New Jersey Devils vs. Washington CapitalsJan 3, 2024

FinalWednesday, Jan 3, 2024· Capital One Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	2	2	2	6		NJD	8	12	8	28
WSH	1	2	0	3		WSH	9	10	7	26

: NJD 62WSH 46
: NJD 3.12WSH 2.61
PP goals: NJD 1WSH 2
Hits: NJD 17WSH 29
Blocks: NJD 8WSH 19
PIM: NJD 8WSH 4
: NJD 57%WSH 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 6–3

New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 6–3 at WSH. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:33 together.

Points
Nico Hischier had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 20:35.Hischier
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Dawson Mercer had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:29.Mercer
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Michael McLeod had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:36.McLeod
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Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:35.Kuznetsov
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Alex Ovechkin had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:15.Ovechkin
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Alexander Holtz had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:55.Holtz
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Erik Haula had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:42.Haula
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 1:33 together.Toffoli Bratt Hischier Hughes Hughes

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)WSH attacks right (top on phones) →

WSH
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 108 of 108 attempts · WSH 46 · NJD 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

WSH
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

WSH 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 35% of the game, WSH 26%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

WSH

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	WSH
	70	42
	3.47	1.83
	3.32	1.81
	13	7
	7	4
	32	19
	+0.057	−0.057
	35%	26%

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

L1Haula – Hischier – Mercer
14:5860% CF
L2Toffoli – Bratt – Hughes
13:0564% CF
L3Lazar – McLeod – Holtz
11:1870% CF
D1Siegenthaler – Nemec
17:5468% CF
D2Marino – Hughes
13:5650% CF
D3Miller – Bahl
11:1064% CF

PP1Toffoli – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes – Hughes
1:33100% CF
PP2Haula – Bastian – Mercer – Holtz – Nemec
0:4267% CF
PK1FHaula – Mercer
1:50
PK2FBratt – Hischier
1:25
PK1DSmith – Marino
3:08
PK2DSiegenthaler – Bahl
1:06

Current NJD line combinations →

Washington Capitals

L1Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
13:3950% CF
L2Mantha – McMichael – Protas
9:0940% CF
L3Dowd – Aube-Kubel – Malenstyn
8:5936% CF
L4Pacioretty – Strome – Phillips
8:1033% CF
D1Bear – Sandin
14:5837% CF
D2Carlson – Fehérváry
14:3822% CF
D3Jensen – van Riemsdyk
14:3643% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – Kuznetsov – Wilson – Strome
3:16100% CF
PP2Ovechkin – Mantha – Sandin – McMichael – Protas
0:41100% CF
PK1FDowd – Malenstyn
1:37
PK2FKuznetsov – Wilson
0:19
PK1DCarlson – Fehérváry
1:32
PK2DJensen – van Riemsdyk
0:46

Current WSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Erik Haula L	L1	0	2	2	+3	4	0.38	1	0	0	20:42	—	—	63	72
Nico Hischier C	L1	2	1	3	+1	3	0.63	1	0	0	20:35	—	—	58	62
Dawson Mercer C	L1	2	0	2	+2	3	0.65	0	1	0	20:29	—	—	61	68
Jack Hughes C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.06	0	0	0	18:07	—	—	68	49
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.20	1	0	0	17:32	—	—	65	45
Tyler Toffoli C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	15:48	—	—	65	41
Alexander Holtz R	L3	0	2	2	+3	2	0.10	0	0	0	13:55	—	—	70	83
Curtis Lazar C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.44	2	0	0	13:51	—	—	67	77
Michael McLeod C	L3	2	0	2	+2	2	0.37	2	0	0	13:36	—	—	71	84
Simon Nemec D	D1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.01	0	0	0	20:23	—	—	71	86
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	0	1	2	20:09	—	—	68	73
John Marino D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	21:51	—	—	50	50
Luke Hughes D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	20:12	—	—	59	52
Kevin Bahl D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	3	0	16:21	—	—	61	67
Colin Miller D	D3	0	1	1	+3	3	0.06	3	0	2	14:52	—	—	66	69
Brendan Smith D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	11:40	—	—	46	36
Chris Tierney C	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	1	0	7:52	—	—	53	74
Nathan Bastian R	—	0	1	1	+1	1	0.07	6	1	2	7:23	—	—	53	56

