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Vancouver Canucks vs. Columbus Blue JacketsJan 15, 2026

Final· Nationwide Arena
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VAN
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CBJ
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Goals123TShots123T
VAN0101VAN1112831
CBJ1214CBJ1513836
VAN 59CBJ 79
VAN 2.91CBJ 3.77
PP goals
VAN 1CBJ 2
Hits
VAN 11CBJ 19
Blocks
VAN 18CBJ 15
PIM
VAN 4CBJ 4
VAN 53%CBJ 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Vancouver Canucks 4–1 at home. Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Coyle, Werenski, Marchenko, Johnson and Fantilli) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:08 together.

  1. Points
    Kent Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:36.Johnson
  2. Points
    Kirill Marchenko had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:03.Marchenko
  3. PP1
    CBJ's first power-play unit (Coyle, Werenski, Marchenko, Johnson and Fantilli) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:08 together.CoyleWerenskiMarchenkoJohnsonFantilli
  4. PP1
    VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Pettersson, Karlsson and Buium) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:08 together.BoeserDeBruskPetterssonKarlssonBuium
  5. New line
    New look for VAN: Kane–Räty–Bains skated 6:23 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (42.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.KaneRätyBains
  6. Goalie
    Kevin Lankinen (VAN) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +9 against a season average of 27.3; the loss.Lankinen
  7. New line
    New look for VAN: Garland–Kampf–O'Connor skated 4:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (85.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GarlandKampfO'Connor
  8. Luck
    VAN scored 1 goal on 2.91 expected goals (59 attempts), well short of its chances.

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, VAN at CBJ: 138 attempts, 67 on goal, 5 goals, 6.67 expected goals; best chance Linus Karlsson at 0.44 xG.

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

Showing 138 of 138 attempts · CBJ 79 · VAN 59

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, VAN at CBJ: expected goals 3.77 to 2.91 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 79 to 59, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCBJVANCMWBJnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CBJ
  • VAN
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CBJVANcontrol2nd3rdCoyle · 1st 17:25Marchenko · 2nd 5:49Werenski · 2nd 10:14Boeser · 2nd 14:09Johnson · 3rd 10:13
  • CBJ pressure
  • VAN pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VAN 29% of the game, CBJ 44%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, VAN at CBJ: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Elvis Merzlikins (59:54) for CBJ and Kevin Lankinen (60:00) for VAN, 5 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

CBJ skaters (rows) against VAN 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 VAN columns: 250 matchups; most common Severson vs Boeser, 8:57 at 73% xGF.

CBJ ↓ · VAN →PetterssonDeBruskKarlssonKaneRätyBainsGarlandKampfO'ConnorBoeserOhgrenSassonBuiumMyersPetterssonHronekManciniWillanderL1 JohnsonL1 JennerL1 MonahanL2 CoyleL2 OlivierL2 VoronkovL3 FantilliL3 MarchenkoL3 SillingerL4 GaunceL4 PyyhtiaL4 HeinenD1 SeversonD1 ProvorovD2 WerenskiD2 FabbroD3 GudbransonD3 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
StatVANCBJ
6284
2.703.74
2.473.50
1223
52
1924
−0.008+0.008
29%44%

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.

Vancouver Canucks

Current VAN line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 17:25
    CBJCharlie CoylePP (Kirill Marchenko, Adam Fantilli)backhand0.08 xG
    VAN: Myers, Pettersson, Pettersson, O'ConnorCBJ: Coyle, Werenski, Marchenko, Johnson, Fantilli
    VAN 0 – 1 CBJ

2nd period

  1. 5:49
    CBJKirill Marchenkowrist0.14 xG
    VAN: Kane, Pettersson, Hronek, Räty, BainsCBJ: Werenski, Fabbro, Marchenko, Sillinger, Fantilli
    VAN 0 – 2 CBJ
  2. 10:14
    CBJZach WerenskiPP (Kent Johnson)wrist0.09 xG
    VAN: Garland, O'Connor, Mancini, WillanderCBJ: Coyle, Werenski, Marchenko, Johnson, Fantilli
    VAN 0 – 3 CBJ
  3. 14:09
    VANBrock BoeserPP (Elias Pettersson, Zeev Buium)snap0.14 xG
    VAN: Boeser, DeBrusk, Pettersson, Karlsson, BuiumCBJ: Coyle, Gaunce, Werenski, Fabbro
    VAN 1 – 3 CBJ

3rd period

  1. 10:13
    CBJKent Johnson (Boone Jenner, Damon Severson)wrist0.18 xG
    VAN: Myers, Kane, Pettersson, Räty, BainsCBJ: Jenner, Severson, Monahan, Provorov, Johnson
    VAN 1 – 4 CBJ

Box score

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

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Elias Pettersson CL1011010.0503016:53——4136
Jake DeBrusk LL1000010.1200015:02——3644
Linus Karlsson CL1000050.7210014:37——4044
Evander Kane LL2000-250.1510012:31——5246
Aatu Räty CL2000-200.0020010:04——4543
Arshdeep Bains LL2000-220.281009:56——4045
Conor Garland RL3000000.0401017:19——4231
David Kampf CL3000010.1001015:28——4547
Drew O'Connor LL3000020.3000014:27——6558
Brock Boeser RL4101040.4520019:45——4138
Liam Ohgren LL4000020.2311017:17——3429
Max Sasson CL4000000.0001215:32——4254
Zeev Buium DD1011000.0522022:46——3745
Tyler Myers DD1000-130.1301021:06——4138
Marcus Pettersson DD2000-210.0013220:59——4842
Filip Hronek DD2000-110.1400020:48——5138
Victor Mancini DD3000010.0404016:46——3327
Tom Willander DD3000020.1001015:36——4333
VAN goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Kevin Lankinen(start)L36324.8893.7760:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kent Johnson CL1112+120.2601017:36——5762
Boone Jenner CL1011+100.1300016:56——6160
Sean Monahan CL1000+100.0011016:28——6162
Charlie Coyle CL2101080.7101218:10——6662
Mathieu Olivier RL2000030.8150015:26——6160
Dmitri Voronkov LL2000010.0431013:22——6763
Adam Fantilli CL3011+140.4432018:05——4950
Kirill Marchenko RL3112+130.2601217:03——5050
Cole Sillinger CL3000+120.1211015:06——4650
Brendan Gaunce CL4000000.0010011:06——5359
Mikael Pyyhtia LL4000010.1600010:55——6571
Danton Heinen LL4000000.000109:49——5066
Damon Severson DD1011+100.0002021:10——5684
Ivan Provorov DD1000+120.1600020:46——4867
Zach Werenski DD2101+150.4701025:32——6176
Dante Fabbro DD2000+120.0813020:08——5960
Erik Gudbranson DD3000020.0630016:19——5947
Jake Christiansen DD3000010.0610012:51——5743
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)W31301.9682.9159:54

Goal anatomy

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

Charlie Coyle (CBJ PP) 1st 17:25 · assists Kirill Marchenko, Adam Fantilli · Cycle · 17.8 mph shot.

Kent Johnson · 3rd 10:13 · CBJ

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
53.3 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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