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New Jersey Devils vs. Utah Hockey ClubMar 1, 2025

Final· Delta Center
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NJD
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UTA
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Goals123TShots123T
NJD1023NJD911929
UTA0101UTA771125
NJD 61UTA 62
NJD 2.32UTA 2.30
PP goals
NJD 0UTA 0
Hits
NJD 18UTA 18
Blocks
NJD 12UTA 20
PIM
NJD 9UTA 9
NJD 55%UTA 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Utah Hockey Club 3–1

New Jersey Devils beat Utah Hockey Club 3–1 at UTA. Timo Meier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NJD: Haula–Noesen–Cotter skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. New line
    New look for NJD: Haula–Noesen–Cotter skated 8:49 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.HaulaNoesenCotter
  2. Usage
    Kevin Stenlund (UTA) played 11:13, −3:10 down on his 14:23 season average over 81 games.Stenlund
  3. Usage
    Dylan Guenther (UTA) played 20:24, +3:27 up on his 16:57 season average over 69 games.Guenther
  4. Usage
    Nick Bjugstad (UTA) played 8:44, −3:38 down on his 12:22 season average over 65 games.Bjugstad
  5. Usage
    Stefan Noesen (NJD) played 12:34, −3:25 down on his 15:59 season average over 77 games.Noesen
  6. Cats
    Ian Cole (UTA) blocked 5 shots in 17:28.Cole

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.

Shot map, NJD at UTA: 123 attempts, 54 on goal, 4 goals, 4.62 expected goals; best chance Ondrej Palat at 0.30 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NJD attacks left (bottom on phones)UTA attacks right (top on phones) →
  • UTA
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 123 of 123 attempts · UTA 62 · NJD 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at UTA: expected goals 2.30 to 2.32 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 62 to 61, 4 goals.

0.00.51.01.52.02.51st2nd3rdUTANJDHSMLnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • UTA
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
UTANJDcontrol2nd3rdHischier · 1st 9:34Sergachev · 2nd 10:03Meier · 3rd 0:14Lazar · 3rd 12:44
  • UTA 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 36% of the game, UTA 24%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NJD at UTA: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Karel Vejmelka (57:54) for UTA and Nico Daws (59:44) for NJD, 4 goals.

UTA
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
StatNJDUTA
7067
2.422.46
2.372.40
1317
81
2010
+0.030−0.029
36%24%

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

Current NJD line combinations →

Utah Mammoth

Current UTA line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 9:34
    NJDNico Hischier (Luke Hughes, Tomas Tatar)other0.11 xG
    NJD: Tatar, Hischier, Kovacevic, Mercer, HughesUTA: Bjugstad, O'Brien, Marino, Stenlund, Sergachev
    NJD 1 – 0 UTA

2nd period

  1. 10:03
    UTAMikhail Sergachev (Liam O'Brien, Kevin Stenlund)snap0.09 xG
    NJD: Tatar, Lazar, Bastian, Kovacevic, NemecUTA: Bjugstad, O'Brien, Marino, Stenlund, Sergachev
    NJD 1 – 1 UTA

3rd period

  1. 0:14
    NJDTimo Meier (Dawson Mercer, Johnathan Kovacevic)snap0.09 xG
    NJD: Pesce, Meier, Hischier, Kovacevic, MercerUTA: Maatta, Schmaltz, Keller, Durzi, Cooley
    NJD 2 – 1 UTA
  2. 12:44
    NJDCurtis Lazar (Jack Hughes, Nathan Bastian)snap0.08 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Lazar, Bastian, Hughes, NemecUTA: Cole, Kerfoot, Hayton, Kesselring, Doan
    NJD 3 – 1 UTA

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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nico Hischier CL1101+220.2012020:40——5038
Dawson Mercer CL1011+220.2512019:23——4232
Timo Meier RL1101+130.1822017:45——4529
Jack Hughes CL2011+140.3201220:31——5684
Jesper Bratt LL2000010.0500017:01——5892
Ondrej Palat LL2000020.3610015:14——4877
Paul Cotter LL3000000.1730012:50——5237
Stefan Noesen RL3000010.0000012:34——5023
Erik Haula LL3000020.0500012:07——4722
Tomas Tatar LL4011000.0000211:49——6571
Nathan Bastian RL4011010.2220010:55——6974
Curtis Lazar CL4101020.113008:50——5538
Luke Hughes DD1011+120.1102022:42——4745
Dougie Hamilton DD1000030.0400019:52——5756
Brett Pesce DD2000+110.1402023:45——5641
Johnathan Kovacevic DD2011+120.0830020:17——6455
Brenden Dillon DD3000+100.0021516:41——4653
Simon Nemec DD3000010.0400013:32——3251
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Nico Daws(start)W25241.9602.3059:44

Utah Mammoth

UTA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Logan Cooley CL1000-120.2820220:02——5058
Clayton Keller RL1000-110.4400019:43——5458
Nick Schmaltz CL1000-120.2311018:08——4949
Dylan Guenther RL2000020.2911020:24——5145
Barrett Hayton CL2000-110.1400018:30——5033
Alexander Kerfoot CL2000-110.0010016:03——5229
Jack McBain CL3000020.2530014:20——4469
Lawson Crouse LL3000020.1621013:56——3966
Josh Doan RL3000-100.0301013:11——4261
Kevin Stenlund CL4011010.0601011:13——5655
Nick Bjugstad CL4000010.010108:44——4748
Liam O'Brien CL4011010.053157:25——6062
Sean Durzi DD1000-100.0103020:34——2723
Olli Maatta DD1000-130.0400019:22——3526
Mikhail Sergachev DD2101020.1413023:17——5669
John Marino DD2000020.0300020:32——5664
Ian Cole DD3000-100.0505217:28——6068
Michael Kesselring DD3000-120.1042015:14——6166
UTA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Karel Vejmelka(start)L29263.8972.3257:54

Goal anatomy

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

Nico Hischier (NJD) 1st 9:34 · assists Luke Hughes, Tomas Tatar · Rebound · 17.2 mph shot.

Timo Meier · 3rd 0:14 · NJD

Play
rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
67.3 mph
Distance
38 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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