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New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue JacketsDec 16, 2023

Final· Nationwide Arena
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NJD
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CBJ
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Goals123TShots123T
NJD2226NJD813930
CBJ0213CBJ5111026
NJD 56CBJ 56
NJD 3.49CBJ 3.25
PP goals
NJD 1CBJ 1
Hits
NJD 12CBJ 14
Blocks
NJD 12CBJ 15
PIM
NJD 8CBJ 6
NJD 59%CBJ 41%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3

New Jersey Devils beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6–3 at CBJ. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. NJD scored 6 goals on 3.49 expected goals (56 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Jack Hughes had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:44.Hughes
  2. Points
    Jesper Bratt had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:46.Bratt
  3. Points
    Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:45.Hischier
  4. Points
    Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:05.Toffoli
  5. Luck
    NJD scored 6 goals on 3.49 expected goals (56 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  6. Usage
    Jack Hughes (NJD) played 15:44, −5:20 down on his 21:04 season average over 61 games.Hughes
  7. Usage
    Dmitri Voronkov (CBJ) played 17:42, +4:18 up on his 13:24 season average over 74 games.Voronkov
  8. Usage
    Jesper Bratt (NJD) played 14:46, −4:36 down on his 19:22 season average over 81 games.Bratt

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.

Shot map, NJD at CBJ: 112 attempts, 56 on goal, 9 goals, 6.74 expected goals; best chance Jack Hughes at 0.66 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NJD attacks left (bottom on phones)CBJ attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CBJ
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · CBJ 56 · NJD 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at CBJ: expected goals 3.25 to 3.49 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 56 to 56, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCBJNJDHHMTCHHTHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CBJ
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CBJNJDcontrol2nd3rdHughes · 1st 0:47Haula · 1st 16:21Marchenko · 2nd 0:17Toffoli · 2nd 0:50Chinakhov · 2nd 8:38Hughes · 2nd 14:54Hischier · 3rd 2:50Texier · 3rd 18:57Hughes · 3rd 19:12
  • 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 35% of the game, CBJ 23%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NJD at CBJ: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Daniil Tarasov (57:30) for CBJ and Akira Schmid (59:25) for NJD, 9 goals.

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
StatNJDCBJ
5543
2.812.31
2.732.20
1311
41
87
+0.075−0.075
35%23%

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

Current NJD line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:47
    NJDJack Hughes (Tyler Toffoli)backhand0.19 xG
    NJD: Toffoli, Siegenthaler, Bratt, Hughes, NemecCBJ: Gaudreau, Werenski, Danforth, Blankenburg, Fantilli
    NJD 1 – 0 CBJ
  2. 16:21
    NJDErik Haula (Dawson Mercer, Alexander Holtz)snap0.16 xG
    NJD: Haula, Siegenthaler, Mercer, Holtz, NemecCBJ: Gudbranson, Kuraly, Olivier, Texier, Jiricek
    NJD 2 – 0 CBJ

2nd period

  1. 0:17
    CBJKirill MarchenkoPP (Johnny Gaudreau)snap0.22 xG
    NJD: Haula, Siegenthaler, Marino, MercerCBJ: Gaudreau, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Chinakhov
    NJD 2 – 1 CBJ
  2. 0:50
    NJDTyler Toffoli (Jesper Bratt)snap0.05 xG
    NJD: Toffoli, Miller, Bratt, Hughes, HughesCBJ: Werenski, Bemstrom, Johnson, Sillinger, Blankenburg
    NJD 3 – 1 CBJ
  3. 8:38
    CBJEgor Chinakhov (Andrew Peeke, Dmitri Voronkov)tip-in0.00 xG
    NJD: Palat, Meier, Marino, Hischier, BahlCBJ: Provorov, Peeke, Marchenko, Voronkov, Chinakhov
    NJD 3 – 2 CBJ
  4. 14:54
    NJDJack HughesPP (Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier)slap0.10 xG
    NJD: Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, HughesCBJ: Kuraly, Provorov, Peeke
    NJD 4 – 2 CBJ

