St. Louis Blues vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 8, 2023

FinalFriday, Dec 8, 2023· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
STL	1	0	1	2		STL	12	7	24	43
CBJ	2	0	3	5		CBJ	8	8	6	22

: STL 77CBJ 44
: STL 3.66CBJ 3.34
PP goals: STL 0CBJ 1
Hits: STL 12CBJ 19
Blocks: STL 8CBJ 17
PIM: STL 6CBJ 8
: STL 44%CBJ 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at home. Egor Chinakhov (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Chinakhov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:44 together.

Points
Egor Chinakhov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:50.Chinakhov
Points
Robert Thomas had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 23:52.Thomas
Points
Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:14.Marchenko
Points
Dmitri Voronkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:59.Voronkov
PP1
CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Chinakhov) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:44 together.Gaudreau Werenski Marchenko Voronkov Chinakhov
Goalie
Jet Greaves (CBJ) faced 43 shots and stopped 41 (.953), +7 against a season average of 36.3; the win.Greaves
Usage
Justin Danforth (CBJ) played 22:39, +8:30 up on his 14:09 season average over 70 games.Danforth
Usage
Boone Jenner (CBJ) played 12:16, −7:58 down on his 20:14 season average over 57 games.Jenner

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 44 · STL 77

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 40% of the game, CBJ 27%.

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
	48	40
	1.97	1.78
	1.86	1.76
	11	10
	4	0
	6	7
	−0.061	+0.061
	40%	27%

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

L1Schenn – Hayes – Kyrou
10:0660% CF
L2Buchnevich – Thomas – Neighbours
9:3770% CF
L3Saad – Sundqvist – Kapanen
6:3231% CF
L4Vrana – Toropchenko – Alexandrov
3:3050% CF
D1Faulk – Krug
14:3668% CF
D2Leddy – Parayko
12:5736% CF
D3Tucker – Perunovich
7:0140% CF

PP1Saad – Buchnevich – Thomas – Perunovich – Neighbours
4:19100% CF
PP2Schenn – Hayes – Krug – Vrana – Kyrou
1:3775% CF
PK1FBuchnevich – Thomas
1:39
PK2FSundqvist – Kapanen
0:35
PK1DLeddy – Parayko
1:55
PK2DFaulk – Krug
1:01

Current STL line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Marchenko – Voronkov – Chinakhov
9:0239% CF
L2Gaudreau – Jenner – Danforth
8:0442% CF
L3Bemstrom – Johnson – Fantilli
7:4867% CF
L4Kuraly – Olivier – Texier
4:1767% CF
D1Provorov – Peeke
13:3426% CF
D2Werenski – Blankenburg
13:1658% CF
D3Bean – Jiricek
8:5058% CF

PP1Gaudreau – Werenski – Marchenko – Voronkov – Chinakhov
1:4475% CF
PP2Jenner – Werenski – Bemstrom – Johnson – Fantilli
1:17100% CF
PK1FDanforth – Texier
2:31
PK2FOlivier – Chinakhov
0:11
PK1DProvorov – Peeke
4:14
PK2DWerenski – Bean
1:41

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:42
CBJKirill Marchenko (Dmitri Voronkov, Egor Chinakhov)wrist0.11 xG
STL: Schenn, Hayes, Kyrou, Tucker, PerunovichCBJ: Bean, Marchenko, Voronkov, Chinakhov, Jiricek
STL 0 – 1 CBJ
14:36
STLRobert Thomas (Pavel Buchnevich)wrist0.19 xG
STL: Faulk, Krug, Buchnevich, Thomas, NeighboursCBJ: Provorov, Peeke, Marchenko, Voronkov, Chinakhov
STL 1 – 1 CBJ
17:01
CBJAdam Fantilli (Kent Johnson, Emil Bemstrom)snap0.13 xG
STL: Vrana, Toropchenko, Tucker, Perunovich, AlexandrovCBJ: Peeke, Bean, Bemstrom, Johnson, Fantilli
STL 1 – 2 CBJ

