St. Louis Blues vs. Columbus Blue JacketsMar 11, 2023

FinalSaturday, Mar 11, 2023· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
STL	3	0	2	5		STL	9	8	7	24
CBJ	1	0	1	2		CBJ	10	7	22	39

: STL 49CBJ 72
: STL 3.20CBJ 4.38
PP goals: STL 0CBJ 1
Hits: STL 15CBJ 18
Blocks: STL 14CBJ 15
PIM: STL 6CBJ 4
: STL 35%CBJ 65%

Fantasy takeaways

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

St. Louis Blues beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2

St. Louis Blues beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–2 at CBJ. Jordan Kyrou (STL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. Thomas Greiss (STL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 29.8; the win.

Points
Jordan Kyrou had a hat trick (3 points) on 5 shots in 16:27.Kyrou
Points
Sammy Blais had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:50.Blais
Points
Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:27.Saad
Points
Brayden Schenn had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:11.Schenn
Points
Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:01.Gaudreau
Points
Robert Thomas had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:23.Thomas
Goalie
Thomas Greiss (STL) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +9 against a season average of 29.8; the win.Greiss
Luck
CBJ scored 2 goals on 4.38 expected goals (72 attempts), well short of its chances.

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

← STL attacks left (bottom on phones)CBJ attacks right (top on phones) →

CBJ
STL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · CBJ 72 · STL 49

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
STL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CBJ pressure
STL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: STL 24% of the game, CBJ 45%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CBJ

STL

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	STL	CBJ
	50	60
	2.31	2.75
	2.27	2.60
	10	19
	5	5
	14	5
	−0.121	+0.121
	24%	45%

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.

St. Louis Blues

L1Kyrou – Thomas – Toropchenko
10:5856% CF
L2Schenn – Saad – Blais
10:3633% CF
L3Buchnevich – Vrana – Kapanen
10:2761% CF
L4Leivo – Walker – Alexandrov
9:4242% CF
D1Leddy – Parayko
17:4127% CF
D2Scandella – Faulk
13:5653% CF
D3Bortuzzo – Krug
9:1353% CF

PP1Schenn – Krug – Vrana – Blais – Kyrou
1:5867% CF
PP2Faulk – Saad – Buchnevich – Kapanen – Thomas
1:040% CF
PK1FBuchnevich – Thomas
1:16
PK2FSchenn – Toropchenko
1:10
PK1DBortuzzo – Scandella
3:14
PK2DLeddy – Faulk
0:37

Current STL line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Pederson – Bemstrom – Foudy
9:2065% CF
L2Olivier – Robinson – Sillinger
8:0860% CF
L3Gaudreau – Jenner – Marchenko
7:3639% CF
L4Roslovic – Laine – Johnson
6:030% CF
D1Gudbranson – Berni
12:1868% CF
D2Peeke – Blankenburg
10:3365% CF
D3Bayreuther – Boqvist
10:2767% CF

PP1Gaudreau – Jenner – Laine – Boqvist – Marchenko
3:4589% CF
PP2Roslovic – Bemstrom – Johnson – Sillinger – Blankenburg
0:43
PK1FRobinson – Sillinger
1:12
PK2FRoslovic – Foudy
1:08
PK1DGudbranson – Peeke
2:48

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

7:19
STLBrandon Saad (Sammy Blais, Brayden Schenn)wrist0.21 xG
STL: Scandella, Schenn, Faulk, Saad, BlaisCBJ: Gudbranson, Gaudreau, Jenner, Marchenko, Berni
STL 1 – 0 CBJ
9:14
CBJPatrik LainePP (Johnny Gaudreau, Nick Blankenburg)slap0.12 xG
STL: Bortuzzo, Scandella, Saad, BuchnevichCBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Laine, Marchenko, Blankenburg
STL 1 – 1 CBJ
13:38
STLJordan Kyrou (Robert Thomas, Sammy Blais)snap0.09 xG
STL: Krug, Parayko, Walker, Kyrou, ThomasCBJ: Gudbranson, Pederson, Peeke, Robinson, Foudy
STL 2 – 1 CBJ
18:07
STLSammy Blais (Brandon Saad, Brayden Schenn)snap0.18 xG
STL: Scandella, Schenn, Faulk, Saad, BlaisCBJ: Pederson, Laine, Peeke, Johnson, Blankenburg
STL 3 – 1 CBJ

