Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey DevilsFeb 24, 2024

FinalSaturday, Feb 24, 2024· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	2	1	3		MTL	10	10	6	26
NJD	0	2	2	4		NJD	5	8	11	24

: MTL 51NJD 55
: MTL 2.71NJD 2.66
PP goals: MTL 0NJD 1
Hits: MTL 21NJD 11
Blocks: MTL 18NJD 10
PIM: MTL 4NJD 0
: MTL 40%NJD 60%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:42 together.

Points
Nick Suzuki had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:33.Suzuki
Points
Timo Meier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:44.Meier
Points
Tyler Toffoli had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:00.Toffoli
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:42 together.Toffoli Bratt Hischier Hughes Hughes
Usage
Brendan Smith (NJD) played 2:05, −14:15 down on his 16:20 season average over 62 games.Smith
New line
New look for NJD: Palat–Hischier–Mercer skated 9:55 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (43.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Palat Hischier Mercer
New line
New look for MTL: Gallagher–Anderson–Evans skated 10:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gallagher Anderson Evans
New line
New look for NJD: Haula–Bratt–Hughes skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Haula Bratt 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

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

NJD
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · NJD 55 · MTL 51

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 24% 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

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
	54	53
	2.28	2.20
	2.21	2.11
	8	7
	7	5
	26	24
	−0.039	+0.039
	24%	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.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
16:5855% CF
L2Gallagher – Anderson – Evans
10:2440% CF
L3Armia – Newhook – Roy
10:1443% CF
L4Pearson – White – Ylonen
7:2758% CF
D1Matheson – Guhle
18:2432% CF
D2Savard – Xhekaj
15:5641% CF
D3Kovacevic – Harris
13:5870% CF

PK1FArmia – Evans
1:35
PK2FPearson – White
0:32
PK1DSavard – Guhle
1:10
PK2DKovacevic – Harris
0:41

Current MTL line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Palat – Hischier – Mercer
9:5543% CF
L2Haula – Bratt – Hughes
8:0663% CF
L3Toffoli – Tierney – Meier
4:4258% CF
D1Siegenthaler – Marino
18:2438% CF
D2Miller – Hughes
15:3660% CF
D3Bahl – Nemec
14:1152% CF

PP1Toffoli – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes – Hughes
2:42100% CF
PP2Haula – Palat – Miller – Meier – Mercer
0:44100% CF

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

3:06
MTLBrendan Gallagher (Jake Evans, Josh Anderson)slap0.09 xG
MTL: Gallagher, Anderson, Evans, Kovacevic, HarrisNJD: Miller, Tierney, Meier, Holtz, Hughes
MTL 1 – 0 NJD
5:23
NJDTimo Meier (Kevin Bahl, Tyler Toffoli)tip-in0.09 xG
MTL: Savard, Armia, Newhook, Roy, XhekajNJD: Toffoli, Tierney, Meier, Bahl, Nemec
MTL 1 – 1 NJD
13:07
MTLNick Suzuki (Cole Caufield, Johnathan Kovacevic)wrist0.08 xG
MTL: Suzuki, Kovacevic, Harris, Caufield, SlafkovskýNJD: Toffoli, Palat, Siegenthaler, Marino, Hischier
MTL 2 – 1 NJD
17:50
NJDOndrej Palat (Simon Nemec)snap0.44 xG
MTL: Gallagher, Anderson, Evans, Kovacevic, HarrisNJD: Palat, Bahl, Hughes, Mercer, Nemec
MTL 2 – 2 NJD

