Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Dallas StarsApr 15, 2021

FinalThursday, Apr 15, 2021· American Airlines Center

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

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Dallas StarsDAL

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	1	0	0	1		CBJ	7	5	6	18
DAL	0	2	2	4		DAL	5	19	7	31

: CBJ 43DAL 65
: CBJ 2.13DAL 2.45
PP goals: CBJ 0DAL 0
Hits: CBJ 20DAL 17
Blocks: CBJ 19DAL 8
PIM: CBJ 2DAL 2
: CBJ 34%DAL 66%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at home. Denis Gurianov (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Michael Del Zotto (CBJ) played 22:41, +4:53 up on his 17:48 season average over 52 games.

Points
Denis Gurianov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 15:31.Gurianov
Usage
Michael Del Zotto (CBJ) played 22:41, +4:53 up on his 17:48 season average over 52 games.Del Zotto
New line
New look for CBJ: Matteau–Sherwood–Dunne skated 6:15 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (61.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Matteau Sherwood Dunne
New line
New look for DAL: Dowling–Kero–Gardner skated 8:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dowling Kero Gardner
Luck
DAL scored 4 goals on 2.45 expected goals (65 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Jack Roslovic (CBJ) played 13:08, −3:51 down on his 16:59 season average over 47 games.Roslovic
Usage
Joel Hanley (DAL) played 16:27, +3:32 up on his 12:55 season average over 34 games.Hanley
Usage
Cam Atkinson (CBJ) played 14:28, −4:33 down on his 19:01 season average over 55 games.Atkinson

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)DAL attacks right (top on phones) →

DAL
CBJ
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 108 of 108 attempts · DAL 65 · CBJ 43

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DAL
CBJ
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DAL 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 15% of the game, DAL 39%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DAL

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	DAL
	47	73
	2.18	2.63
	2.05	2.54
	16	12
	1	4
	10	18
	−0.100	+0.100
	15%	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

L1Dalpe – Texier – Robinson
9:0036% CF
L2Bjorkstrand – Domi – Laine
8:239% CF
L3Matteau – Sherwood – Dunne
6:1562% CF
L4Atkinson – Grigorenko – Roslovic
5:1080% CF
D1Del Zotto – Jones
19:3749% CF
D2Kukan – Peeke
16:4335% CF
D3Harrington – Gavrikov
16:1932% CF

PP1Del Zotto – Atkinson – Matteau – Grigorenko – Bjorkstrand
1:02100% CF
PP2Jones – Domi – Roslovic – Laine – Texier
0:5150% CF
PK1FDalpe – Robinson
0:31
PK2FAtkinson – Matteau
0:28
PK1DJones – Gavrikov
1:06
PK2DDel Zotto – Harrington
0:45

Current CBJ line combinations →

Dallas Stars

L1Pavelski – Hintz – Robertson
13:3460% CF
L2Comeau – Cogliano – Faksa
12:2445% CF
L3Benn – Dickinson – Gurianov
11:2885% CF
L4Dowling – Kero – Gardner
8:0040% CF
D1Oleksiak – Heiskanen
19:2268% CF
D2Klingberg – Lindell
16:0452% CF
D3Vatanen – Hanley
12:2474% CF

PP1Pavelski – Benn – Klingberg – Hintz – Heiskanen
1:0967% CF
PP2Vatanen – Faksa – Lindell – Gurianov – Robertson
0:44100% CF
PK1FBenn – Hintz
0:40
PK2FCogliano – Faksa
0:39
PK1DKlingberg – Hanley
1:02
PK2DOleksiak – Lindell
0:51

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

7:16
CBJJack Roslovic (Michael Del Zotto, Mikhail Grigorenko)tip-in0.05 xG
CBJ: Del Zotto, Atkinson, Grigorenko, Jones, RoslovicDAL: Comeau, Cogliano, Faksa, Hanley, Heiskanen
CBJ 1 – 0 DAL

