New Jersey Devils vs. New York IslandersMay 8, 2021

FinalSaturday, May 8, 2021· Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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New York IslandersNYI

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	0	1	0	1		NJD	4	7	13	24
NYI	1	2	2	5		NYI	12	11	4	27

: NJD 47NYI 55
: NJD 1.99NYI 2.28
PP goals: NJD 0NYI 1
Hits: NJD 23NYI 25
Blocks: NJD 22NYI 13
PIM: NJD 6NYI 4
: NJD 45%NYI 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Islanders rout New Jersey Devils 5–1

New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5–1 at home. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NYI scored 5 goals on 2.28 expected goals (55 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Brock Nelson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:08.Nelson
Points
Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:46.Barzal
Points
Leo Komarov had 2 assists (2 points) in 12:57.Komarov
Points
Oliver Wahlstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 15:14.Wahlstrom
Luck
NYI scored 5 goals on 2.28 expected goals (55 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for NYI: Zajac–Martin–Cizikas skated 11:20 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Zajac Martin Cizikas
Usage
Janne Kuokkanen (NJD) played 18:30, +3:48 up on his 14:42 season average over 49 games.Kuokkanen
Usage
Miles Wood (NJD) played 11:22, −3:41 down on his 15:03 season average over 54 games.Wood

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 102 of 102 attempts · NYI 55 · NJD 47

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 17% of the game, NYI 43%.

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
	53	61
	1.98	2.38
	1.86	2.32
	8	12
	2	11
	20	23
	−0.018	+0.018
	17%	43%

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

L1Wood – Bastian – McLeod
9:0136% CF
L2Kuokkanen – Sharangovich – Hughes
7:4854% CF
L3Zacha – Bratt – Hischier
6:2155% CF
L4Johnsson – Boqvist – Foote
3:4740% CF
D1Murray – Severson
15:2959% CF
D2Butcher – Siegenthaler
12:4343% CF
D3Tennyson – Bahl
11:5227% CF

PP1Severson – Zacha – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
0:30100% CF
PK1FBastian – McLeod
1:01
PK2FHischier – Sharangovich
0:40
PK1DMurray – Severson
1:41
PK2DTennyson – Bahl
0:40

Current NJD line combinations →

New York Islanders

L1Komarov – Eberle – Barzal
11:3874% CF
L2Bailey – Nelson – Beauvillier
11:2238% CF
L3Zajac – Martin – Cizikas
11:2050% CF
L4Palmieri – Pageau – Wahlstrom
11:0956% CF
D1Leddy – Mayfield
17:0954% CF
D2Pelech – Pulock
16:0455% CF
D3Greene – Dobson
12:4248% CF

PP1Bailey – Eberle – Leddy – Nelson – Wahlstrom
1:190% CF
PP2Eberle – Pageau – Barzal – Beauvillier – Dobson
0:52100% CF
PK1FNelson – Barzal
0:25
PK1DPelech – Pulock
0:25

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

18:01
NYIJordan Eberle (Mathew Barzal, Leo Komarov)wrist0.19 xG
NJD: Butcher, Siegenthaler, Bratt, Hischier, BoqvistNYI: Eberle, Pelech, Pulock, Barzal, Beauvillier
NJD 0 – 1 NYI

2nd period

4:58
NJDAndreas Johnsson (Matt Tennyson, Michael McLeod)wrist0.17 xG
NJD: Tennyson, Johnsson, McLeod, Bahl, FooteNYI: Zajac, Leddy, Barzal, Beauvillier, Dobson
NJD 1 – 1 NYI
9:00
NYIBrock NelsonPP (Oliver Wahlstrom, Nick Leddy)wrist0.03 xG
NJD: Murray, Severson, Bastian, McLeodNYI: Bailey, Palmieri, Leddy, Nelson, Wahlstrom
NJD 1 – 2 NYI
12:40
NYIBrock Nelson (Josh Bailey, Anthony Beauvillier)wrist0.03 xG
NJD: Murray, Bastian, McLeod, Kuokkanen, BahlNYI: Bailey, Nelson, Pelech, Pulock, Beauvillier
NJD 1 – 3 NYI

3rd period

3:32
NYIKyle Palmieri (Oliver Wahlstrom, Adam Pelech)wrist0.10 xG
NJD: Tennyson, Bratt, Kuokkanen, Hischier, BahlNYI: Palmieri, Pageau, Pelech, Pulock, Wahlstrom
NJD 1 – 4 NYI
4:09
NYIMathew Barzal (Leo Komarov)wrist0.10 xG
NJD: Butcher, Wood, Siegenthaler, Bastian, McLeodNYI: Eberle, Mayfield, Barzal, Beauvillier, Dobson
NJD 1 – 5 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
Michael McLeod C	L1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	1	0	2	13:33	—	—	26	37
Nathan Bastian R	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:20	—	—	30	26
Miles Wood L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	1	0	0	11:22	—	—	31	30
Janne Kuokkanen C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	1	0	0	18:30	—	—	49	34
Jack Hughes C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.28	0	1	2	16:26	—	—	50	64
Yegor Sharangovich C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	15:51	—	—	40	60
Nico Hischier C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	18:30	—	—	52	30
Pavel Zacha C	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.55	0	0	0	16:44	—	—	62	60
Jesper Bratt L	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.14	0	1	0	16:12	—	—	52	31
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.01	0	3	0	13:12	—	—	48	46
Andreas Johnsson L	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.34	1	0	0	12:47	—	—	37	52
Nolan Foote L	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.10	1	1	0	12:08	—	—	65	75
Damon Severson D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	25:14	—	—	58	54
Ryan Murray D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.10	1	4	0	20:02	—	—	56	46
Will Butcher D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.09	1	6	2	20:44	—	—	44	42
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.15	3	1	0	17:58	—	—	46	53
Kevin Bahl D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	7	2	0	16:42	—	—	24	36
Matt Tennyson D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	16:30	—	—	33	36

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	L	27	22	5	.815	2.28	60:00

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mathew Barzal C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.19	0	0	2	16:46	—	—	69	70
Jordan Eberle R	L1	1	0	1	+2	5	0.62	1	1	0	14:57	—	—	74	79
Leo Komarov R	L1	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	12:57	—	—	71	82
Brock Nelson C	L2	2	0	2	+1	3	0.21	0	0	0	15:08	—	—	44	42
Anthony Beauvillier R	L2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.06	0	0	0	15:07	—	—	41	43
Josh Bailey R	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:50	—	—	35	27
Travis Zajac C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:35	—	—	50	30
Casey Cizikas C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	2	0	2	13:19	—	—	44	32
Matt Martin L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	5	0	0	12:52	—	—	52	37
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:03	—	—	56	55
Kyle Palmieri C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.12	2	0	0	15:27	—	—	55	57
Oliver Wahlstrom R	L4	0	2	2	+1	5	0.36	5	0	0	15:14	—	—	57	67
Nick Leddy D	D1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.20	2	2	0	21:52	—	—	52	56
Scott Mayfield D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	0	0	0	19:26	—	—	55	61
Ryan Pulock D	D2	0	0	0	+3	1	0.13	1	5	0	22:33	—	—	50	59
Adam Pelech D	D2	0	1	1	+3	0	0.04	0	2	0	19:21	—	—	57	71
Andy Greene D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	0	0	17:37	—	—	54	34
Noah Dobson D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	0	2	0	16:45	—	—	57	44

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)	W	24	23	1	.958	1.99	60:00

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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.