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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Dallas StarsFeb 2, 2025

Final· American Airlines Center
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CBJ
3
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home
DAL
5
Goals123TShots123T
CBJ1203CBJ791430
DAL1225DAL10171239
CBJ 64DAL 72
CBJ 4.09DAL 4.20
PP goals
CBJ 0DAL 1
Hits
CBJ 31DAL 22
Blocks
CBJ 17DAL 15
PIM
CBJ 6DAL 6
CBJ 42%DAL 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3

Dallas Stars beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–3 at home. Evgenii Dadonov (DAL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DAL's first power-play unit (Duchene, Hintz, Robertson, Harley and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:15 together.

  1. Points
    Evgenii Dadonov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:34.Dadonov
  2. Points
    Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 18:01.Johnston
  3. Points
    Thomas Harley had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:47.Harley
  4. PP1
    DAL's first power-play unit (Duchene, Hintz, Robertson, Harley and Johnston) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:15 together.DucheneHintzRobertsonHarleyJohnston
  5. Usage
    Dante Fabbro (CBJ) played 8:13, −12:52 down on his 21:05 season average over 67 games.Fabbro
  6. New line
    New look for DAL: Benn–Dadonov–Granlund skated 6:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.BennDadonovGranlund
  7. Usage
    Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) played 11:19, −7:22 down on his 18:41 season average over 78 games.Marchenko
  8. Goalie
    Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 39 shots and stopped 34 (.872), +10 against a season average of 29.4; 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.

Shot map, CBJ at DAL: 136 attempts, 69 on goal, 8 goals, 8.29 expected goals; best chance Dmitri Voronkov at 0.63 xG.

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

Showing 136 of 136 attempts · DAL 72 · CBJ 64

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, CBJ at DAL: expected goals 4.20 to 4.09 (DAL led the chances), shot attempts 72 to 64, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdDALCBJSMVSPJDDnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • DAL
  • CBJ
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
DALCBJcontrol2nd3rdSillinger · 1st 6:43Marchment · 1st 13:36Voronkov · 2nd 4:58Stankoven · 2nd 6:03Provorov · 2nd 12:02Johnston · 2nd 15:49Dadonov · 3rd 11:22Dadonov · 3rd 15:47
  • 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 30% of the game, DAL 34%.

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 DAL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Casey DeSmith (59:02) for DAL and Elvis Merzlikins (57:00) for CBJ, 8 goals.

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
StatCBJDAL
5664
3.093.08
2.932.93
1211
42
2317
−0.017+0.017
30%34%

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 →

Dallas Stars

Current DAL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:43
    CBJCole Sillinger (Kent Johnson, James van Riemsdyk)snap0.19 xG
    CBJ: van Riemsdyk, Provorov, Johnson, Sillinger, MateychukDAL: Benn, Dadonov, Dumba, Hintz, Bichsel
    CBJ 1 – 0 DAL
  2. 13:36
    DALMason Marchment (Lian Bichsel, Mavrik Bourque)tip-in0.08 xG
    CBJ: Werenski, Fabbro, Olivier, Aston-Reese, Del Bel BelluzDAL: Duchene, Dumba, Marchment, Bourque, Bichsel
    CBJ 1 – 1 DAL

2nd period

  1. 4:58
    CBJDmitri Voronkov (Adam Fantilli, Kirill Marchenko)snap0.63 xG
    CBJ: Severson, Marchenko, Voronkov, Mateychuk, FantilliDAL: Ceci, Lindell, Hintz, Robertson, Johnston
    CBJ 2 – 1 DAL
  2. 6:03
    DALLogan Stankoven (Mikael Granlund)snap0.16 xG
    CBJ: van Riemsdyk, Severson, Johnson, Sillinger, MateychukDAL: Granlund, Dumba, Bäck, Harley, Stankoven
    CBJ 2 – 2 DAL
  3. 12:02
    CBJIvan Provorov (Mikael Pyyhtia, Justin Danforth)snap0.06 xG
    CBJ: Kuraly, Provorov, Danforth, Pyyhtia, MateychukDAL: Duchene, Dumba, Marchment, Bourque, Bichsel
    CBJ 3 – 2 DAL
  4. 15:49
    DALWyatt JohnstonPP (Thomas Harley, Jason Robertson)snap0.22 xG
    CBJ: Kuraly, Provorov, Pyyhtia, MateychukDAL: Duchene, Hintz, Robertson, Harley, Johnston
    CBJ 3 – 3 DAL