3rd period

13:33
NJDNico HischierPP (Tyler Toffoli, Luke Hughes)snap0.21 xG
MTL: Armia, Matheson, Evans, KovacevicNJD: Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes
MTL 2 – 3 NJD
16:33
NJDJesper Bratt (Timo Meier)wrist0.13 xG
MTL: Gallagher, Matheson, Suzuki, Xhekaj, SlafkovskýNJD: Haula, Meier, Bratt, Bahl, Nemec
MTL 2 – 4 NJD
18:09
MTLNick Suzuki (Joel Armia, Mike Matheson)wrist0.14 xG
MTL: Armia, Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Newhook, SlafkovskýNJD: Haula, Siegenthaler, Marino, Bratt, Hischier
MTL 3 – 4 NJD

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
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.12	1	0	0	21:58	—	—	56	45
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	1	1	0	21:42	—	—	55	37
Nick Suzuki C	L1	2	0	2	+1	4	0.57	2	1	2	21:33	—	—	53	37
Jake Evans C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:29	—	—	36	44
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.34	2	2	0	14:20	—	—	48	57
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.23	0	0	0	12:37	—	—	42	45
Joel Armia R	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.31	0	1	0	16:26	—	—	44	37
Alex Newhook C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.36	1	1	0	16:25	—	—	50	52
Joshua Roy R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	12:21	—	—	41	47
Tanner Pearson L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.29	1	1	0	10:36	—	—	64	87
Colin White C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	1	0	0	9:54	—	—	67	89
Jesse Ylonen R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	1	0	8:20	—	—	54	86
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	1	2	2	25:34	—	—	39	40
Kaiden Guhle D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	5	2	0	21:56	—	—	35	48
David Savard D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	2	0	18:53	—	—	41	38
Arber Xhekaj D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	3	1	0	16:54	—	—	45	40
Jordan Harris D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	1	0	0	17:24	—	—	72	64
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.07	1	2	0	17:18	—	—	72	65

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	L	24	20	4	.833	2.66	57:48

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	1	0	1	-2	2	0.30	1	1	23:09	—	—	41	43
Dawson Mercer C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.39	1	0	20:46	—	—	45	55
Ondrej Palat L	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.58	3	0	17:14	—	—	50	55
Jack Hughes C	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.30	0	1	22:39	—	—	54	68
Jesper Bratt L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.22	0	0	19:55	—	—	53	72
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	1	1	17:44	—	—	67	85
Tyler Toffoli C	L3	0	2	2	0	1	0.23	0	0	18:00	—	—	56	34
Timo Meier R	L3	1	1	2	+1	2	0.16	1	2	16:44	—	—	46	39
Chris Tierney C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	7:16	—	—	44	22
John Marino D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	21:36	—	—	38	38
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.12	0	2	21:25	—	—	42	56
Luke Hughes D	D2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.07	0	1	20:51	—	—	58	38
Colin Miller D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	1	0	19:23	—	—	60	41
Kevin Bahl D	D3	0	1	1	+3	0	0.00	0	2	16:59	—	—	50	65
Simon Nemec D	D3	0	1	1	+3	2	0.11	0	0	16:37	—	—	53	54
Curtis Lazar C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	11:40	—	—	58	11
Alexander Holtz R	—	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	5:57	—	—	25	5
Brendan Smith D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	2:05	—	—	—	—

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Nico Daws(start)	W	26	23	3	.885	2.71	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Brendan Gallagher (MTL) 2nd 3:06 · assists Jake Evans, Josh Anderson · Deflection · 20.8 mph shot.

Brendan Gallagher · 2nd 3:06 · MTL

Play: deflection
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 20.8 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Type: deflection

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Timo Meier · 2nd 5:23 · NJD

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 15.8 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Nick Suzuki · 2nd 13:07 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 75.4 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Entry to goal: 4.0 s

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Ondrej Palat · 2nd 17:50 · NJD

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 54.5 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Entry to goal: 4.4 s
Type: rebound

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Nico Hischier · 3rd 13:33 · NJD PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 1
Shot: 18.3 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Jesper Bratt · 3rd 16:33 · NJD

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 36.0 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Entry to goal: 3.5 s

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Nick Suzuki · 3rd 18:09 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 8.6 mph
Distance: 11 ft

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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.