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Eric Schumacher
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Data Driven Storytelling and Analysis for CBJ and sometimes other teams if there's cool stuff

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November 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#CBJ vs #LetsGoPens 📊🧵

A chaotic top-line. A good demonstration that it's not always just "high event" hockey but also ebbs and flows in matchups from shifts to shifts.

Bottom six made mostly nothing happen.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#CBJ vs #LetsGoPens 📊🧵

Big chaotic top unit. Pinelli-Monahan-Sillinger dominated, Johnson-Fantilli-Voronkov disappeared.

Werenski and Provorov had a weird time and Mateychuk and Severson were great.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#CBJ vs #LetsGoPens 📊🧵

Luca Pinelli leads forwards in 5v5 TOI and was first over the boards in OT!

A lot of CBJ xG came from Monahan, Coyle and Wood rebounding. PIT top line set up some real big chances.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#CBJ vs #LetsGoPens 📊🧵

Big offensive performance from Sean Monahan and big performance from the new matchup line of new boys. Pinelli with a good chunk of volume, Werenski and Severson with big games.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#CBJ vs #LetsGoPens 📊🧵

Is Ivan Provorov officially the Blue Jackets' 1D? Werenski technically takes the 5v5 TOI belt.

Evason had no time for the bottom four defensemen tonight. A lot of time for Miles Wood and Luca Pinelli.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#CBJ vs #LetsGoPens 📊🧵

Dread it, run from it, the two goal blown lead in the third period arrives all the same.

CBJ got more danger on net but gave up some huge chances in critical moments.

Marginally better forecheck, better put together rush and even got to some rebounds.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#CBJ vs #LeafsForever 📊🧵

Pretty much no shift losses from Fantilli. A bit mixed from Monahan and a more positive maybe from Coyle.

Fourth line killed clock.
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#CBJ vs #LeafsForever 📊🧵

Offensive line was great. New guy matchup line took the hard stuff and forechecked like crazy.

The divergence of Provorov and Werenski is wild. Pinelli and Sillinger were rush demons.

One major turnover from Brendan Smith but otherwise good.
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#CBJ vs #LeafsForever 📊🧵

Fantilli noticeable, good playmaking from KJ. Monahan with huge chances and no finish, it's completely gone this year.

Luca Pinelli with a massive debut. CBJ need more of that and less of whatever this malaise is.
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#CBJ vs #LeafsForever 📊🧵

At this point Provorov is the favored defenseman at 5v5. Even top nine distribution for Evason. Chinakhov has to be on the way out.

Toronto played their top dogs.
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#CBJ vs #LeafsForever 📊🧵

Tale of two games. CBJ created big open turnover offense, TOR got to the net (or pad stuffed).

Three games in short succession and Leafs still cough up pucks in the neutral zone so many times it's hard to believe. A team deficiency at this point
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#CBJ vs #ALLCAPS 📊🧵

Marchenko going out really took the wind out of the team. No Werenski meant even less pushback than usual. 10-19-59 didn't really work. Monahan's line gave up a massive chance.

These are before the post-Olivier line shuffles too.
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
#CBJ vs #ALLCAPS 📊🧵

The fourth line contributions literally all come from the same very late game sequence from Gaunce.

Fantilli found some of those chances, the second line regressed very hard. They looked like they were making progress but completely reversed course.
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
#CBJ vs #ALLCAPS 📊🧵

The rebounds show in importance here. Coyle, Sillinger and Provorov the only ones who can creat otherwise.

Protas and Sourdif really stand out.
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
#CBJ vs #ALLCAPS 📊🧵

Alexei Protas had a monster game.

Charlie Coyle and Adam Fantilli got to some very big rebounds. This makes it looks like Gaunce was a rush god but really he just had the slowest tip sequence leading to Mateychuk's goal.

Sean Monahan no xG contributions
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
#CBJ vs #ALLCAPS 📊🧵

Werenski hurt. Olivier hurt. Kent Johnson more ice time as a result. Time to see what all this Provorov 5v5 ice time gets us.
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
#CBJ vs #ALLCAPS 📊🧵

A doozy for the Blue Jackets. Bad loss, no juice and injuries to Marchenko and Werenski.

They got to some rebounds which might make the game look close.
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
#CBJ vs #LGRW 📊🧵

Shift chart really emphasizes the struggle of the top line but also the mixed success of the middle six as well.

Fourth line with the only up 2 shift of this group it seems. Line mixing for lead protection probably has something to do with it.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#CBJ vs #LGRW 📊🧵

Detroit came-out ready and completely buried CBJ top unit. It wasn't pretty, they were pacey and strong on sticks. Motion in zone that CBJ just aren't used to but incisive off the rush as well.

Matchup line and second pair carried the load though.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#CBJ vs #LGRW 📊🧵

Emmitt Finnie was too much for CBJ to handle at the net-front and it erased the top line.

Middle six did get a decent chunk of contributions though.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#CBJ vs #LGRW 📊🧵

Huge game from Zach Werenski. He was a beast at 5v5 but a ton of non-rebound contributions elsewhere too.

Detroit feasted off the rush, top two lines especially, CBJ got a good chance on the forecheck but were otherwise limited.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#CBJ vs #LGRW 📊🧵

Chart is being funny by not placing Werenski at the top. Not totally sure what's going on there because it's insisting Provorov played 28 mins without graphing it.

Dean is moving further away from the bottom of the lineup.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#CBJ vs #LGRW 📊🧵

CBJ concede late but were lucky to be in the game to begin with. Detroit with huge rush and rebound chances. Only scored on the less dangerous ones though!

CBJ had big special teams, Werenski at 4v4 is a treat, and missed the net a lot in zone.
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#CBJ vs #LeafsForever 📊🧵

Not captured in the chart but Lundestrom was given that tip because he took KJ's spot on that third line late in the game.

Curious deployment change for a line that didn't really lose any shifts all game. It did get scored on by a point shot though
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM