 · CBJ

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
65.8 mph
Distance
26 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Gabe Perreault · 3rd 0:54 · NYR

Play
faceoff
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
55.3 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s

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Will Borgen · 3rd 12:52 · NYR

Play
rebound
Passes
5 (royal road)
Shot
6.5 mph
Distance
5 ft
Type
rebound

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Gabe Perreault · 3rd 15:14 · NYR

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
3
Shot
30.4 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
3.0 s
Type
one-timer

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Kirill Marchenko · OT 1:04 · CBJ

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
3
Shot
57.8 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s

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