St. Louis Blues vs. New Jersey DevilsMar 7, 2024

FinalThursday, Mar 7, 2024· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
STL	0	1	0	1		STL	5	11	8	24
NJD	2	1	1	4		NJD	16	10	7	33

: STL 62NJD 60
: STL 3.44NJD 2.58
PP goals: STL 0NJD 1
Hits: STL 9NJD 12
Blocks: STL 15NJD 17
PIM: STL 4NJD 6
: STL 52%NJD 48%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

New Jersey Devils beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at home. Timo Meier (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:49 together.

Points
Timo Meier had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 7 shots in 18:17.Meier
Points
John Marino had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:19.Marino
Points
Nico Hischier had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:37.Hischier
Points
Ondrej Palat had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:34.Palat
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:49 together.Meier Bratt Hischier Hughes Hughes
New line
New look for NJD: Palat–Meier–Hischier skated 12:21 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Palat Meier Hischier
Luck
STL scored 1 goal on 3.44 expected goals (62 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Jack Hughes (NJD) played 16:21, −4:42 down on his 21:03 season average over 61 games.Hughes

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← STL attacks left (bottom on phones)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →

NJD
STL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · NJD 60 · STL 62

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
STL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD pressure
STL pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: STL 34% of the game, NJD 37%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

NJD

STL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	STL	NJD
	40	65
	1.67	2.46
	1.56	2.43
	5	16
	2	5
	16	20
	+0.022	−0.022
	34%	37%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

St. Louis Blues

L1Sundqvist – Walker – Toropchenko
9:4650% CF
L2Buchnevich – Kyrou – Thomas
9:1953% CF
L3Schenn – Neighbours – Bolduc
6:1514% CF
L4Hayes – Saad – Kapanen
5:5665% CF
D1Leddy – Parayko
14:5140% CF
D2Faulk – Krug
12:0440% CF
D3Scandella – Perunovich
8:2332% CF

PP1Krug – Buchnevich – Kyrou – Thomas – Neighbours
4:11100% CF
PP2Schenn – Faulk – Saad – Sundqvist – Perunovich
1:3250% CF
PK1FBuchnevich – Thomas
0:58
PK2FSchenn – Toropchenko
0:38
PK1DScandella – Parayko
1:34
PK2DFaulk – Krug
0:38

Current STL line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Palat – Meier – Hischier
12:2174% CF
L2Haula – Bratt – Hughes
10:0255% CF
L3Tierney – Lazar – Mercer
9:1782% CF
L4MacDermid – Nosek – Holtz
6:0557% CF
D1Siegenthaler – Marino
14:1180% CF
D2Smith – Bahl
13:5774% CF
D3Hughes – Nemec
12:4461% CF

PP1Meier – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes – Hughes
1:49100% CF
PP2Haula – Palat – Mercer – Holtz – Nemec
0:41
PK1FHaula – Mercer
3:22
PK2FTierney – Lazar
0:52
PK1DSmith – Marino
2:48
PK2DSiegenthaler – Nemec
0:59

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Oskar Sundqvist C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	14:56	—	—	30	17
Alexey Toropchenko R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	2	0	11:49	—	—	50	36
Nathan Walker L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	1	0	11:21	—	—	54	47
Robert Thomas C	L2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.19	0	1	0	23:59	—	—	38	18
Jordan Kyrou R	L2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.42	0	0	0	22:36	—	—	33	17
Pavel Buchnevich L	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.41	0	0	0	21:33	—	—	35	28
Brayden Schenn C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	0	1	0	16:51	—	—	19	9
Jake Neighbours L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.62	0	0	0	16:19	—	—	6	3
Zachary Bolduc R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	0	11:01	—	—	31	19
Brandon Saad L	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.76	0	0	0	14:43	—	—	47	54
Kevin Hayes R	L4	0	0	0	+1	3	0.19	0	1	0	11:05	—	—	59	81
Kasperi Kapanen R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:45	—	—	59	81
Colton Parayko D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.09	1	3	0	21:02	—	—	48	40
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	0	4	4	18:52	—	—	30	40
Torey Krug D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.10	0	2	0	22:17	—	—	41	26
Justin Faulk D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	0	0	0	20:14	—	—	35	19
Scott Perunovich D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.07	1	0	0	16:36	—	—	41	55
Marco Scandella D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.07	0	0	0	13:23	—	—	31	56

STL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jordan Binnington(start)	L	32	29	3	.906	2.15	57:58

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	0	2	2	+3	5	0.24	0	2	0	19:37	—	—	70	94
Timo Meier R	L1	3	1	4	+3	7	0.84	1	2	0	18:17	—	—	74	95
Ondrej Palat L	L1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.07	0	2	0	15:34	—	—	72	95
Erik Haula L	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.72	0	2	0	18:24	—	—	57	56
Jack Hughes C	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.25	0	0	0	16:21	—	—	47	35
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	0	0	0	14:32	—	—	52	45
Dawson Mercer C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	0	1	0	17:03	—	—	77	92
Curtis Lazar C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	0	2	15:40	—	—	56	41
Chris Tierney C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:10	—	—	63	27
Alexander Holtz R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:38	—	—	46	36
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	2	0	0	9:06	—	—	46	11
Kurtis MacDermid L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	2	6:38	—	—	57	37
John Marino D	D1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.00	1	3	2	23:19	—	—	62	89
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.03	1	3	0	21:29	—	—	68	85
Brendan Smith D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	2	2	0	21:38	—	—	66	74
Kevin Bahl D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.01	1	0	0	18:33	—	—	66	70
Simon Nemec D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	0	0	17:34	—	—	55	28
Luke Hughes D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	15:27	—	—	61	29

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Nico Daws(start)	W	24	23	1	.958	3.44	60:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Timo Meier (NJD PP) 1st 13:24 · assists Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes · Forecheck turnover · 21.1 mph shot.

Timo Meier · 1st 13:24 · NJD PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 21.1 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Timo Meier · 1st 16:04 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 35.1 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Type: one-timer

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Brandon Saad · 2nd 9:03 · STL

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 35.9 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Type: rebound

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Timo Meier · 2nd 16:40 · NJD

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 73.9 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 5.2 s

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Erik Haula · 3rd 19:01 · NJD EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 39.8 mph
Distance: 57 ft
Entry to goal: 1.5 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

St. Louis Blues vs. New Jersey DevilsMar 7, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

New Jersey Devils beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

St. Louis Blues

New Jersey Devils

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

St. Louis Blues

New Jersey Devils

Goal anatomy

Timo Meier · 1st 13:24 · NJD PP

Timo Meier · 1st 16:04 · NJD

Brandon Saad · 2nd 9:03 · STL

Timo Meier · 2nd 16:40 · NJD

Erik Haula · 3rd 19:01 · NJD EN