Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey DevilsJan 17, 2024

FinalWednesday, Jan 17, 2024· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	1	1	3		MTL	10	7	8	25
NJD	0	0	2	2		NJD	11	11	8	30

: MTL 45NJD 69
: MTL 2.87NJD 4.21
PP goals: MTL 0NJD 2
Hits: MTL 12NJD 17
Blocks: MTL 17NJD 12
PIM: MTL 8NJD 2
: MTL 38%NJD 62%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge New Jersey Devils 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 at NJD. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Meier, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:05 together.

Points
Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:57.Caufield
Points
Sean Monahan had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:15.Monahan
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Meier, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 4:05 together.Toffoli Meier Bratt Hischier Hughes
New line
New look for NJD: Meier–McLeod–Mercer skated 13:11 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (47.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Meier McLeod Mercer
New line
New look for NJD: Toffoli–Bratt–Hischier skated 12:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (79.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Toffoli Bratt Hischier
Luck
NJD scored 2 goals on 4.21 expected goals (69 attempts), well short of its chances.
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New look for NJD: Haula–Lazar–Bastian skated 9:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (78.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Haula Lazar Bastian
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New look for NJD: Tierney–Willman–Holtz skated 4:54 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Tierney Willman Holtz

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

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

NJD
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 114 of 114 attempts · NJD 69 · MTL 45

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 22% of the game, NJD 40%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

MTL

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	MTL	NJD
	44	59
	2.93	3.07
	2.82	2.69
	14	13
	0	5
	4	11
	−0.059	+0.059
	22%	40%

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.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
14:0035% CF
L2Armia – Monahan – Roy
9:1257% CF
L3Gallagher – Evans – Harvey-Pinard
9:0747% CF
L4Stephens – Pezzetta – Ylonen
5:4314% CF
D1Matheson – Guhle
17:4050% CF
D2Savard – Struble
11:3217% CF
D3Harris – Barron
9:3675% CF

PP1Matheson – Monahan – Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
1:47100% CF
PK1FArmia – Evans
3:57
PK2FStephens – Harvey-Pinard
1:28
PK1DSavard – Matheson
3:19
PK2DHarris – Guhle
0:51

Current MTL line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Meier – McLeod – Mercer
13:1148% CF
L2Toffoli – Bratt – Hischier
12:2279% CF
L3Haula – Lazar – Bastian
9:1879% CF
L4Tierney – Willman – Holtz
4:5430% CF
D1Marino – Nemec
13:2541% CF
D2Miller – Hughes
12:5470% CF
D3Foote – Bahl
10:1829% CF

PP1Toffoli – Meier – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
4:0592% CF
PP2Haula – Bastian – Mercer – Holtz – Nemec
2:0675% CF
PK1FBratt – Hischier
0:36
PK2FTierney – Bastian
0:35
PK1DMarino – Bahl
1:07
PK2DMiller – Foote
0:36

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.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	1	0	4	20:23	—	—	38	35
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.69	1	0	0	18:57	—	—	36	50
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.43	0	2	0	17:29	—	—	33	34
Joel Armia R	L2	0	1	1	+2	3	0.10	1	0	0	18:16	—	—	59	77
Sean Monahan C	L2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.32	0	0	0	16:15	—	—	60	77
Joshua Roy R	L2	1	0	1	+1	5	0.81	1	1	0	12:32	—	—	58	67
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:15	—	—	47	27
Rafael Harvey-Pinard L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	3	0	15:02	—	—	33	23
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	0	0	0	13:31	—	—	47	27
Mitchell Stephens C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	10:57	—	—	15	9
Jesse Ylonen R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:19	—	—	21	11
Michael Pezzetta L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	1	0	0	7:35	—	—	40	15
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.09	1	3	2	27:13	—	—	53	60
Kaiden Guhle D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	4	2	23:48	—	—	43	29
David Savard D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	18:32	—	—	17	24
Jayden Struble D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:44	—	—	27	23
Jordan Harris D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.12	1	1	0	17:28	—	—	73	85
Justin Barron D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.03	0	0	0	13:21	—	—	50	55

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	W	30	28	2	.933	4.21	60:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Timo Meier R	L1	0	1	1	-2	4	0.34	4	0	0	20:41	—	—	44	47
Dawson Mercer C	L1	0	1	1	-2	2	0.51	0	0	0	20:26	—	—	45	62
Michael McLeod C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.34	1	1	2	17:37	—	—	45	58
Nico Hischier C	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.94	0	0	0	22:00	—	—	77	66
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.54	1	0	0	21:32	—	—	72	66
Tyler Toffoli C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.48	0	0	0	19:53	—	—	80	79
Erik Haula L	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.12	2	0	0	16:45	—	—	61	39
Nathan Bastian R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.24	2	0	0	14:10	—	—	69	35
Curtis Lazar C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	4	0	0	11:59	—	—	67	62
Alexander Holtz R	L4	1	0	1	0	4	0.17	1	0	0	8:07	—	—	30	9
Chris Tierney C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	7:19	—	—	25	9
Max Willman C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	5:39	—	—	30	9
Simon Nemec D	D1	0	1	1	-3	3	0.15	1	2	0	21:53	—	—	43	38
John Marino D	D1	0	0	0	-3	1	0.01	0	1	0	19:54	—	—	56	47
Luke Hughes D	D2	1	0	1	0	3	0.18	0	0	0	23:40	—	—	71	70
Colin Miller D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.05	1	1	0	17:05	—	—	74	56
Kevin Bahl D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	0	0	0	18:05	—	—	54	67
Cal Foote D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	5	0	13:01	—	—	39	28

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Nico Daws(start)	L	25	22	3	.880	2.87	58:14

Goal anatomy

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

Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) 1st 12:48 · assists Cole Caufield · Odd-man rush · loose puck · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 36.4 mph shot · 6.3 s from entry to goal.

Juraj Slafkovský · 1st 12:48 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 36.4 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 6.3 s

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Joshua Roy · 2nd 14:45 · MTL

Play: rebound
Entry: pass
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 2
Shot: 35.9 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 3.0 s
Type: rebound

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Luke Hughes · 3rd 0:47 · NJD PP

Play: point-shot
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 75.5 mph
Distance: 43 ft

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Alexander Holtz · 3rd 1:38 · NJD PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 80.9 mph
Distance: 44 ft
Type: one-timer

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Cole Caufield · 3rd 15:29 · MTL

Play: rebound
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 12.4 mph
Distance: 6 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.

Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey DevilsJan 17, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

Montreal Canadiens edge New Jersey Devils 3–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

New Jersey Devils

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

New Jersey Devils

Goal anatomy

Juraj Slafkovský · 1st 12:48 · MTL

Joshua Roy · 2nd 14:45 · MTL

Luke Hughes · 3rd 0:47 · NJD PP

Alexander Holtz · 3rd 1:38 · NJD PP

Cole Caufield · 3rd 15:29 · MTL