Calgary Flames vs. Columbus Blue JacketsOct 20, 2023

FinalFriday, Oct 20, 2023· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CGY	0	0	1	1		CGY	14	11	12	37
CBJ	0	1	2	3		CBJ	11	9	9	29

: CGY 69CBJ 65
: CGY 3.44CBJ 3.04
PP goals: CGY 0CBJ 0
Hits: CGY 23CBJ 9
Blocks: CGY 18CBJ 17
PIM: CGY 24CBJ 11
: CGY 43%CBJ 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Calgary Flames 3–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Calgary Flames 3–1 at home. Zach Werenski (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Adam Ruzicka (CGY) played 18:12, +8:22 up on his 9:50 season average over 41 games.

Points
Justin Danforth had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:20.Danforth
Points
Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:08.Werenski
Usage
Adam Ruzicka (CGY) played 18:12, +8:22 up on his 9:50 season average over 41 games.Ruzicka
Luck
CGY scored 1 goal on 3.44 expected goals (69 attempts), well short of its chances.
Goalie
Spencer Martin (CBJ) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +9 against a season average of 28.1; the win.Martin
New line
New look for CBJ: Bemstrom–Johnson–Sillinger skated 7:56 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bemstrom Johnson Sillinger
New line
New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Roslovic–Danforth skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (71.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kuraly Roslovic Danforth
Usage
Mikael Backlund (CGY) played 14:35, −4:43 down on his 19:18 season average over 81 games.Backlund

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

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

CBJ
CGY
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 134 of 134 attempts · CBJ 65 · CGY 69

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
CGY
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CGY 36% 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

CGY

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	CGY	CBJ
	64	67
	3.20	2.64
	3.10	2.56
	12	7
	8	6
	12	11
	−0.043	+0.043
	36%	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.

Calgary Flames

L1Kadri – Dube – Ruzicka
11:2961% CF
L2Huberdeau – Lindholm – Mangiapane
11:0256% CF
L3Backlund – Coleman – Coronato
8:3335% CF
L4Greer – Sharangovich – Duehr
7:4940% CF
D1Hanifin – Andersson
17:4131% CF
D2Weegar – Zadorov
14:4455% CF
D3Tanev – Gilbert
12:0260% CF

PP1Huberdeau – Lindholm – Andersson – Ruzicka
2:14
PP2Backlund – Mangiapane – Hanifin – Dube – Coronato
1:13100% CF
PK1FColeman – Sharangovich
1:31
PK2FBacklund – Lindholm
1:20
PK1DTanev – Weegar
2:40
PK2DHanifin – Andersson
1:13

Current CGY line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Gaudreau – Jenner – Marchenko
13:5342% CF
L2Laine – Texier – Fantilli
11:1152% CF
L3Kuraly – Roslovic – Danforth
8:1371% CF
L4Bemstrom – Johnson – Sillinger
7:5650% CF
D1Severson – Werenski
15:2444% CF
D2Gudbranson – Bean
12:0154% CF
D3Provorov – Jiricek
11:3865% CF

PP1Severson – Provorov – Laine – Texier – Fantilli
2:3250% CF
PP2Gaudreau – Jenner – Werenski – Marchenko – Johnson
1:0350% CF
PK1FKuraly – Texier
0:52
PK2FRoslovic – Bemstrom
0:48
PK1DGudbranson – Provorov
1:35
PK2DSeverson – Werenski
1:24

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

6:29
CBJSean Kuraly (Justin Danforth, Ivan Provorov)snap0.09 xG
CGY: Zadorov, Andersson, Greer, Sharangovich, DuehrCBJ: Kuraly, Roslovic, Provorov, Bean, Danforth
CGY 0 – 1 CBJ

