New Jersey Devils vs. Montreal CanadiensFeb 8, 2022

FinalTuesday, Feb 8, 2022· Centre Bell

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	2	3	2	7		NJD	11	14	9	34
MTL	0	1	0	1		MTL	5	16	10	31

: NJD 53MTL 53
: NJD 3.06MTL 2.01
PP goals: NJD 1MTL 0
Hits: NJD 11MTL 21
Blocks: NJD 15MTL 8
PIM: NJD 6MTL 4
: NJD 51%MTL 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils rout Montreal Canadiens 7–1

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 7–1 at MTL. Michael McLeod (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NJD: Johnsson–Boqvist–Mercer skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Michael McLeod had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:37.McLeod
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Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:03.Mercer
Points
Jesper Boqvist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:41.Boqvist
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Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:30.Zacha
Points
Damon Severson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:01.Severson
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Ryan Graves had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:00.Graves
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Ty Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:42.Smith
New line
New look for NJD: Johnsson–Boqvist–Mercer skated 11:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Johnsson Boqvist Mercer

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)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · MTL 53 · NJD 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL 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 32% of the game, MTL 34%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

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	MTL
	54	52
	3.37	1.67
	3.29	1.50
	17	8
	4	4
	13	30
	−0.005	+0.005
	32%	34%

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

L1Johnsson – Boqvist – Mercer
11:1967% CF
L2Bratt – Hischier – Sharangovich
10:3769% CF
L3Tatar – Vesey – Zacha
9:2630% CF
D1Subban – Smith
15:2641% CF
D2Severson – Siegenthaler
15:0058% CF
D3Graves – White
12:4963% CF

PP1Tatar – Johnsson – Smith – Sharangovich – Mercer
1:10
PP2Severson – Zacha – Bratt – Bastian – Hischier
1:07100% CF
PK1FVesey – McLeod
2:15
PK2FHischier – Sharangovich
1:59
PK1DGraves – Siegenthaler
2:24
PK2DSeverson – White
0:00

Current NJD line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Hoffman – Gallagher – Dauphin
10:3553% CF
L2Toffoli – Lehkonen – Suzuki
10:3459% CF
L3Armia – Poehling – Caufield
9:1463% CF
L4Byron – Anderson – Evans
7:3760% CF
D1Chiarot – Romanov
16:2254% CF
D2Petry – Kulak
15:5049% CF
D3Wideman – Clague
11:5563% CF

PP1Hoffman – Toffoli – Lehkonen – Clague – Suzuki
2:2667% CF
PP2Chiarot – Gallagher – Anderson – Poehling – Caufield
1:5760% CF
PK1FLehkonen – Evans
0:50
PK2FByron – Dauphin
0:43
PK1DChiarot – Romanov
1:50
PK2DPetry – Kulak
0:25

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:36
NJDMichael McLeod (Ryan Graves, Colton White)wrist0.13 xG
NJD: Geertsen, Graves, White, Bastian, McLeodMTL: Petry, Armia, Kulak, Evans, Poehling
NJD 1 – 0 MTL
15:31
NJDDawson Mercer (Jesper Boqvist, Ty Smith)wrist0.11 xG
NJD: Subban, Johnsson, Boqvist, Smith, MercerMTL: Petry, Byron, Kulak, Anderson, Evans
NJD 2 – 0 MTL

2nd period

5:54
MTLBrett Kulak (Joel Armia, Ryan Poehling)wrist0.02 xG
NJD: Subban, Tatar, Vesey, Zacha, SmithMTL: Petry, Armia, Kulak, Poehling, Caufield
NJD 2 – 1 MTL
9:14
NJDNico Hischier (Dawson Mercer, Yegor Sharangovich)wrist0.13 xG
NJD: Subban, Siegenthaler, Hischier, Sharangovich, MercerMTL: Petry, Byron, Wideman, Dauphin, Evans
NJD 3 – 1 MTL
18:53
NJDJesper Boqvist (Damon Severson, Andreas Johnsson)wrist0.06 xG
NJD: Vesey, Severson, Johnsson, Siegenthaler, BoqvistMTL: Petry, Byron, Armia, Kulak, Evans
NJD 4 – 1 MTL
19:40
NJDMichael McLeod (Ryan Graves, Ty Smith)wrist0.19 xG
NJD: Geertsen, Graves, Bastian, McLeod, SmithMTL: Chiarot, Gallagher, Lehkonen, Suzuki, Romanov
NJD 5 – 1 MTL

