New York Islanders vs. Columbus Blue JacketsOct 21, 2021

Final / OTThursday, Oct 21, 2021· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NYI	0	1	1	0	2		NYI	10	16	8	2	36
CBJ	0	2	0	1	3		CBJ	11	8	11	2	32

: NYI 60CBJ 56
: NYI 3.80CBJ 3.23
PP goals: NYI 0CBJ 1
Hits: NYI 26CBJ 11
Blocks: NYI 13CBJ 13
PIM: NYI 8CBJ 6
: NYI 50%CBJ 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets edge New York Islanders 3–2 (OT)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat New York Islanders 3–2 in overtime at home. Oliver Bjorkstrand (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 3A. CBJ's first power-play unit (Voracek, Jenner, Bjorkstrand, Werenski and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:50 together.

Points
Oliver Bjorkstrand had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 20:40.Bjorkstrand
PP1
CBJ's first power-play unit (Voracek, Jenner, Bjorkstrand, Werenski and Laine) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:50 together.Voracek Jenner Bjorkstrand Werenski Laine
Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +3 against a season average of 32.5; the win.Merzlikins
New line
New look for CBJ: Bjorkstrand–Texier–Sillinger skated 5:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (58.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bjorkstrand Texier Sillinger
New line
New look for CBJ: Nyquist–Roslovic–Chinakhov skated 4:34 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Nyquist Roslovic Chinakhov
Luck
NYI scored 2 goals on 3.80 expected goals (60 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Cole Sillinger (CBJ) played 17:17, +3:38 up on his 13:39 season average over 78 games.Sillinger
Usage
Kieffer Bellows (NYI) played 5:58, −6:02 down on his 12:00 season average over 44 games.Bellows

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

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

CBJ
NYI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · CBJ 56 · NYI 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
NYI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYI 35% of the game, CBJ 38%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CBJ

NYI

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	NYI	CBJ
	58	49
	3.78	2.40
	3.48	2.19
	11	11
	8	0
	14	4
	−0.007	+0.008
	35%	38%

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.