3rd period

12:15
STLJordan Kyrou (Alexey Toropchenko)wrist0.01 xG
STL: Leddy, Krug, Kyrou, Thomas, ToropchenkoCBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Peeke, Boqvist, Johnson
STL 4 – 1 CBJ
15:55
CBJBoone Jenner (Kent Johnson, Johnny Gaudreau)tip-in0.12 xG
STL: Leddy, Parayko, Kyrou, Thomas, ToropchenkoCBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Laine, Boqvist, Marchenko, Johnson
STL 4 – 2 CBJ
18:43
STLJordan KyrouEN (Robert Thomas, Pavel Buchnevich)snap0.88 xG
STL: Bortuzzo, Parayko, Buchnevich, Kyrou, ThomasCBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Laine, Boqvist, Marchenko, Johnson
STL 5 – 2 CBJ

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Robert Thomas C	L1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.01	1	0	0	19:23	—	—	52	52
Jordan Kyrou R	L1	3	0	3	+2	5	1.34	0	1	0	16:27	—	—	57	59
Alexey Toropchenko R	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.22	1	3	2	15:43	—	—	60	57
Brayden Schenn C	L2	0	2	2	+2	1	0.22	2	0	0	18:11	—	—	26	34
Sammy Blais L	L2	1	2	3	+2	1	0.18	6	1	0	14:50	—	—	32	46
Brandon Saad L	L2	1	1	2	+2	1	0.21	0	0	0	14:27	—	—	30	46
Pavel Buchnevich L	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.13	0	1	0	16:08	—	—	58	52
Jakub Vrana L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.54	1	0	0	14:31	—	—	47	39
Kasperi Kapanen R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	0	0	0	14:28	—	—	47	39
Josh Leivo L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:46	—	—	47	35
Nathan Walker L	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	2	1	0	11:11	—	—	47	52
Nikita Alexandrov C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	10:42	—	—	42	41
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	4	0	24:25	—	—	35	37
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	1	2	22:10	—	—	35	30
Justin Faulk D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.06	0	0	0	20:20	—	—	51	48
Marco Scandella D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.03	1	1	0	20:18	—	—	52	58
Torey Krug D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.06	0	1	2	16:39	—	—	49	44
Robert Bortuzzo D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:25	—	—	53	66

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Thomas Greiss(start)	W	39	37	2	.949	4.38	59:27

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Emil Bemstrom C	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.22	0	0	0	15:20	—	—	70	67
Liam Foudy C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.48	2	1	0	14:58	—	—	63	64
Lane Pederson C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	2	0	0	10:47	—	—	59	54
Cole Sillinger C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.27	2	0	0	12:39	—	—	61	48
Eric Robinson L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	12:10	—	—	59	41
Mathieu Olivier R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	2	0	2	9:20	—	—	63	49
Boone Jenner C	L3	1	0	1	-2	6	0.84	4	0	2	20:34	—	—	49	49
Johnny Gaudreau L	L3	0	2	2	-2	1	0.08	0	0	0	20:01	—	—	49	49
Kirill Marchenko R	L3	0	0	0	-1	5	1.20	1	1	0	19:41	—	—	47	68
Patrik Laine L	L4	1	0	1	-1	4	0.53	0	1	0	18:24	—	—	47	57
Jack Roslovic C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.24	0	0	0	16:55	—	—	53	74
Kent Johnson C	L4	0	1	1	-2	1	0.10	0	0	0	13:57	—	—	45	13
Erik Gudbranson D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	2	0	22:12	—	—	47	57
Tim Berni D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.11	1	0	0	14:36	—	—	72	73
Andrew Peeke D	D2	0	0	0	-3	2	0.05	3	5	0	21:48	—	—	42	29
Nick Blankenburg D	D2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.04	0	0	0	17:44	—	—	64	60
Adam Boqvist D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.07	0	3	0	21:34	—	—	55	50
Gavin Bayreuther D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:23	—	—	54	51

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Michael Hutchinson(start)	L	23	19	4	.826	2.32	57:57

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.