New Jersey Devils vs. Vegas Golden KnightsMar 14, 2018

FinalWednesday, Mar 14, 2018· T-Mobile Arena

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	2	2	4	8		NJD	7	12	9	28
VGK	0	2	1	3		VGK	13	17	12	42

: NJD 51VGK 84
: NJD 3.02VGK 3.43
PP goals: NJD 1VGK 2
Hits: NJD 34VGK 28
Blocks: NJD 26VGK 9
PIM: NJD 10VGK 4
: NJD 52%VGK 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils rout Vegas Golden Knights 8–3

New Jersey Devils beat Vegas Golden Knights 8–3 at VGK. Erik Haula (VGK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Maroon, Palmieri, Vatanen and Hall) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:09 together.

Points
Blake Coleman had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:06.Coleman
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Erik Haula had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 19:10.Haula
Points
Colin Miller had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:26.Miller
Points
Michael Grabner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:57.Grabner
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Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:28.Hischier
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Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 13:46.Hall
Points
Brian Gibbons had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:11.Gibbons
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Zajac, Maroon, Palmieri, Vatanen and Hall) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:09 together.Zajac Maroon Palmieri Vatanen Hall

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)VGK attacks right (top on phones) →

VGK
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 135 of 135 attempts · VGK 84 · NJD 51

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VGK
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VGK 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, VGK 42%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VGK

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	VGK
	54	68
	3.29	2.33
	3.19	2.21
	14	13
	7	8
	12	19
	+0.075	−0.075
	23%	42%

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

L1Boyle – Stafford – Wood
11:1632% CF
L2Maroon – Coleman – Noesen
8:5950% CF
L3Zajac – Grabner – Gibbons
8:4132% CF
L4Palmieri – Hall – Hischier
7:2068% CF
D1Moore – Severson
15:4030% CF
D2Greene – Vatanen
13:2857% CF
D3Lovejoy – Butcher
9:3061% CF

PP1Zajac – Maroon – Palmieri – Vatanen – Hall
1:0950% CF
PP2Boyle – Noesen – Severson – Butcher – Hischier
0:5650% CF
PK1FZajac – Grabner
3:22
PK2FGibbons – Coleman
3:06
PK1DGreene – Lovejoy
3:11
PK2DMoore – Vatanen
2:23

Current NJD line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Perron – Tatar – Haula
13:2576% CF
L2Karlsson – Marchessault – Tuch
10:4148% CF
L3Reaves – Bellemare – Nosek
7:4063% CF
L4Eakin – Hyka – Carpenter
7:280% CF
D1Merrill – Miller
15:0763% CF
D2Engelland – Theodore
13:0754% CF
D3McNabb – Schmidt
9:5760% CF

PP1Karlsson – Marchessault – Hyka – Theodore – Tuch
4:51100% CF
PP2Perron – Tatar – Haula – Miller – Schmidt
3:1490% CF
PK1FBellemare – Nosek
0:49
PK2FEakin – Karlsson
0:29
PK1DEngelland – McNabb
1:18
PK2DMiller – Schmidt
0:49

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:23
NJDBlake ColemanSH (Brian Gibbons)wrist0.11 xG
NJD: Moore, Vatanen, Gibbons, ColemanVGK: Perron, Tatar, Haula, Miller, Schmidt
NJD 1 – 0 VGK
8:10
NJDNico Hischier (Damon Severson, Sami Vatanen)deflected0.05 xG
NJD: Lovejoy, Palmieri, Moore, Hall, HischierVGK: Perron, Tatar, Haula, Miller, Schmidt
NJD 2 – 0 VGK

2nd period

1:55
NJDTravis Zajac (Michael Grabner, Will Butcher)wrist0.14 xG
NJD: Zajac, Grabner, Lovejoy, Gibbons, ButcherVGK: Engelland, Perron, Tatar, Haula, Schmidt
NJD 3 – 0 VGK
2:31
NJDStefan Noesen (Andy Greene)wrist0.12 xG
NJD: Zajac, Greene, Grabner, Vatanen, NoesenVGK: Engelland, Perron, Tatar, Haula, Theodore
NJD 4 – 0 VGK
11:08
VGKErik HaulaPP (Colin Miller, Nate Schmidt)wrist0.06 xG
NJD: Moore, Vatanen, Coleman, HischierVGK: Perron, Tatar, Haula, Miller, Schmidt
NJD 4 – 1 VGK
18:55
VGKColin Millerwrist0.00 xG
NJD: Boyle, Stafford, Greene, Severson, WoodVGK: Merrill, Karlsson, Miller, Marchessault, Tuch
NJD 4 – 2 VGK

