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St. Louis Blues vs. Columbus Blue JacketsNov 1, 2025

Final· Nationwide Arena
away
STL
2
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home
CBJ
3
Goals123TShots123T
STL1012STL1471839
CBJ1113CBJ1710835
STL 68CBJ 59
STL 3.40CBJ 3.54
PP goals
STL 0CBJ 1
Hits
STL 21CBJ 14
Blocks
STL 13CBJ 13
PIM
STL 11CBJ 9
STL 55%CBJ 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets edge St. Louis Blues 3–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat St. Louis Blues 3–2 at home. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:28 together.

  1. Points
    Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 25:48.Werenski
  2. PP1
    CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:28 together.MonahanWerenskiMarchenkoVoronkovJohnson
  3. Goalie
    Jet Greaves (CBJ) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +11 against a season average of 28.0; the win.Greaves
  4. Goalie
    Joel Hofer (STL) faced 35 shots and stopped 32 (.914), +8 against a season average of 27.2; the loss.Hofer
  5. Usage
    Oskar Sundqvist (STL) played 16:49, +3:55 up on his 12:54 season average over 51 games.Sundqvist
  6. Usage
    Nick Bjugstad (STL) played 14:16, +3:23 up on his 10:53 season average over 60 games.Bjugstad
  7. Usage
    Egor Chinakhov (CBJ) played 9:16, −4:16 down on his 13:32 season average over 71 games.Chinakhov
  8. Usage
    Tyler Tucker (STL) played 9:44, −4:42 down on his 14:26 season average over 68 games.Tucker

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, STL at CBJ: 127 attempts, 74 on goal, 5 goals, 6.93 expected goals; best chance Oskar Sundqvist at 0.51 xG.

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

Showing 127 of 127 attempts · CBJ 59 · STL 68

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, STL at CBJ: expected goals 3.54 to 3.40 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 59 to 68, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCBJSTLFCWMBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CBJ
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CBJSTLcontrol2nd3rdFaulk · 1st 3:37Coyle · 1st 4:38Werenski · 2nd 11:55Monahan · 3rd 5:07Bjugstad · 3rd 9:48
  • 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 33% of the game, CBJ 42%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, STL at CBJ: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jet Greaves (59:50) for CBJ and Joel Hofer (57:04) for STL, 5 goals.

CBJ
STL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

CBJ skaters (rows) against STL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the CBJ side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, CBJ rows versus STL columns: 250 matchups; most common Provorov vs Fowler, 11:28 at 66% xGF.

CBJ ↓ · STL →BjugstadToropchenkoWalkerHollowaySuterSundqvistDvorskyKyrouJosephBuchnevichSchennSnuggerudBrobergParaykoFaulkFowlerKesselTuckerL1 MonahanL1 MarchenkoL1 VoronkovL2 JennerL2 FantilliL2 JohnsonL3 CoyleL3 SillingerL3 OlivierL4 WoodL4 LundeströmL4 ChinakhovD1 ProvorovD1 SeversonD2 WerenskiD2 MateychukD3 FabbroD3 Christiansen
CBJ xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatSTLCBJ
6660
3.163.38
3.093.11
177
47
1919
+0.037−0.037
33%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.

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 3:37
    STLJustin Faulk (Oskar Sundqvist, Dylan Holloway)wrist0.08 xG
    STL: Faulk, Fowler, Sundqvist, Suter, HollowayCBJ: Jenner, Severson, Provorov, Johnson, Fantilli
    STL 1 – 0 CBJ
  2. 4:38
    CBJCharlie Coyle (Cole Sillinger, Ivan Provorov)tip-in0.19 xG
    STL: Schenn, Faulk, Fowler, Buchnevich, SnuggerudCBJ: Coyle, Severson, Provorov, Olivier, Sillinger
    STL 1 – 1 CBJ

2nd period

  1. 11:55
    CBJZach Werenski (Denton Mateychuk)snap0.09 xG
    STL: Parayko, Sundqvist, Suter, Broberg, HollowayCBJ: Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Mateychuk
    STL 1 – 2 CBJ

3rd period

  1. 5:07
    CBJSean MonahanPP (Zach Werenski, Kirill Marchenko)backhand0.30 xG
    STL: Parayko, Sundqvist, Buchnevich, BrobergCBJ: Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Johnson
    STL 1 – 3 CBJ
  2. 9:48
    STLNick Bjugstadsnap0.27 xG
    STL: Bjugstad, Parayko, Buchnevich, Broberg, HollowayCBJ: Jenner, Werenski, Johnson, Mateychuk, Fantilli
    STL 2 – 3 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Bjugstad CL1101+170.5210214:16——6357
Alexey Toropchenko RL1000000.0910012:34——5752
Nathan Walker LL1000010.0141211:44——5844
Dylan Holloway LL2011+160.2810019:28——4852
Pius Suter CL2000010.0500017:45——5653
Oskar Sundqvist CL2011020.5621016:49——3943
Dalibor Dvorsky RL3000010.1230015:16——7293
Jordan Kyrou RL3000030.4501014:44——6386
Mathieu Joseph RL3000020.1520011:26——5467
Pavel Buchnevich LL4000030.5410017:50——4540
Brayden Schenn CL4000-100.1211015:47——3727
Jimmy Snuggerud RL4000-140.1300015:38——4932
Philip Broberg DD1000040.1611024:05——6964
Colton Parayko DD1000020.0402022:20——5355
Justin Faulk DD2101010.0813024:54——5755
Cam Fowler DD2000010.0711023:17——5047
Matthew Kessel DD3000010.0000210:54——2124
Tyler Tucker DD3000000.012259:44——258
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joel Hofer(start)L35323.9143.5457:04

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sean Monahan CL1101+110.4600019:17——5551
Kirill Marchenko RL1011+110.3921017:59——5054
Dmitri Voronkov LL1000+120.2440014:31——5250
Boone Jenner CL2000-230.1510016:11——4142
Adam Fantilli CL2000-250.4810014:48——6255
Kent Johnson CL2000-220.1601013:46——5644
Charlie Coyle CL3101+130.4901016:26——5565
Cole Sillinger CL3011+120.1300016:06——5167
Mathieu Olivier RL3000+110.0430512:59——3959
Miles Wood LL4000040.4511013:30——5463
Isac Lundeström CL4000020.1400012:54——1911
Egor Chinakhov RL4000000.001009:16——2712
Ivan Provorov DD1011020.0604223:46——4054
Damon Severson DD1000020.0401021:44——4962
Zach Werenski DD2112040.2100025:48——5149
Denton Mateychuk DD2011000.0412220:17——4848
Dante Fabbro DD3000010.0201016:37——4042
Jake Christiansen DD3000000.0501010:15——5738
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jet Greaves(start)W39372.9493.4059:50

Goal anatomy

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

Justin Faulk (STL) 1st 3:37 · assists Oskar Sundqvist, Dylan Holloway · Forecheck turnover · 63.2 mph shot.

Nick Bjugstad · 3rd 9:48 · STL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
59.5 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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