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Nico Daws(start)	W	26	23	3	.885	2.61	59:21

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Ovechkin L	L1	0	2	2	-1	3	0.10	2	0	2	21:15	—	—	46	34
Evgeny Kuznetsov C	L1	1	1	2	0	2	0.62	1	1	0	19:35	—	—	46	36
Tom Wilson R	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.41	5	1	0	18:45	—	—	48	38
Anthony Mantha R	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.13	0	0	0	15:43	—	—	33	35
Aliaksei Protas L	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.07	0	1	0	13:06	—	—	37	38
Connor McMichael L	L2	1	0	1	-2	2	0.25	0	1	0	12:49	—	—	39	37
Beck Malenstyn L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.19	6	1	0	14:41	—	—	29	41
Nic Dowd C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.30	2	1	0	14:18	—	—	33	36
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	2	0	0	13:37	—	—	36	55
Dylan Strome C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.23	0	1	0	14:25	—	—	28	21
Matthew Phillips R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	0	0	11:51	—	—	29	31
Max Pacioretty L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	1	2	11:47	—	—	29	22
Rasmus Sandin D	D1	0	1	1	-2	0	0.00	3	2	0	18:15	—	—	41	24
Ethan Bear D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.09	1	2	0	15:42	—	—	44	20
John Carlson D	D2	1	0	1	-1	4	0.13	2	1	0	23:42	—	—	24	13
Martin Fehérváry D	D2	0	1	1	-2	1	0.00	2	4	0	20:21	—	—	24	16
Nick Jensen D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	1	0	0	18:52	—	—	41	54
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	2	0	18:45	—	—	50	72

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Hunter Shepard(start)	L	28	22	6	.786	3.12	59:56

Goal anatomy

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

Nico Hischier (NJD) 1st 3:03 · assists Colin Miller, Nico Daws · Rebound · carried in · 4-on-2 at the blue line · 41.3 mph shot · 2.3 s from entry to goal.

Nico Hischier · 1st 3:03 · NJD

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 41.3 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s
Type: rebound

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Michael McLeod · 2nd 19:44 · NJD

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 35.7 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Nico Hischier · 1st 9:50 · NJD PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 6
Shot: 58.4 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Type: deflection

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Connor McMichael · 1st 18:38 · WSH PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 2
Shot: 58.2 mph
Distance: 34 ft

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Dawson Mercer · 2nd 8:08 · NJD

Play: cycle
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 39.5 mph
Distance: 27 ft
Type: one-timer

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Evgeny Kuznetsov · 2nd 11:25 · WSH

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.3 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s

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John Carlson · 2nd 18:58 · WSH PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 75.8 mph
Distance: 53 ft
Type: one-timer

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Dawson Mercer · 3rd 7:16 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 41.6 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Type: one-timer

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Michael McLeod · 3rd 15:35 · NJD

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 19.0 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 6.1 s

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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.

New Jersey Devils vs. Washington CapitalsJan 3, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

New Jersey Devils beat Washington Capitals 6–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

New Jersey Devils

Washington Capitals

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

New Jersey Devils

Washington Capitals

Goal anatomy

Nico Hischier · 1st 3:03 · NJD

Michael McLeod · 2nd 19:44 · NJD

Nico Hischier · 1st 9:50 · NJD PP

Connor McMichael · 1st 18:38 · WSH PP

Dawson Mercer · 2nd 8:08 · NJD

Evgeny Kuznetsov · 2nd 11:25 · WSH

John Carlson · 2nd 18:58 · WSH PP

Dawson Mercer · 3rd 7:16 · NJD

Michael McLeod · 3rd 15:35 · NJD