3rd period

2:04
NJDBlake Colemanwrist0.09 xG
NJD: Lovejoy, Maroon, Coleman, Noesen, ButcherVGK: Engelland, Perron, Haula, Merrill, Carpenter
NJD 5 – 2 VGK
7:02
NJDMichael Grabner (Nico Hischier, Brian Gibbons)wrist0.14 xG
NJD: Greene, Grabner, Vatanen, Gibbons, HischierVGK: Eakin, Miller, Hyka, Schmidt, Carpenter
NJD 6 – 2 VGK
10:21
NJDKyle PalmieriPP (Patrick Maroon, Taylor Hall)wrist0.08 xG
NJD: Zajac, Maroon, Palmieri, Vatanen, HallVGK: Engelland, McNabb, Bellemare, Nosek
NJD 7 – 2 VGK
14:31
NJDTaylor Hall (Brian Boyle)wrist0.09 xG
NJD: Boyle, Stafford, Moore, Hall, SeversonVGK: Engelland, McNabb, Eakin, Carpenter, Tuch
NJD 8 – 2 VGK
19:32
VGKErik HaulaPP (David Perron, Tomas Tatar)deflected0.18 xG
NJD: Grabner, Noesen, Severson, ButcherVGK: Perron, Tatar, Haula, Miller, Schmidt
NJD 8 – 3 VGK

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
Brian Boyle C	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.06	7	0	0	14:02	—	—	36	38
Miles Wood L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	13:05	—	—	32	18
Drew Stafford R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	12:31	—	—	32	31
Blake Coleman L	L2	2	0	2	+2	3	0.20	5	1	0	16:06	—	—	47	29
Stefan Noesen R	L2	1	0	1	+2	1	0.12	2	0	0	13:03	—	—	42	40
Patrick Maroon L	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	12:43	—	—	41	23
Travis Zajac C	L3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.17	1	0	0	18:06	—	—	30	43
Brian Gibbons C	L3	0	2	2	+3	1	0.08	1	4	0	16:11	—	—	33	49
Michael Grabner L	L3	1	1	2	+3	3	0.34	0	1	2	15:57	—	—	39	67
Kyle Palmieri C	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.18	1	2	0	13:47	—	—	65	79
Taylor Hall L	L4	1	1	2	+2	2	0.41	1	1	0	13:46	—	—	63	77
Nico Hischier C	L4	1	1	2	+2	4	1.13	0	0	0	12:28	—	—	59	80
John Moore D	D1	0	0	0	+3	1	0.01	3	5	2	21:59	—	—	33	28
Damon Severson D	D1	0	1	1	0	3	0.08	3	2	2	20:29	—	—	31	25
Sami Vatanen D	D2	0	1	1	+3	2	0.11	3	4	0	24:05	—	—	50	67
Andy Greene D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	2	2	20:21	—	—	47	72
Ben Lovejoy D	D3	0	0	0	+3	0	0.00	1	3	0	17:30	—	—	58	79
Will Butcher D	D3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.10	0	0	2	15:22	—	—	50	67

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Keith Kinkaid(start)	W	42	39	3	.929	3.43	59:53

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
David Perron L	L1	0	1	1	-5	1	0.06	1	0	0	19:16	—	—	74	69
Erik Haula L	L1	2	0	2	-5	7	0.85	1	1	0	19:10	—	—	73	69
Tomas Tatar L	L1	0	1	1	-4	2	0.52	4	0	2	17:17	—	—	78	70
Alex Tuch R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.45	0	0	0	20:27	—	—	50	37
William Karlsson C	L2	0	0	0	+1	6	0.24	1	0	0	18:12	—	—	50	35
Jonathan Marchessault R	L2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.14	1	0	0	17:41	—	—	50	35
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0	11:02	—	—	57	43
Tomas Nosek L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	1	1	0	10:50	—	—	58	48
Ryan Reaves R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	9:55	—	—	62	77
Tomas Hyka R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	0	0	0	13:32	—	—	15	1
Ryan Carpenter C	L4	0	0	0	-3	1	0.10	4	0	0	12:56	—	—	22	8
Cody Eakin C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	2	0	0	12:21	—	—	26	9
Colin Miller D	D1	1	1	2	-2	3	0.11	2	1	0	22:26	—	—	62	56
Jon Merrill D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	1	2	19:38	—	—	61	67
Shea Theodore D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.26	0	0	0	22:31	—	—	59	40
Deryk Engelland D	D2	0	0	0	-4	0	0.00	2	0	0	16:27	—	—	43	20
Nate Schmidt D	D3	0	1	1	-4	5	0.29	0	2	0	20:19	—	—	56	42
Brayden McNabb D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	2	3	0	13:47	—	—	58	53

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Maxime Lagace	—	17	13	4	.765	2.08	37:29
Marc-Andre Fleury(start)	L	11	7	4	.636	0.93	22:31

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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.