Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey DevilsDec 13, 2023

Final / OTWednesday, Dec 13, 2023· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
BOS	1	0	0	0	1		BOS	9	7	8	0	24
NJD	0	0	1	1	2		NJD	7	11	11	6	35

: BOS 51NJD 73
: BOS 2.37NJD 3.93
PP goals: BOS 0NJD 0
Hits: BOS 20NJD 25
Blocks: BOS 19NJD 13
PIM: BOS 4NJD 2
: BOS 51%NJD 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Boston Bruins 2–1 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Boston Bruins 2–1 in overtime at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for BOS: Marchand–Coyle–Frederic skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New look for BOS: Marchand–Coyle–Frederic skated 9:35 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (30.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Marchand Coyle Frederic
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New look for NJD: Haula–Mercer–Holtz skated 9:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Haula Mercer Holtz
Goalie
Jeremy Swayman (BOS) faced 35 shots and stopped 33 (.943), +6 against a season average of 29.3; the overtime loss.Swayman
New line
New look for BOS: van Riemsdyk–Heinen–Poitras skated 6:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.van Riemsdyk Heinen Poitras
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New look for NJD: Palat–Meier–Hischier skated 7:38 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Palat Meier Hischier
New line
New look for NJD: Toffoli–Bratt–Hughes skated 6:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (73.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Toffoli Bratt Hughes
Luck
NJD scored 2 goals on 3.93 expected goals (73 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Erik Haula (NJD) played 12:16, −4:40 down on his 16:56 season average over 75 games.Haula

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

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

NJD
BOS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 124 of 124 attempts · NJD 73 · BOS 51

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
BOS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: BOS 21% of the game, NJD 39%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

BOS

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	BOS	NJD
	59	68
	2.85	2.79
	2.63	2.39
	12	11
	5	5
	16	11
	−0.028	+0.028
	21%	39%

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.

Boston Bruins

L1Pastrnak – DeBrusk – Geekie
11:3143% CF
L2Marchand – Coyle – Frederic
9:3531% CF
L3van Riemsdyk – Heinen – Poitras
6:3867% CF
L4Steen – Lauko – Beecher
5:3233% CF
D1Lindholm – Carlo
19:1736% CF
D2Grzelcyk – Mitchell
16:2841% CF
D3Shattenkirk – Lohrei
13:4357% CF

PP1van Riemsdyk – Coyle – Lindholm – Pastrnak – Poitras
0:57100% CF
PP2Marchand – Shattenkirk – Pastrnak – DeBrusk – Geekie
0:550% CF
PK1FCoyle – Beecher
1:15
PK2FHeinen – DeBrusk
0:32
PK1DGrzelcyk – Mitchell
1:45
PK2DLindholm – Carlo
1:23

Current BOS line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Lazar – Bastian – McLeod
9:1553% CF
L2Haula – Mercer – Holtz
9:0542% CF
L3Palat – Meier – Hischier
7:3852% CF
L4Toffoli – Bratt – Hughes
6:2473% CF
D1Marino – Bahl
17:3253% CF
D2Siegenthaler – Nemec
16:3650% CF
D3Miller – Hughes
12:4952% CF

PP1Toffoli – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes – Hughes
2:05100% CF
PP2Palat – Meier – Mercer – Holtz – Nemec
1:35100% CF
PK1FHischier – Mercer
1:08
PK2FPalat – Lazar
0:43
PK1DMiller – Bahl
0:56
PK2DSiegenthaler – Nemec
0:55

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.

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
David Pastrnak R	L1	0	0	0	-1	7	0.52	1	0	0	21:37	—	—	49	51
Jake DeBrusk L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	1	0	18:34	—	—	47	51
Morgan Geekie C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.39	3	1	0	17:48	—	—	47	74
Brad Marchand L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.09	1	0	0	20:51	—	—	38	31
Charlie Coyle C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	2	0	0	18:40	—	—	33	15
Trent Frederic C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	0	15:22	—	—	27	33
Danton Heinen L	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.66	1	0	0	14:59	—	—	67	62
Matthew Poitras C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	0	0	0	14:22	—	—	69	51
James van Riemsdyk L	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.40	1	0	0	12:11	—	—	64	56
John Beecher C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	11:50	—	—	27	7
Oskar Steen C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	9:03	—	—	29	6
Jakub Lauko C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	7:37	—	—	30	17
Hampus Lindholm D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	3	0	25:35	—	—	42	41
Brandon Carlo D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	4	2	22:03	—	—	38	51
Matt Grzelcyk D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	21:03	—	—	42	53
Ian Mitchell D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	1	0	19:26	—	—	44	44
Mason Lohrei D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	0	2	2	17:05	—	—	57	53
Kevin Shattenkirk D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	4	0	16:15	—	—	58	54

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)	O	35	33	2	.943	3.93	62:47

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Michael McLeod C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	4	1	0	12:49	—	—	56	57
Nathan Bastian R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	2	2	0	12:22	—	—	50	51
Curtis Lazar C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:00	—	—	53	50
Dawson Mercer C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.66	0	0	0	14:52	—	—	39	42
Alexander Holtz R	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.04	1	0	0	12:37	—	—	43	44
Erik Haula L	L2	0	1	1	0	5	0.51	0	1	0	12:16	—	—	42	45
Ondrej Palat L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	0	0	0	19:17	—	—	51	48
Timo Meier R	L3	0	0	0	0	6	0.43	1	1	0	18:10	—	—	55	47
Nico Hischier C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.28	1	2	0	18:01	—	—	50	33
Jack Hughes C	L4	1	0	1	+1	4	0.68	1	0	0	21:11	—	—	68	73
Jesper Bratt L	L4	0	1	1	+1	5	0.52	1	0	0	17:06	—	—	67	78
Tyler Toffoli C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.26	2	0	0	16:39	—	—	69	67
John Marino D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	0	0	2	20:41	—	—	55	75
Kevin Bahl D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	2	0	19:35	—	—	53	70
Simon Nemec D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	2	0	22:13	—	—	55	26
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	21:28	—	—	50	12
Luke Hughes D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	20:06	—	—	56	49
Colin Miller D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	1	0	14:58	—	—	52	47

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	W	24	23	1	.958	2.37	62:47

Goal anatomy

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

Dawson Mercer (NJD) 3rd 2:34 · assists Erik Haula, Alexander Holtz · Forecheck turnover · 8.2 mph shot.

Dawson Mercer · 3rd 2:34 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 8.2 mph
Distance: 4 ft

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Jack Hughes · OT 2:47 · NJD

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 49.5 mph
Distance: 27 ft
Entry to goal: 4.2 s

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Morgan Geekie · 1st 16:51 · BOS

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 39.3 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Type: rebound

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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.

Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey DevilsDec 13, 2023

Fantasy takeaways

New Jersey Devils edge Boston Bruins 2–1 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Boston Bruins

New Jersey Devils

Scoring summary

1st period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

Boston Bruins

New Jersey Devils

Goal anatomy

Dawson Mercer · 3rd 2:34 · NJD

Jack Hughes · OT 2:47 · NJD

Morgan Geekie · 1st 16:51 · BOS