Montreal Canadiens vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 23, 2024

FinalMonday, Dec 23, 2024· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	3	1	4		MTL	6	10	15	31
CBJ	2	1	2	5		CBJ	11	8	13	32

: MTL 65CBJ 59
: MTL 2.76CBJ 3.14
PP goals: MTL 0CBJ 1
Hits: MTL 15CBJ 18
Blocks: MTL 15CBJ 15
PIM: MTL 6CBJ 4
: MTL 53%CBJ 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Montreal Canadiens 5–4

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal Canadiens 5–4 at home. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:24 together.

Points
Kirill Marchenko had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:17.Marchenko
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Sean Monahan had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:37.Monahan
Points
Zach Werenski had 3 assists (3 points) on 7 shots in 28:44.Werenski
Points
Dmitri Voronkov had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:43.Voronkov
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David Savard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:15.Savard
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Jake Evans had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:43.Evans
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Cole Caufield had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:27.Caufield
PP1
CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:24 together.Monahan Werenski Marchenko Voronkov Johnson

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 124 of 124 attempts · CBJ 59 · MTL 65

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 31%.

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
	72	59
	3.10	2.78
	3.01	2.72
	16	12
	7	2
	24	24
	+0.025	−0.025
	34%	31%

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

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
12:5053% CF
L2Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
10:3754% CF
L3Armia – Evans – Heineman
9:2067% CF
L4Laine – Dach – Newhook
5:3647% CF
D1Matheson – Hutson
19:3854% CF
D2Carrier – Guhle
15:0661% CF
D3Savard – Xhekaj
14:2949% CF

PP1Gallagher – Matheson – Dach – Newhook – Heineman
0:580% CF
PP2Armia – Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský
0:51100% CF
PK1FArmia – Evans
1:16
PK2FDvorak – Suzuki
0:39
PK1DSavard – Matheson
1:47
PK2DCarrier – Guhle
0:39

Current MTL line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Monahan – Marchenko – Voronkov
15:4952% CF
L2Olivier – Johnson – Sillinger
12:2544% CF
L3van Riemsdyk – Aston-Reese – Fantilli
8:1442% CF
D1Werenski – Fabbro
20:5140% CF
D2Provorov – Mateychuk
16:0339% CF
D3Johnson – Christiansen
4:3642% CF

PP1Monahan – Werenski – Marchenko – Voronkov – Johnson
1:2480% CF
PP2van Riemsdyk – Provorov – Sillinger – Mateychuk – Fantilli
1:01100% CF
PK1FPyyhtia – Sillinger
0:50
PK2FMonahan – Aston-Reese
0:35
PK1DJohnson – Provorov
1:03
PK2DWerenski – Fabbro
0:26

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.13	0	2	0	21:22	—	—	55	42
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	2	2	-1	4	0.34	4	0	2	18:27	—	—	54	37
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.07	2	0	0	17:46	—	—	52	28
Christian Dvorak C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	2	0	15:31	—	—	50	61
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	1	0	0	14:41	—	—	48	46
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	4	14:35	—	—	52	47
Jake Evans C	L3	1	1	2	+1	2	0.26	1	0	0	14:43	—	—	68	71
Joel Armia R	L3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.26	0	0	0	12:46	—	—	70	71
Emil Heineman L	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.05	2	0	0	11:43	—	—	68	70
Kirby Dach C	L4	0	0	0	0	4	0.75	0	0	0	15:48	—	—	56	75
Alex Newhook C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	1	0	0	15:37	—	—	53	74
Patrik Laine L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	6:15	—	—	44	25
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	1	1	0	26:15	—	—	54	52
Lane Hutson D	D1	1	0	1	0	2	0.04	0	1	0	24:31	—	—	56	54
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	0	0	-2	5	0.21	0	4	0	18:00	—	—	63	48
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.06	1	1	0	16:39	—	—	61	49
David Savard D	D3	1	1	2	+2	3	0.17	1	4	0	17:15	—	—	49	57
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.03	0	0	0	15:26	—	—	50	57

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	L	32	27	5	.844	3.14	58:25

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kirill Marchenko R	L1	1	2	3	+2	4	0.26	0	0	0	23:17	—	—	55	52
Sean Monahan C	L1	0	3	3	+2	5	0.28	2	2	0	22:37	—	—	52	57
Dmitri Voronkov L	L1	2	0	2	+1	4	0.60	1	1	2	20:43	—	—	49	50
Cole Sillinger C	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.28	2	0	0	20:00	—	—	39	54
Mathieu Olivier R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.18	2	2	0	17:25	—	—	39	61
Kent Johnson C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.50	0	0	0	15:41	—	—	39	52
Adam Fantilli C	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.28	3	1	0	14:20	—	—	41	33
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.03	1	1	0	11:55	—	—	40	36
James van Riemsdyk L	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	1	1	0	11:54	—	—	41	42
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	3	3	+1	7	0.46	0	3	0	28:44	—	—	44	46
Dante Fabbro D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	23:28	—	—	43	44
Ivan Provorov D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	2	25:01	—	—	53	69
Denton Mateychuk D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	0	0	18:36	—	—	39	39
Jack Johnson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	2	0	9:53	—	—	48	56
Jake Christiansen D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	6:33	—	—	40	19
Mikael Pyyhtia L	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	10:55	—	—	50	35
Sean Kuraly C	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	1	0	0	8:43	—	—	60	36
Jordan Harris D	—	1	0	1	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	6:26	—	—	50	48

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jet Greaves(start)	W	31	27	4	.871	2.76	59:49

Goal anatomy

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

Jordan Harris (CBJ) 2nd 3:34 · assists Sean Monahan, Kirill Marchenko · Forecheck turnover · loose puck · 76.8 mph shot · 7.9 s from entry to goal.

Jordan Harris · 2nd 3:34 · CBJ

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 76.8 mph
Distance: 43 ft
Entry to goal: 7.9 s

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Dmitri Voronkov · 1st 12:03 · CBJ

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 39.1 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Entry to goal: 8.3 s

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Kent Johnson · 1st 18:45 · CBJ

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2
Shot: 11.1 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 8.3 s
Type: rebound

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David Savard · 2nd 2:03 · MTL

Play: point-shot
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 58.4 mph
Distance: 58 ft

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Lane Hutson · 2nd 7:03 · MTL

Play: point-shot
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 44.1 mph
Distance: 43 ft

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Jake Evans · 2nd 14:26 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 4
Shot: 20.9 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Joel Armia · 3rd 0:20 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 25.3 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Type: one-timer

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Dmitri Voronkov · 3rd 3:24 · CBJ PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 5 (royal road)
Shot: 57.2 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Type: one-timer

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Kirill Marchenko · 3rd 17:48 · CBJ

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 56.8 mph
Distance: 47 ft
Entry to goal: 1.8 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.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 23, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Montreal Canadiens 5–4

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

Columbus Blue Jackets

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Columbus Blue Jackets

Goal anatomy

Jordan Harris · 2nd 3:34 · CBJ

Dmitri Voronkov · 1st 12:03 · CBJ

Kent Johnson · 1st 18:45 · CBJ

David Savard · 2nd 2:03 · MTL

Lane Hutson · 2nd 7:03 · MTL

Jake Evans · 2nd 14:26 · MTL

Joel Armia · 3rd 0:20 · MTL

Dmitri Voronkov · 3rd 3:24 · CBJ PP

Kirill Marchenko · 3rd 17:48 · CBJ