Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Minnesota WildFeb 25, 2020

FinalTuesday, Feb 25, 2020· Xcel Energy Center

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

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Minnesota WildMIN

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CBJ	1	0	3	4		CBJ	7	9	12	28
MIN	2	2	1	5		MIN	17	15	8	40

: CBJ 48MIN 69
: CBJ 2.59MIN 3.69
PP goals: CBJ 0MIN 0
Hits: CBJ 11MIN 6
Blocks: CBJ 16MIN 10
PIM: CBJ 2MIN 4
: CBJ 59%MIN 41%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild edge Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4

Minnesota Wild beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–4 at home. Mikko Koivu (MIN) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for MIN: Parise–Greenway–Eriksson Ek skated 13:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (82.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Mikko Koivu had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:16.Koivu
Points
Eric Staal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:21.Staal
Points
Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:15.Fiala
Points
Ryan Donato had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:37.Donato
Points
Ryan Hartman had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:21.Hartman
New line
New look for MIN: Parise–Greenway–Eriksson Ek skated 13:02 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (82.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Parise Greenway Eriksson Ek
Goalie
Matiss Kivlenieks (CBJ) faced 40 shots and stopped 35 (.875), +17 against a season average of 22.8; the loss.Kivlenieks
New line
New look for CBJ: Gerbe–Matteau–Dubois skated 7:04 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (9.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gerbe Matteau Dubois

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

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MIN
CBJ
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · MIN 69 · CBJ 48

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MIN
CBJ
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MIN 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 27% of the game, MIN 42%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MIN

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	MIN
	47	78
	2.43	4.22
	2.36	3.84
	12	24
	7	2
	8	8
	+0.067	−0.067
	27%	42%

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

L1Foligno – Nyquist – Jenner
7:0547% CF
L2Gerbe – Matteau – Dubois
7:049% CF
L3Stenlund – Thurkauf – Lilja
5:0211% CF
L4Shore – Bemstrom – Robinson
4:5140% CF
D1Werenski – Nutivaara
12:4355% CF
D2Savard – Gavrikov
10:1322% CF
D3Harrington – Peeke
8:2248% CF

PP1Foligno – Nyquist – Werenski – Stenlund – Dubois
2:1750% CF
PP2Gerbe – Savard – Jenner – Nutivaara – Bemstrom
1:18100% CF
PK1FGerbe – Matteau
1:05
PK2FFoligno – Jenner
0:30
PK1DWerenski – Peeke
1:05
PK2DSavard – Gavrikov
0:55

Current CBJ line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Parise – Greenway – Eriksson Ek
13:0282% CF
L2Staal – Fiala – Mayhew
11:5552% CF
L3Foligno – Zuccarello – Galchenyuk
11:3243% CF
L4Koivu – Hartman – Donato
9:2874% CF
D1Suter – Spurgeon
18:3076% CF
D2Brodin – Dumba
18:2048% CF
D3Pateryn – Hunt
10:2353% CF

PP1Zuccarello – Hunt – Galchenyuk – Dumba – Mayhew
1:06100% CF
PP2Staal – Suter – Parise – Spurgeon – Fiala
0:54100% CF
PK1FKoivu – Hartman
1:16
PK2FGreenway – Eriksson Ek
0:40
PK1DPateryn – Brodin
2:17
PK2DSuter – Spurgeon
1:16

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:34
MINEric Staal (Kevin Fiala)deflected0.11 xG
CBJ: Harrington, Gavrikov, Dubois, Bemstrom, RobinsonMIN: Staal, Brodin, Dumba, Fiala, Mayhew
CBJ 0 – 1 MIN
13:33
CBJNick Foligno (Gustav Nyquist, Scott Harrington)snap0.06 xG
CBJ: Foligno, Nyquist, Savard, Jenner, WerenskiMIN: Staal, Suter, Spurgeon, Foligno, Zuccarello
CBJ 1 – 1 MIN
19:13
MINRyan Donato (Ryan Suter, Greg Pateryn)backhand0.20 xG
CBJ: Savard, Shore, Gavrikov, Bemstrom, RobinsonMIN: Koivu, Suter, Spurgeon, Hartman, Donato
CBJ 1 – 2 MIN

2nd period

12:08
MINMikko Koivu (Ryan Hartman)snap0.22 xG
CBJ: Gerbe, Savard, Matteau, Gavrikov, DuboisMIN: Koivu, Brodin, Dumba, Hartman, Donato
CBJ 1 – 3 MIN
19:49
MINMikko Koivu (Ryan Donato, Ryan Hartman)slap0.25 xG
CBJ: Gerbe, Foligno, Jenner, Harrington, PeekeMIN: Koivu, Suter, Spurgeon, Hartman, Donato
CBJ 1 – 4 MIN