2nd period

16:42
DALDenis Gurianov (Jason Dickinson, Joel Hanley)backhand0.09 xG
CBJ: Atkinson, Grigorenko, Kukan, Peeke, TexierDAL: Benn, Vatanen, Dickinson, Hanley, Gurianov
CBJ 1 – 1 DAL
18:01
DALMiro Heiskanen (Jamie Oleksiak, Denis Gurianov)wrist0.09 xG
CBJ: Del Zotto, Bjorkstrand, Jones, Domi, LaineDAL: Pavelski, Benn, Oleksiak, Dickinson, Heiskanen
CBJ 1 – 2 DAL

3rd period

8:16
DALDenis Gurianov (Esa Lindell, John Klingberg)slap0.00 xG
CBJ: Del Zotto, Bjorkstrand, Jones, Laine, TexierDAL: Benn, Klingberg, Lindell, Dickinson, Gurianov
CBJ 1 – 3 DAL
15:08
DALJoe Pavelski (Roope Hintz, Jason Robertson)wrist0.11 xG
CBJ: Harrington, Bjorkstrand, Gavrikov, Texier, RobinsonDAL: Pavelski, Vatanen, Hanley, Hintz, Robertson
CBJ 1 – 4 DAL

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
Alexandre Texier L	L1	0	0	0	-3	1	0.39	0	0	0	17:59	—	—	18	32
Eric Robinson L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.21	2	0	0	16:00	—	—	31	42
Zac Dalpe C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:59	—	—	38	56
Patrik Laine L	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.14	0	0	0	17:35	—	—	22	30
Max Domi C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	0	0	16:21	—	—	20	14
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L2	0	0	0	-3	0	0.08	2	1	0	15:31	—	—	14	2
Stefan Matteau C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.44	0	0	0	14:43	—	—	43	71
Kole Sherwood R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.35	3	0	0	13:20	—	—	52	65
Josh Dunne C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	12:04	—	—	55	82
Mikhail Grigorenko C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.17	0	0	0	14:33	—	—	64	49
Cam Atkinson R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	2	0	0	14:28	—	—	48	37
Jack Roslovic C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.05	1	0	0	13:08	—	—	71	72
Seth Jones D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	2	0	23:04	—	—	49	60
Michael Del Zotto D	D1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.04	0	1	0	22:41	—	—	46	60
Andrew Peeke D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	5	1	2	18:02	—	—	33	23
Dean Kukan D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	2	0	16:43	—	—	35	23
Scott Harrington D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	8	0	18:58	—	—	29	30
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	2	0	18:51	—	—	33	30

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	L	31	27	4	.871	2.45	60:00

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jason Robertson L	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.10	1	0	0	18:21	—	—	66	51
Roope Hintz C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.15	1	2	0	17:21	—	—	59	48
Joe Pavelski C	L1	1	0	1	+2	4	0.45	0	1	0	16:48	—	—	64	55
Radek Faksa C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.25	2	0	0	17:28	—	—	55	61
Blake Comeau L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	3	0	0	16:40	—	—	44	50
Andrew Cogliano C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	1	0	0	14:57	—	—	52	63
Denis Gurianov R	L3	2	1	3	+2	4	0.20	0	0	0	15:31	—	—	85	98
Jason Dickinson C	L3	0	1	1	+3	1	0.17	0	0	0	15:13	—	—	87	99
Jamie Benn L	L3	0	0	0	+3	4	0.24	1	0	0	14:35	—	—	83	98
Justin Dowling C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	11:08	—	—	43	29
Rhett Gardner C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	2	0	0	10:06	—	—	35	27
Tanner Kero C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:46	—	—	45	27
Miro Heiskanen D	D1	1	0	1	0	1	0.30	1	0	2	22:46	—	—	58	50
Jamie Oleksiak D	D1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.08	2	2	0	21:49	—	—	70	70
John Klingberg D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.08	0	0	0	21:26	—	—	55	48
Esa Lindell D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.12	0	2	0	21:10	—	—	53	53
Sami Vatanen D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.09	1	0	0	16:32	—	—	73	72
Joel Hanley D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	2	0	0	16:27	—	—	60	40

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Oettinger(start)	W	18	17	1	.944	2.13	59:56

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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.