New Jersey Devils vs. Boston BruinsDec 27, 2018

FinalThursday, Dec 27, 2018· TD Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	2	0	3	5		NJD	12	9	12	33
BOS	0	1	1	2		BOS	10	19	13	42

: NJD 50BOS 72
: NJD 3.48BOS 2.41
PP goals: NJD 1BOS 0
Hits: NJD 28BOS 20
Blocks: NJD 19BOS 4
PIM: NJD 4BOS 8
: NJD 44%BOS 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Boston Bruins 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Boston Bruins 5–2 at BOS. Blake Coleman (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Boyle, Zajac, Palmieri, Butcher and Zacha) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:26 together.

Points
Blake Coleman had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:08.Coleman
Points
Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:52.Hischier
Points
Andy Greene had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:48.Greene
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Boyle, Zajac, Palmieri, Butcher and Zacha) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:26 together.Boyle Zajac Palmieri Butcher Zacha
New line
New look for NJD: Palmieri–Bratt–Hischier skated 10:35 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Palmieri Bratt Hischier
Goalie
Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 42 shots and stopped 40 (.952), +13 against a season average of 29.1; the win.Blackwood
New line
New look for NJD: Noesen–Wood–Zacha skated 9:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (58.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Noesen Wood Zacha
New line
New look for BOS: Krejci–Heinen–DeBrusk skated 6:31 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Krejci Heinen DeBrusk

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)BOS attacks right (top on phones) →

BOS
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 122 of 122 attempts · BOS 72 · NJD 50

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

BOS 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, BOS 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BOS

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	BOS
	47	73
	2.48	1.84
	2.32	1.80
	12	8
	7	4
	40	19
	−0.027	+0.027
	36%	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.