Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue JacketsMar 11, 2022

Final / SOFriday, Mar 11, 2022· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MIN	1	1	0	0	0	2		MIN	10	12	11	5	38
CBJ	1	0	1	0	1	3		CBJ	14	3	10	1	28

: MIN 65CBJ 54
: MIN 3.65CBJ 2.11
PP goals: MIN 1CBJ 1
Hits: MIN 16CBJ 20
Blocks: MIN 17CBJ 15
PIM: MIN 12CBJ 16
: MIN 45%CBJ 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Minnesota Wild 3–2 (SO)

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 in a shootout at home. Mats Zuccarello (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +5 against a season average of 32.5; the win.

Points
Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.Zuccarello
Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +5 against a season average of 32.5; the win.Merzlikins
New line
New look for MIN: Bjugstad–Duhaime–Dewar skated 5:42 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (83.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bjugstad Duhaime Dewar
Luck
MIN scored 2 goals on 3.65 expected goals (65 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Gustav Nyquist (CBJ) played 21:11, +3:23 up on his 17:48 season average over 81 games.Nyquist
Usage
Zach Werenski (CBJ) played 29:14, +3:38 up on his 25:36 season average over 67 games.Werenski
Usage
Emil Bemstrom (CBJ) played 6:19, −4:19 down on his 10:38 season average over 40 games.Bemstrom
Usage
Jack Roslovic (CBJ) played 18:24, +4:10 up on his 14:14 season average over 80 games.Roslovic

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

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

CBJ
MIN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · CBJ 54 · MIN 65

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
MIN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MIN 41% of the game, CBJ 24%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CBJ

MIN

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	MIN	CBJ
	52	36
	2.84	0.84
	2.72	0.83
	11	2
	2	2
	8	6
	−0.020	+0.020
	41%	24%

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.

Minnesota Wild

L1Foligno – Greenway – Eriksson Ek
10:3973% CF
L2Zuccarello – Hartman – Kaprizov
9:1143% CF
L3Gaudreau – Fiala – Boldy
7:3260% CF
L4Bjugstad – Duhaime – Dewar
5:4283% CF
D1Brodin – Dumba
14:3146% CF
D2Kulikov – Merrill
12:3671% CF
D3Goligoski – Spurgeon
11:1758% CF

PP1Foligno – Brodin – Gaudreau – Fiala – Boldy
3:35100% CF
PP2Spurgeon – Zuccarello – Hartman – Eriksson Ek – Kaprizov
3:1967% CF
PK1FFoligno – Eriksson Ek
1:51
PK2FDuhaime – Dewar
0:53
PK1DBrodin – Dumba
2:42
PK2DGoligoski – Spurgeon
0:35

Current MIN line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Kuraly – Domi – Robinson
7:3231% CF
L2Nyquist – Jenner – Laine
7:1153% CF
L3Voracek – Bjorkstrand – Roslovic
5:2858% CF
L4Bemstrom – Chinakhov – Sillinger
5:1817% CF
D1Werenski – Peeke
10:0535% CF
D2Kukan – Bayreuther
9:1138% CF
D3Gavrikov – Bean
6:5146% CF

PP1Voracek – Jenner – Bjorkstrand – Werenski – Laine
3:1486% CF
PP2Nyquist – Domi – Roslovic – Bean – Chinakhov
1:07100% CF
PK1FNyquist – Jenner
2:20
PK2FKuraly – Robinson
1:20
PK1DGavrikov – Peeke
4:09
PK2DWerenski – Bean
0:34

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Decided in the shootout: MIN 2 – 3 CBJ.

Box score

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

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.47	1	0	0	21:51	—	—	74	97
Marcus Foligno L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	1	2	19:59	—	—	65	99
Jordan Greenway L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.16	2	0	4	15:35	—	—	70	100
Kirill Kaprizov L	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.21	0	1	0	19:21	—	—	46	58
Ryan Hartman R	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.30	0	1	0	17:59	—	—	41	59
Mats Zuccarello R	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.21	0	0	0	16:23	—	—	44	64
Kevin Fiala L	L3	0	1	1	0	7	0.81	1	0	2	18:27	—	—	52	73
Matt Boldy L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	1	0	0	15:55	—	—	57	73
Frederick Gaudreau C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.71	0	0	0	15:09	—	—	60	73
Connor Dewar C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:36	—	—	88	85
Brandon Duhaime L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	0	0	0	8:23	—	—	88	77
Nick Bjugstad C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	7:46	—	—	88	87
Jonas Brodin D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	0	3	0	26:05	—	—	50	80
Mathew Dumba D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	4	0	24:28	—	—	46	72
Jon Merrill D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.19	0	3	2	15:22	—	—	71	96
Dmitry Kulikov D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	2	2	14:53	—	—	71	96
Jared Spurgeon D	D3	0	1	1	+1	5	0.14	0	1	0	20:59	—	—	63	72
Alex Goligoski D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	0	1	0	15:31	—	—	58	67

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Kaapo Kahkonen(start)	O	28	26	2	.929	2.11	64:42

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sean Kuraly C	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.13	2	2	4	17:26	—	—	30	8
Eric Robinson L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	2	13:56	—	—	36	9
Max Domi C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.02	0	0	0	13:19	—	—	25	2
Gustav Nyquist R	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	21:11	—	—	52	15
Boone Jenner C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.20	0	0	0	20:40	—	—	61	35
Patrik Laine L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	1	0	0	17:00	—	—	52	26
Jack Roslovic C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	0	0	0	18:24	—	—	44	40
Jakub Voracek R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	0	0	0	16:16	—	—	47	54
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.19	1	0	0	15:43	—	—	44	42
Egor Chinakhov R	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.35	0	0	0	10:51	—	—	18	8
Cole Sillinger C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	3	1	0	10:25	—	—	33	29
Emil Bemstrom C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	6:19	—	—	29	55
Zach Werenski D	D1	1	0	1	0	5	0.34	1	2	2	29:14	—	—	38	15
Andrew Peeke D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	3	2	2	22:10	—	—	40	12
Dean Kukan D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	0	1	0	12:51	—	—	41	36
Gavin Bayreuther D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	2	2	0	10:38	—	—	38	36
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.20	4	3	0	26:27	—	—	46	25
Jake Bean D	D3	0	1	1	0	2	0.06	0	1	0	20:20	—	—	45	32

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	W	38	36	2	.947	3.65	63:51

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.

Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue JacketsMar 11, 2022

Fantasy takeaways

Columbus Blue Jackets edge Minnesota Wild 3–2 (SO)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Minnesota Wild

Columbus Blue Jackets

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Columbus Blue Jackets