Ottawa Senators vs. Columbus Blue JacketsApr 22, 2022

Final / SOFriday, Apr 22, 2022· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
OTT	0	0	1	0	1	2		OTT	4	11	9	2	26
CBJ	1	0	0	0	0	1		CBJ	6	10	14	4	34

: OTT 61CBJ 60
: OTT 3.64CBJ 4.12
PP goals: OTT 0CBJ 1
Hits: OTT 29CBJ 23
Blocks: OTT 13CBJ 18
PIM: OTT 4CBJ 4
: OTT 49%CBJ 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Ottawa Senators edge Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 (SO)

Ottawa Senators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2–1 in a shootout at CBJ. Brady Tkachuk (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 0A. CBJ scored 1 goal on 4.12 expected goals (60 attempts), well short of its chances.

Luck
CBJ scored 1 goal on 4.12 expected goals (60 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for CBJ: Kuraly–Bjorkstrand–Robinson skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (47.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kuraly Bjorkstrand Robinson
Luck
OTT scored 1 goal on 3.64 expected goals (61 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Jack Roslovic (CBJ) played 20:09, +5:57 up on his 14:12 season average over 80 games.Roslovic
New line
New look for CBJ: Danforth–Johnson–Sillinger skated 8:59 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Danforth Johnson Sillinger
New line
New look for OTT: Tierney–Gaudette–Kastelic skated 6:36 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (27.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Tierney Gaudette Kastelic
Usage
Vladislav Gavrikov (CBJ) played 28:20, +6:07 up on his 22:13 season average over 79 games.Gavrikov
Usage
Justin Danforth (CBJ) played 18:05, +5:38 up on his 12:27 season average over 44 games.Danforth

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

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

CBJ
OTT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · CBJ 60 · OTT 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
OTT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: OTT 35% of the game, CBJ 28%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CBJ

OTT

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	OTT	CBJ
	58	55
	2.82	2.88
	2.61	2.61
	10	5
	7	1
	14	16
	−0.017	+0.017
	35%	28%

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.

Ottawa Senators

L1Norris – Batherson – Tkachuk
12:0450% CF
L2Brown – Formenton – Stützle
10:3065% CF
L3Watson – Gambrell – Kelly
10:1663% CF
L4Tierney – Gaudette – Kastelic
6:3627% CF
D1Del Zotto – Hamonic
17:1753% CF
D2Brannstrom – Zub
15:5450% CF
D3Holden – Zaitsev
14:0355% CF

PP1Norris – Brannstrom – Batherson – Tkachuk – Stützle
2:2578% CF
PP2Del Zotto – Tierney – Brown – Gaudette – Formenton
1:1350% CF
PK1FGambrell – Kelly
1:22
PK2FBrown – Formenton
1:01
PK1DHolden – Zaitsev
1:19
PK2DHamonic – Zub
0:41

Current OTT line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Voracek – Nyquist – Roslovic
13:5237% CF
L2Kuraly – Bjorkstrand – Robinson
11:1948% CF
L3Danforth – Johnson – Sillinger
8:5950% CF
L4Gaunce – Bemstrom – Meyer
5:4590% CF
D1Gavrikov – Blankenburg
14:3670% CF
D2Peeke – Bean
12:0053% CF
D3Carlsson – Bayreuther
11:3037% CF

PP1Voracek – Nyquist – Bjorkstrand – Bean – Bemstrom
1:55100% CF
PP2Roslovic – Danforth – Johnson – Sillinger – Blankenburg
1:0950% CF
PK1FKuraly – Robinson
1:57
PK2FRoslovic – Danforth
0:26
PK1DGavrikov – Peeke
3:25
PK2DBean – Blankenburg
0:26

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

11:20
CBJJack RoslovicPP (Cole Sillinger, Kent Johnson)wrist0.11 xG
OTT: Holden, Brown, Zaitsev, NorrisCBJ: Roslovic, Danforth, Johnson, Sillinger, Blankenburg
OTT 0 – 1 CBJ

3rd period

7:06
OTTBrady Tkachuk (Drake Batherson, Josh Norris)snap0.08 xG
OTT: Del Zotto, Hamonic, Norris, Batherson, TkachukCBJ: Kuraly, Bjorkstrand, Peeke, Bean, Robinson
OTT 1 – 1 CBJ

Decided in the shootout: OTT 2 – 1 CBJ.

Box score

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

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brady Tkachuk L	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	1.05	2	0	0	21:39	—	—	56	60
Josh Norris C	L1	0	1	1	+1	5	0.85	1	0	0	20:13	—	—	57	58
Drake Batherson R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	0	0	0	20:02	—	—	39	24
Tim Stützle C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.41	0	2	0	21:18	—	—	47	37
Connor Brown R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	1	0	18:47	—	—	66	71
Alex Formenton L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	1	0	0	18:01	—	—	52	41
Dylan Gambrell C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	14:42	—	—	61	88
Parker Kelly C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	3	1	0	14:16	—	—	59	71
Austin Watson L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.27	4	1	2	13:02	—	—	58	72
Adam Gaudette R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	0	0	0	11:29	—	—	40	63
Chris Tierney C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:24	—	—	25	0
Mark Kastelic C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	8:17	—	—	27	0
Michael Del Zotto D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	6	1	0	21:08	—	—	51	43
Travis Hamonic D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	1	1	0	20:39	—	—	51	43
Erik Brannstrom D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.26	1	2	0	22:17	—	—	53	42
Artem Zub D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	2	18:48	—	—	50	42
Nick Holden D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	18:32	—	—	54	75
Nikita Zaitsev D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	4	3	0	17:59	—	—	48	64

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)	W	34	33	1	.971	4.12	64:59

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Gustav Nyquist R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.86	0	3	2	21:21	—	—	29	48
Jakub Voracek R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	1	0	0	21:06	—	—	37	52
Jack Roslovic C	L1	1	0	1	0	1	0.11	1	3	0	20:09	—	—	34	51
Sean Kuraly C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.25	4	0	0	19:14	—	—	48	24
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	0	0	18:38	—	—	48	27
Eric Robinson L	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.08	1	0	0	18:34	—	—	46	22
Justin Danforth R	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.28	2	0	0	18:05	—	—	48	55
Cole Sillinger C	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.28	1	0	2	14:09	—	—	57	66
Kent Johnson C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	13:42	—	—	67	71
Brendan Gaunce C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.25	1	0	0	8:43	—	—	71	92
Emil Bemstrom C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	0	0	8:43	—	—	82	96
Carson Meyer R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.28	2	0	0	6:54	—	—	85	99
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.90	1	4	0	28:20	—	—	58	59
Nick Blankenburg D	D1	0	0	0	0	5	0.18	1	1	0	21:32	—	—	60	65
Andrew Peeke D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	2	0	23:17	—	—	45	47
Jake Bean D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.38	2	0	0	19:45	—	—	39	46
Gabriel Carlsson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	14:28	—	—	39	23
Gavin Bayreuther D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	14:20	—	—	38	26

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	O	26	25	1	.962	3.64	65:00

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.