3rd period

  1. 2:50
    NJDNico Hischier (Jesper Bratt)slap0.09 xG
    NJD: Toffoli, Marino, Bratt, Hischier, BahlCBJ: Provorov, Danforth, Bemstrom, Johnson, Fantilli
    NJD 5 – 2 CBJ
  2. 18:57
    CBJAlexandre Texier (Adam Fantilli, David Jiricek)snap0.21 xG
    NJD: Siegenthaler, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, NemecCBJ: Provorov, Danforth, Texier, Bemstrom, Jiricek, Fantilli
    NJD 5 – 3 CBJ
  3. 19:12
    NJDJack HughesENwrist0.66 xG
    NJD: Palat, Lazar, Marino, Bahl, HughesCBJ: Gaudreau, Werenski, Marchenko, Voronkov, Chinakhov, Johnson
    NJD 6 – 3 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Hughes CL1303+230.9502015:44——3541
Jesper Bratt LL1033+230.1910014:46——4245
Tyler Toffoli CL1112+320.1700013:05——4045
Nico Hischier CL2112-120.1400015:45——6546
Timo Meier RL2000-110.2301215:06——5842
Ondrej Palat LL2000020.0210013:37——6542
Curtis Lazar CL3000+110.0211015:01——5959
Michael McLeod CL3000010.0610213:31——5659
Nathan Bastian RL3000030.3031012:12——5961
Dawson Mercer CL4011+100.1102017:04——6486
Erik Haula LL4101+130.4310015:07——6586
Alexander Holtz RL4011+130.2910011:42——6169
Luke Hughes DD1000+110.1900020:13——5943
Colin Miller DD1000+120.0811215:44——6241
Jonas Siegenthaler DD2000+120.0701021:00——6063
Simon Nemec DD2000+110.0402019:43——4860
John Marino DD3000+100.1800023:22——5669
Kevin Bahl DD3000+100.0021018:06——5067
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Akira Schmid(start)W26233.8853.2559:25

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Kirill Marchenko RL1101030.6800020:52——4851
Egor Chinakhov RL1101020.4500019:20——5053
Dmitri Voronkov LL1011020.2612017:42——4853
Kent Johnson CL2000-310.0900017:33——4441
Cole Sillinger CL2000-110.1702014:13——4847
Emil Bemstrom CL2000-120.2200014:11——3329
Justin Danforth RL3000-130.3030017:57——4444
Johnny Gaudreau LL3011-210.3200017:55——4748
Adam Fantilli CL3011-120.2911015:49——3652
Alexandre Texier LL4101030.3201011:13——4320
Sean Kuraly CL4000-100.0031210:46——3321
Mathieu Olivier RL4000-110.032109:21——3837
Ivan Provorov DD1000+110.0112023:35——4547
Andrew Peeke DD1011+110.0212016:54——4550
Zach Werenski DD2000-330.0901224:22——5048
Erik Gudbranson DD2000-100.0012216:59——3334
Nick Blankenburg DD3000-200.0000015:42——5858
David Jiricek DD3011000.0010014:01——3038
CBJ goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Daniil Tarasov(start)L29245.8282.6457:30

Goal anatomy

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

Jack Hughes (NJD) 1st 0:47 · assists Tyler Toffoli · Forecheck turnover · 20.1 mph shot.

Erik Haula · 1st 16:21 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
37.2 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
5.3 s
Type
one-timer

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Tyler Toffoli · 2nd 0:50 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
69.3 mph
Distance
38 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Jack Hughes · 2nd 14:54 · NJD PP

Play
faceoff
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
65.8 mph
Distance
36 ft
Type
one-timer

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Jack Hughes · 3rd 19:12 · NJD EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
52.1 mph
Distance
43 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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