MIN
TB
2
3
FINAL
PHI
OTT
1
2
FINAL
NAS
MON
5
2
FINAL
VAN
CAR
2
7
FINAL
DAL
BUF
4
0
FINAL
UTA
BOS
1
6
FINAL
CHI
NYI
1
4
FINAL
SJ
STL
2
2
3rd 11:57• ESPN+
COL
CGY
3
1
2nd 10:29• ESPN+
TOR
VEG
2
0
1st 12:31• ESPN+
| G | AST | PTS | SOG | +/- | PIM | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.24 |
| Compare to same point last season | ||||||
Adam Fantilli | Fantasy Outlook
Fantilli looks to build on explosive season opener as Blue Jackets host Utah
Adam Fantilli and the Blue Jackets host Utah at Nationwide Arena tonight following an impressive season opener. Fresh off signing his massive contract extension, the 21-year-old center immediately delivered with a goal, six hits, and dominant face-off work in Columbus' 6-3 victory over Buffalo. Fantilli commands a prime offensive role, centering Matthew Knies and Kent Johnson at even strength while anchoring the top power-play unit. Fantasy managers took notice of the heavy utilization, driving his start rate up eleven percentage points to 74%. Facing a slight favorite in Utah within a higher-scoring environment, Columbus will challenge goaltender Karel Vejmelka (unconfirmed).
Our daily projections expect Fantilli to remain an active offensive driver tonight, projecting ~1 point, ~2–3 shots on goal, and a good chance to score alongside over two hits for 3.7 fantasy points. That all-around stat production reflects his top-line minutes and PP1 deployment. Looking at the weekly picture, tonight represents Columbus' second and final contest of the matchup period, giving Fantilli an opportunity to cap a strong opening week projected for roughly 4.1 fantasy points. With his heavy involvement across scoring and physical categories, deploy him with full confidence. Today's action: Strong Start.
FantasySP AI Analysis
Updated 5 days ago
Adam Fantilli Fantasy
| DATE | OPP | G | AST | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | FPTS | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/03 | UTA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:31:00 | 2.5 | 12.5 |
| 10/01 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17:28:00 | 4.5 | 14.5 |
| Totals: | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18:59:30.0000 | 7.0 | ||
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| YEAR | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | TOI/G | HIT | FOW | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-24 | CBJ | 82 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -21 | 16 | 115 | 9 | 46 | 171 | 25 |
| 24-25 | CBJ | 82 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 4 | 18 | 192 | 17 | 112 | 420 | 56 |
| 25-26 | CBJ | 82 | 24 | 35 | 59 | -13 | 38 | 212 | 18 | 139 | 553 | 50 |
| 26-27 | CBJ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 31 | 3 |
| ON PACE | 82 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 18 | 328 | 1271 | 123 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 82 | 23 | 24 | 47 | -30 | 24 | 173 | 99 | 381 | 44 | ||
| Totals | 248 | 69 | 72 | 141 | -29 | 72 | 522 | 15 | 305 | 1175 | 134 | |
Fantilli Projection
View All| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.87 | 0.65 | 1.51 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.39 | 0.09 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 1.64 | 19.11 | 7.1 |
| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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OWN START TRENDS
Depth Chart
Columbus Blue Jackets
Roster Breakdown| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | 82% | 33% |
| Cam Talbot | 1% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Werenski | 100% | 73% |
| Ivan Provorov | 42% | 11% |
| Damon Severson | 4% | 2% |
| Denton Mateychuk | 7% | 4% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Dmitri Voronkov | 2% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Kirill Marchenko | 100% | 97% |
| Conor Garland | 2% | 0% |
| Mathieu Olivier | 9% | 1% |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 50% | 8% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Monahan | 6% | 0% |
| Adam Fantilli | 90% | 27% |
| Kent Johnson | 9% | 1% |
| Charlie Coyle | 43% | 8% |
| Cole Sillinger | 2% | 0% |
Line Combinations
Adam Fantilli's Current Assignments
Line 1PP1
| LINE | LEFT WING (LW) | CENTER (C) | RIGHT WING (RW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | Matthew Knies | Adam Fantilli | Kent Johnson |
| Line 2 | Cole Sillinger | Charlie Coyle | Mathieu Olivier |
| Line 3 | Valeri Nichushkin | Sean Monahan | Conor Garland |
| Line 4 | Ryan Lomberg | Danton Heinen | Dmitri Voronkov |
| PAIR | LEFT DEFENSE (LD) | RIGHT DEFENSE (RD) |
|---|---|---|
| Pair 1 | Zach Werenski | Denton Mateychuk |
| Pair 2 | Carson Soucy | Emil Andrae |
| Pair 3 | Jake Christiansen | Erik Gudbranson |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 | SKATER 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Charlie Coyle | Zach Werenski | Kent Johnson | Matthew Knies | Adam Fantilli |
| PP2 | Sean Monahan | Valeri Nichushkin | Conor Garland | Dmitri Voronkov | Denton Mateychuk |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Charlie Coyle | Erik Gudbranson | Sean Monahan | Zach Werenski |
| PK2 | Carson Soucy | Danton Heinen | Jake Christiansen | Mathieu Olivier |
