New Jersey Devils vs. Anaheim DucksDec 31, 2024

FinalTuesday, Dec 31, 2024· Honda Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	0	0	2	2		NJD	15	6	13	34
ANA	1	0	2	3		ANA	5	11	10	26

: NJD 75ANA 49
: NJD 3.26ANA 3.05
PP goals: NJD 0ANA 0
Hits: NJD 25ANA 18
Blocks: NJD 10ANA 21
PIM: NJD 12ANA 10
: NJD 54%ANA 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Anaheim Ducks edge New Jersey Devils 3–2

Anaheim Ducks beat New Jersey Devils 3–2 at home. Ryan Strome (ANA) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Frank Vatrano (ANA) played 20:46, +3:16 up on his 17:30 season average over 80 games.

Points
Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:05.Strome
Points
Frank Vatrano had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:46.Vatrano
Usage
Frank Vatrano (ANA) played 20:46, +3:16 up on his 17:30 season average over 80 games.Vatrano
Usage
Paul Cotter (NJD) played 17:15, +4:14 up on his 13:01 season average over 78 games.Cotter
Usage
Johnathan Kovacevic (NJD) played 16:44, −3:07 down on his 19:51 season average over 80 games.Kovacevic
PP1
ANA's PP1 (Strome, Vatrano, Terry, LaCombe and Carlsson) went scoreless in 3:53 of 5v4 time with 7 attempts.Strome Vatrano Terry LaCombe Carlsson
Cats
Jacob Trouba (ANA) blocked 5 shots in 22:12.Trouba

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)ANA attacks right (top on phones) →

ANA
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 124 of 124 attempts · ANA 49 · NJD 75

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

ANA
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

ANA 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 50% of the game, ANA 23%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

ANA

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	ANA
	64	42
	2.22	2.22
	2.16	2.18
	10	6
	4	2
	24	7
	+0.034	−0.034
	50%	23%

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

L1Palat – Bratt – Hughes
10:0956% CF
L2Haula – Cotter – Mercer
9:3272% CF
L3Noesen – Meier – Hischier
7:5868% CF
L4MacDermid – Lazar – Bastian
3:3460% CF
D1Pesce – Hughes
14:5160% CF
D2Dillon – Hamilton
12:0257% CF
D3Siegenthaler – Kovacevic
11:5167% CF

PP1Hamilton – Noesen – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
1:5875% CF
PP2Palat – Meier – Cotter – Mercer – Hughes
1:1988% CF
PK1FHaula – Noesen
1:49
PK2FLazar – Bastian
1:36
PK1DDillon – Kovacevic
3:16
PK2DPesce – Siegenthaler
2:32

Current NJD line combinations →

Anaheim Ducks

L1Fabbri – McTavish – Gauthier
11:2756% CF
L2Strome – Vatrano – Terry
10:1337% CF
L3Killorn – Leason – Carlsson
7:5013% CF
L4Johnston – Harkins – Lundeström
6:1529% CF
D1Gudas – LaCombe
13:3744% CF
D2Dumoulin – Trouba
13:0436% CF
D3Helleson – Mintyukov
12:2329% CF

PP1Strome – Vatrano – Terry – LaCombe – Carlsson
3:53100% CF
PP2Killorn – Fabbri – McTavish – Gauthier – Mintyukov
1:46100% CF
PK1FHarkins – Leason
1:03
PK2FKillorn – Lundeström
0:54
PK1DGudas – LaCombe
1:50
PK2DDumoulin – Trouba
1:16

Current ANA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

10:05
ANATroy Terry (Ryan Strome, Frank Vatrano)wrist0.13 xG
NJD: Haula, Siegenthaler, Kovacevic, Cotter, MercerANA: Gudas, Strome, Vatrano, Terry, LaCombe
NJD 0 – 1 ANA

