Edgehalla

Boston Bruins vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 27, 2024

Final· Nationwide Arena
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BOS
2
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CBJ
6
Goals123TShots123T
BOS1012BOS5101126
CBJ1416CBJ1214733
BOS 53CBJ 71
BOS 2.00CBJ 3.97
PP goals
BOS 0CBJ 3
Hits
BOS 18CBJ 15
Blocks
BOS 17CBJ 17
PIM
BOS 6CBJ 4
BOS 56%CBJ 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Boston Bruins 6–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Boston Bruins 6–2 at home. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 4A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 3 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 2:59 together.

  1. Points
    Zach Werenski had 4 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 21:19.Werenski
  2. Points
    Dmitri Voronkov had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 18:32.Voronkov
  3. Points
    Kirill Marchenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:32.Marchenko
  4. PP1
    CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 3 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 2:59 together.MonahanWerenskiMarchenkoVoronkovJohnson
  5. Points
    Sean Monahan had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:24.Monahan
  6. Usage
    Zach Werenski (CBJ) played 21:19, −5:30 down on his 26:49 season average over 80 games.Werenski
  7. Luck
    CBJ scored 6 goals on 3.97 expected goals (71 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. Usage
    Oliver Wahlstrom (BOS) played 14:20, +4:12 up on his 10:08 season average over 42 games.Wahlstrom

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, BOS at CBJ: 124 attempts, 59 on goal, 8 goals, 5.97 expected goals; best chance Sean Monahan at 0.49 xG.

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

Showing 124 of 124 attempts · CBJ 71 · BOS 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, BOS at CBJ: expected goals 3.97 to 2.00 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 71 to 53, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCBJBOSMZFMVVMCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CBJ
  • BOS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CBJBOScontrol2nd3rdMonahan · 1st 11:29Zacha · 1st 15:13Fantilli · 2nd 7:00Monahan · 2nd 8:13Voronkov · 2nd 9:47Voronkov · 2nd 19:14Marchenko · 3rd 3:04Coyle · 3rd 4:08
  • CBJ pressure
  • BOS pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BOS 24% of the game, CBJ 43%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, BOS at CBJ: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Elvis Merzlikins (59:55) for CBJ and Joonas Korpisalo (60:00) for BOS, 8 goals.

CBJ
BOS
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
StatBOSCBJ
5472
1.823.43
1.803.23
818
76
3022
+0.025−0.025
24%43%

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.

Boston Bruins

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Columbus Blue Jackets

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Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 11:29
    CBJSean MonahanPP (Zach Werenski, Kirill Marchenko)snap0.49 xG
    BOS: Coyle, Lindholm, Zadorov, CarloCBJ: Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Johnson
    BOS 0 – 1 CBJ
  2. 15:13
    BOSPavel Zacha (David Pastrnak)wrist0.13 xG
    BOS: Oesterle, Pastrnak, Zacha, Carlo, GeekieCBJ: Johnson, Severson, Olivier, Johnson, Sillinger
    BOS 1 – 1 CBJ

2nd period

  1. 7:00
    CBJAdam Fantilli (Dmitri Voronkov, Ivan Provorov)wrist0.16 xG
    BOS: Oesterle, Carlo, Frederic, Brazeau, WahlstromCBJ: Provorov, Christiansen, Voronkov, Johnson, Fantilli
    BOS 1 – 2 CBJ
  2. 8:13
    CBJSean Monahan (Zach Werenski, Dante Fabbro)snap0.18 xG
    BOS: Peeke, Kastelic, Koepke, Beecher, LohreiCBJ: Monahan, Werenski, Fabbro, Marchenko, Voronkov
    BOS 1 – 3 CBJ
  3. 9:47
    CBJDmitri VoronkovPP (Kent Johnson, Zach Werenski)backhand0.13 xG
    BOS: Lindholm, Zadorov, Carlo, KastelicCBJ: Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Johnson
    BOS 1 – 4 CBJ
  4. 19:14
    CBJDmitri VoronkovPP (Kirill Marchenko, Zach Werenski)wrist0.16 xG
    BOS: Zacha, Carlo, Beecher, LohreiCBJ: Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Johnson
    BOS 1 – 5 CBJ

3rd period

  1. 3:04
    CBJKirill Marchenko (Mikael Pyyhtia, Jack Johnson)snap0.39 xG
    BOS: Peeke, Kastelic, Wahlstrom, Koepke, LohreiCBJ: Johnson, Kuraly, Provorov, Marchenko, Pyyhtia
    BOS 1 – 6 CBJ
  2. 4:08
    BOSCharlie Coyle (Elias Lindholm, Brad Marchand)wrist0.28 xG
    BOS: Marchand, Coyle, Lindholm, Zadorov, McAvoyCBJ: Kuraly, Provorov, Fabbro, Olivier, Johnson
    BOS 2 – 6 CBJ

Box score

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

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Elias Lindholm CL1011+100.0002018:01——4743
Brad Marchand LL1011+120.0210016:31——4236
Charlie Coyle CL1101+170.6300015:59——4644
David Pastrnak RL2011+160.4010018:11——5849
Pavel Zacha CL2101+110.1300016:46——4434
Morgan Geekie CL2000+110.1320215:11——4845
Oliver Wahlstrom RL3000-210.1622014:20——4238
Justin Brazeau RL3000-100.0010013:45——3010
Trent Frederic CL3000-110.0111013:11——4334
Mark Kastelic CL4000-200.0710013:16——4026
Cole Koepke LL4000-210.0921012:58——2928
John Beecher CL4000-100.0011012:40——3337
Mason Lohrei DD1000-200.0000020:32——359
Andrew Peeke DD1000-210.0121016:45——4926
Nikita Zadorov DD2000+110.0123021:59——3947
Charlie McAvoy DD2000+110.0823420:02——2632
Brandon Carlo DD3000020.0403019:10——5336
Jordan Oesterle DD3000010.2100017:44——6357
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joonas Korpisalo(start)L33276.8183.9760:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Zachary Aston-Reese LL1000010.2021017:14——5358
James van Riemsdyk LL1000000.1101015:11——4654
Adam Fantilli CL1101+130.2020014:45——5385
Kirill Marchenko RL2123+230.4611220:32——6375
Dmitri Voronkov LL2213+250.5200018:32——5863
Sean Monahan CL2202+140.7100018:24——5261
Kent Johnson CL3011-130.2300017:05——5562
Mathieu Olivier RL3000-200.2650016:56——5350
Cole Sillinger CL3000-110.0001014:05——4653
Ivan Provorov DD1011+100.0004021:43——5357
Denton Mateychuk DD1000000.0012017:26——3818
Zach Werenski DD2044+160.6502021:19——7081
Dante Fabbro DD2011010.0402020:45——6765
Damon Severson DD3000-100.0001015:27——4570
Jake Christiansen DD3000+110.020009:12——6085
Sean Kuraly C—000010.2130213:42——7173
Mikael Pyyhtia L—011+140.3711012:38——7282
Jack Johnson D—011000.0001011:09——5084
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)W26242.9232.0059:55

Goal anatomy

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

Sean Monahan (CBJ PP) 1st 11:29 · assists Zach Werenski, Kirill Marchenko · Forecheck turnover · 5.6 mph shot.

Adam Fantilli · 2nd 7:00 · CBJ

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
47.7 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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Kirill Marchenko · 3rd 3:04 · CBJ

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
69.0 mph
Distance
19 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s
Type
rebound

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Charlie Coyle · 3rd 4:08 · BOS

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
15.8 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
2.5 s

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