Vancouver Canucks vs. New Jersey DevilsFeb 28, 2022

FinalMonday, Feb 28, 2022· Prudential Center

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Vancouver CanucksVAN

2

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

7

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VAN	0	2	0	2		VAN	13	12	13	38
NJD	3	3	1	7		NJD	9	12	12	33

: VAN 61NJD 58
: VAN 3.44NJD 3.73
PP goals: VAN 0NJD 1
Hits: VAN 35NJD 26
Blocks: VAN 9NJD 8
PIM: VAN 4NJD 2
: VAN 52%NJD 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils rout Vancouver Canucks 7–2

New Jersey Devils beat Vancouver Canucks 7–2 at home. Ryan Graves (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD scored 7 goals on 3.73 expected goals (58 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:48.Mercer
Points
Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:08.Hughes
Points
Jesper Boqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 11:19.Boqvist
Points
Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:24.Bratt
Points
Ryan Graves had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:08.Graves
Points
Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:44.Sharangovich
Points
Nico Hischier had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:44.Hischier
Luck
NJD scored 7 goals on 3.73 expected goals (58 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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

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

NJD
VAN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · NJD 58 · VAN 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
VAN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VAN 29% of the game, NJD 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

VAN

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	VAN	NJD
	67	59
	3.66	3.13
	3.57	3.04
	7	13
	2	10
	29	23
	+0.000	+0.000
	29%	31%

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.

Vancouver Canucks

L1Miller – Pearson – Garland
13:1541% CF
L2Horvat – Boeser – Podkolzin
12:1258% CF
L3Chiasson – Motte – Pettersson
8:1860% CF
L4Lammikko – Highmore – Hoglander
4:2657% CF
D1Myers – Ekman-Larsson
17:2256% CF
D2Schenn – Hughes
15:4450% CF
D3Hamonic – Hunt
14:4661% CF

PP1Miller – Horvat – Boeser – Pettersson – Hughes
1:33100% CF
PP2Chiasson – Ekman-Larsson – Hunt – Pearson – Garland
0:27
PK1FMiller – Motte
1:43
PK2FLammikko – Highmore
0:32
PK1DMyers – Hamonic
1:32
PK2DSchenn – Hughes
0:53

Current VAN line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Vesey – Bastian – McLeod
12:3438% CF
L2Sharangovich – Hughes – Mercer
11:1642% CF
L3Zacha – Bratt – Hischier
10:4263% CF
L4Tatar – Johnsson – Boqvist
9:3540% CF
D1Hamilton – Siegenthaler
16:5243% CF
D2Severson – Graves
16:3054% CF
D3Subban – White
14:3038% CF

PP1Severson – Bratt – Bastian – Hischier – Hughes
2:4489% CF
PP2Hamilton – Zacha – Bratt – Hischier – Mercer
0:14100% CF
PK1FMcLeod – Sharangovich
1:25
PK2FVesey – Bastian
0:20
PK1DGraves – Siegenthaler
1:25
PK2DSubban – Severson
0:20

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

9:15
NJDJack Hugheswrist0.06 xG
VAN: Myers, Ekman-Larsson, Highmore, Pettersson, HoglanderNJD: Subban, Hamilton, Johnsson, Hughes, Mercer
VAN 0 – 1 NJD
15:24
NJDYegor Sharangovich (Dawson Mercer, Jack Hughes)snap0.24 xG
VAN: Myers, Ekman-Larsson, Miller, Garland, HoglanderNJD: Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Sharangovich, Hughes, Mercer
VAN 0 – 2 NJD
17:44
NJDDawson MercerPP (Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier)wrist0.15 xG
VAN: Myers, Motte, Horvat, HughesNJD: Hamilton, Zacha, Bratt, Hischier, Mercer
VAN 0 – 3 NJD

