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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Detroit Red WingsApr 7, 2026

Final / SO· Little Caesars Arena
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CBJ
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Goals123OTSOTShots123OTT
CBJ111014CBJ9158335
DET111003DET9129737
CBJ 80DET 78
CBJ 3.24DET 3.20
PP goals
CBJ 1DET 1
Hits
CBJ 20DET 26
Blocks
CBJ 23DET 25
PIM
CBJ 4DET 8
CBJ 54%DET 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 in a shootout at DET. Justin Faulk (DET) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for CBJ: Coyle–Garland–Marchenko skated 10:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Justin Faulk had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 23:40.Faulk
  2. Points
    Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:20.Larkin
  3. Points
    Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 33:26.Werenski
  4. New line
    New look for CBJ: Coyle–Garland–Marchenko skated 10:36 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.CoyleGarlandMarchenko
  5. New line
    New look for CBJ: Jenner–Heinen–Marchment skated 9:21 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.JennerHeinenMarchment
  6. Usage
    Zach Werenski (CBJ) played 33:26, +6:55 up on his 26:31 season average over 74 games.Werenski
  7. Usage
    Adam Fantilli (CBJ) played 25:08, +6:18 up on his 18:50 season average over 81 games.Fantilli
  8. Goalie
    Jet Greaves (CBJ) faced 37 shots and stopped 34 (.919), +9 against a season average of 28.0; the win.Greaves

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 DET: 158 attempts, 72 on goal, 6 goals, 6.44 expected goals; best chance Boone Jenner at 0.33 xG.

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

Showing 158 of 158 attempts · DET 78 · CBJ 80

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CBJ at DET: expected goals 3.20 to 3.24 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 78 to 80, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTDETCBJHLFWFFnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:49
  • DET
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DETCBJcontrol2nd3rdOTHeinen · 1st 2:06Larkin · 1st 10:27Faulk · 2nd 6:27Werenski · 2nd 10:59Faulk · 3rd 15:14Fantilli · 3rd 19:43
  • DET 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, DET 29%.

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 DET: 38 players over 64:49; most ice John Gibson (65:00) for DET and Jet Greaves (63:58) for CBJ, 6 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, DET rows versus CBJ columns: 250 matchups; most common Larkin vs Werenski, 12:55 at 50% xGF.

DET ↓ · CBJ →MarchenkoCoyleGarlandMarchmentJennerHeinenFantilliSillingerJohnsonMonahanWoodLundeströmWerenskiFabbroProvorovMateychukGudbransonChristiansenL1 LarkinL1 RaymondL1 FinnieL2 DeBrincatL2 CoppL2 KaneL3 CompherL3 KasperL3 PerronL4 RasmussenL4 MazurL4 RiemsdykD1 SeiderD1 EdvinssonD2 FaulkD2 ChiarotD3 JohanssonD3 Sandin-Pellikka
DET 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
StatCBJDET
7673
2.822.45
2.612.40
128
47
1923
+0.020−0.021
25%29%

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 →

Detroit Red Wings

Current DET line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:06
    CBJDanton Heinen (Mason Marchment)snap0.26 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Jenner, Heinen, Marchment, ChristiansenDET: Perron, Compher, Johansson, Kasper, Sandin-Pellikka
    CBJ 1 – 0 DET
  2. 10:27
    DETDylan LarkinPP (Patrick Kane, Moritz Seider)wrist0.13 xG
    CBJ: Coyle, Gudbranson, Jenner, ProvorovDET: Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider, Raymond
    CBJ 1 – 1 DET

2nd period

  1. 6:27
    DETJustin Faulk (Dylan Larkin, Ben Chiarot)wrist0.12 xG
    CBJ: Gudbranson, Christiansen, Johnson, Sillinger, FantilliDET: Chiarot, Faulk, Larkin, Raymond, Finnie
    CBJ 1 – 2 DET
  2. 10:59
    CBJZach WerenskiPP (Denton Mateychuk, Jet Greaves)wrist0.05 xG
    CBJ: Monahan, Werenski, Garland, Marchenko, MateychukDET: Johansson, Edvinsson, Kasper, Finnie
    CBJ 2 – 2 DET

3rd period

  1. 15:14
    DETJustin Faulk (Alex DeBrincat, Andrew Copp)slap0.07 xG
    CBJ: Coyle, Werenski, Provorov, Garland, MarchenkoDET: Kane, Chiarot, Faulk, Copp, DeBrincat
    CBJ 2 – 3 DET
  2. 19:43
    CBJAdam Fantilli (Zach Werenski, Kirill Marchenko)slap0.08 xG
    CBJ: Coyle, Monahan, Werenski, Marchment, Marchenko, FantilliDET: Perron, Chiarot, Compher, Seider, Kasper
    CBJ 3 – 3 DET

Decided in the shootout: CBJ 4 – 3 DET.

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 RL1011030.3221024:49——6950
Charlie Coyle CL1000010.1840022:18——5851
Conor Garland RL1000-120.2601216:34——5848
Mason Marchment LL2011+220.2012019:43——4751
Boone Jenner CL2000+130.5922015:58——5173
Danton Heinen LL2101+130.4210013:19——5375
Adam Fantilli CL3101030.1940025:08——4931
Cole Sillinger CL3000-110.0002015:35——3636
Kent Johnson CL3000-100.010009:24——4749
Sean Monahan CL4000+130.1900015:37——4659
Miles Wood LL4000020.012207:54——4448
Isac Lundeström CL4000000.000006:51——285
Zach Werenski DD1112060.2805033:26——6159
Dante Fabbro DD1000010.0003019:15——4942
Ivan Provorov DD2000-130.4800223:49——6166
Denton Mateychuk DD2011010.0903021:08——3661
Erik Gudbranson DD3000000.0022016:36——3237
Jake Christiansen DD3000010.012005:47——5049
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jet Greaves(start)W37343.9193.2063:58

Detroit Red Wings

DET skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Dylan Larkin CL1112+150.5340023:20——5958
Lucas Raymond LL1000+130.3300020:33——6058
Emmitt Finnie CL1000+110.2780016:32——6066
Alex DeBrincat RL2011+150.5120017:54——5043
Andrew Copp CL2011+120.4300017:33——4746
Patrick Kane RL2011+110.0300016:48——5149
J.T. Compher LL3000-210.0302019:34——3933
Marco Kasper CL3000-210.0111015:06——3229
David Perron LL3000-200.0012413:52——3228
Michael Rasmussen CL4000000.001407:57——4447
Carter Mazur LL4000000.003106:55——5049
James van Riemsdyk LL4000020.150006:40——5046
Moritz Seider DD1011-100.0138029:33——3738
Simon Edvinsson DD1000040.1601026:49——4146
Justin Faulk DD2202+260.3601023:40——5556
Ben Chiarot DD2011+120.0523422:24——5668
Albert Johansson DD3000-110.1912012:38——5743
Axel Sandin-Pellikka DD3000-130.140009:34——6441
DET goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
John Gibson(start)O35323.9143.2465:00

Goal anatomy

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

Danton Heinen (CBJ) 1st 2:06 · assists Mason Marchment · Forecheck turnover · 31.6 mph shot.

Justin Faulk · 2nd 6:27 · DET

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
45.8 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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Zach Werenski · 2nd 10:59 · CBJ PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-3
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
74.3 mph
Distance
42 ft
Entry to goal
8.0 s

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