New Jersey Devils vs. Vegas Golden KnightsMar 17, 2024

FinalSunday, Mar 17, 2024· T-Mobile Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	0	0	1	1		NJD	7	7	7	21
VGK	0	0	3	3		VGK	13	11	13	37

: NJD 56VGK 64
: NJD 2.21VGK 3.37
PP goals: NJD 0VGK 0
Hits: NJD 12VGK 25
Blocks: NJD 12VGK 21
PIM: NJD 4VGK 4
: NJD 52%VGK 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 3–1

Vegas Golden Knights beat New Jersey Devils 3–1 at home. Noah Hanifin (VGK) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for NJD: Haula–Meier–Mercer skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Noah Hanifin had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:47.Hanifin
New line
New look for NJD: Haula–Meier–Mercer skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Haula Meier Mercer
New line
New look for VGK: Stephenson–Mantha–Roy skated 11:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (51.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Stephenson Mantha Roy
Goalie
Jake Allen (NJD) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +4 against a season average of 32.0; the loss.Allen
New line
New look for VGK: Carrier–Kolesar–Howden skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Carrier Kolesar Howden
Usage
Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) played 19:30, −4:08 down on his 23:38 season average over 63 games.Pietrangelo
Usage
John Marino (NJD) played 24:24, +3:29 up on his 20:55 season average over 74 games.Marino
Usage
Kevin Bahl (NJD) played 20:37, +3:16 up on his 17:21 season average over 81 games.Bahl

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 120 of 120 attempts · VGK 64 · NJD 56

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 38%.

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	65
	1.89	2.19
	1.85	2.09
	5	11
	5	7
	11	20
	+0.014	−0.015
	23%	38%

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

L1Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
11:1267% CF
L2Haula – Meier – Mercer
10:1761% CF
L3Palat – Lazar – Holtz
7:0647% CF
L4Tierney – MacDermid – Nosek
3:3227% CF
D1Marino – Bahl
15:4626% CF
D2Smith – Nemec
11:5135% CF
D3DeSimone – Hughes
7:5569% CF

PP1Meier – Hischier – Hughes – Mercer – Hughes
2:21100% CF
PP2Haula – Palat – Mercer – Holtz – Nemec
1:2450% CF
PK1FTierney – Nosek
0:58
PK2FBratt – Hischier
0:38
PK1DSmith – Marino
2:15
PK2DDeSimone – Bahl
1:15

Current NJD line combinations →

Vegas Golden Knights

L1Marchessault – Barbashev – Eichel
12:5440% CF
L2Stephenson – Mantha – Roy
11:3952% CF
L3Karlsson – Amadio – Dorofeyev
9:1253% CF
L4Carrier – Kolesar – Howden
8:0385% CF
D1McNabb – Theodore
16:4942% CF
D2Pietrangelo – Hanifin
15:1651% CF
D3Martinez – Hutton
14:4768% CF

PP1Karlsson – Marchessault – Theodore – Barbashev – Eichel
2:09100% CF
PP2Pietrangelo – Stephenson – Mantha – Hanifin – Roy
1:15100% CF
PK1FKarlsson – Eichel
1:38
PK2FStephenson – Roy
1:02
PK1DPietrangelo – Hanifin
1:25
PK2DMcNabb – Hutton
0:57

