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New Jersey Devils vs. St. Louis BluesDec 17, 2024

Final· Enterprise Center
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NJD
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STL
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Goals123TShots123T
NJD1124NJD771428
STL0011STL56920
NJD 62STL 41
NJD 3.26STL 2.29
PP goals
NJD 1STL 0
Hits
NJD 26STL 32
Blocks
NJD 8STL 12
PIM
NJD 10STL 14
NJD 62%STL 38%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat St. Louis Blues 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat St. Louis Blues 4–1 at STL. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:20 together.

  1. Points
    Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:48.Hughes
  2. PP1
    NJD's first power-play unit (Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 1:20 together.HamiltonNoesenBrattHischierHughes
  3. New line
    New look for STL: Saad–Walker–Joseph skated 7:09 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.SaadWalkerJoseph
  4. New line
    New look for NJD: Tatar–Lazar–Bastian skated 8:07 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.TatarLazarBastian
  5. Usage
    Jesper Bratt (NJD) played 15:19, −3:41 down on his 19:00 season average over 80 games.Bratt
  6. Usage
    Jack Hughes (NJD) played 17:48, −3:09 down on his 20:57 season average over 61 games.Hughes
  7. Usage
    Colton Parayko (STL) played 20:46, −3:02 down on his 23:48 season average over 63 games.Parayko
  8. Cats
    Brayden Schenn (STL) threw 8 hits, a night for hits leagues.Schenn

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 STL: 103 attempts, 48 on goal, 5 goals, 5.55 expected goals; best chance Jesper Bratt at 0.89 xG.

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

Showing 103 of 103 attempts · STL 41 · NJD 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at STL: expected goals 2.29 to 3.26 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 41 to 62, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdSTLNJDPNDKBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • STL
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
STLNJDcontrol2nd3rdPalat · 1st 15:13Noesen · 2nd 13:09Dillon · 3rd 3:38Kyrou · 3rd 10:28Bratt · 3rd 16:44
  • STL 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, STL 27%.

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 STL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jordan Binnington (58:11) for STL and Jacob Markstrom (59:28) for NJD, 5 goals.

STL
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
StatNJDSTL
6246
1.752.56
1.712.51
710
18
2817
+0.107−0.107
35%27%

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 →

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 15:13
    NJDOndrej Palat (Luke Hughes, Brett Pesce)slap0.09 xG
    NJD: Palat, Pesce, Bratt, Hughes, HughesSTL: Faulk, Saad, Walker, Joseph, Broberg
    NJD 1 – 0 STL

2nd period

  1. 13:09
    NJDStefan NoesenPP (Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes)wrist0.55 xG
    NJD: Hamilton, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier, HughesSTL: Fowler, Parayko, Buchnevich, Thomas
    NJD 2 – 0 STL

3rd period

  1. 3:38
    NJDBrenden Dillonwrist0.01 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Hamilton, Meier, Hischier, MercerSTL: Schenn, Fowler, Parayko, Holloway, Neighbours
    NJD 3 – 0 STL
  2. 10:28
    STLJordan Kyrou (Justin Faulk, Brayden Schenn)wrist0.07 xG
    NJD: Pesce, Meier, Hischier, Mercer, HughesSTL: Schenn, Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Thomas, Neighbours
    NJD 3 – 1 STL
  3. 16:44
    NJDJesper BrattEN (Jack Hughes)wrist0.89 xG
    NJD: Palat, Siegenthaler, Bratt, Kovacevic, HughesSTL: Fowler, Saad, Parayko, Sundqvist, Holloway, Bolduc
    NJD 4 – 1 STL

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
Nico Hischier CL1011020.2421019:16——5444
Dawson Mercer CL1000010.0601018:04——5646
Timo Meier RL1000020.1002017:15——5246
Paul Cotter LL2000010.2241014:33——5028
Erik Haula LL2000040.1410013:53——5630
Stefan Noesen RL2101020.6310213:04——4613
Jack Hughes CL3022+220.2200017:48——6463
Jesper Bratt LL3101+210.9210015:19——7172
Ondrej Palat LL3101+220.3320014:32——6051
Nathan Bastian RL4000000.0030013:14——5521
Tomas Tatar LL4000010.0600211:59——6534
Curtis Lazar CL4000010.0310011:41——5920
Luke Hughes DD1011000.0000021:01——6047
Brett Pesce DD1011010.0600020:59——6043
Johnathan Kovacevic DD2000+100.0210220:17——5636
Jonas Siegenthaler DD2000+120.0821419:07——5941
Brenden Dillon DD3101+110.0270019:25——5838
Dougie Hamilton DD3000+150.1512017:05——5539
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)W20191.9502.2959:28

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mathieu Joseph RL1000-110.1150013:03——5062
Brandon Saad LL1000-200.0310012:30——5548
Nathan Walker LL1000-110.0740211:44——4036
Jordan Kyrou RL2101+130.1500017:27——5465
Brayden Schenn CL2011020.1080416:14——3256
Alexey Toropchenko RL2000000.0040015:23——4037
Robert Thomas CL3000+110.1101218:14——5067
Pavel Buchnevich LL3000+110.1810217:24——5064
Jake Neighbours LL3000020.4620216:33——3151
Dylan Holloway LL4000-210.1701014:54——3575
Oskar Sundqvist CL4000-100.0400013:46——4365
Zachary Bolduc RL4000-140.1920013:32——5065
Colton Parayko DD1000-220.1013020:46——4757
Cam Fowler DD1000-210.3202219:48——4860
Justin Faulk DD2011000.0831023:40——3250
Philip Broberg DD2000-110.1502019:39——4074
Ryan Suter DD3000000.0012018:31——3056
Scott Perunovich DD3000000.0000014:58——5047
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jordan Binnington(start)L27243.8892.3758:11

Goal anatomy

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

Ondrej Palat (NJD) 1st 15:13 · assists Luke Hughes, Brett Pesce · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 53.4 mph shot · 2.6 s from entry to goal.

Ondrej Palat · 1st 15:13 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
53.4 mph
Distance
30 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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Jesper Bratt · 3rd 16:44 · NJD EN

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
42.5 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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