Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Minnesota WildFeb 26, 2023

Final / OTSunday, Feb 26, 2023· Xcel Energy Center

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

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Minnesota WildMIN

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
CBJ	1	1	0	0	2		CBJ	7	12	4	1	24
MIN	0	0	2	1	3		MIN	13	13	17	1	44

: CBJ 50MIN 77
: CBJ 2.01MIN 4.25
PP goals: CBJ 0MIN 1
Hits: CBJ 16MIN 31
Blocks: CBJ 16MIN 17
PIM: CBJ 4MIN 4
: CBJ 51%MIN 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in overtime at home. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) led the scoring with 3G 0A. MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:15 together.

Points
Kirill Kaprizov had a hat trick (3 points) on 8 shots in 25:36.Kaprizov
PP1
MIN's first power-play unit (Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:15 together.Zuccarello Eriksson Ek Kaprizov Addison Boldy
Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 44 shots and stopped 41 (.932), +14 against a season average of 29.6; the overtime loss.Merzlikins
Usage
Billy Sweezey (CBJ) played 10:01, −7:59 down on his 18:00 season average over 8 games.Sweezey
Usage
Erik Gudbranson (CBJ) played 26:55, +5:42 up on his 21:13 season average over 69 games.Gudbranson
Usage
Mats Zuccarello (MIN) played 25:25, +5:17 up on his 20:08 season average over 77 games.Zuccarello
Usage
Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) played 25:36, +4:33 up on his 21:03 season average over 66 games.Kaprizov
Usage
Ryan Hartman (MIN) played 20:39, +4:26 up on his 16:13 season average over 58 games.Hartman

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)MIN attacks right (top on phones) →

MIN
CBJ
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 127 of 127 attempts · MIN 77 · CBJ 50

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 21% of the game, MIN 52%.

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
	52	77
	2.17	3.90
	2.13	3.64
	7	13
	4	6
	19	13
	−0.017	+0.017
	21%	52%

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

L1Kuraly – Olivier – Robinson
12:5527% CF
L2Gaudreau – Jenner – Marchenko
11:5252% CF
L3Roslovic – Laine – Johnson
10:1341% CF
L4Bemstrom – Foudy – Sillinger
7:3675% CF
D1Peeke – Blankenburg
15:3341% CF
D2Gudbranson – Berni
14:0556% CF
D3Bayreuther – Sweezey
8:2243% CF

PP1Gaudreau – Jenner – Laine – Marchenko – Blankenburg
3:3857% CF
PP2Roslovic – Bayreuther – Bemstrom – Johnson – Sillinger
0:10
PK1FKuraly – Robinson
0:53
PK2FJenner – Roslovic
0:38
PK1DGudbranson – Peeke
1:54

Current CBJ line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Zuccarello – Hartman – Kaprizov
16:3565% CF
L2Foligno – Eriksson Ek – Boldy
11:0256% CF
L3Gaudreau – Greenway – Duhaime
6:42100% CF
L4Reaves – Shaw – Dewar
6:2436% CF
D1Spurgeon – Middleton
18:4761% CF
D2Goligoski – Dumba
15:0760% CF
D3Merrill – Addison
14:3955% CF

PP1Zuccarello – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov – Addison – Boldy
2:15100% CF
PP2Goligoski – Spurgeon – Foligno – Hartman – Gaudreau
0:38100% CF
PK1FShaw – Dewar
1:53
PK2FGaudreau – Eriksson Ek
1:28
PK1DSpurgeon – Middleton
1:42
PK2DMerrill – Dumba
1:04

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

16:20
CBJMathieu Olivier (Eric Robinson)wrist0.07 xG
CBJ: Kuraly, Olivier, Robinson, Sweezey, BlankenburgMIN: Goligoski, Reaves, Dumba, Shaw, Dewar
CBJ 1 – 0 MIN

