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New Jersey Devils vs. Montreal CanadiensOct 24, 2023

Final· Centre Bell
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MTL
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Goals123TShots123T
NJD1135NJD8141234
MTL1012MTL1071229
NJD 78MTL 52
NJD 6.17MTL 2.70
PP goals
NJD 2MTL 0
Hits
NJD 20MTL 14
Blocks
NJD 12MTL 20
PIM
NJD 8MTL 8
NJD 63%MTL 37%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at MTL. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 4A. NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:54 together.

  1. Points
    Tyler Toffoli had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:38.Toffoli
  2. Points
    Jack Hughes had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 21:05.Hughes
  3. PP1
    NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 11 attempts in 4:54 together.ToffoliBrattHischierHughesHughes
  4. New line
    New look for MTL: Harvey-Pinard–Newhook–Slafkovský skated 10:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (25.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Harvey-PinardNewhookSlafkovský
  5. Usage
    Jake Evans (MTL) played 11:13, −4:52 down on his 16:05 season average over 81 games.Evans
  6. Usage
    Michael McLeod (NJD) played 10:10, −5:05 down on his 15:15 season average over 44 games.McLeod
  7. Usage
    Tanner Pearson (MTL) played 16:44, +3:52 up on his 12:52 season average over 53 games.Pearson
  8. Usage
    Gustav Lindstrom (MTL) played 11:47, −3:42 down on his 15:29 season average over 45 games.Lindstrom

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 MTL: 130 attempts, 63 on goal, 7 goals, 8.86 expected goals; best chance Tyler Toffoli at 0.88 xG.

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

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · MTL 52 · NJD 78

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at MTL: expected goals 2.70 to 6.17 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 52 to 78, 7 goals.

0.02.04.06.08.01st2nd3rdMTLNJDBHTHTMTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MTL
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLNJDcontrol2nd3rdBarron · 1st 5:49Holtz · 1st 13:24Toffoli · 2nd 18:22Hischier · 3rd 0:34Toffoli · 3rd 7:17Matheson · 3rd 10:35Toffoli · 3rd 19:34
  • 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 49% of the game, MTL 20%.

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 MTL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Cayden Primeau (57:48) for MTL and Vitek Vanecek (59:39) for NJD, 7 goals.

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
StatNJDMTL
7148
3.271.72
3.141.67
118
54
2617
+0.086−0.086
49%20%

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 →

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:49
    MTLJustin Barron (Michael Pezzetta)snap0.06 xG
    NJD: Haula, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Mercer, HoltzMTL: Matheson, Evans, Pezzetta, Ylonen, Barron
    NJD 0 – 1 MTL
  2. 13:24
    NJDAlexander Holtz (Timo Meier, Dougie Hamilton)backhand0.09 xG
    NJD: Hamilton, Meier, Marino, Mercer, HoltzMTL: Evans, Pezzetta, Kovacevic, Barron, Xhekaj
    NJD 1 – 1 MTL

2nd period

  1. 18:22
    NJDTyler Toffoli (Jack Hughes)wrist0.02 xG
    NJD: Smith, Toffoli, Meier, Hughes, HughesMTL: Kovacevic, Harris, Harvey-Pinard, Newhook, Slafkovský
    NJD 2 – 1 MTL

3rd period

  1. 0:34
    NJDNico HischierPP (Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt)wrist0.57 xG
    NJD: Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, HughesMTL: Evans, Kovacevic, Harris, Ylonen
    NJD 3 – 1 MTL
  2. 7:17
    NJDTyler ToffoliPP (Jack Hughes)snap0.16 xG
    NJD: Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, HughesMTL: Matheson, Evans, Ylonen, Barron
    NJD 4 – 1 MTL
  3. 10:35
    MTLMike Matheson (Cole Caufield)wrist0.15 xG
    NJD: Siegenthaler, Marino, Bratt, HischierMTL: Pearson, Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Caufield, Newhook
    NJD 4 – 2 MTL
  4. 19:34
    NJDTyler ToffoliEN (Jack Hughes)wrist0.88 xG
    NJD: Haula, Toffoli, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, HughesMTL: Gallagher, Matheson, Anderson, Monahan, Suzuki, Newhook
    NJD 5 – 2 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Hughes CL1044+220.5511021:05——7674
Tyler Toffoli CL1303+262.6800018:38——7474
Timo Meier RL1011+200.0520015:08——7886
Jesper Bratt LL2011030.2510019:59——6581
Nico Hischier CL2101041.0310019:28——6275
Ondrej Palat LL2000020.2120013:54——6573
Dawson Mercer CL3000000.0800015:09——2843
Erik Haula LL3000010.4210214:14——3041
Alexander Holtz RL3101020.1410010:24——2743
Nathan Bastian RL4000010.0011011:15——7896
Michael McLeod CL4000010.0430010:10——7492
Curtis Lazar CL4000000.001109:50——8396
Jonas Siegenthaler DD1000010.1000020:58——5866
Dougie Hamilton DD1011+150.2902020:32——6268
John Marino DD2000+100.0411219:36——7984
Kevin Bahl DD2000030.1012218:32——6267
Luke Hughes DD3000+110.0711018:59——4650
Brendan Smith DD3000+120.1033216:11——4241
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)W29272.9312.7059:39

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1000-110.1811019:58——4156
Cole Caufield RL1011020.2401018:33——3638
Josh Anderson RL1000-110.1100018:05——3943
Alex Newhook CL2000-230.2811019:03——2926
Juraj Slafkovský LL2000-100.1621016:28——3432
Rafael Harvey-Pinard LL2000-110.1401014:03——3031
Sean Monahan CL3000-120.3200017:16——5235
Tanner Pearson LL3000010.1010016:44——5445
Brendan Gallagher RL3000-140.3600014:15——5441
Jesse Ylonen RL4000+110.0800012:20——4126
Jake Evans CL4000000.0413211:13——4326
Michael Pezzetta LL4011010.022106:17——4027
Mike Matheson DD1101050.3402026:37——3525
Justin Barron DD1101030.1842221:22——3225
Jordan Harris DD2000-100.0002017:39——2626
Johnathan Kovacevic DD2000-220.0913215:30——4139
Arber Xhekaj DD3000-110.0310219:01——5449
Gustav Lindstrom DD3000010.0302011:47——5459
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Cayden Primeau(start)L33294.8794.0557:48

Goal anatomy

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

Justin Barron (MTL) 1st 5:49 · assists Michael Pezzetta · Rebound · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 57.5 mph shot · 7.4 s from entry to goal.

Justin Barron · 1st 5:49 · MTL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
57.5 mph
Distance
24 ft
Entry to goal
7.4 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Mike Matheson · 3rd 10:35 · MTL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
42.6 mph
Distance
11 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Tyler Toffoli · 3rd 19:34 · NJD EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
52.1 mph
Distance
35 ft
Entry to goal
1.5 s

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