3rd period

3:57
ANARobby Fabbri (Cutter Gauthier, Brian Dumoulin)wrist0.12 xG
NJD: Noesen, Pesce, Meier, Hischier, HughesANA: Dumoulin, Trouba, Fabbri, McTavish, Gauthier
NJD 0 – 2 ANA
5:31
NJDJonas Siegenthalerwrist0.01 xG
NJD: Lazar, Siegenthaler, Kovacevic, Cotter, MercerANA: Killorn, Gudas, Leason, LaCombe, Carlsson
NJD 1 – 2 ANA
13:20
NJDTimo Meier (Dougie Hamilton, Stefan Noesen)wrist0.08 xG
NJD: Dillon, Hamilton, Noesen, Meier, HischierANA: Gudas, Fabbri, LaCombe, McTavish, Gauthier
NJD 2 – 2 ANA
16:36
ANARyan Strome (Jackson LaCombe, Frank Vatrano)slap0.02 xG
NJD: Palat, Hamilton, Siegenthaler, Bratt, HughesANA: Gudas, Strome, Vatrano, Terry, LaCombe
NJD 2 – 3 ANA

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
Jack Hughes C	L1	0	0	0	-1	6	0.69	1	0	0	21:51	—	—	56	43
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	0	1	2	18:32	—	—	57	49
Ondrej Palat L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.11	1	2	0	14:48	—	—	57	47
Dawson Mercer C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.27	2	0	0	17:38	—	—	75	46
Paul Cotter L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	4	0	0	17:15	—	—	68	32
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	1	0	0	15:18	—	—	56	22
Nico Hischier C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.27	2	2	6	17:56	—	—	65	59
Timo Meier R	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.47	4	0	0	16:27	—	—	61	55
Stefan Noesen R	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.06	1	1	0	15:57	—	—	59	54
Curtis Lazar C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	2	9:54	—	—	50	51
Nathan Bastian R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.33	2	1	0	9:26	—	—	71	98
Kurtis MacDermid L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	1	0	0	4:13	—	—	43	54
Luke Hughes D	D1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.25	0	0	0	21:00	—	—	61	38
Brett Pesce D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	20:37	—	—	61	37
Dougie Hamilton D	D2	0	1	1	0	6	0.54	1	1	0	18:52	—	—	55	48
Brenden Dillon D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	1	0	2	17:22	—	—	58	49
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	1	0	1	-1	1	0.01	1	0	0	18:55	—	—	60	60
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:44	—	—	68	66

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	L	26	23	3	.885	2.50	57:15

Anaheim Ducks

ANA skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Robby Fabbri C	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.40	0	1	0	16:43	—	—	55	72
Cutter Gauthier L	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	1	0	2	14:45	—	—	52	69
Mason McTavish C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	0	1	2	14:39	—	—	59	58
Troy Terry R	L2	1	0	1	+2	4	0.47	0	2	2	20:54	—	—	41	61
Frank Vatrano R	L2	0	2	2	+2	2	0.49	2	0	0	20:46	—	—	44	56
Ryan Strome C	L2	1	1	2	+2	2	0.02	1	4	0	19:05	—	—	36	47
Leo Carlsson C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.29	0	0	0	15:08	—	—	21	50
Alex Killorn L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.68	2	0	2	14:37	—	—	23	43
Brett Leason R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	1	2	12:33	—	—	18	23
Isac Lundeström C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	1	0	0	12:18	—	—	27	32
Jansen Harkins C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:28	—	—	33	27
Ross Johnston L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	6:51	—	—	29	2
Jackson LaCombe D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.08	0	2	0	22:22	—	—	46	63
Radko Gudas D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	2	2	0	19:48	—	—	48	67
Jacob Trouba D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.06	3	5	0	22:12	—	—	37	42
Brian Dumoulin D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	1	0	19:04	—	—	43	52
Drew Helleson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	15:31	—	—	27	22
Pavel Mintyukov D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	15:16	—	—	32	40

ANA goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Lukas Dostal(start)	W	34	32	2	.941	3.26	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Troy Terry (ANA) 1st 10:05 · assists Ryan Strome, Frank Vatrano · Rebound · loose puck · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 34.7 mph shot · 7.9 s from entry to goal.

Troy Terry · 1st 10:05 · ANA

Play: rebound
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 34.7 mph
Distance: 18 ft
Entry to goal: 7.9 s
Type: rebound

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Robby Fabbri · 3rd 3:57 · ANA

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 39.7 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Jonas Siegenthaler · 3rd 5:31 · NJD

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Distance: 5 ft

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Timo Meier · 3rd 13:20 · NJD

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2
Shot: 56.6 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Ryan Strome · 3rd 16:36 · ANA

Play: point-shot
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 71.5 mph
Distance: 50 ft
Entry to goal: 7.9 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.