3rd period

1:55
CBJEmil Bemstrom (Devin Shore)wrist0.15 xG
CBJ: Harrington, Shore, Stenlund, Peeke, BemstromMIN: Staal, Pateryn, Hunt, Fiala, Mayhew
CBJ 2 – 4 MIN
3:16
CBJPierre-Luc Duboiswrist0.31 xG
CBJ: Nyquist, Savard, Matteau, Gavrikov, DuboisMIN: Koivu, Brodin, Dumba, Hartman, Donato
CBJ 3 – 4 MIN
9:57
MINKevin Fiala (Eric Staal, Jonas Brodin)wrist0.12 xG
CBJ: Harrington, Shore, Stenlund, Peeke, BemstromMIN: Staal, Brodin, Dumba, Fiala, Mayhew
CBJ 3 – 5 MIN
16:54
CBJZach Werenskiwrist0.06 xG
CBJ: Foligno, Jenner, Werenski, Stenlund, NutivaaraMIN: Staal, Suter, Spurgeon, Fiala, Mayhew
CBJ 4 – 5 MIN

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
Boone Jenner C	L1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.33	0	3	0	20:52	—	—	41	32
Nick Foligno L	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.07	1	1	0	20:41	—	—	41	32
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.33	0	1	0	19:18	—	—	46	69
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.33	0	2	0	20:00	—	—	41	43
Nathan Gerbe C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.10	0	1	0	18:34	—	—	29	7
Stefan Matteau C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	2	1	0	17:30	—	—	46	53
Kevin Stenlund C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	15:41	—	—	28	29
Calvin Thurkauf C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	0	0	8:06	—	—	23	32
Jakob Lilja L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	7:08	—	—	20	40
Emil Bemstrom C	L4	1	0	1	-2	4	0.32	0	1	0	13:38	—	—	37	32
Devin Shore C	L4	0	1	1	-1	0	0.12	2	0	0	12:23	—	—	33	29
Eric Robinson L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.20	0	0	0	8:37	—	—	53	42
Zach Werenski D	D1	1	0	1	+2	5	0.30	0	1	0	26:41	—	—	46	60
Markus Nutivaara D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	0	0	19:33	—	—	52	64
David Savard D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	2	0	21:45	—	—	29	31
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.17	2	0	0	18:58	—	—	21	21
Scott Harrington D	D3	0	1	1	-2	1	0.09	0	2	2	15:13	—	—	35	33
Andrew Peeke D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	0	0	14:57	—	—	48	40

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Matiss Kivlenieks(start)	L	40	35	5	.875	3.69	58:25

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jordan Greenway L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	0	0	0	16:53	—	—	81	81
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.72	0	1	2	16:49	—	—	81	83
Zach Parise L	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.57	1	1	0	16:46	—	—	81	83
Kevin Fiala L	L2	1	1	2	0	5	0.39	0	0	0	15:15	—	—	45	45
Gerry Mayhew C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	0	1	0	14:24	—	—	52	46
Eric Staal C	L2	1	1	2	-1	1	0.19	1	0	0	14:21	—	—	43	43
Marcus Foligno L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	2	1	2	15:27	—	—	45	26
Alex Galchenyuk C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	0	0	0	14:04	—	—	50	32
Mats Zuccarello R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:47	—	—	55	52
Ryan Hartman R	L4	0	2	2	+2	3	0.26	1	1	0	14:21	—	—	65	74
Mikko Koivu C	L4	2	0	2	+2	2	0.47	0	0	0	13:16	—	—	64	74
Ryan Donato C	L4	1	1	2	+2	3	0.35	0	0	0	10:37	—	—	68	77
Ryan Suter D	D1	0	1	1	0	4	0.10	0	0	0	22:13	—	—	76	84
Jared Spurgeon D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	0	3	0	22:11	—	—	74	84
Jonas Brodin D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.05	0	1	0	23:23	—	—	48	46
Mathew Dumba D	D2	0	0	0	+2	3	0.08	1	1	0	22:21	—	—	50	47
Greg Pateryn D	D3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.04	0	0	0	15:31	—	—	50	34
Brad Hunt D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	0	0	14:21	—	—	56	36

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alex Stalock(start)	W	28	24	4	.857	2.59	60:00

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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.