Montreal Canadiens vs. Columbus Blue JacketsMar 28, 2019

FinalThursday, Mar 28, 2019· Nationwide Arena

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

6

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	1	0	2		MTL	9	8	11	28
CBJ	0	3	3	6		CBJ	7	11	12	30

: MTL 53CBJ 52
: MTL 2.61CBJ 3.56
PP goals: MTL 0CBJ 0
Hits: MTL 25CBJ 34
Blocks: MTL 11CBJ 13
PIM: MTL 4CBJ 4
: MTL 50%CBJ 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets rout Montreal Canadiens 6–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 6–2 at home. Oliver Bjorkstrand (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Adam McQuaid (CBJ) played 4:50, −11:10 down on his 16:00 season average over 49 games.

Points
Oliver Bjorkstrand had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:48.Bjorkstrand
Points
Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 14:05.Dubinsky
Points
Brett Kulak had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:27.Kulak
Usage
Adam McQuaid (CBJ) played 4:50, −11:10 down on his 16:00 season average over 49 games.McQuaid
Luck
CBJ scored 6 goals on 3.57 expected goals (52 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for CBJ: Dzingel–Anderson–Dubois skated 7:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (15.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dzingel Anderson Dubois
New line
New look for MTL: Thompson–Deslauriers–Weal skated 9:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Thompson Deslauriers Weal
Usage
Jeff Petry (MTL) played 19:27, −3:43 down on his 23:10 season average over 81 games.Petry

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

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

CBJ
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · CBJ 52 · MTL 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 34% of the game, CBJ 36%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CBJ

MTL

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	MTL	CBJ
	54	54
	2.60	2.35
	2.56	2.24
	12	10
	6	8
	11	23
	+0.030	−0.030
	34%	36%

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.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Tatar – Gallagher – Danault
11:3455% CF
L2Shaw – Lehkonen – Domi
9:5844% CF
L3Thompson – Deslauriers – Weal
9:4654% CF
L4Armia – Drouin – Kotkaniemi
6:5836% CF
D1Weber – Mete
16:3756% CF
D2Benn – Folin
14:0142% CF
D3Petry – Kulak
13:5757% CF

PP1Weber – Weal – Armia – Drouin – Kotkaniemi
1:240% CF
PP2Petry – Tatar – Gallagher – Shaw – Domi
1:00
PK1FDanault – Lehkonen
1:49
PK2FThompson – Armia
0:49
PK1DPetry – Benn
1:28
PK2DFolin – Mete
0:32

Current MTL line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Dubinsky – Foligno – Nash
11:2758% CF
L2Jenner – Bjorkstrand – Wennberg
9:2069% CF
L3Atkinson – Duchene – Panarin
9:1769% CF
L4Dzingel – Anderson – Dubois
7:1015% CF
D1Jones – Werenski
17:3046% CF
D2Savard – Nutivaara
14:5857% CF
D3McQuaid – Kukan
4:4275% CF

PP1Atkinson – Duchene – Jones – Wennberg – Panarin
1:150% CF
PP2Dzingel – Jenner – Anderson – Bjorkstrand – Werenski
0:45100% CF
PK1FJenner – Anderson
1:23
PK2FAtkinson – Wennberg
0:44
PK1DJones – Werenski
1:16
PK2DSavard – Nutivaara
0:44

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:15
MTLBrett Kulak (Max Domi, Andrew Shaw)snap0.02 xG
MTL: Petry, Shaw, Kulak, Drouin, DomiCBJ: Duchene, Savard, Dzingel, Anderson, Nutivaara
MTL 1 – 0 CBJ

2nd period

1:42
CBJDavid Savard (Brandon Dubinsky, Nick Foligno)slap0.03 xG
MTL: Thompson, Petry, Deslauriers, Weal, FolinCBJ: Dubinsky, Foligno, Savard, Nutivaara, Dubois
MTL 1 – 1 CBJ
8:36
MTLJeff Petry (Phillip Danault, Brett Kulak)backhand0.02 xG
MTL: Petry, Tatar, Danault, KulakCBJ: Atkinson, Duchene, Savard, Nutivaara
MTL 2 – 1 CBJ
11:50
CBJOliver Bjorkstrand (Seth Jones, Alexander Wennberg)tip-in0.09 xG
MTL: Petry, Shaw, Kulak, Drouin, DomiCBJ: Jenner, Bjorkstrand, Jones, Wennberg, Kukan
MTL 2 – 2 CBJ
14:24
CBJArtemi Panarin (Matt Duchene, Markus Nutivaara)snap0.02 xG
MTL: Weber, Tatar, Gallagher, Danault, MeteCBJ: Atkinson, Duchene, Savard, Panarin, Nutivaara
MTL 2 – 3 CBJ

