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New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 19, 2024

Final· Nationwide Arena
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NJD
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Goals123TShots123T
NJD0022NJD7171842
CBJ1214CBJ68620
NJD 97CBJ 43
NJD 4.95CBJ 2.98
PP goals
NJD 0CBJ 1
Hits
NJD 19CBJ 15
Blocks
NJD 8CBJ 24
PIM
NJD 4CBJ 2
NJD 49%CBJ 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 4–2

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New Jersey Devils 4–2 at home. Sean Monahan (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 1A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:09 together.

  1. Points
    Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:21.Monahan
  2. Points
    Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 26:26.Hughes
  3. Points
    Kirill Marchenko had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:32.Marchenko
  4. PP1
    CBJ's first power-play unit (Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov and Johnson) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 3:09 together.MonahanWerenskiMarchenkoVoronkovJohnson
  5. Goalie
    Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +13 against a season average of 29.4; the win.Merzlikins
  6. Luck
    NJD scored 2 goals on 4.95 expected goals (97 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. Usage
    Mathieu Olivier (CBJ) played 20:23, +6:00 up on his 14:23 season average over 81 games.Olivier
  8. Usage
    Luke Hughes (NJD) played 26:26, +5:21 up on his 21:05 season average over 70 games.Hughes

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, NJD at CBJ: 140 attempts, 62 on goal, 6 goals, 7.93 expected goals; best chance Sean Monahan at 0.71 xG.

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

Showing 140 of 140 attempts · CBJ 43 · NJD 97

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at CBJ: expected goals 2.98 to 4.95 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 43 to 97, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdCBJNJDPWMHMMnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CBJ
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CBJNJDcontrol2nd3rdProvorov · 1st 7:55Werenski · 2nd 9:36Monahan · 2nd 13:58Hughes · 3rd 17:10Meier · 3rd 18:35Monahan · 3rd 18:50
  • CBJ pressure
  • NJD pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NJD 57% of the game, CBJ 17%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NJD at CBJ: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Elvis Merzlikins (60:00) for CBJ and Jake Allen (54:36) for NJD, 6 goals.

CBJ
NJD
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
StatNJDCBJ
8842
3.612.07
3.481.85
137
54
2425
+0.002−0.002
57%17%

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.

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 7:55
    CBJIvan Provorov (Zachary Aston-Reese, Mathieu Olivier)snap0.61 xG
    NJD: Pesce, Meier, Hischier, Mercer, HughesCBJ: Provorov, Olivier, Aston-Reese, Christiansen, Sillinger
    NJD 0 – 1 CBJ

2nd period

  1. 9:36
    CBJZach WerenskiPP (Kirill Marchenko, Sean Monahan)tip-in0.05 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Hischier, Kovacevic, MercerCBJ: Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Johnson
    NJD 0 – 2 CBJ
  2. 13:58
    CBJSean Monahan (Dmitri Voronkov, Kirill Marchenko)wrist0.09 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Hamilton, Noesen, Hischier, CotterCBJ: Monahan, Provorov, Marchenko, Christiansen, Voronkov
    NJD 0 – 3 CBJ

3rd period

  1. 17:10
    NJDLuke Hughes (Paul Cotter, Ondrej Palat)wrist0.51 xG
    NJD: Palat, Meier, Hischier, Cotter, Mercer, HughesCBJ: Johnson, Severson, Marchenko, Voronkov, Pyyhtia
    NJD 1 – 3 CBJ
  2. 18:35
    NJDTimo Meier (Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes)tip-in0.10 xG
    NJD: Noesen, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, HughesCBJ: Monahan, Werenski, Provorov, Voronkov, Sillinger
    NJD 2 – 3 CBJ
  3. 18:50
    CBJSean MonahanENwrist0.71 xG
    NJD: Noesen, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, HughesCBJ: Monahan, Werenski, Provorov, Olivier, Sillinger
    NJD 2 – 4 CBJ

Box score

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

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Hughes CL10110131.2800025:05——7482
Jesper Bratt LL1000020.2620023:05——7180
Ondrej Palat LL1011+120.2620014:29——5568
Nico Hischier CL2000-110.0300023:59——6842
Timo Meier RL2101040.4611219:51——7042
Dawson Mercer CL2000010.0901017:03——6531
Stefan Noesen RL3000-130.3420016:23——5259
Erik Haula LL3000020.2110013:15——7483
Paul Cotter LL3011020.4622011:18——5764
Tomas Tatar LL4000000.022029:09——7596
Justin Dowling CL4000020.130008:29——7796
Nathan Bastian RL4000000.211008:09——7797
Luke Hughes DD1112060.9501026:26——7763
Brett Pesce DD1000-110.0921019:27——7158
Jonas Siegenthaler DD2000010.0310016:17——6175
Johnathan Kovacevic DD2000000.0311016:07——6474
Dougie Hamilton DD3000-110.0911017:56——6669
Brenden Dillon DD3000-110.0410015:43——5658
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Allen(start)L19163.8422.2754:36

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mathieu Olivier RL1011+220.0834020:23——2753
Cole Sillinger CL1000+110.0730018:19——3053
Zachary Aston-Reese LL1011+120.3402016:03——3055
Kent Johnson CL2000000.0000014:31——1513
Adam Fantilli CL2000000.0602013:31——2320
James van Riemsdyk LL2000010.0410012:21——1716
Sean Kuraly CL3000010.0112014:17——297
James Malatesta LL3000000.0620010:56——3318
Mikael Pyyhtia LL3000-110.0300010:15——289
Sean Monahan CL4213+131.3001019:21——5032
Dmitri Voronkov LL4011-110.0620017:06——4731
Kirill Marchenko RL4022010.1710013:32——5637
Zach Werenski DD1101010.0503227:26——3740
Damon Severson DD1000-120.0615025:09——3538
Ivan Provorov DD2101+230.6201024:54——3041
Jake Christiansen DD2000+210.0102014:30——3147
Jack Johnson DD3000-100.0210012:48——3312
Jordan Harris DD3000000.0002012:38——2915
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)W42402.9524.9560:00

Goal anatomy

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

Ivan Provorov (CBJ) 1st 7:55 · assists Zachary Aston-Reese, Mathieu Olivier · Rebound · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 30.4 mph shot · 4.5 s from entry to goal.

Ivan Provorov · 1st 7:55 · CBJ

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
30.4 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
4.5 s
Type
rebound

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Sean Monahan · 3rd 18:50 · CBJ EN

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
65.3 mph
Distance
65 ft
Entry to goal
0.7 s

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