2nd period

1:36
VANVasily Podkolzin (Bo Horvat, Travis Hamonic)deflected0.09 xG
VAN: Hamonic, Hunt, Horvat, Boeser, PodkolzinNJD: Graves, Siegenthaler, Sharangovich, Hughes, Mercer
VAN 1 – 3 NJD
3:08
NJDJesper Boqvist (Andreas Johnsson, Ryan Graves)backhand0.23 xG
VAN: Schenn, Lammikko, Garland, Hughes, HoglanderNJD: Subban, Tatar, Severson, Johnsson, Boqvist
VAN 1 – 4 NJD
5:07
NJDRyan Graves (Yegor Sharangovich)snap0.03 xG
VAN: Schenn, Chiasson, Motte, Pettersson, HughesNJD: Severson, Graves, Sharangovich, Hughes, Mercer
VAN 1 – 5 NJD
6:19
NJDJesper Bratt (Pavel Zacha, Nico Hischier)wrist0.07 xG
VAN: Hamonic, Hunt, Horvat, Boeser, PodkolzinNJD: Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Zacha, Bratt, Hischier
VAN 1 – 6 NJD
8:14
VANTanner Pearson (Brad Hunt, J.T. Miller)slap0.14 xG
VAN: Hamonic, Miller, Hunt, Pearson, GarlandNJD: Severson, Graves, Sharangovich, Hughes, Mercer
VAN 2 – 6 NJD

3rd period

11:42
NJDDougie Hamilton (Jesper Boqvist, Tomas Tatar)snap0.09 xG
VAN: Schenn, Chiasson, Motte, Pettersson, HughesNJD: Subban, Tatar, Hamilton, Johnsson, Boqvist
VAN 2 – 7 NJD

Box score

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

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
J.T. Miller C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.41	1	1	0	19:07	—	—	44	48
Conor Garland R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.35	1	0	0	16:32	—	—	47	49
Tanner Pearson L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.28	3	0	0	15:13	—	—	45	61
Brock Boeser R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.29	1	0	0	17:29	—	—	62	49
Bo Horvat C	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.10	3	1	0	17:28	—	—	63	54
Vasily Podkolzin R	L2	1	0	1	0	4	0.22	0	0	0	15:07	—	—	55	44
Elias Pettersson C	L3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.42	3	1	0	17:22	—	—	55	69
Tyler Motte C	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.17	4	2	0	16:09	—	—	64	78
Alex Chiasson R	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.45	3	0	0	13:29	—	—	56	76
Nils Hoglander L	L4	0	0	0	-3	3	0.24	2	0	0	10:43	—	—	52	33
Juho Lammikko C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	4	0	0	10:03	—	—	56	38
Matthew Highmore C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	1	2	9:25	—	—	43	40
Tyler Myers D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.10	2	2	0	21:38	—	—	54	46
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	3	0	0	20:13	—	—	54	45
Quinn Hughes D	D2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.02	0	0	0	22:25	—	—	50	55
Luke Schenn D	D2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.01	3	1	2	16:54	—	—	50	56
Travis Hamonic D	D3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.10	1	0	0	18:49	—	—	54	58
Brad Hunt D	D3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.12	1	0	0	18:32	—	—	56	59

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Thatcher Demko	—	19	18	1	.947	2.00	33:41
Jaroslav Halak(start)	L	14	8	6	.571	1.74	26:19

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Michael McLeod C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	0	0	17:16	—	—	38	30
Nathan Bastian R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	7	0	0	17:07	—	—	37	31
Jimmy Vesey L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	0	0	0	15:46	—	—	39	29
Jack Hughes C	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.31	0	0	0	17:08	—	—	46	48
Dawson Mercer C	L2	1	1	2	+1	3	0.40	0	1	0	14:48	—	—	39	45
Yegor Sharangovich C	L2	1	1	2	0	1	0.24	2	0	0	14:44	—	—	38	44
Nico Hischier C	L3	0	2	2	+1	5	0.78	0	0	2	17:44	—	—	56	49
Jesper Bratt L	L3	1	1	2	+1	3	0.44	2	0	0	14:24	—	—	58	49
Pavel Zacha C	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.42	2	0	0	14:09	—	—	57	55
Andreas Johnsson L	L4	0	1	1	+3	2	0.14	0	1	0	13:46	—	—	58	56
Tomas Tatar L	L4	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:59	—	—	50	54
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	1	1	2	+2	1	0.24	0	0	0	11:19	—	—	44	53
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	5	1	0	21:28	—	—	37	45
Dougie Hamilton D	D1	1	0	1	+4	4	0.27	2	1	0	19:14	—	—	55	71
Damon Severson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.23	1	1	0	21:39	—	—	51	51
Ryan Graves D	D2	1	1	2	-1	4	0.07	1	2	0	20:08	—	—	50	45
P.K. Subban D	D3	0	0	0	+3	0	0.00	0	1	0	18:49	—	—	45	44
Colton White D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	1	0	0	15:32	—	—	41	27

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Nico Daws(start)	W	38	36	2	.947	3.44	60:00

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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.