2nd period

3:04
CBJLiam Foudy (Erik Gudbranson, Emil Bemstrom)tip-in0.06 xG
CBJ: Gudbranson, Bemstrom, Foudy, Berni, SillingerMIN: Reaves, Merrill, Dumba, Shaw, Dewar
CBJ 2 – 0 MIN

3rd period

1:15
MINKirill Kaprizov (Jared Spurgeon, Ryan Hartman)deflected0.16 xG
CBJ: Gudbranson, Gaudreau, Jenner, Peeke, OlivierMIN: Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Hartman, Middleton, Kaprizov
CBJ 2 – 1 MIN
6:00
MINKirill KaprizovPP (Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek)snap0.04 xG
CBJ: Gudbranson, Kuraly, PeekeMIN: Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov, Addison, Boldy
CBJ 2 – 2 MIN

OT period

4:40
MINKirill Kaprizov (Calen Addison, Mats Zuccarello)snap0.26 xG
CBJ: Gaudreau, Marchenko, BlankenburgMIN: Zuccarello, Kaprizov, Addison
CBJ 2 – 3 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
Sean Kuraly C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.37	1	1	0	17:27	—	—	35	28
Eric Robinson L	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	16:18	—	—	31	23
Mathieu Olivier R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.10	0	1	0	14:49	—	—	32	26
Johnny Gaudreau L	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.14	0	0	0	22:10	—	—	39	43
Boone Jenner C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.18	2	1	0	21:01	—	—	42	43
Kirill Marchenko R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	0	1	0	18:56	—	—	44	47
Patrik Laine L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	0	0	0	20:35	—	—	35	33
Jack Roslovic C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	0	2	0	15:45	—	—	29	25
Kent Johnson C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:10	—	—	48	39
Cole Sillinger C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	1	0	0	10:30	—	—	62	69
Emil Bemstrom C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.24	0	0	0	9:58	—	—	67	54
Liam Foudy C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.19	0	0	2	9:43	—	—	64	53
Andrew Peeke D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.09	0	2	0	27:04	—	—	31	15
Nick Blankenburg D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	5	3	2	25:42	—	—	42	23
Erik Gudbranson D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	0	2	0	26:55	—	—	37	43
Tim Berni D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.01	2	0	0	16:25	—	—	59	71
Gavin Bayreuther D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	3	0	14:40	—	—	42	47
Billy Sweezey D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	10:01	—	—	40	40

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	O	44	41	3	.932	4.25	64:40

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kirill Kaprizov L	L1	3	0	3	+2	8	1.34	4	2	0	25:36	—	—	61	69
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.06	0	0	0	25:25	—	—	61	73
Ryan Hartman R	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.55	0	3	2	20:39	—	—	62	78
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L2	0	1	1	0	5	0.30	0	0	0	21:10	—	—	57	59
Matt Boldy L	L2	0	1	1	0	4	0.34	0	0	0	16:41	—	—	64	58
Marcus Foligno L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	7	2	0	15:16	—	—	59	53
Frederick Gaudreau C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	0	0	12:48	—	—	85	64
Jordan Greenway L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	4	0	0	11:56	—	—	92	85
Brandon Duhaime L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	1	0	0	9:36	—	—	90	97
Connor Dewar C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.12	2	1	0	10:06	—	—	35	24
Mason Shaw C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.13	2	1	0	9:10	—	—	31	36
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	0	0	8:55	—	—	37	30
Jared Spurgeon D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.27	1	2	0	24:05	—	—	64	78
Jake Middleton D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.14	4	2	0	23:16	—	—	61	76
Mathew Dumba D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	1	0	2	20:06	—	—	59	52
Alex Goligoski D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.14	0	2	0	18:16	—	—	64	55
Calen Addison D	D3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.32	1	0	0	18:57	—	—	55	60
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	2	0	18:02	—	—	55	58

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	W	24	22	2	.917	2.01	64:40

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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.