Ottawa Senators vs. Columbus Blue JacketsMar 14, 2024

Final / SOThursday, Mar 14, 2024· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
OTT	0	0	2	0	1	3		OTT	13	13	6	5	37
CBJ	1	0	1	0	0	2		CBJ	9	9	19	0	37

: OTT 82CBJ 84
: OTT 3.62CBJ 4.16
PP goals: OTT 0CBJ 1
Hits: OTT 12CBJ 14
Blocks: OTT 22CBJ 23
PIM: OTT 6CBJ 6
: OTT 40%CBJ 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Ottawa Senators edge Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 (SO)

Ottawa Senators beat Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 in a shootout at CBJ. Johnny Gaudreau (CBJ) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Adam Boqvist (CBJ) played 1:12, −17:35 down on his 18:47 season average over 34 games.

Points
Johnny Gaudreau had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:19.Gaudreau
Usage
Adam Boqvist (CBJ) played 1:12, −17:35 down on his 18:47 season average over 34 games.Boqvist
PP1
CBJ's first power-play unit (Gaudreau, Jenner, Werenski, Nylander and Marchenko) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 3:40 together.Gaudreau Jenner Werenski Nylander Marchenko
New line
New look for CBJ: Texier–Marchenko–Sillinger skated 12:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Texier Marchenko Sillinger
Goalie
Anton Forsberg (OTT) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +12 against a season average of 25.5; the win.Forsberg
Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +6 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.Merzlikins
Luck
CBJ scored 2 goals on 4.16 expected goals (84 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for CBJ: Fix-Wolansky–Voronkov–Pyyhtia skated 7:35 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (40.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Fix-Wolansky Voronkov Pyyhtia

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 166 of 166 attempts · CBJ 84 · OTT 82

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 39% of the game, CBJ 35%.

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
	82	80
	2.88	2.78
	2.79	2.69
	14	11
	7	2
	8	6
	−0.064	+0.064
	39%	35%

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

L1Batherson – Tkachuk – Pinto
13:4849% CF
L2Giroux – Joseph – Stützle
11:4550% CF
L3Katchouk – Kastelic – Kelly
7:3470% CF
L4Kubalik – Greig – Ostapchuk
7:0557% CF
D1Sanderson – Zub
16:1449% CF
D2Chychrun – Guenette
15:5648% CF
D3Brannstrom – Bernard-Docker
13:2154% CF

PP1Chychrun – Batherson – Tkachuk – Sanderson – Stützle
2:0450% CF
PP2Giroux – Kubalik – Brannstrom – Pinto – Greig
0:39100% CF
PK1FJoseph – Greig
2:14
PK2FGiroux – Kelly
0:57
PK1DSanderson – Zub
3:08
PK2DBrannstrom – Bernard-Docker
1:24

Current OTT line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Gaudreau – Jenner – Nylander
12:4446% CF
L2Texier – Marchenko – Sillinger
12:3056% CF
L3Gaunce – Olivier – Meyer
9:2455% CF
L4Fix-Wolansky – Voronkov – Pyyhtia
7:3541% CF
D1Gudbranson – Bean
6:3744% CF
D2Severson – Provorov
6:1171% CF

PP1Gaudreau – Jenner – Werenski – Nylander – Marchenko
3:40100% CF
PP2Severson – Provorov – Fix-Wolansky – Voronkov – Sillinger
0:57100% CF
PK1FGaunce – Olivier
1:41
PK2FJenner – Texier
1:13
PK1DGudbranson – Provorov
2:12
PK2DSeverson – Werenski
0:59

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:15
CBJBoone Jenner (Johnny Gaudreau, Adam Boqvist)wrist0.07 xG
OTT: Giroux, Joseph, Sanderson, Stützle, ZubCBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Werenski, Nylander, Boqvist
OTT 0 – 1 CBJ

3rd period

5:21
CBJAlex NylanderPP (Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski)wrist0.42 xG
OTT: Giroux, Brannstrom, Bernard-Docker, GreigCBJ: Gaudreau, Jenner, Werenski, Nylander, Marchenko
OTT 0 – 2 CBJ
7:25
OTTClaude Giroux (Boris Katchouk, Mark Kastelic)tip-in0.11 xG
OTT: Giroux, Chychrun, Katchouk, Brannstrom, KastelicCBJ: Gaunce, Severson, Werenski, Olivier, Meyer
OTT 1 – 2 CBJ
12:27
OTTTim Stützle (Jacob Bernard-Docker, Erik Brannstrom)wrist0.09 xG
OTT: Giroux, Joseph, Brannstrom, Bernard-Docker, StützleCBJ: Gudbranson, Werenski, Marchenko, Pyyhtia, Sillinger
OTT 2 – 2 CBJ

Decided in the shootout: OTT 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.