| ORDER | GOALIE | ROLE | ROTATION STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jet Greaves | Starter | Primary Starter |
| #2 | Cam Talbot | Backup | Backup |
Team Injuries
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Isac Lundeström #21 · C | OutIRAchilles | Lundeström is dealing with torn achilles and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve list. He will miss an extended period of time. INJ SINCE: Jul 3 |
| Riley Bezeau #62 · RW | OutIRUndisclosed | Bezeau is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the non-roster injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 23 |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Caleb MacDonald #95 · D | OutIRLower Body | MacDonald is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been placed on the non-roster injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 19 |
| Damon Severson #78 · D | OutIRShoulder | Severson is dealing with a shoulder injury and has been placed on the non-roster injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 26 |
| Dante Fabbro #15 · D | OutIRUpper Body | Fabbro is dealing with an upper body injury and has been placed on the non-roster injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 25 |
| Ivan Provorov #9 · D | OutIRLower Body | Provorov is dealing with a lower body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Oct 1 |
Team Rankings
G
7
27th
A
12
25th
SOG
42
32nd
FOW
71
32nd
PPG
2
16th
PPA
4
19th
PPP
6
19th
SHG
0
22nd
SHP
0
22nd
HITS
46
31st
BLK
38
27th
GA
7
10th
| Team | W-L | Win % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rangers | 4-1-0 | 0.800 | 8 |
| Hurricanes | 3-1-1 | 0.600 | 7 |
 Capitals | 2-1-0 | 0.667 | 4 |
 Penguins | 2-2-0 | 0.500 | 4 |
| Blue Jackets | 1-1-0 | 0.500 | 2 |
| Islanders | 2-2-0 | 0.500 | 4 |
 Devils | 1-2-0 | 0.333 | 2 |
| Flyers | 0-3-2 | 0.000 | 2 |
Team Stats
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Monahan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cole Sillinger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Adam Fantilli | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Coyle | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Luca Del Bel Belluz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Knies | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mathieu Olivier | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Lomberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danton Heinen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Conor Garland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dmitri Voronkov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Werenski | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emil Andrae | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Denton Mateychuk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Erik Gudbranson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carson Soucy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jake Christiansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | GA | SO | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 0 | |
| Cam Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owned Breakdown
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Schedule
| DATE | OPP | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 10-09 | PIT | 7:00 PM |
| 10-10 | @STL | 7:00 PM |
Player Timeline
Sep 30th
Blue Jackets Go Without a Captain; Werenski Leads Alternate Captains ...
Sep 24th
NHL Contract Watch: Fantilli Negotiations and Quinn Hughes Extension
Sep 22nd
Blue Jackets Cut Four Players; 45 Remain in Camp as Adam Fantilli Is ...
Sep 19th
Adam Fantilli Misses First Four Days of Blue Jackets Camp Amid Contract ...
Sep 16th
Blue Jackets to Send Adam Fantilli Contract Proposal Within 24 Hours
Sep 15th
Senators Sign Drake Batherson to 8-Year, $10.75M Deal as Blue Jackets ...
Sep 12th
No Significant Progress in Contract Talks Between Blue Jackets and Adam ...
Sep 8th
Adam Fantilli Absent from Blue Jackets Golf Outing Amid Ongoing Contract ...
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Waiver Trends
More Trends| Owen Power BUF D | +11.6 |
| Declan Carlile PIT D | +9.6 |
| Paul Cotter VAN C | +6.6 |
| Jacob Fowler MON G | +6.2 |
| Benjamin Kindel PIT RW | +6.1 |
| Devon Levi EDM G | +5.7 |
| Stuart Skinner WPG G | +5.5 |
| Cole Perfetti WPG C | +5.3 |
| Jaccob Slavin CAR D | +4.6 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov NYR D | +4.5 |
| Nicolas Roy COL C | +4.0 |
| Brayden Schenn NYI C | +3.8 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois WAS C | +3.5 |
| Artturi Lehkonen COL LW | +3.0 |
| Gavin McKenna TOR LW | +2.5 |
| Joey Daccord SEA G | -3.9 |
| Brad Marchand FLA LW | -3.4 |
| Samuel Ersson OTT G | -3.3 |
| Ryan Hartman MIN RW | -3.2 |
| Anthony Stolarz TOR G | -3.2 |
| Jake McCabe TOR D | -2.8 |
| Alexander Nikishin CAR D | -2.7 |
| Quinton Byfield LA RW | -2.7 |
| Claude Giroux OTT RW | -2.3 |
| Shane Pinto OTT C | -2.3 |
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen BUF G | -2.2 |
| Jonathan Marchessault NSH C | -2.2 |
| Mats Zuccarello LA RW | -2.1 |
| Jake DeBrusk VAN LW | -1.9 |
| Blake Coleman MIN LW | -1.9 |