3rd period

2:59
CBJRiley Nashwrist0.39 xG
MTL: Weber, Deslauriers, Gallagher, Mete, KotkaniemiCBJ: Nash, Savard, Dzingel, Anderson, Nutivaara
MTL 2 – 4 CBJ
4:22
CBJOliver Bjorkstrand (Dean Kukan)wrist0.09 xG
MTL: Petry, Tatar, Gallagher, Danault, KulakCBJ: Jenner, Bjorkstrand, Jones, Wennberg, Kukan
MTL 2 – 5 CBJ
16:49
CBJBrandon DubinskyENwrist0.92 xG
MTL: Weber, Tatar, Weal, Gallagher, Drouin, DomiCBJ: Dubinsky, Foligno, Nash, Savard, Nutivaara
MTL 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.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.09	1	1	0	17:21	—	—	62	78
Brendan Gallagher R	L1	0	0	0	-4	5	0.59	1	1	0	16:56	—	—	46	47
Tomas Tatar L	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.10	0	0	0	15:53	—	—	58	77
Max Domi C	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	2	1	0	17:44	—	—	46	49
Artturi Lehkonen L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	0	0	0	16:45	—	—	43	45
Andrew Shaw R	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.12	2	1	2	13:57	—	—	45	42
Jordan Weal C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.18	2	0	0	16:48	—	—	60	65
Nicolas Deslauriers L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	2	0	0	14:14	—	—	48	39
Nate Thompson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	3	0	0	13:39	—	—	50	66
Joel Armia R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.26	2	0	0	14:12	—	—	50	59
Jonathan Drouin L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.24	0	1	0	12:28	—	—	50	55
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	0	0	11:51	—	—	41	24
Shea Weber D	D1	0	0	0	-3	1	0.00	1	4	2	21:58	—	—	56	53
Victor Mete D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.52	0	0	0	21:01	—	—	55	53
Christian Folin D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	5	0	0	18:04	—	—	39	45
Jordie Benn D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:54	—	—	39	46
Jeff Petry D	D3	1	0	1	-1	3	0.06	0	1	0	19:27	—	—	54	56
Brett Kulak D	D3	1	1	2	0	3	0.05	3	0	0	18:27	—	—	52	57

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carey Price(start)	L	29	24	5	.828	2.12	57:21

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Foligno L	L1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.12	6	0	0	14:13	—	—	62	90
Brandon Dubinsky C	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	1.13	5	1	0	14:05	—	—	62	90
Riley Nash C	L1	1	0	1	+2	4	0.84	2	1	0	13:24	—	—	64	95
Alexander Wennberg C	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	3	0	0	15:00	—	—	46	28
Boone Jenner C	L2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	3	1	0	14:49	—	—	55	32
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L2	2	0	2	+2	4	0.35	2	0	0	12:48	—	—	61	35
Cam Atkinson R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	17:43	—	—	56	22
Artemi Panarin L	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.12	0	0	0	16:47	—	—	63	25
Matt Duchene C	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.11	0	1	0	15:16	—	—	60	19
Josh Anderson R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.53	2	0	0	15:27	—	—	28	55
Ryan Dzingel C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	1	0	0	14:39	—	—	24	55
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	2	2	14:15	—	—	29	33
Seth Jones D	D1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.03	1	2	2	28:19	—	—	47	36
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	0	1	0	26:42	—	—	43	34
David Savard D	D2	1	0	1	+2	2	0.03	4	2	0	21:59	—	—	53	52
Markus Nutivaara D	D2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.01	0	1	0	21:14	—	—	56	53
Dean Kukan D	D3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.01	2	1	0	14:48	—	—	53	70
Adam McQuaid D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	0	0	4:50	—	—	75	100

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Sergei Bobrovsky(start)	W	28	26	2	.929	2.61	59:42

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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.