New Jersey Devils vs. New York IslandersJan 2, 2020

FinalThursday, Jan 2, 2020· NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	0	1	1	2		NJD	9	13	9	31
NYI	0	1	0	1		NYI	11	9	10	30

: NJD 81NYI 65
: NJD 3.15NYI 2.56
PP goals: NJD 0NYI 0
Hits: NJD 25NYI 30
Blocks: NJD 23NYI 20
PIM: NJD 6NYI 6
: NJD 47%NYI 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge New York Islanders 2–1

New Jersey Devils beat New York Islanders 2–1 at NYI. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NJD: Simmonds–Wood–Zacha skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

New line
New look for NJD: Simmonds–Wood–Zacha skated 9:59 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (56% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Simmonds Wood Zacha
Luck
NYI scored 1 goal on 2.56 expected goals (65 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
P.K. Subban (NJD) played 19:02, −3:08 down on his 22:10 season average over 67 games.Subban
Usage
Kevin Rooney (NJD) played 7:26, −4:23 down on his 11:49 season average over 48 games.Rooney
Usage
Jesper Boqvist (NJD) played 7:30, −3:33 down on his 11:03 season average over 34 games.Boqvist
Usage
Anthony Beauvillier (NYI) played 14:16, −3:02 down on his 17:18 season average over 67 games.Beauvillier
Usage
Mathew Barzal (NYI) played 23:11, +3:11 up on his 20:00 season average over 67 games.Barzal
Cats
Nick Leddy (NYI) blocked 5 shots in 21:58.Leddy

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)NYI attacks right (top on phones) →

NYI
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 146 of 146 attempts · NYI 65 · NJD 81

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NYI
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NYI 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 40% of the game, NYI 28%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NYI

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	NYI
	77	60
	3.00	2.18
	2.92	2.09
	8	14
	6	2
	20	24
	−0.028	+0.028
	40%	28%

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

L1Palmieri – Bratt – Hischier
10:5260% CF
L2Simmonds – Wood – Zacha
9:5956% CF
L3Zajac – Coleman – Gusev
9:3073% CF
L4Hayden – Rooney – Boqvist
4:3489% CF
D1Vatanen – Severson
15:0763% CF
D2Butcher – Mueller
13:3655% CF
D3Greene – Subban
12:5857% CF

PP1Palmieri – Vatanen – Severson – Bratt – Hischier
2:38100% CF
PP2Subban – Simmonds – Gusev – Butcher – Zacha
1:22100% CF
PK1FZajac – Coleman
2:03
PK2FZacha – Rooney
1:49
PK1DGreene – Mueller
1:14
PK2DSubban – Severson
0:00

Current NJD line combinations →

New York Islanders

L1Komarov – Martin – Cizikas
9:3341% CF
L2Brassard – Nelson – Beauvillier
7:4653% CF
L3Lee – Kuhnhackl – Barzal
6:3859% CF
L4Bailey – Eberle – Johnston
5:4927% CF
D1Leddy – Pulock
10:2133% CF
D2Mayfield – Toews
8:3455% CF
D3Boychuk – Dobson
7:4440% CF

PP1Bailey – Lee – Toews – Barzal – Beauvillier
2:49100% CF
PP2Brassard – Eberle – Leddy – Nelson – Pulock
1:11100% CF
PK1FKomarov – Cizikas
1:22
PK2FBailey – Nelson
1:01
PK1DMayfield – Pulock
1:35
PK2DBoychuk – Leddy
0:38

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

7:33
NYIBrock Nelson (Ryan Pulock, Derick Brassard)wrist0.08 xG
NJD: Greene, Subban, Palmieri, HischierNYI: Brassard, Leddy, Nelson, Pulock
NJD 0 – 1 NYI
18:33
NJDP.K. Subban (Nikita Gusev, Travis Zajac)slap0.02 xG
NJD: Zajac, Greene, Subban, Coleman, GusevNYI: Brassard, Leddy, Nelson, Pulock, Beauvillier
NJD 1 – 1 NYI

3rd period

1:09
NJDNico Hischier (Kyle Palmieri)wrist0.21 xG
NJD: Greene, Subban, Palmieri, Bratt, HischierNYI: Bailey, Leddy, Nelson, Kuhnhackl, Pulock
NJD 2 – 1 NYI

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
Nico Hischier C	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.62	0	1	0	20:12	—	—	45	57
Kyle Palmieri C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.25	1	2	0	18:07	—	—	53	64
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.34	0	1	0	15:36	—	—	58	73
Pavel Zacha C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	1	0	0	16:17	—	—	59	68
Miles Wood L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	2	2	15:37	—	—	43	50
Wayne Simmonds R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	1	1	0	15:33	—	—	46	45
Blake Coleman L	L3	0	0	0	+1	4	0.34	5	1	0	18:11	—	—	61	52
Travis Zajac C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.10	1	1	0	17:54	—	—	62	44
Nikita Gusev L	L3	0	1	1	+1	3	0.23	0	0	0	13:56	—	—	67	54
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	1	0	0	7:30	—	—	69	52
Kevin Rooney C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	1	0	7:26	—	—	73	100
John Hayden C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	2	1	0	7:25	—	—	75	100
Damon Severson D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.13	2	2	2	24:03	—	—	60	67
Sami Vatanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	1	2	2	20:52	—	—	61	64
Will Butcher D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.21	1	1	0	18:10	—	—	48	46
Mirco Mueller D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	1	3	0	17:41	—	—	55	47
Andy Greene D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	3	3	0	20:28	—	—	57	66
P.K. Subban D	D3	1	0	1	+1	4	0.21	3	1	0	19:02	—	—	58	61

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	W	30	29	1	.967	2.56	60:00

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Casey Cizikas C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	3	0	0	14:20	—	—	38	50
Leo Komarov R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.12	3	0	0	12:45	—	—	43	59
Matt Martin L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	5	2	2	12:07	—	—	40	45
Brock Nelson C	L2	1	0	1	-1	4	0.26	0	1	0	16:39	—	—	45	32
Anthony Beauvillier R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	1	0	2	14:16	—	—	44	36
Derick Brassard C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.19	1	0	0	12:50	—	—	37	28
Mathew Barzal C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.46	0	1	0	23:11	—	—	56	55
Anders Lee L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.57	3	1	0	20:32	—	—	60	70
Tom Kuhnhackl R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	2	0	11:32	—	—	46	47
Jordan Eberle R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	0	0	17:24	—	—	50	42
Josh Bailey R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	0	1	0	16:26	—	—	29	7
Ross Johnston L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	7:15	—	—	29	8
Ryan Pulock D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.03	2	0	0	22:36	—	—	36	26
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	2	5	0	21:58	—	—	40	43
Devon Toews D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.19	1	2	2	23:24	—	—	49	48
Scott Mayfield D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	0	3	0	19:43	—	—	52	60
Johnny Boychuk D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	1	0	17:41	—	—	38	37
Noah Dobson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	1	0	11:57	—	—	52	43

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Semyon Varlamov(start)	L	31	29	2	.935	3.15	57:24

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.