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New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue JacketsOct 13, 2025

Final· Nationwide Arena
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NJD
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CBJ
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Goals123TShots123T
NJD1113NJD811928
CBJ0112CBJ168933
NJD 56CBJ 70
NJD 3.47CBJ 3.59
PP goals
NJD 2CBJ 0
Hits
NJD 15CBJ 18
Blocks
NJD 18CBJ 12
PIM
NJD 10CBJ 4
NJD 42%CBJ 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 at CBJ. Dawson Mercer (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Meier, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:12 together.

  1. Points
    Dawson Mercer had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:35.Mercer
  2. PP1
    NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Meier, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:12 together.HamiltonMeierBrattHischierHughes
  3. Usage
    Miles Wood (CBJ) played 1:17, −10:46 down on his 12:03 season average over 53 games.Wood
  4. Usage
    Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) played 24:24, +5:32 up on his 18:52 season average over 75 games.Marchenko
  5. New line
    New look for NJD: Glendening–Cotter–Halonen skated 6:14 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GlendeningCotterHalonen
  6. Luck
    CBJ scored 2 goals on 3.59 expected goals (70 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. Usage
    Ivan Provorov (CBJ) played 21:05, −3:47 down on his 24:52 season average over 81 games.Provorov
  8. Usage
    Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) played 13:16, −6:00 down on his 19:16 season average over 74 games.Mateychuk

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: 126 attempts, 61 on goal, 5 goals, 7.05 expected goals; best chance Connor Brown at 0.57 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 126 of 126 attempts · CBJ 70 · NJD 56

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 3.59 to 3.47 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 70 to 56, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCBJNJDMMMMVnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CBJ
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CBJNJDcontrol2nd3rdMeier · 1st 15:47Marchenko · 2nd 8:49Mercer · 2nd 11:09Mercer · 3rd 19:03Voronkov · 3rd 19:39
  • 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 26% of the game, CBJ 33%.

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: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Jet Greaves (57:52) for CBJ and Jake Allen (40:00) for NJD, 5 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

CBJ skaters (rows) against NJD 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 NJD columns: 222 matchups; most common Fabbro vs Hughes, 9:15 at 72% xGF.

CBJ ↓ · NJD →HughesBrattPalatHischierMercerMeierBrownGritsyukGlassGlendeningCotterHalonenHughesPesceSiegenthalerHamiltonDillonNemecL1 MarchenkoL1 MonahanL1 VoronkovL2 JennerL2 FantilliL2 SillingerL3 JohnsonL3 CoyleL3 OlivierD1 WerenskiD1 FabbroD2 ProvorovD2 SeversonD3 MateychukD3 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
StatNJDCBJ
5561
2.402.67
2.382.57
88
75
2222
−0.081+0.081
26%33%

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. 15:47
    NJDTimo MeierPP (Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt)wrist0.08 xG
    NJD: Hamilton, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, HughesCBJ: Provorov, Fabbro, Olivier, Lundeström
    NJD 1 – 0 CBJ

2nd period

  1. 8:49
    CBJKirill Marchenkowrist0.25 xG
    NJD: Palat, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Bratt, HughesCBJ: Monahan, Werenski, Fabbro, Marchenko, Voronkov
    NJD 1 – 1 CBJ
  2. 11:09
    NJDDawson MercerPP (Arseny Gritsyuk, Ondrej Palat)slap0.16 xG
    NJD: Palat, Glass, Gritsyuk, Mercer, HughesCBJ: Werenski, Johnson, Mateychuk, Fantilli
    NJD 2 – 1 CBJ

3rd period

  1. 19:03
    NJDDawson MercerEN (Nico Hischier, Brenden Dillon)wrist0.50 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Siegenthaler, Meier, Hischier, MercerCBJ: Coyle, Jenner, Monahan, Werenski, Marchenko, Johnson
    NJD 3 – 1 CBJ
  2. 19:39
    CBJDmitri Voronkov (Ivan Provorov)other0.28 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Palat, Pesce, Bratt, HughesCBJ: Severson, Provorov, Olivier, Voronkov, Sillinger, Fantilli
    NJD 3 – 2 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 CL1011-200.0802018:40——3851
Jesper Bratt LL1011-230.2410016:50——4657
Ondrej Palat LL1011-210.1111013:08——4139
Nico Hischier CL2011+110.4502019:27——5134
Dawson Mercer CL2202+140.8011016:35——5134
Timo Meier RL2101+130.3300016:02——6456
Connor Brown RL3000030.6002016:55——4864
Arseny Gritsyuk RL3011020.1210214:25——5064
Cody Glass CL3000030.1700013:47——5242
Luke Glendening CL4000000.0000010:24——4668
Paul Cotter LL4000010.055008:37——197
Brian Halonen LL4000000.002006:54——4021
Luke Hughes DD1000020.0900022:42——5656
Brett Pesce DD1000-130.0502220:19——6052
Jonas Siegenthaler DD2000000.0001021:42——3511
Dougie Hamilton DD2000-120.3702421:00——3740
Brenden Dillon DD3011000.0042018:28——5479
Simon Nemec DD3000000.0003214:05——3633
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Allen(start)—24231.9582.2140:00
Jacob MarkstromW981.8891.3720:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kirill Marchenko RL1101050.7511024:24——5362
Sean Monahan CL1000010.1111022:45——6578
Dmitri Voronkov LL1101+250.7020017:09——6389
Boone Jenner CL2000-110.0231019:08——4833
Adam Fantilli CL2000+130.6801217:10——4438
Cole Sillinger CL2000+100.0000213:33——5262
Kent Johnson CL3000-100.0300019:23——5229
Charlie Coyle CL3000-110.1121017:49——4136
Mathieu Olivier RL3000+100.0661014:48——4631
Zach Werenski DD1000070.3910029:14——6468
Dante Fabbro DD1000+130.0103019:56——6873
Ivan Provorov DD2011+120.0901021:05——3950
Damon Severson DD2000+120.1402020:42——3330
Denton Mateychuk DD3000010.0400013:16——4627
Jake Christiansen DD3000000.001007:44——6475
Isac Lundeström C—000010.0800011:00——4846
Zachary Aston-Reese L—000000.021007:51——5037
Miles Wood L—000010.370001:17——100100
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jet Greaves(start)L27252.9262.7557:52

Goal anatomy

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

Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ) 3rd 19:39 · assists Ivan Provorov · Forecheck turnover · 17.1 mph shot.

Timo Meier · 1st 15:47 · NJD PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
50.1 mph
Distance
29 ft

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Kirill Marchenko · 2nd 8:49 · CBJ

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
55.2 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Dawson Mercer · 2nd 11:09 · NJD PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
45.3 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s
Type
one-timer

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