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New Jersey Devils vs. Montreal CanadiensFeb 8, 2025

Final· Centre Bell
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Goals123TShots123T
NJD1124NJD96722
MTL0000MTL8141234
NJD 51MTL 68
NJD 2.76MTL 3.27
PP goals
NJD 0MTL 0
Hits
NJD 20MTL 26
Blocks
NJD 14MTL 12
PIM
NJD 4MTL 4
NJD 39%MTL 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils rout Montreal Canadiens 4–0

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 4–0 at MTL. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL scored 0 goals on 3.27 expected goals (68 attempts), well short of its chances.

  1. Points
    Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:25.Hughes
  2. Points
    Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:50.Bratt
  3. Luck
    MTL scored 0 goals on 3.27 expected goals (68 attempts), well short of its chances.
  4. Usage
    Mike Matheson (MTL) played 18:49, −6:21 down on his 25:10 season average over 79 games.Matheson
  5. Usage
    Jack Hughes (NJD) played 17:25, −3:32 down on his 20:57 season average over 61 games.Hughes
  6. Usage
    Paul Cotter (NJD) played 16:39, +3:37 up on his 13:02 season average over 78 games.Cotter
  7. Usage
    Arber Xhekaj (MTL) played 19:47, +5:14 up on his 14:33 season average over 69 games.Xhekaj
  8. Usage
    Simon Nemec (NJD) played 19:44, +4:56 up on his 14:48 season average over 26 games.Nemec

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: 119 attempts, 56 on goal, 4 goals, 6.04 expected goals; best chance Paul Cotter at 0.50 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 119 of 119 attempts · MTL 68 · NJD 51

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 3.27 to 2.76 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 68 to 51, 4 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdMTLNJDBCHHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MTL
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLNJDcontrol2nd3rdBratt · 1st 13:43Cotter · 2nd 12:44Hughes · 3rd 1:53Hughes · 3rd 10:09
  • 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 23% of the game, MTL 40%.

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 Samuel Montembeault (60:00) for MTL and Jake Allen (59:25) for NJD, 4 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
5073
2.833.23
2.703.13
814
52
1824
−0.044+0.044
23%40%

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. 13:43
    NJDJesper Bratt (Tomas Tatar, Dougie Hamilton)snap0.11 xG
    NJD: Tatar, Dillon, Hamilton, Bratt, HughesMTL: Savard, Gallagher, Dvorak, Xhekaj, Beck
    NJD 1 – 0 MTL

2nd period

  1. 12:44
    NJDPaul Cotter (Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes)backhand0.50 xG
    NJD: Bratt, Cotter, Hughes, Hughes, NemecMTL: Armia, Evans, Laine, Mailloux, Hutson
    NJD 2 – 0 MTL

3rd period

  1. 1:53
    NJDJack Hughes (Brett Pesce)wrist0.19 xG
    NJD: Hamilton, Bratt, Kovacevic, Hughes, HughesMTL: Gallagher, Matheson, Dvorak, Dach, Newhook
    NJD 3 – 0 MTL
  2. 10:09
    NJDLuke Hughes (Timo Meier, Dawson Mercer)slap0.04 xG
    NJD: Meier, Hughes, Mercer, Hughes, NemecMTL: Armia, Evans, Laine, Mailloux, Hutson
    NJD 4 – 0 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
Paul Cotter LL1101+130.6611016:39——3852
Stefan Noesen RL1000010.4800015:26——4047
Justin Dowling CL1000000.0002014:06——3628
Dawson Mercer CL2011+110.4300017:05——2734
Timo Meier RL2011+120.0721016:07——2817
Erik Haula LL2000010.0131014:52——2935
Tomas Tatar LL3011+110.0901013:28——6150
Nathan Bastian RL3000010.0820012:26——5020
Curtis Lazar CL3000000.0221012:12——4421
Jack Hughes CL4112+410.2200017:25——5987
Jesper Bratt LL4112+340.4020016:50——5484
Ondrej Palat LL4000000.0821013:13——3345
Luke Hughes DD1101+310.0801023:05——3643
Simon Nemec DD1000+200.0101019:44——4153
Brett Pesce DD2011020.0103018:24——5571
Johnathan Kovacevic DD2000+110.0030416:10——5260
Brenden Dillon DD3000+110.0321020:00——4352
Dougie Hamilton DD3011+220.0710019:23——3535
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Allen(start)W34340.10003.2759:25

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1000030.0910018:04——5954
Cole Caufield RL1000030.4000018:02——5951
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000010.1440017:49——5748
Kirby Dach CL2000-110.0320014:48——7066
Josh Anderson RL2000050.6620214:21——7278
Alex Newhook CL2000-110.1500014:10——7575
Christian Dvorak CL3000-210.3331015:44——3841
Brendan Gallagher RL3000-200.0000013:29——3844
Owen Beck CL3000-110.3030011:54——5054
Jake Evans CL4000-230.2131014:35——6348
Joel Armia RL4000-220.2550014:06——7347
Patrik Laine LL4000-210.0301012:44——4421
Lane Hutson DD1000-220.0502022:05——5453
Logan Mailloux DD1000-220.4301017:39——6055
Arber Xhekaj DD2000-160.1311019:47——5857
David Savard DD2000-100.0101017:46——5247
Alexandre Carrier DD3000000.0114020:08——6668
Mike Matheson DD3000-120.0510218:49——7149
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)L22184.8182.7660:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jesper Bratt (NJD) 1st 13:43 · assists Tomas Tatar, Dougie Hamilton · Rebound · 62.7 mph shot.

Jack Hughes · 3rd 1:53 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
52.5 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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