3rd period

3:19
NJDPavel ZachaPP (Damon Severson, Jesper Bratt)wrist0.06 xG
NJD: Severson, Zacha, Bratt, Bastian, HischierMTL: Byron, Chiarot, Evans, Romanov
NJD 6 – 1 MTL
9:57
NJDTomas Tatar (Pavel Zacha)wrist0.18 xG
NJD: Subban, Tatar, Vesey, Zacha, SmithMTL: Petry, Armia, Kulak, Poehling, Caufield
NJD 7 – 1 MTL

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
Dawson Mercer C	L1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.65	0	0	0	16:03	—	—	65	92
Andreas Johnsson L	L1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.09	0	0	0	15:42	—	—	64	91
Jesper Boqvist C	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.18	1	2	0	13:41	—	—	67	92
Yegor Sharangovich C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.05	0	0	0	15:54	—	—	65	72
Nico Hischier C	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.22	0	0	0	15:26	—	—	63	78
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.26	0	0	0	14:59	—	—	65	65
Tomas Tatar L	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.18	1	1	0	14:26	—	—	32	36
Jimmy Vesey L	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.17	1	1	0	13:42	—	—	38	43
Pavel Zacha C	L3	1	1	2	0	2	0.15	1	1	0	13:30	—	—	38	45
P.K. Subban D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	1	2	19:46	—	—	39	49
Ty Smith D	D1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.02	0	1	0	19:42	—	—	41	46
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	0	0	+2	4	0.07	0	0	0	22:29	—	—	52	63
Damon Severson D	D2	0	2	2	+1	2	0.04	1	0	2	20:01	—	—	58	77
Ryan Graves D	D3	0	2	2	+2	5	0.11	0	2	0	21:00	—	—	59	87
Colton White D	D3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.49	1	4	0	15:16	—	—	61	92
Michael McLeod C	—	2	0	2	+2	2	0.34	1	1	0	16:37	—	—	35	53
Nathan Bastian R	—	0	0	0	+2	0	0.06	0	0	2	14:11	—	—	42	66
Mason Geertsen L	—	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	4	1	0	11:45	—	—	38	57

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jon Gillies(start)	W	31	30	1	.968	2.01	59:50

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mike Hoffman C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	1	0	18:56	—	—	48	22
Brendan Gallagher R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.18	3	0	0	16:02	—	—	48	11
Laurent Dauphin C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	1	0	13:59	—	—	50	22
Nick Suzuki C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:58	—	—	44	21
Tyler Toffoli C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.21	0	0	0	15:47	—	—	52	32
Artturi Lehkonen L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.07	0	0	0	15:43	—	—	53	25
Cole Caufield R	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.66	1	0	0	15:28	—	—	60	67
Ryan Poehling C	L3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.18	0	0	0	14:50	—	—	52	52
Joel Armia R	L3	0	1	1	-2	0	0.03	1	0	0	13:12	—	—	46	44
Jake Evans C	L4	0	0	0	-4	5	0.18	1	0	0	14:02	—	—	44	30
Josh Anderson R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:27	—	—	44	35
Paul Byron L	L4	0	0	0	-3	1	0.20	4	0	0	12:41	—	—	43	31
Ben Chiarot D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	0	0	0	21:38	—	—	47	19
Alexander Romanov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	5	1	0	21:04	—	—	54	27
Jeff Petry D	D2	0	0	0	-4	0	0.00	2	1	2	18:48	—	—	47	37
Brett Kulak D	D2	1	0	1	-3	2	0.03	0	0	0	18:48	—	—	47	37
Kale Clague D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	19:03	—	—	46	32
Chris Wideman D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	3	2	15:17	—	—	59	63

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cayden Primeau(start)	L	34	27	7	.794	3.06	60:00

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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.