Did some analyzing of stats after the game.. gonna try to start to post stat facts after every game.
Matt Duchene: absolutely brutal night. For a guy who has been so vocal about being stoked for a fresh start, his play tonight was totally uninspiring and I’ve been a big fan of duchy for a while now. He played 15 minutes, was a -2 with just 1 shot. His CorsiFor % was 35 which would’ve been the worst on the CBJ tonight, to put into perspective.
Tyler Motte: absolutely loved his game tonight. Thought he was the second best forward, Cam being the first. Motte not only had a goal but was a +3 on the night despite the fact that he had just 9:45 TOI (second least of all skaters, only Schroeder played less than Tyler).
Markus Nuutivara: WHO HAS TAKEN OVER NUUTI’s body for the past 5 games?! Kid is oozing confidence. In his last 5 games he has 4 points. Easily the best stretch of his entire (young) NHL career.. I’ll repeat, Nuti has 4 points in 5 games. Jack Eichel has 4 points in his last 8 games, to put into perspective.
As far as 5v5, it wasn’t even close. The Jackets dominated at even strength, the most dominating 5v5 performance the Jackets have had all year... CorsiFor % at 5v5... CBJ: 59%. OTT: 41%.
Last but not least:
Andy played superbly. Absolutely carried Artemi and PLD. Andy led all skaters (on both teams) in corsi for percentage at 69 percent. Insane. PLD looked overmatched at times and was pushed around easily tonight, I thought.. which is unusual for him. Artemi went unnoticeable aside from the turnover which led to that Ottawa goal. Very bad play by bread. His defensive play this season has been above par but tonight, it was brutal at best (I know, AP isn’t a defensive minded forward but still gotta hold peeps accountable.
12 points out of.... wait for it.... 12 points in the last 6 games for our Jackets. All is well in the capital.
Good night to all.