3rd period

6:26
CBJEgor Chinakhov (Kirill Marchenko, Dmitri Voronkov)tip-in0.07 xG
STL: Schenn, Leddy, Hayes, Parayko, KyrouCBJ: Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Chinakhov, Blankenburg
STL 1 – 3 CBJ
12:21
CBJEgor ChinakhovPPslap0.03 xG
STL: Faulk, Krug, Buchnevich, ThomasCBJ: Gaudreau, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Chinakhov
STL 1 – 4 CBJ
17:38
STLRobert Thomas (Brayden Schenn, Torey Krug)wrist0.06 xG
STL: Schenn, Krug, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas, NeighboursCBJ: Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Chinakhov, Blankenburg
STL 2 – 4 CBJ
19:56
CBJAlexandre TexierEN (Justin Danforth)wrist0.90 xG
STL: Krug, Buchnevich, Vrana, Kyrou, Thomas, NeighboursCBJ: Werenski, Danforth, Texier, Marchenko, Blankenburg
STL 2 – 5 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
Jordan Kyrou R	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.13	0	0	2	20:36	—	—	57	53
Brayden Schenn C	L1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.37	2	0	0	18:27	—	—	57	55
Kevin Hayes R	L1	0	0	0	-2	5	0.29	0	0	0	16:48	—	—	63	57
Robert Thomas C	L2	2	0	2	+1	5	0.78	0	0	0	23:52	—	—	67	73
Pavel Buchnevich L	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.40	0	0	0	23:28	—	—	71	81
Jake Neighbours L	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.40	2	0	0	20:52	—	—	67	78
Oskar Sundqvist C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:04	—	—	44	27
Brandon Saad L	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.53	0	0	0	14:03	—	—	44	48
Kasperi Kapanen R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	12:10	—	—	33	31
Jakub Vrana L	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.06	1	1	0	11:38	—	—	54	28
Alexey Toropchenko R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:27	—	—	39	23
Nikita Alexandrov C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	6:02	—	—	43	44
Torey Krug D	D1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.12	2	1	0	24:33	—	—	70	78
Justin Faulk D	D1	0	0	0	+1	6	0.28	1	0	0	19:58	—	—	67	76
Colton Parayko D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	1	3	0	20:38	—	—	44	53
Nick Leddy D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	2	2	17:48	—	—	41	37
Scott Perunovich D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.10	1	0	0	16:37	—	—	53	45
Tyler Tucker D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:24	—	—	47	20

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joel Hofer(start)	L	21	17	4	.810	1.94	54:34

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Egor Chinakhov R	L1	2	1	3	0	2	0.78	0	0	0	18:50	—	—	30	21
Kirill Marchenko R	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.22	1	0	2	16:14	—	—	39	25
Dmitri Voronkov L	L1	0	2	2	0	3	0.23	2	0	0	14:59	—	—	45	43
Justin Danforth R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.09	2	3	0	22:39	—	—	41	67
Johnny Gaudreau L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	18:09	—	—	50	81
Boone Jenner C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	2	0	12:16	—	—	46	81
Kent Johnson C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.06	0	0	0	12:46	—	—	55	54
Adam Fantilli C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.30	1	0	0	11:56	—	—	60	53
Emil Bemstrom C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	0	0	0	10:13	—	—	65	58
Alexandre Texier L	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	1.28	1	0	2	14:45	—	—	60	81
Sean Kuraly C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	4	12:21	—	—	28	13
Mathieu Olivier R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	2	0	0	9:59	—	—	40	38
Ivan Provorov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	3	0	22:59	—	—	26	9
Andrew Peeke D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	4	2	0	21:05	—	—	30	23
Zach Werenski D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.08	1	2	0	26:43	—	—	50	49
Nick Blankenburg D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	3	1	0	19:02	—	—	54	61
David Jiricek D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:04	—	—	59	72
Jake Bean D	D3	0	0	0	+2	2	0.03	0	3	0	13:00	—	—	47	61

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jet Greaves(start)	W	43	41	2	.953	3.66	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) 1st 1:42 · assists Dmitri Voronkov, Egor Chinakhov · Rush · carried in · 11.9 mph shot · 4.8 s from entry to goal.

Kirill Marchenko · 1st 1:42 · CBJ

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 11.9 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Entry to goal: 4.8 s

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Robert Thomas · 3rd 17:38 · STL

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.9 mph
Distance: 0 ft
Type: rebound

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Robert Thomas · 1st 14:36 · STL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 54.0 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Adam Fantilli · 1st 17:01 · CBJ

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 43.4 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 3.2 s

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Egor Chinakhov · 3rd 6:26 · CBJ

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 40.2 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 s
Type: one-timer

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Egor Chinakhov · 3rd 12:21 · CBJ PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 78.8 mph
Distance: 44 ft

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Alexandre Texier · 3rd 19:56 · CBJ EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 62.7 mph
Distance: 18 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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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.