3rd period

8:45
CBJJustin Danforth (Jack Roslovic, Zach Werenski)snap0.15 xG
CGY: Huberdeau, Lindholm, Mangiapane, Hanifin, AnderssonCBJ: Kuraly, Severson, Roslovic, Werenski, Danforth
CGY 0 – 2 CBJ
10:37
CGYElias LindholmSH (Mikael Backlund)snap0.11 xG
CGY: Backlund, Tanev, Weegar, LindholmCBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Werenski, Marchenko, Johnson
CGY 1 – 2 CBJ
17:39
CBJZach WerenskiENsnap0.42 xG
CGY: Kadri, Huberdeau, Lindholm, Hanifin, Andersson, RuzickaCBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Severson, Werenski, Laine
CGY 1 – 3 CBJ

Box score

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

Calgary Flames

CGY skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Adam Ruzicka C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	0	0	0	18:12	—	—	48	64
Nazem Kadri C	L1	0	0	0	-1	6	0.72	3	0	5	17:36	—	—	52	67
Dillon Dube C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	0	0	0	16:44	—	—	50	64
Elias Lindholm C	L2	1	0	1	-1	6	0.54	0	1	0	21:14	—	—	54	60
Jonathan Huberdeau L	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.15	0	1	0	18:09	—	—	59	64
Andrew Mangiapane L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.40	0	0	0	17:47	—	—	57	58
Mikael Backlund C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.06	0	2	0	14:35	—	—	39	44
Blake Coleman L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.03	3	2	0	14:08	—	—	39	43
Matt Coronato R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.29	0	0	2	12:08	—	—	50	48
Yegor Sharangovich C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:26	—	—	44	26
A.J. Greer L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.20	4	0	2	10:14	—	—	39	41
Walker Duehr R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	3	1	0	8:34	—	—	41	27
Rasmus Andersson D	D1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.07	0	4	15	25:05	—	—	35	25
Noah Hanifin D	D1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.10	1	0	0	24:07	—	—	32	27
MacKenzie Weegar D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.22	2	3	0	20:24	—	—	56	75
Nikita Zadorov D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	4	2	0	16:31	—	—	56	77
Chris Tanev D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	0	1	0	16:31	—	—	62	82
Dennis Gilbert D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	3	1	0	14:43	—	—	63	78

CGY goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	L	28	26	2	.929	2.63	57:52

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Johnny Gaudreau L	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.72	0	0	0	21:22	—	—	45	48
Boone Jenner C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	20:24	—	—	41	42
Kirill Marchenko R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.31	0	0	0	16:33	—	—	41	47
Patrik Laine L	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.17	1	0	0	18:59	—	—	49	32
Alexandre Texier L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	0	1	0	16:57	—	—	50	29
Adam Fantilli C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.36	0	0	0	15:29	—	—	50	31
Jack Roslovic C	L3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.25	0	0	0	12:33	—	—	74	78
Sean Kuraly C	L3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.10	2	0	2	11:05	—	—	75	81
Justin Danforth R	L3	1	1	2	+2	1	0.17	1	0	0	10:20	—	—	73	82
Emil Bemstrom C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	13:42	—	—	57	33
Kent Johnson C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	0	0	0	11:12	—	—	45	21
Cole Sillinger C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	7	9:32	—	—	56	40
Zach Werenski D	D1	1	1	2	+1	3	0.48	1	3	0	21:08	—	—	43	38
Damon Severson D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.03	0	1	0	20:16	—	—	42	39
Erik Gudbranson D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	0	4	2	20:36	—	—	57	47
Jake Bean D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.09	0	3	0	17:06	—	—	43	34
Ivan Provorov D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.06	1	3	0	24:57	—	—	62	62
David Jiricek D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:49	—	—	66	69

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Spencer Martin(start)	W	37	36	1	.973	3.44	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Zach Werenski (CBJ EN) 3rd 17:39 · unassisted · Forecheck turnover · 11.3 mph shot.

Zach Werenski · 3rd 17:39 · CBJ EN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 11.3 mph
Distance: 29 ft

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Sean Kuraly · 2nd 6:29 · CBJ

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 3
Shot: 73.9 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Entry to goal: 1.6 s

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Justin Danforth · 3rd 8:45 · CBJ

Play: rebound
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 40.9 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Type: one-timer, rebound

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Elias Lindholm · 3rd 10:37 · CGY SH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 61.4 mph
Distance: 34 ft
Entry to goal: 1.7 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.