Columbus Blue Jackets — Power play units · 2026-27

Measured through 12 October 2026 · Source: NHL shift charts

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First unit changed in the club's last game · Saturday 10 October 2026

Columbus's first unit scores 0.250 goals a game, 26th in the league. Utah's scores 1.500. In Columbus's last game, 10 Oct, Conor Garland, Denton Mateychuk, Dmitri Voronkov, Sean Monahan and Valeri Nichushkin took first-unit spots.

26th

PP1 rank of 32

3:12

PP1 min / gm

74.5%

PP1 share

25.5%

PP2 share

0.250

PP1 goals / gm

0.250

PP2 goals / gm

1.50

Club PP pts / gm

2026-27 · 4 games measured · ranks of 32 first units by goals per team game

First unit

A goal every 12:47

Conor GarlandR in · 10 Oct

Dmitri VoronkovL in · 10 Oct

Sean MonahanC in · 10 Oct

Valeri NichushkinR in · 10 Oct

Denton MateychukD in · 10 Oct

12:47 on the ice as a first unit · 1 goal · a shot every 1:10 · the same five 82% of the time

Second unit

25.5% of PP time

Adam FantilliC down · 10 Oct

Charlie CoyleC down · 10 Oct

Kent JohnsonC down · 10 Oct

Matthew KniesL down · 10 Oct

Zach WerenskiD down · 10 Oct

4:23 on the ice as a second unit · 1 goal · a goal every 4:23

Unit by game · last 4

Skater	PP min/gm	PP1 share	PP P
Conor Garland in · 10 Oct	1:07	25%	0
Denton Mateychuk in · 10 Oct	1:07	25%	0
Dmitri Voronkov in · 10 Oct	1:27	25%	1
Sean Monahan in · 10 Oct	1:22	25%	1
Valeri Nichushkin in · 10 Oct	1:16	25%	1
Adam Fantilli down · 10 Oct	3:00	75%	0
Charlie Coyle down · 10 Oct	2:51	75%	1
Kent Johnson down · 10 Oct	2:54	75%	0
Matthew Knies down · 10 Oct	3:04	75%	1
Zach Werenski down · 10 Oct	3:12	75%	1

One square per club game, oldest to newest. An ink outline is a game he dressed without a power-play shift; a red slashed box, a game he did not dress; a small dot, a night the club drew no power play; a dashed box, a game before he joined the club or one the data could not read. Hover a square for the game. “Held” marks a skater whose unit slot stands while he is out of the lineup.

When Columbus's first unit next changes, the daily has it the next morning.

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On the ice in Columbus's last game

1st power-play unit

the five from the last game · 10 Oct

2nd power-play unit

the five from the last game · 10 Oct

Who is on Columbus's power play?

The season's most-used first unit is Charlie Coyle, Zach Werenski, Kent Johnson, Matthew Knies and Adam Fantilli — together 10:28 as this exact five, 82% of the club's first-unit time.

The season's most-used second unit is Sean Monahan, Valeri Nichushkin, Conor Garland, Dmitri Voronkov and Denton Mateychuk — together 2:36 as this exact five, 59% of the club's second-unit time.

The club's power play

measure	value
Power plays drawn per game	2.50
Power-play time per game	4:18
Games measured	4
Times shorthanded per game	3.00

First power-play unit — the five

player	pos	PP min/gm	streak	PP1 share	PP G
Charlie Coyle	C	2:51	1	75%	0
Zach Werenski	D	3:12	1	75%	0
Kent Johnson	C	2:54	1	75%	0
Matthew Knies	L	3:04	1	75%	1
Adam Fantilli	C	3:00	1	75%	0

What PP1 produces

Ranks compare this unit with the other 31 measured first power-play units. Every rate is printed beside the ice time it was computed over.
measure	value	rank of 32 PP1s	computed over
Scoring pace	a goal every 12:47	24th of 32	1 goal in 12:47 on the ice
Goals per team game	0.250	26th of 32	1 goal across the club's 4 games
Share of the club's power-play time	74.5%	8th of 32	of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 74.5%
Same five	82%	7th of 32	this exact five: 10:28 of the line's 12:47
Shooting pace	a shot every 1:10	—	11 shots in 12:47 on the ice
High-danger chances	a chance every 3:12	—	4 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 12:47 on the ice

