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New Jersey Devils vs. Boston BruinsDec 30, 2023

Final· TD Garden
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NJD
2
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BOS
5
Goals123TShots123T
NJD1102NJD961833
BOS0415BOS1311731
NJD 55BOS 55
NJD 2.02BOS 2.58
PP goals
NJD 1BOS 2
Hits
NJD 33BOS 39
Blocks
NJD 13BOS 14
PIM
NJD 4BOS 4
NJD 73%BOS 27%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 5–2

Boston Bruins beat New Jersey Devils 5–2 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:48 together.

  1. Points
    David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:59.Pastrnak
  2. Points
    Kevin Shattenkirk had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:45.Shattenkirk
  3. Points
    Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:30.DeBrusk
  4. Points
    Brad Marchand had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:25.Marchand
  5. Points
    Charlie Coyle had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:34.Coyle
  6. Points
    Tyler Toffoli had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:55.Toffoli
  7. PP1
    NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:48 together.ToffoliBrattHischierHughesHughes
  8. Luck
    BOS scored 5 goals on 2.58 expected goals (55 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.

Shot map, NJD at BOS: 110 attempts, 64 on goal, 7 goals, 4.60 expected goals; best chance Jake DeBrusk at 0.29 xG.

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

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · BOS 55 · NJD 55

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at BOS: expected goals 2.58 to 2.02 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 55 to 55, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdBOSNJDHHDPPSSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BOS
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BOSNJDcontrol2nd3rdHischier · 1st 6:03Hughes · 2nd 1:11DeBrusk · 2nd 5:35Pastrnak · 2nd 12:51Pastrnak · 2nd 15:39Shattenkirk · 2nd 17:14Shattenkirk · 3rd 16:49
  • 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 26% of the game, BOS 41%.

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 BOS: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Linus Ullmark (60:00) for BOS and Vitek Vanecek (60:00) for NJD, 7 goals.

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
StatNJDBOS
6060
1.922.63
1.722.35
1211
75
716
+0.146−0.146
26%41%

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 →

Boston Bruins

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:03
    NJDNico HischierPP (Tyler Toffoli, Jack Hughes)wrist0.09 xG
    NJD: Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, HughesBOS: Coyle, Lindholm, Carlo, Beecher
    NJD 1 – 0 BOS

2nd period

  1. 1:11
    NJDLuke Hughes (Tyler Toffoli, Jesper Bratt)wrist0.01 xG
    NJD: Toffoli, Marino, Bratt, McLeod, HughesBOS: Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy, Geekie, Lohrei
    NJD 2 – 0 BOS
  2. 5:35
    BOSJake DeBrusk (Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle)backhand0.29 xG
    NJD: Haula, Palat, Marino, Hischier, HughesBOS: Marchand, Coyle, DeBrusk, McAvoy, Lohrei
    NJD 2 – 1 BOS
  3. 12:51
    BOSDavid Pastrnak (Brandon Carlo, Morgan Geekie)tip-in0.11 xG
    NJD: Meier, Marino, McLeod, Mercer, HughesBOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, Carlo, Geekie
    NJD 2 – 2 BOS
  4. 15:39
    BOSDavid PastrnakPP (Jake DeBrusk, Charlie McAvoy)wrist0.12 xG
    NJD: Smith, Tierney, Marino, BastianBOS: Marchand, Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBrusk, Geekie
    NJD 2 – 3 BOS
  5. 17:14
    BOSKevin Shattenkirk (Matt Grzelcyk, Charlie Coyle)wrist0.08 xG
    NJD: Haula, Palat, Siegenthaler, Hischier, NemecBOS: Shattenkirk, Coyle, Grzelcyk, Heinen, DeBrusk
    NJD 2 – 4 BOS

3rd period

  1. 16:49
    BOSKevin ShattenkirkPP (Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak)wrist0.10 xG
    NJD: Haula, Bratt, Hughes, NemecBOS: Marchand, Shattenkirk, Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha
    NJD 2 – 5 BOS

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 CL1011040.2100019:22——6457
Jesper Bratt LL1011+140.1720019:08——6849
Tyler Toffoli CL1022+110.1410015:55——6552
Nico Hischier CL2101-220.2100017:25——3926
Erik Haula LL2000-230.2010016:28——4835
Ondrej Palat LL2000-230.2320015:15——4230
Dawson Mercer CL3000-120.4921019:14——4248
Michael McLeod CL3000020.1640018:53——4445
Timo Meier RL3000-110.0102012:30——2318
Alexander Holtz RL4000000.030009:51——4675
Nathan Bastian RL4000010.014008:31——5030
Chris Tierney CL4000000.001007:28——85100
Simon Nemec DD1000-110.0111021:03——5947
Jonas Siegenthaler DD1000-140.0340020:26——6729
Kevin Bahl DD2000000.0081420:49——2621
Brendan Smith DD2000020.0825017:40——4030
Luke Hughes DD3101-130.0410020:26——6261
John Marino DD3000-100.0003016:59——4136
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)L31265.8392.5860:00

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
David Pastrnak RL1213060.5110218:59——6278
Pavel Zacha CL1000010.0440018:30——5876
Morgan Geekie CL1011010.1130018:23——6280
Brad Marchand LL2022+100.0940018:25——5859
Charlie Coyle CL2022+200.0772015:34——5058
Jake DeBrusk LL2112+220.5730015:30——5061
Georgii Merkulov CL3000000.0002015:08——4663
Trent Frederic CL3000020.2661014:38——4249
James van Riemsdyk LL3000010.2010012:49——4442
Danton Heinen LL4000+110.0201013:01——2836
Jakub Lauko CL4000000.001009:34——5030
John Beecher CL4000020.192008:46——6284
Hampus Lindholm DD1000+100.0002022:55——3658
Brandon Carlo DD1011+130.0240021:18——3665
Charlie McAvoy DD2011020.0923022:57——5452
Mason Lohrei DD2000020.1101017:22——5662
Matt Grzelcyk DD3011+140.0802018:20——5852
Kevin Shattenkirk DD3202+140.2310215:45——5661
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)W33312.9392.0260:00

Goal anatomy

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

Nico Hischier (NJD PP) 1st 6:03 · assists Tyler Toffoli, Jack Hughes · Cycle · 51.9 mph shot.

David Pastrnak · 2nd 15:39 · BOS PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
2
Shot
30.3 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
2.7 s

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Luke Hughes · 2nd 1:11 · NJD

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
61.5 mph
Distance
43 ft
Entry to goal
1.7 s

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Kevin Shattenkirk · 3rd 16:49 · BOS PP

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
12.4 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
4.1 s

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