Current VGK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

3rd period

0:38
NJDNico Hischierwrist0.15 xG
NJD: Bratt, Hischier, DeSimone, Hughes, HughesVGK: Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, Hanifin, Eichel
NJD 1 – 0 VGK
2:57
VGKWilliam Carrier (Alex Pietrangelo, Noah Hanifin)deflected0.11 xG
NJD: Nosek, Marino, Bratt, Bahl, HughesVGK: Pietrangelo, Carrier, Hanifin, Kolesar, Howden
NJD 1 – 1 VGK
11:06
VGKJack Eichel (Noah Hanifin)wrist0.05 xG
NJD: Smith, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, NemecVGK: Pietrangelo, Marchessault, Barbashev, Hanifin, Eichel
NJD 1 – 2 VGK
19:41
VGKWilliam KarlssonEN (Chandler Stephenson, Shea Theodore)wrist0.72 xG
NJD: Haula, Palat, Meier, Bratt, Hughes, HughesVGK: McNabb, Karlsson, Stephenson, Theodore, Roy
NJD 1 – 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	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Hughes C	L1	0	0	-2	3	0.18	0	0	0	21:31	—	—	63	63
Nico Hischier C	L1	1	1	0	2	0.26	0	0	0	19:31	—	—	56	68
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	0	-2	4	0.50	2	0	0	18:58	—	—	52	62
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	-1	0	0.12	1	1	0	19:45	—	—	56	60
Timo Meier R	L2	0	0	-1	4	0.45	2	1	0	19:18	—	—	53	53
Dawson Mercer C	L2	0	0	0	1	0.13	1	0	2	18:21	—	—	47	45
Ondrej Palat L	L3	0	0	-1	2	0.23	1	0	2	15:48	—	—	39	34
Curtis Lazar C	L3	0	0	0	1	0.06	2	0	0	12:34	—	—	36	27
Alexander Holtz R	L3	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	0	0	10:36	—	—	53	31
Tomas Nosek L	L4	0	0	-1	1	0.05	1	1	0	11:56	—	—	22	9
Chris Tierney C	L4	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	0	0	9:50	—	—	33	18
Kurtis MacDermid L	L4	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	4:32	—	—	25	14
John Marino D	D1	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	2	0	24:24	—	—	34	33
Kevin Bahl D	D1	0	0	-1	1	0.06	1	1	0	20:37	—	—	32	20
Simon Nemec D	D2	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	4	0	21:07	—	—	41	44
Brendan Smith D	D2	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	2	0	16:53	—	—	42	44
Luke Hughes D	D3	0	0	0	1	0.12	0	0	0	20:11	—	—	69	68
Nick DeSimone D	D3	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:27	—	—	67	71

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	L	36	34	2	.944	2.64	58:41

Vegas Golden Knights

VGK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Eichel C	L1	1	0	1	0	8	0.39	0	1	0	21:50	—	—	50	48
Jonathan Marchessault R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.19	3	0	2	18:56	—	—	41	42
Ivan Barbashev L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	2	0	18:53	—	—	40	48
Chandler Stephenson C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.13	1	0	0	16:42	—	—	55	50
Nicolas Roy C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	4	1	0	16:17	—	—	52	45
Anthony Mantha R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.24	1	1	0	15:03	—	—	56	53
William Karlsson C	L3	1	0	1	+1	4	1.17	1	2	0	14:46	—	—	50	55
Michael Amadio R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	2	1	0	11:23	—	—	52	49
Pavel Dorofeyev R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.25	0	0	0	10:55	—	—	55	49
Brett Howden C	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.08	1	0	0	14:12	—	—	70	78
Keegan Kolesar R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	10:15	—	—	79	86
William Carrier L	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.20	5	0	0	10:06	—	—	87	87
Brayden McNabb D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	2	0	19:59	—	—	41	29
Shea Theodore D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	0	2	0	19:59	—	—	44	33
Noah Hanifin D	D2	0	2	2	+1	2	0.09	0	1	0	21:47	—	—	51	48
Alex Pietrangelo D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.11	1	5	2	19:30	—	—	51	48
Alec Martinez D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	1	0	0	18:15	—	—	69	83
Ben Hutton D	D3	0	0	0	0	4	0.17	0	3	0	17:30	—	—	66	82

VGK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Logan Thompson(start)	W	21	20	1	.952	2.21	59:42

Goal anatomy

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

Nico Hischier (NJD) 3rd 0:38 · unassisted · Rebound · carried in · 40.0 mph shot · 5.6 s from entry to goal.

Nico Hischier · 3rd 0:38 · NJD

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 40.0 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Entry to goal: 5.6 s
Type: rebound

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William Carrier · 3rd 2:57 · VGK

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 32.5 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Type: deflection

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Jack Eichel · 3rd 11:06 · VGK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 1
Shot: 75.7 mph
Distance: 42 ft
Entry to goal: 1.5 s

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William Karlsson · 3rd 19:41 · VGK EN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 72.3 mph
Distance: 42 ft
Entry to goal: 1.6 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.