Second power-play unit — the five

player	pos	PP min/gm	streak	PP2 share	PP G
Sean Monahan	C	1:22	1	75%	1
Valeri Nichushkin	R	1:16	1	75%	0
Conor Garland	R	1:07	1	75%	0
Dmitri Voronkov	L	1:27	1	75%	0
Denton Mateychuk	D	1:07	1	75%	0

What PP2 produces

Ranks compare this unit with the other 31 measured second power-play units. Every rate is printed beside the ice time it was computed over.
measure	value	rank of 32 PP2s	computed over
Scoring pace	a goal every 4:23	4th of 32	1 goal in 4:23 on the ice
Goals per team game	0.250	7th of 32	1 goal across the club's 4 games
Share of the club's power-play time	25.5%	22nd of 32	of every power-play second the club had, this unit was out for 25.5%
Same five	59%	5th of 32	this exact five: 2:36 of the line's 4:23
Shooting pace	a shot every 1:06	—	4 shots in 4:23 on the ice
High-danger chances	a chance every 2:12	—	2 high-danger chances — shots from the slot, measured from shot locations — in 4:23 on the ice

What a first-unit spot is worth here

opportunity × share × efficiency = first-unit goals per game
term	value	rank
Power plays drawn per game	2.50	29th of 32
First-unit minutes per game	3:12	25th of 32
Share of the club's power-play time	74.5%	8th of 32
Scoring pace as a five	a goal every 12:47	24th of 32
First-unit goals per game	0.250	26th of 32
Same five	82%	7th of 32

Every skater

player	pos	unit	streak	PP1 share	PP min/gm	PK time/gm	PP G	PP A	PP P
Conor Garland	R	PP1	1	25%	1:07	0:00	0	0	0
Denton Mateychuk	D	PP1	1	25%	1:07	1:00	0	0	0
Dmitri Voronkov	L	PP1	1	25%	1:27	0:00	0	1	1
Sean Monahan	C	PP1	1	25%	1:22	1:25	1	0	1
Valeri Nichushkin	R	PP1	1	25%	1:16	0:54	0	1	1
Adam Fantilli	C	PP2	1	75%	3:00	0:16	0	0	0
Charlie Coyle	C	PP2	1	75%	2:51	2:07	0	1	1
Kent Johnson	C	PP2	1	75%	2:54	0:00	0	0	0
Matthew Knies	L	PP2	1	75%	3:04	0:00	1	0	1
Zach Werenski	D	PP2	1	75%	3:12	2:27	0	1	1
Carson Soucy	D	—	—	0%	0:01	1:32	0	0	0
Cole Sillinger	C	—	—	0%	0:00	0:59	0	0	0
Danton Heinen	L	—	—	0%	0:00	1:02	0	0	0
Erik Gudbranson	D	—	—	0%	0:01	2:43	0	0	0
Mathieu Olivier	R	—	—	0%	0:00	1:01	0	0	0
Ryan Lomberg	L	—	—	0%	0:00	0:00	0	0	0
Emil Andrae	D	—	—	0%	0:00	0:00	0	0	0
Jake Christiansen	D	—	—	0%	0:00	0:14	0	0	0
Damon Severson	D	—	—	0%	0:10	0:51	0	0	0

held — his last measured game is older than the club’s: injured or scratched, and an absence neither breaks nor extends a streak.

Every game — 4 this season

date	opp	PP1 time	PP1 G	PP1 SOG	PP1 SAT	PP1 HDC	PP2 time	PP2 G	PP2 SAT	PP2 HDC
4 games		3:12/gm	1	11	17	4	1:06/gm	1	5	2
10 Oct	STL	1:22	0	0	0	0	0:38	0	0	0
9 Oct	PIT	6:15	0	5	8	3	1:27	0	2	1
3 Oct	UTA	2:44	0	1	4	0	1:16	0	2	0
1 Oct	BUF	2:26	1	5	5	1	1:02	1	1	1

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Measured from the NHL's own shift charts: 89 games in 2026-27.