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Drake Batherson R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.58	0	1	0	21:13	—	—	48	55
Brady Tkachuk L	L1	0	0	0	0	7	0.79	3	1	2	21:10	—	—	51	60
Shane Pinto C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	0	2	2	18:17	—	—	52	56
Tim Stützle C	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.32	2	0	2	24:10	—	—	39	44
Claude Giroux R	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.42	0	0	0	22:14	—	—	46	50
Mathieu Joseph R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	1	0	0	17:56	—	—	46	53
Parker Kelly C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	1	0	11:23	—	—	68	95
Boris Katchouk L	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.03	1	0	0	9:49	—	—	70	96
Mark Kastelic C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.23	1	0	0	8:53	—	—	65	89
Ridly Greig C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.43	0	0	0	14:21	—	—	43	30
Dominik Kubalik L	L4	0	0	0	0	5	0.18	0	1	0	11:03	—	—	43	36
Zack Ostapchuk C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	0	0	8:44	—	—	55	40
Jake Sanderson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	2	0	25:48	—	—	50	64
Artem Zub D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	21:27	—	—	51	65
Jakob Chychrun D	D2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.05	0	4	0	22:29	—	—	49	43
Maxence Guenette D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	3	0	17:06	—	—	48	33
Erik Brannstrom D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.07	0	2	0	18:50	—	—	55	49
Jacob Bernard-Docker D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	4	0	16:46	—	—	52	44

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Anton Forsberg(start)	W	37	35	2	.946	4.16	65:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Boone Jenner C	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.76	0	2	2	21:52	—	—	41	32
Alex Nylander L	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	0.92	0	0	0	20:47	—	—	45	37
Johnny Gaudreau L	L1	0	2	2	+1	1	0.20	0	0	0	19:19	—	—	51	51
Cole Sillinger C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.11	1	1	2	19:44	—	—	60	46
Alexandre Texier L	L2	0	0	0	0	5	0.26	0	0	2	19:42	—	—	56	60
Kirill Marchenko R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	1	0	0	18:45	—	—	54	45
Mathieu Olivier R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.14	3	0	0	13:25	—	—	59	68
Brendan Gaunce C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	0	0	0	12:08	—	—	55	82
Carson Meyer R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.41	1	1	0	10:58	—	—	48	62
Dmitri Voronkov L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.39	0	1	0	11:07	—	—	38	45
Trey Fix-Wolansky R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	1	0	0	9:56	—	—	45	48
Mikael Pyyhtia L	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.31	0	2	0	9:48	—	—	39	31
Erik Gudbranson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.03	2	4	0	26:06	—	—	48	52
Jake Bean D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	0	4	0	19:25	—	—	52	62
Ivan Provorov D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	3	5	0	25:47	—	—	56	70
Damon Severson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	2	1	0	24:20	—	—	58	59
Zach Werenski D	—	0	1	1	-1	5	0.19	0	2	0	26:39	—	—	41	25
Adam Boqvist D	—	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	1:12	—	—	14	25

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	O	37	35	2	.946	3.62	65:00

Goal anatomy

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

Boone Jenner (CBJ) 1st 0:15 · assists Johnny Gaudreau, Adam Boqvist · Forecheck turnover · 57.9 mph shot.

Boone Jenner · 1st 0:15 · CBJ

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 57.9 mph
Distance: 23 ft

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Alex Nylander · 3rd 5:21 · CBJ PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 20.8 mph
Distance: 4 ft

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Claude Giroux · 3rd 7:25 · OTT

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 3
Shot: 26.7 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 4.0 s
Type: one-timer

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Tim Stützle · 3rd 12:27 · OTT

Play: cycle
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 49.5 mph
Distance: 21 ft

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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.