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Columbus Blue Jackets

Jakob Lilja

#15Left Wing33 years oldShoots L6'1"196 lb

2019-20 regular season
37
GP
2
G
3
A
5
P
23
SOG
8.7% SH
9:54
TOI/GP

LW · CBJ · NHL id 8481650

Jakob Lilja has played 37 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2019-20, scoring 2 goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 23 shots while averaging 9:54 a night (9:39 at even strength, 0:02 on the power play and 0:06 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Blue Jackets have controlled 42% of shot attempts with Lilja on the ice (12-7 in goals, 48% offensive-zone starts). In the Blue Jackets' most recent game against VAN he was on L4 with Stefan Matteau and Devin Shore and off the power play. He is shooting 8.7% this season.

Right now

From the Mar 8 game vs VAN, detected from shift data

Line
L4
Stefan MatteauDevin Shore
Power play
No PP unit
Penalty kill
No PK unit
Last 5: L4 · L4 · L4 · L4 · L4

Deployment timeline

2019-20 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 12 games, 10:16 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 2 line changes.

PPLine444443▲34▼44440m3m7m10m13m17mJan 22Feb 2Feb 7Feb 10Feb 14Feb 18Feb 22Feb 25Mar 1Mar 7
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
12 games shown, 10:16 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

Puck and player tracking

Source: NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE tracking data for this player yet. Edge covers 2021-22 onward and refreshes nightly.

Shot map

2019-20 · 43 attempts, 23 on goal, 2 goals

Shot map, OPP at CBJ: 43 attempts, 23 on goal, 2 goals, 2.58 expected goals; best chance Jakob Lilja at 0.26 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

2019-20 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

01234-0.6goals below expected-0.4σOct 4Mar 8
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Beyond the box score

2019-20 regular season · 32 of 37 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

MethodLeaders
+0.016
Season net
+0.09xG

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

MethodLeaders
Per 60
0.67
Attempts
4
0.003

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

MethodLeaders
Season
+0.15G
Per 60
+0.024
Drawn / taken
2 / 1minors

MethodLeaders
42.1%
42.1%
41.7%
Transition CF/60
4.7
Turnovers won/60
14.5
Turnovers lost/60
11.9

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

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
23 shots on goal, 2 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
Low Slot39%23%1
Center Point0%9%0
L Point0%7%0
L Circle17%11%0
L Net Side9%3%0
Outside R0%4%0
R Point4%7%0

Linemates

2019-20 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Lilja

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

37 games in 2019-20, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Mar 8@ VANW 2-100000010—7:457:45——
Mar 7@ EDML 1-400000010—8:188:18——
Mar 4@ CGYOTL 2-3000+10001—11:3111:31——
Feb 25@ MINL 4-500000000—7:087:08——
Feb 24vs OTTW 4-3000-10010—10:1310:13——
Feb 22@ NSHOTL 3-4011+12000—14:0314:03——
Feb 20vs PHIOTL 3-400000001—13:1513:15——
Feb 18@ PHIL 1-500000001—11:5711:57——
Feb 16@ NJDOTL 3-4000+11011—9:339:33——
Feb 14vs NYRL 1-3000-10020—10:169:11—0:39
Feb 1@ BUFOTL 1-200000001—9:509:50——
Jan 22vs WPGW 4-30000000050%9:529:52——
Jan 19@ NYRW 2-100002001—10:5510:55——
Jan 18vs NJDW 5-0101+12001—10:2010:20——
Jan 16vs CARW 3-200000002—12:5512:55——
Jan 14vs BOSW 3-0000+10001—10:0910:09——
Jan 11@ VGKW 3-000000010—12:4512:45——
Jan 9@ SJSL 1-3000000010%8:067:400:010:25
Jan 7@ ANAW 4-3000+10010—10:427:06—0:01
Jan 6@ LAKW 4-200000010—12:3212:32——

Season splits by strength

2019-20 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations37366:089:5425436441.1%42.6%13618812763%10.014.849%
Even strength37356:559:3925235041.9%43.6%13518112763%9.913.848%
5v537356:559:3925235041.9%43.6%13518112763%9.913.848%
Power play31:090:232625.0%16.7%1300—0.10.675%
Penalty kill63:260:34080.0%0.0%0400—0.00.450%
4v563:260:34070.0%0.0%0400—0.00.350%
5v5:en13:353:3500——0000—0.00.0—

Career by season

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

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2019-20CBJ37235+52238.7%18259:54

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.