3rd period

  1. 11:22
    DALEvgenii Dadonov (Thomas Harley, Ilya Lyubushkin)tip-in0.11 xG
    CBJ: van Riemsdyk, Kuraly, Werenski, Provorov, SillingerDAL: Benn, Dadonov, Lyubushkin, Harley, Johnston
    CBJ 3 – 4 DAL
  2. 15:47
    DALEvgenii Dadonov (Wyatt Johnston, Jamie Benn)backhand0.09 xG
    CBJ: Severson, Voronkov, Johnson, Mateychuk, FantilliDAL: Benn, Dadonov, Ceci, Lindell, Johnston
    CBJ 3 – 5 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mathieu Olivier RL1000-110.0432015:55——3543
Zachary Aston-Reese LL1000-100.0071013:46——2616
Luca Del Bel Belluz CL1000-110.0211013:36——2534
Adam Fantilli CL2011050.7911021:42——6463
Dmitri Voronkov LL2101061.4210020:31——6666
Kirill Marchenko RL2011+120.2200011:19——5870
Cole Sillinger CL3101-110.5700018:16——3334
Kent Johnson CL3011-120.2101018:03——5742
James van Riemsdyk LL3011-100.2020214:48——3036
Justin Danforth RL4011+100.2251014:09——4246
Sean Kuraly CL4000010.0421010:43——3842
Mikael Pyyhtia LL4011+110.0410010:35——4249
Damon Severson DD1000-110.0021219:03——4453
Jake Christiansen DD1000010.0121013:56——3950
Ivan Provorov DD2101+140.1504029:30——4857
Denton Mateychuk DD2000+110.0310019:32——4960
Zach Werenski DD3000-230.1211025:09——5434
Dante Fabbro DD3000-100.002228:13——467
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)L39345.8724.2057:00

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mikael Granlund CL1011+120.0920016:40——5452
Jamie Benn LL1011+120.3340015:52——4645
Evgenii Dadonov LL1202+140.2210012:34——4744
Wyatt Johnston CL2112+180.9602018:01——6151
Jason Robertson LL2011-130.5320216:23——5446
Roope Hintz CL2000-210.1611015:06——5247
Sam Steel CL3000020.0410017:02——5542
Oskar Bäck CL3000+110.1700015:59——5857
Logan Stankoven CL3101+130.3501012:04——6379
Matt Duchene CL4000030.1200013:38——5957
Mason Marchment LL4101020.4610013:11——5247
Mavrik Bourque CL4011000.0612012:18——3741
Esa Lindell DD1000020.3613223:51——4235
Cody Ceci DD1000010.1021022:16——4532
Lian Bichsel DD2011-110.0141017:22——6657
Mathew Dumba DD2000020.0402214:15——6066
Thomas Harley DD3022+220.2011022:47——5658
Ilya Lyubushkin DD3011+100.0011015:39——5656
DAL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Casey DeSmith(start)W30273.9004.0959:02

Goal anatomy

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

Cole Sillinger (CBJ) 1st 6:43 · assists Kent Johnson, James van Riemsdyk · Rebound · carried in · 11.2 mph shot · 5.4 s from entry to goal.

Cole Sillinger · 1st 6:43 · CBJ

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
11.2 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
5.4 s
Type
rebound

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Evgenii Dadonov · 3rd 15:47 · DAL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
7.8 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
7.1 s

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