New Jersey Devils vs. Los Angeles KingsFeb 29, 2020

Final / OTSaturday, Feb 29, 2020· STAPLES Center

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Los Angeles KingsLAK

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
NJD	1	0	0	0	1		NJD	4	18	11	0	33
LAK	0	1	0	1	2		LAK	15	8	13	2	38

: NJD 56LAK 68
: NJD 3.17LAK 3.04
PP goals: NJD 0LAK 0
Hits: NJD 17LAK 32
Blocks: NJD 17LAK 10
PIM: NJD 0LAK 2
: NJD 42%LAK 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Los Angeles Kings edge New Jersey Devils 2–1 (OT)

Los Angeles Kings beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 in overtime at home. Dustin Brown (LAK) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +7 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.

Points
Dustin Brown had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:00.Brown
Goalie
Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +7 against a season average of 30.9; the overtime loss.Blackwood
Luck
NJD scored 1 goal on 3.17 expected goals (56 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Nikita Gusev (NJD) played 19:38, +5:01 up on his 14:37 season average over 65 games.Gusev
Usage
Ben Hutton (LAK) played 22:59, +4:48 up on his 18:11 season average over 64 games.Hutton
Usage
Mirco Mueller (NJD) played 21:58, +4:25 up on his 17:33 season average over 49 games.Mueller
Usage
Miles Wood (NJD) played 16:54, +3:43 up on his 13:11 season average over 67 games.Wood
Cats
Dustin Brown (LAK) threw 6 hits and blocked 1 shot, a night for hits leagues.Brown

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)LAK attacks right (top on phones) →

LAK
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 124 of 124 attempts · LAK 68 · NJD 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

LAK
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

LAK 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 21% of the game, LAK 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

LAK

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	LAK
	60	78
	3.24	3.19
	2.99	3.08
	16	17
	14	11
	12	19
	−0.083	+0.083
	21%	35%

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

L1Gusev – Zacha – Bratt
14:4753% CF
L2Zajac – Wood – Anderson
14:1320% CF
L3Palmieri – Hischier – Hughes
13:1251% CF
L4Hayden – Rooney – McLeod
8:1933% CF
D1Subban – Mueller
19:4646% CF
D2Severson – Mermis
17:5845% CF
D3Claesson – Carrick
14:4437% CF

PP1Subban – Gusev – Wood – Zacha – Bratt
1:05100% CF
PP2Zajac – Palmieri – Severson – Hischier – Hughes
0:50100% CF

Current NJD line combinations →

Los Angeles Kings

L1Brown – Kopitar – Iafallo
16:4261% CF
L2Prokhorkin – Amadio – Wagner
10:4246% CF
L3Frk – Kempe – Vilardi
10:0373% CF
L4Lewis – Moore – Lizotte
7:5558% CF
D1Doughty – Hutton
22:0963% CF
D2Roy – Anderson
16:4457% CF

PK1FKopitar – Iafallo
0:40
PK2FKempe – Lizotte
0:39
PK1DRoy – Anderson
0:39
PK2DDoughty – Hutton
0:35

Current LAK line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

7:19
NJDJesper Bratt (Nikita Gusev)slap0.02 xG
NJD: Severson, Gusev, Mermis, Zacha, BrattLAK: Lewis, Roy, Moore, Anderson, Lizotte
NJD 1 – 0 LAK

2nd period

13:14
LAKDustin Brown (Anze Kopitar, Alex Iafallo)wrist0.22 xG
NJD: Palmieri, Severson, Mermis, Hischier, HughesLAK: Brown, Kopitar, Roy, Anderson, Iafallo
NJD 1 – 1 LAK

OT period

1:58
LAKAdrian Kempe (Blake Lizotte, Dustin Brown)snap0.12 xG
NJD: Palmieri, Severson, ZachaLAK: Kempe, Walker, Lizotte
NJD 1 – 2 LAK

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
Nikita Gusev L	L1	0	1	1	+1	5	0.31	0	1	0	19:38	—	—	50	55
Pavel Zacha C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.56	3	0	0	19:06	—	—	52	59
Jesper Bratt L	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.17	2	1	0	16:18	—	—	53	61
Miles Wood L	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.20	1	0	0	16:54	—	—	27	5
Travis Zajac C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:16	—	—	26	4
Joey Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:23	—	—	20	5
Nico Hischier C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.24	0	0	0	16:42	—	—	49	59
Kyle Palmieri C	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.47	0	0	0	16:40	—	—	51	61
Jack Hughes C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.65	0	1	0	16:08	—	—	49	60
Kevin Rooney C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	2	1	0	12:19	—	—	38	46
John Hayden C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	1	0	10:51	—	—	43	50
Michael McLeod C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:28	—	—	33	44
P.K. Subban D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	0	1	0	22:44	—	—	46	41
Mirco Mueller D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	1	1	0	21:58	—	—	47	46
Damon Severson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	1	2	0	22:44	—	—	44	51
Dakota Mermis D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	4	0	19:51	—	—	44	54
Connor Carrick D	D3	0	0	0	0	4	0.19	1	2	0	16:33	—	—	42	57
Fredrik Claesson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	16:21	—	—	35	55

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	O	38	36	2	.947	3.04	61:58

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Anze Kopitar C	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.25	1	0	0	20:18	—	—	57	40
Alex Iafallo L	L1	0	1	1	+1	5	0.32	1	1	0	19:29	—	—	60	44
Dustin Brown R	L1	1	1	2	+1	5	0.66	6	1	0	19:00	—	—	59	44
Nikolai Prokhorkin L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	0	14:23	—	—	54	54
Michael Amadio R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	0	1	0	13:48	—	—	51	52
Austin Wagner L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.20	2	2	0	13:19	—	—	49	40
Adrian Kempe R	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.23	3	0	0	15:35	—	—	60	63
Gabriel Vilardi C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	0	0	0	14:51	—	—	55	60
Martin Frk R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	2	1	0	12:46	—	—	75	96
Trevor Lewis C	L4	0	0	0	-1	3	0.31	4	0	0	13:06	—	—	55	54
Blake Lizotte C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	12:46	—	—	60	64
Trevor Moore L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	0	0	0	12:17	—	—	57	49
Drew Doughty D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	1	0	0	28:09	—	—	59	49
Ben Hutton D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	0	0	0	22:59	—	—	64	51
Matt Roy D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	1	0	20:55	—	—	49	51
Mikey Anderson D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	1	0	18:59	—	—	56	68
Sean Walker D	—	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	2	0	17:38	—	—	46	33
Kurtis MacDermid L	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	0	2	13:36	—	—	57	44

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonathan Quick(start)	W	33	32	1	.970	3.17	61:58

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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.