New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 5, 2017

FinalTuesday, Dec 5, 2017· Nationwide Arena

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	1	2	1	4		NJD	11	13	12	36
CBJ	1	0	0	1		CBJ	16	11	15	42

: NJD 60CBJ 70
: NJD 4.29CBJ 3.58
PP goals: NJD 0CBJ 0
Hits: NJD 19CBJ 25
Blocks: NJD 16CBJ 14
PIM: NJD 12CBJ 2
: NJD 48%CBJ 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 at CBJ. Taylor Hall (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Cory Schneider (NJD) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +11 against a season average of 30.7; the win.

Points
Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:15.Bratt
Points
Stefan Noesen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:44.Noesen
Points
Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:58.Hall
Points
Nico Hischier had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:28.Hischier
Goalie
Cory Schneider (NJD) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +11 against a season average of 30.7; the win.Schneider
New line
New look for CBJ: Foligno–Atkinson–Wennberg skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Foligno Atkinson Wennberg
Luck
CBJ scored 1 goal on 3.58 expected goals (70 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Taylor Hall (NJD) played 12:58, −6:15 down on his 19:13 season average over 75 games.Hall

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

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

CBJ
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · CBJ 70 · NJD 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NJD 36% of the game, CBJ 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CBJ

NJD

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	NJD	CBJ
	64	72
	4.34	3.38
	4.24	3.14
	24	13
	6	8
	16	14
	−0.046	+0.047
	36%	35%

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.

New Jersey Devils

L1Zajac – Johansson – Noesen
12:0552% CF
L2Boyle – Hayes – Wood
9:5033% CF
L3Hall – Bratt – Hischier
9:2545% CF
L4Stafford – Gibbons – Coleman
7:4661% CF
D1Greene – Vatanen
15:0844% CF
D2Moore – Severson
13:3755% CF
D3Butcher – Santini
8:5663% CF

PP1Stafford – Johansson – Vatanen – Severson – Hischier
1:03100% CF
PP2Boyle – Hayes – Hall – Butcher – Bratt
0:57100% CF
PK1FGibbons – Coleman
3:19
PK2FZajac – Bratt
0:56
PK1DMoore – Santini
3:46
PK2DGreene – Vatanen
3:35

Current NJD line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Anderson – Panarin – Dubois
14:0575% CF
L2Foligno – Atkinson – Wennberg
10:0350% CF
L3Sedlak – Jenner – Motte
7:2646% CF
L4Dubinsky – Calvert – Bjorkstrand
7:1659% CF
D1Jones – Werenski
19:3874% CF
D2Johnson – Savard
15:1743% CF
D3Harrington – Carlsson
9:2135% CF

PP1Foligno – Anderson – Bjorkstrand – Jones – Wennberg
5:0583% CF
PP2Atkinson – Jenner – Werenski – Panarin – Dubois
4:0260% CF
PK1FSedlak – Jenner
1:03
PK2FDubinsky – Calvert
0:25
PK1DHarrington – Jones
1:03
PK2DJohnson – Savard
0:57

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:24
NJDTravis Zajac (Stefan Noesen, Marcus Johansson)backhand0.01 xG
NJD: Zajac, Greene, Johansson, Vatanen, NoesenCBJ: Johnson, Foligno, Atkinson, Savard, Wennberg
NJD 1 – 0 CBJ
13:46
CBJNick Foligno (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Seth Jones)wrist0.22 xG
NJD: Zajac, Greene, Vatanen, Gibbons, HischierCBJ: Foligno, Anderson, Bjorkstrand, Jones, Wennberg
NJD 1 – 1 CBJ

2nd period

4:47
NJDTaylor Hall (Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt)tip-in0.06 xG
NJD: Hall, Butcher, Santini, Bratt, HischierCBJ: Sedlak, Jenner, Motte, Jones, Werenski
NJD 2 – 1 CBJ
19:14
NJDStefan Noesen (Miles Wood, Nico Hischier)wrist0.02 xG
NJD: Greene, Vatanen, Noesen, Wood, HischierCBJ: Johnson, Savard, Anderson, Panarin, Dubois
NJD 3 – 1 CBJ

3rd period

11:06
NJDJesper Bratt (Taylor Hall)tip-in0.11 xG
NJD: Moore, Hall, Santini, Bratt, HischierCBJ: Dubinsky, Johnson, Calvert, Savard, Motte
NJD 4 – 1 CBJ

Box score

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

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Travis Zajac C	L1	1	0	1	0	5	1.06	1	2	2	17:33	—	—	46	61
Marcus Johansson L	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.05	0	1	0	17:00	—	—	50	66
Stefan Noesen R	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.29	0	2	0	15:44	—	—	52	55
Brian Boyle C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	3	0	0	13:33	—	—	32	11
Jimmy Hayes R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	1	0	2	12:54	—	—	28	12
Miles Wood L	L2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.09	0	0	0	12:50	—	—	34	19
Jesper Bratt L	L3	1	1	2	+2	2	0.25	1	0	0	14:15	—	—	44	77
Nico Hischier C	L3	0	2	2	+2	3	0.70	0	2	0	13:28	—	—	46	69
Taylor Hall L	L3	1	1	2	+2	4	0.30	1	0	0	12:58	—	—	48	80
Blake Coleman L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.44	2	1	0	16:06	—	—	64	58
Brian Gibbons C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.40	1	0	2	14:25	—	—	64	51
Drew Stafford R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	0	0	9:24	—	—	61	51
Andy Greene D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	1	2	0	24:27	—	—	36	35
Sami Vatanen D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	4	20:47	—	—	44	48
John Moore D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.18	0	3	0	20:30	—	—	58	78
Damon Severson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.22	0	0	2	20:09	—	—	50	68
Steven Santini D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	6	0	0	18:10	—	—	48	43
Will Butcher D	D3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.03	1	2	0	15:11	—	—	46	36

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cory Schneider(start)	W	42	41	1	.976	3.58	60:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Artemi Panarin L	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.32	0	0	0	22:23	—	—	67	62
Josh Anderson R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.18	1	0	0	21:38	—	—	68	76
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.19	2	0	0	19:40	—	—	69	63
Alexander Wennberg C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	1	0	0	17:59	—	—	43	27
Nick Foligno L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.23	0	1	0	17:32	—	—	48	29
Cam Atkinson R	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.41	0	0	0	15:57	—	—	45	21
Boone Jenner C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.22	7	0	0	13:21	—	—	56	88
Tyler Motte C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	1	0	0	11:37	—	—	38	35
Lukas Sedlak C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	1	1	0	8:59	—	—	56	88
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.12	0	1	0	14:28	—	—	57	62
Brandon Dubinsky C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	2	0	0	13:12	—	—	42	33
Matt Calvert L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	0	0	0	11:26	—	—	40	29
Seth Jones D	D1	0	1	1	0	4	0.43	2	2	0	27:29	—	—	73	54
Zach Werenski D	D1	0	0	0	-1	10	0.84	0	0	2	26:31	—	—	71	48
David Savard D	D2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.23	4	3	0	17:54	—	—	44	31
Jack Johnson D	D2	0	0	0	-2	4	0.08	3	1	0	17:32	—	—	42	31
Scott Harrington D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	5	0	10:51	—	—	35	42
Gabriel Carlsson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:46	—	—	32	35

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Sergei Bobrovsky(start)	L	36	32	4	.889	4.29	59:45

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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.