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Columbus Blue Jackets

Gregory Hofmann

23.4

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2021-22 regular season
24
GP
2
G
5
A
7
P
33
SOG
6.1% SH
12:30
TOI/GP

C · CBJ · NHL id 8476345

Gregory Hofmann has played 24 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2021-22, scoring 2 goals and 5 assists (7 points) on 33 shots while averaging 12:30 a night (11:39 at even strength, 0:34 on the power play and 0:14 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Blue Jackets have controlled 47% of shot attempts with Hofmann on the ice (14-8 in goals, 60% offensive-zone starts). In the Blue Jackets' most recent game against VAN he was on L1 with Boone Jenner and Oliver Bjorkstrand and off the power play; moved up to L1 (from L4) in the last game. He is shooting 6.1% this season.

Right now

From the Dec 14 game vs VAN, detected from shift data

Line
L1
Boone JennerOliver Bjorkstrand
Power play
No PP unit
Penalty kill
No PK unit
Moved up to L1 (from L4) in the last gameLast 5: L4 · L1 · L2/PP1 · L1/PP1 · L1

Deployment timeline

2021-22 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 17 games, 12:41 average time on ice, PP1 in 2 games, 5 line changes.

PPLine334▲444414▲4▼4441▲2▲1▲1▼0m3m7m10m13m17m20mOct 31Nov 6Nov 13Nov 18Nov 22Nov 26Nov 30Dec 4Dec 7Dec 11
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
17 games shown, 12:41 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2021-22 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE
Top speed95th9623.4 mph
Bursts 20+ mph62nd6374
Hardest shot73rd7491.4 mph
Offensive-zone time1st237.1%
Distance skated32nd3251.1 mi
High-danger SOG35th3514
Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2021-22 · 51 attempts, 33 on goal, 2 goals

Shot map, OPP at CBJ: 51 attempts, 33 on goal, 2 goals, 3.21 expected goals; best chance Gregory Hofmann at 0.30 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Puck luck

2021-22 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

012345-1.2goals below expected-0.7σOct 14Dec 14
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Beyond the box score

2021-22 regular season · 21 of 24 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

MethodLeaders
−0.014
Season net
−0.07xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
−0.809
Season
−0.06G
0.0%8 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 0-5 · NZ 0-2 · DZ 0-1

MethodLeaders
Per 60
1.08
Attempts
5
0.055

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
+0.00G
Per 60
+0.000
Drawn / taken
4 / 4minors

MethodLeaders
46.8%
50.0%
46.5%
Transition CF/60
4.5
Turnovers won/60
15.6
Turnovers lost/60
12.8

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
33 shots on goal, 2 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
Low Slot42%23%2
L Circle6%12%0
Center Point3%9%0
Outside L9%4%0
R Circle15%11%0
L Point3%6%0
R Point3%6%0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Linemates

2021-22 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Hofmann

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

24 games in 2021-22, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Dec 14@ VANL 3-400003010—16:3716:11——
Dec 11@ SEAW 5-4000040010%19:4617:012:45—
Dec 9vs ANAOTL 1-2000040010%18:2915:422:47—
Dec 7@ TORL 4-501100011—14:1014:10——
Dec 5vs SJSW 6-4000+210310%12:2912:29——
Dec 4@ WSHL 1-3000+11010—10:0710:07——
Nov 27@ STLL 3-6000-32010—10:1210:12——
Nov 26vs VANW 4-200000010—9:499:49——
Nov 24vs WPGW 3-0101+13001—11:2910:050:590:25
Nov 22@ BUFW 7-4022+33001—14:1914:19——
Nov 18@ ARIW 5-4000+12220—11:189:341:19—
Nov 15vs DETW 5-300000010—10:5210:160:36—
Nov 13vs NYRL 3-5000020100%10:557:291:381:48
Nov 12vs WSHL 3-400000020—12:0011:140:46—
Nov 6vs COLW 4-200000011—11:358:442:51—
Nov 3@ COLW 5-400001001—10:5910:59——
Oct 31@ NJDW 4-3000+100100%11:2211:22——
Oct 29@ NYRL 0-4000022200%13:2713:16——
Oct 25vs DALW 4-1112+22200—10:2110:13—0:08
Oct 23vs CARL 1-500000011—10:129:13—0:58

Season splits by strength

2021-22 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations24300:0812:3026428847.8%48.2%14215914864%12.113.362%
Even strength24279:4211:3924527746.9%47.1%13415314864%11.112.660%
5v524277:0311:3324327546.9%46.9%13415214864%10.912.560%
Power play813:411:4317385.0%87.5%8200—0.90.1100%
Penalty kill75:360:481712.5%0.0%0400—0.00.733%
5v4813:411:4317385.0%87.5%8200—0.90.1100%
4v575:360:481712.5%0.0%0400—0.00.733%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2021-22CBJ24257+68336.1%231012:30

On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.