New Jersey Devils vs. New York IslandersMay 6, 2021

FinalThursday, May 6, 2021· Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	1	1	0	2		NJD	12	8	5	25
NYI	0	1	0	1		NYI	8	12	13	33

: NJD 49NYI 66
: NJD 1.83NYI 3.06
PP goals: NJD 0NYI 0
Hits: NJD 16NYI 33
Blocks: NJD 24NYI 19
PIM: NJD 4NYI 2
: NJD 39%NYI 61%

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. Anthony Beauvillier (NYI) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for NJD: Bastian–McLeod–Boqvist skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

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New look for NJD: Bastian–McLeod–Boqvist skated 11:57 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Bastian McLeod Boqvist
New line
New look for NJD: Studenic–Foote–Thompson skated 8:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Studenic Foote Thompson
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New look for NYI: Pageau–Johnston–Wahlstrom skated 6:33 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Pageau Johnston Wahlstrom
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New look for NYI: Zajac–Palmieri–Barzal skated 8:32 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Zajac Palmieri Barzal
Luck
NYI scored 1 goal on 3.06 expected goals (66 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Oliver Wahlstrom (NYI) played 18:24, +6:09 up on his 12:15 season average over 43 games.Wahlstrom
Usage
Matt Tennyson (NJD) played 19:07, +4:51 up on his 14:16 season average over 20 games.Tennyson
Usage
Jesper Boqvist (NJD) played 15:36, +4:37 up on his 10:59 season average over 27 games.Boqvist

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 115 of 115 attempts · NYI 66 · NJD 49

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 24% of the game, NYI 45%.

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
	55	59
	2.06	2.29
	2.01	2.20
	11	11
	4	4
	10	11
	−0.079	+0.079
	24%	45%

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

L1Kuokkanen – Sharangovich – Hughes
12:4154% CF
L2Bastian – McLeod – Boqvist
11:5757% CF
L3Zacha – Bratt – Hischier
11:0135% CF
L4Studenic – Foote – Thompson
8:1367% CF
D1Murray – Severson
15:4555% CF
D2Carrick – Butcher
14:5344% CF
D3Tennyson – Bahl
13:2439% CF

PP1Butcher – Zacha – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
1:11100% CF
PP2Severson – Kuokkanen – Sharangovich – Foote – Thompson
0:220% CF
PK1FHischier – Sharangovich
2:11
PK2FBastian – McLeod
0:45
PK1DTennyson – Bahl
1:10
PK2DMurray – Severson
0:49

Current NJD line combinations →

New York Islanders

L1Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas
10:3860% CF
L2Bailey – Nelson – Beauvillier
9:4968% CF
L3Zajac – Palmieri – Barzal
8:3240% CF
L4Pageau – Johnston – Wahlstrom
6:3329% CF
D1Pelech – Pulock
16:5369% CF
D2Leddy – Mayfield
16:2644% CF
D3Coburn – Dobson
15:3432% CF

PP1Bailey – Palmieri – Leddy – Nelson – Wahlstrom
1:59100% CF
PP2Zajac – Pageau – Barzal – Beauvillier – Dobson
1:0175% CF
PK1FClutterbuck – Cizikas
0:37
PK2FZajac – Pageau
0:33
PK1DMayfield – Pelech
1:00
PK2DLeddy – Pulock
0:33

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

14:11
NJDPavel Zacha (Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier)wrist0.09 xG
NJD: Murray, Severson, Zacha, Bratt, HischierNYI: Bailey, Leddy, Nelson, Mayfield, Beauvillier
NJD 1 – 0 NYI

2nd period

5:35
NYIAnthony Beauvillier (Scott Mayfield, Brock Nelson)tip-in0.04 xG
NJD: Carrick, Butcher, Kuokkanen, Sharangovich, HughesNYI: Bailey, Leddy, Nelson, Mayfield, Beauvillier
NJD 1 – 1 NYI
15:31
NJDMichael McLeod (Damon Severson, Ryan Murray)tip-in0.08 xG
NJD: Murray, Severson, Bastian, McLeod, BoqvistNYI: Zajac, Palmieri, Leddy, Mayfield, Barzal
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
Jack Hughes C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	18:41	—	—	49	39
Yegor Sharangovich C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	0	0	0	17:15	—	—	54	46
Janne Kuokkanen C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	0	0	0	15:22	—	—	53	41
Michael McLeod C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.08	4	2	2	15:51	—	—	52	61
Nathan Bastian R	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.06	4	1	0	15:45	—	—	57	62
Jesper Boqvist C	L2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.32	0	1	0	15:36	—	—	54	54
Nico Hischier C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.06	1	2	0	18:03	—	—	39	39
Pavel Zacha C	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.09	0	1	0	14:55	—	—	32	28
Jesper Bratt L	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	0	1	0	14:38	—	—	33	28
Marián Studenic R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	2	0	0	10:38	—	—	64	93
Tyce Thompson R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	0	0	0	10:24	—	—	67	92
Nolan Foote L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:00	—	—	58	93
Ryan Murray D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.03	0	5	0	21:12	—	—	49	42
Damon Severson D	D1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.21	1	2	2	20:28	—	—	57	44
Will Butcher D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.24	0	2	0	21:05	—	—	46	45
Connor Carrick D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	1	2	0	18:16	—	—	45	45
Matt Tennyson D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	2	0	19:07	—	—	38	56
Kevin Bahl D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	3	3	0	18:44	—	—	52	69

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	W	33	32	1	.970	3.06	60:00

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Cal Clutterbuck R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.29	2	0	0	13:37	—	—	55	48
Matt Martin L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	7	1	0	12:33	—	—	59	43
Casey Cizikas C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	12:03	—	—	59	50
Josh Bailey R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.50	0	0	0	17:59	—	—	67	58
Brock Nelson C	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.48	0	0	0	17:53	—	—	61	58
Anthony Beauvillier R	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.12	0	1	0	14:30	—	—	65	68
Mathew Barzal C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	0	0	0	21:37	—	—	46	67
Kyle Palmieri C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.22	5	0	0	14:06	—	—	45	43
Travis Zajac C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	1	1	0	13:45	—	—	45	43
Oliver Wahlstrom R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.36	1	2	0	18:24	—	—	30	36
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.29	3	0	0	15:52	—	—	40	53
Ross Johnston L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	1	0	10:23	—	—	37	11
Ryan Pulock D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	1	2	0	21:37	—	—	67	76
Adam Pelech D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	1	1	0	19:17	—	—	70	72
Nick Leddy D	D2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.07	2	2	0	21:47	—	—	42	29
Scott Mayfield D	D2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.13	2	0	0	18:09	—	—	42	30
Noah Dobson D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	6	0	19:31	—	—	37	55
Braydon Coburn D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	1	2	16:17	—	—	32	20

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Semyon Varlamov(start)	L	25	23	2	.920	1.83	58:28

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.