New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia FlyersMay 1, 2021

FinalSaturday, May 1, 2021· Wells Fargo Center

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Philadelphia FlyersPHI

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	1	1	2	4		NJD	5	9	7	21
PHI	0	0	1	1		PHI	9	13	10	32

: NJD 46PHI 67
: NJD 1.82PHI 2.79
PP goals: NJD 0PHI 0
Hits: NJD 18PHI 30
Blocks: NJD 19PHI 12
PIM: NJD 4PHI 4
: NJD 48%PHI 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 at PHI. Yegor Sharangovich (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PHI: Laughton–Lindblom–Allison skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:54.Sharangovich
Points
Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:44.Hughes
New line
New look for PHI: Laughton–Lindblom–Allison skated 11:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (55.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Laughton Lindblom Allison
Luck
NJD scored 4 goals on 1.82 expected goals (46 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for PHI: van Riemsdyk–Aube-Kubel–Patrick skated 10:24 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (61.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.van Riemsdyk Aube-Kubel Patrick
Luck
PHI scored 1 goal on 2.79 expected goals (67 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Nico Hischier (NJD) played 15:24, −3:16 down on his 18:40 season average over 20 games.Hischier

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)PHI attacks right (top on phones) →

PHI
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · PHI 67 · NJD 46

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PHI
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PHI 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 15% of the game, PHI 46%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PHI

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	PHI
	46	70
	1.90	2.73
	1.89	2.67
	4	12
	1	1
	11	12
	−0.005	+0.005
	15%	46%

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

L1Merkley – Maltsev – Boqvist
11:1933% CF
L2Kuokkanen – Sharangovich – Hughes
11:1544% CF
L3Wood – Bastian – McLeod
10:2142% CF
L4Zacha – Bratt – Hischier
10:0643% CF
D1Carrick – Butcher
15:2829% CF
D2Bahl – Smith
15:0338% CF
D3Murray – Severson
14:4344% CF

PP1Zacha – Bratt – Hischier – Smith – Hughes
2:18100% CF
PP2Severson – Butcher – Wood – Kuokkanen – Sharangovich
0:39
PK1FBastian – McLeod
2:01
PK2FZacha – Hischier
1:03
PK1DMurray – Severson
2:36
PK2DCarrick – Bahl
1:24

Current NJD line combinations →

Philadelphia Flyers

L1Giroux – Voracek – Couturier
12:0075% CF
L2Laughton – Lindblom – Allison
11:3755% CF
L3Hayes – Konecny – Farabee
10:5653% CF
L4van Riemsdyk – Aube-Kubel – Patrick
10:2462% CF
D1Braun – Provorov
14:1965% CF
D2Sanheim – Myers
9:1755% CF
D3Gostisbehere – Hagg
6:1343% CF

PP1Giroux – van Riemsdyk – Voracek – Couturier – Gostisbehere
2:1980% CF
PP2Hayes – Konecny – Provorov – Patrick – Farabee
1:41100% CF
PK1FLindblom – Patrick
2:19
PK2FHayes – Laughton
0:58
PK1DHagg – Sanheim
2:20
PK2DBraun – Provorov
1:17

Current PHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

5:00
NJDJesper Bratt (Pavel Zacha, Kevin Bahl)wrist0.01 xG
NJD: Carrick, Butcher, Zacha, Bratt, HischierPHI: Giroux, Voracek, Couturier, Hagg, Myers
NJD 1 – 0 PHI

2nd period

0:52
NJDJanne Kuokkanen (Jack Hughes, Yegor Sharangovich)snap0.11 xG
NJD: Murray, Severson, Kuokkanen, Sharangovich, HughesPHI: Giroux, Voracek, Couturier, Gostisbehere, Sanheim
NJD 2 – 0 PHI

3rd period

5:14
NJDNico HischierSHwrist0.03 xG
NJD: Carrick, Hischier, Bahl, SharangovichPHI: Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Voracek, Couturier, Gostisbehere
NJD 3 – 0 PHI
14:59
NJDYegor Sharangovich (Jack Hughes)wrist0.19 xG
NJD: Murray, Severson, Wood, Sharangovich, HughesPHI: Hayes, Gostisbehere, Hagg, Konecny, Farabee
NJD 4 – 0 PHI
18:42
PHIJoel Farabee (Shayne Gostisbehere, Nicolas Aube-Kubel)snap0.07 xG
NJD: Kuokkanen, Bahl, Smith, Sharangovich, HughesPHI: Hayes, Gostisbehere, Konecny, Provorov, Farabee
NJD 4 – 1 PHI

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
Nick Merkley R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	0	0	0	14:14	—	—	30	35
Jesper Boqvist C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	12:48	—	—	30	35
Mikhail Maltsev L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	1	0	0	12:28	—	—	33	38
Jack Hughes C	L2	0	2	2	+1	3	0.19	0	0	0	17:44	—	—	45	44
Janne Kuokkanen C	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	15:07	—	—	45	38
Yegor Sharangovich C	L2	1	1	2	+2	2	0.27	0	0	0	13:54	—	—	44	44
Michael McLeod C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	1	1	0	16:35	—	—	33	25
Miles Wood L	L3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.15	1	1	0	14:58	—	—	42	56
Nathan Bastian R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	5	1	0	14:57	—	—	41	38
Pavel Zacha C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.04	0	0	0	15:29	—	—	41	41
Nico Hischier C	L4	1	0	1	+2	3	0.41	1	2	0	15:24	—	—	41	41
Jesper Bratt L	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.09	0	1	2	15:03	—	—	46	50
Will Butcher D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	0	2	0	19:19	—	—	36	47
Connor Carrick D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.01	0	4	0	19:16	—	—	32	38
Ty Smith D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	1	2	2	20:25	—	—	41	17
Kevin Bahl D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	4	0	0	17:28	—	—	41	15
Damon Severson D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	1	2	0	21:28	—	—	43	72
Ryan Murray D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	2	3	0	19:23	—	—	48	70

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	W	32	31	1	.969	2.79	60:00

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Claude Giroux R	L1	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	3	0	0	17:21	—	—	70	62
Sean Couturier C	L1	0	0	0	-3	4	0.40	2	0	2	17:10	—	—	69	62
Jakub Voracek R	L1	0	0	0	-3	0	0.12	0	0	0	15:22	—	—	75	65
Scott Laughton C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	2	0	0	15:25	—	—	57	62
Oskar Lindblom L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	14:39	—	—	55	58
Wade Allison R	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.43	5	2	0	13:10	—	—	55	58
Kevin Hayes R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.11	0	0	0	15:28	—	—	53	43
Joel Farabee L	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.31	0	0	2	15:10	—	—	53	49
Travis Konecny R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	1	0	0	14:32	—	—	55	49
Nolan Patrick C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	15:53	—	—	59	75
James van Riemsdyk L	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.23	0	1	0	14:09	—	—	62	78
Nicolas Aube-Kubel R	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.34	1	0	0	12:31	—	—	59	75
Ivan Provorov D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.12	1	0	0	22:57	—	—	66	63
Justin Braun D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	3	0	16:53	—	—	66	65
Travis Sanheim D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	0	0	23:37	—	—	65	63
Philippe Myers D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	2	1	0	16:50	—	—	54	55
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D3	0	1	1	-2	1	0.28	0	0	0	18:53	—	—	57	45
Robert Hagg D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	5	3	0	16:26	—	—	48	56

PHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Brian Elliott(start)	L	21	17	4	.810	1.82	59:34

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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.