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San Jose Sharks vs. Columbus Blue JacketsJan 16, 2025

Final· Nationwide Arena
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SJS
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CBJ
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Goals123TShots123T
SJS0011SJS621119
CBJ2114CBJ1312934
SJS 58CBJ 62
SJS 2.74CBJ 4.75
PP goals
SJS 0CBJ 0
Hits
SJS 12CBJ 13
Blocks
SJS 17CBJ 24
PIM
SJS 4CBJ 6
SJS 60%CBJ 40%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets beat San Jose Sharks 4–1

Columbus Blue Jackets beat San Jose Sharks 4–1 at home. James van Riemsdyk (CBJ) led the scoring with 2G 0A. SJS scored 1 goal on 2.74 expected goals (58 attempts), well short of its chances.

  1. Points
    James van Riemsdyk had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:17.van Riemsdyk
  2. Points
    Kent Johnson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:30.Johnson
  3. Luck
    SJS scored 1 goal on 2.74 expected goals (58 attempts), well short of its chances.
  4. Usage
    Alexander Wennberg (SJS) played 13:31, −5:25 down on his 18:56 season average over 76 games.Wennberg
  5. Usage
    Timothy Liljegren (SJS) played 14:32, −4:44 down on his 19:16 season average over 67 games.Liljegren
  6. Usage
    Cole Sillinger (CBJ) played 19:58, +3:06 up on his 16:52 season average over 65 games.Sillinger
  7. PP1
    CBJ's PP1 (Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Johnson and Fantilli) went scoreless in 3:06 of 5v4 time with 6 attempts.WerenskiMarchenkoVoronkovJohnsonFantilli
  8. PP1
    SJS's PP1 (Toffoli, Granlund, Walman, Eklund and Celebrini) went scoreless in 3:22 of 5v4 time with 6 attempts.ToffoliGranlundWalmanEklundCelebrini

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, SJS at CBJ: 120 attempts, 53 on goal, 5 goals, 7.49 expected goals; best chance James van Riemsdyk at 0.93 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← SJS attacks left (bottom on phones)CBJ attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CBJ
  • SJS
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · CBJ 62 · SJS 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, SJS at CBJ: expected goals 4.75 to 2.74 (CBJ led the chances), shot attempts 62 to 58, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdCBJSJSFJVRTVRnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CBJ
  • SJS
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CBJSJScontrol2nd3rdFantilli · 1st 12:11Johnson · 1st 16:17van Riemsdyk · 2nd 6:37Toffoli · 3rd 7:32van Riemsdyk · 3rd 17:59
  • CBJ pressure
  • SJS pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: SJS 26% of the game, CBJ 40%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, SJS at CBJ: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Elvis Merzlikins (60:00) for CBJ and Alexandar Georgiev (58:39) for SJS, 5 goals.

CBJ
SJS
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
StatSJSCBJ
5959
2.743.40
2.713.24
1211
76
2030
+0.057−0.057
26%40%

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.

San Jose Sharks

Current SJS line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 12:11
    CBJAdam Fantilli (Zach Werenski)snap0.30 xG
    SJS: Vlasic, Toffoli, Rutta, Eklund, CelebriniCBJ: Severson, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Fantilli
    SJS 0 – 1 CBJ
  2. 16:17
    CBJKent Johnson (Sean Kuraly)snap0.19 xG
    SJS: Toffoli, Granlund, Ferraro, Liljegren, GrafCBJ: Kuraly, Severson, Christiansen, Pyyhtia, Johnson
    SJS 0 – 2 CBJ

2nd period

  1. 6:37
    CBJJames van Riemsdyk (Damon Severson, Kent Johnson)tip-in0.06 xG
    SJS: Wennberg, Kunin, Ferraro, Rutta, SmithCBJ: van Riemsdyk, Severson, Christiansen, Johnson, Sillinger
    SJS 0 – 3 CBJ

3rd period

  1. 7:32
    SJSTyler Toffoli (Macklin Celebrini)wrist0.44 xG
    SJS: Toffoli, Ferraro, Liljegren, Eklund, CelebriniCBJ: van Riemsdyk, Provorov, Johnson, Sillinger, Mateychuk
    SJS 1 – 3 CBJ
  2. 17:59
    CBJJames van RiemsdykEN (Kirill Marchenko)wrist0.93 xG
    SJS: Toffoli, Granlund, Wennberg, Zetterlund, Eklund, CelebriniCBJ: van Riemsdyk, Werenski, Fabbro, Marchenko, Sillinger
    SJS 1 – 4 CBJ

Box score

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

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Macklin Celebrini CL1011-130.2701019:18——6065
William Eklund LL1000-100.2701018:42——6263
Tyler Toffoli CL1101-230.7111216:38——5653
Barclay Goodrow CL2000000.0020014:33——3520
Ty Dellandrea CL2000000.0120012:13——5045
Nico Sturm CL2000020.2910012:11——4336
Mikael Granlund CL3000-210.0802018:38——297
Fabian Zetterlund LL3000-110.1620016:27——5520
Collin Graf RL3000-100.0020015:00——3836
Will Smith CL4000-110.1500015:13——5242
Alexander Wennberg CL4000-210.3500013:31——5970
Luke Kunin CL4000-120.2700012:43——3649
Cody Ceci DD1000000.0025023:08——4044
Jake Walman DD1000030.1102023:05——4952
Jan Rutta DD2000-210.0201016:55——5652
Marc-Edouard Vlasic DD2000-110.0102014:49——467
Mario Ferraro DD3000-100.0002019:45——5951
Timothy Liljegren DD3000000.0400214:32——5549
SJS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alexandar Georgiev(start)L33303.9093.8258:39

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Adam Fantilli CL1101+120.3202018:11——2839
Kirill Marchenko RL1011+230.4003017:10——4052
Dmitri Voronkov LL1000+130.5603016:55——3351
Cole Sillinger CL2000+140.4900219:58——6758
Kent Johnson CL2112+140.6401215:30——6951
James van Riemsdyk LL2202+141.2210015:17——6353
Mathieu Olivier RL3000020.1753015:03——3969
Zachary Aston-Reese LL3000000.0030014:57——4460
Luca Del Bel Belluz CL3000000.0903012:51——4778
Sean Kuraly CL4011+120.2620012:01——6074
Mikael Pyyhtia LL4000+100.0000010:21——6877
Kevin Labanc RL4000010.020008:33——7869
Zach Werenski DD1011+270.5421027:46——5964
Dante Fabbro DD1000+100.0106021:10——7168
Ivan Provorov DD2000-110.0300021:21——3821
Denton Mateychuk DD2000-110.0202217:04——2914
Damon Severson DD3011+300.0000016:50——5887
Jake Christiansen DD3000+200.0000013:02——4467
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)W19181.9472.7460:00

Goal anatomy

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

Adam Fantilli (CBJ) 1st 12:11 · assists Zach Werenski · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 42.5 mph shot · 2.1 s from entry to goal.

Adam Fantilli · 1st 12:11 · CBJ

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
42.5 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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