New Jersey Devils vs. Tampa Bay LightningFeb 17, 2018

FinalSaturday, Feb 17, 2018· Amalie Arena

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

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Tampa Bay LightningTBL

3

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	1	2	1	4		NJD	9	12	7	28
TBL	1	1	1	3		TBL	16	17	18	51

: NJD 39TBL 80
: NJD 2.09TBL 4.23
PP goals: NJD 0TBL 2
Hits: NJD 16TBL 19
Blocks: NJD 16TBL 3
PIM: NJD 14TBL 8
: NJD 52%TBL 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3

New Jersey Devils beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 at TBL. Ben Lovejoy (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Eddie Lack (NJD) faced 51 shots and stopped 48 (.941), +29 against a season average of 22.1; the win.

Points
Ben Lovejoy had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.Lovejoy
Points
Sami Vatanen had 2 assists (2 points) in 25:25.Vatanen
Goalie
Eddie Lack (NJD) faced 51 shots and stopped 48 (.941), +29 against a season average of 22.1; the win.Lack
PP1
TBL's first power-play unit (Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov and Namestnikov) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:39 together.Killorn Stamkos Hedman Kucherov Namestnikov
Usage
Alex Killorn (TBL) played 23:56, +7:32 up on his 16:24 season average over 81 games.Killorn
New line
New look for TBL: Conacher–Paquette–Erne skated 6:37 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Conacher Paquette Erne
Luck
NJD scored 4 goals on 2.09 expected goals (39 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Nico Hischier (NJD) played 19:21, +3:05 up on his 16:16 season average over 81 games.Hischier

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)TBL attacks right (top on phones) →

TBL
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · TBL 80 · NJD 39

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

TBL
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

TBL 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 19% of the game, TBL 55%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

TBL

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	TBL
	34	58
	2.09	2.82
	2.04	2.67
	10	11
	5	5
	11	12
	−0.006	+0.006
	19%	55%

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

L1Zajac – Noesen – Wood
8:0375% CF
L2Hall – Bratt – Hischier
7:0650% CF
L3Stafford – Hayes – Coleman
3:5425% CF
L4Palmieri – Zacha – Lappin
2:2420% CF
D1Greene – Vatanen
12:0935% CF
D2Moore – Severson
10:1533% CF
D3Lovejoy – Butcher
5:1860% CF

PP1Palmieri – Vatanen – Hall – Bratt – Hischier
3:0333% CF
PP2Stafford – Zajac – Severson – Butcher – Zacha
1:52100% CF
PK1FZajac – Coleman
3:49
PK2FPalmieri – Zacha
2:16
PK1DGreene – Lovejoy
6:23
PK2DMoore – Vatanen
2:36

Current NJD line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

L1Killorn – Kucherov – Point
11:3777% CF
L2Stamkos – Johnson – Gourde
9:0556% CF
L3Kunitz – Callahan – Namestnikov
6:3747% CF
L4Conacher – Paquette – Erne
6:3763% CF
D1Stralman – Hedman
12:0859% CF
D2Coburn – Sustr
8:5938% CF
D3Girardi – Sergachev
8:4092% CF

PP1Killorn – Stamkos – Hedman – Kucherov – Namestnikov
5:3980% CF
PP2Callahan – Johnson – Gourde – Point – Sergachev
3:5578% CF
PK1FKunitz – Callahan
2:27
PK2FKillorn – Point
1:30
PK1DCoburn – Girardi
2:38
PK2DStralman – Hedman
2:25

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

2:59
NJDBen Lovejoywrist0.01 xG
NJD: Lovejoy, Palmieri, Hall, Butcher, HischierTBL: Stralman, Killorn, Hedman, Kucherov, Point
NJD 1 – 0 TBL
12:41
TBLChris Kunitz (Ryan Callahan)slap0.13 xG
NJD: Zajac, Greene, Vatanen, Noesen, WoodTBL: Kunitz, Callahan, Girardi, Namestnikov, Sergachev
NJD 1 – 1 TBL

2nd period

2:47
TBLBrayden PointPP (Yanni Gourde, Mikhail Sergachev)wrist0.12 xG
NJD: Zajac, Moore, Coleman, SeversonTBL: Callahan, Johnson, Gourde, Point, Sergachev
NJD 1 – 2 TBL
3:13
NJDNico Hischier (Taylor Hall, Sami Vatanen)wrist0.11 xG
NJD: Vatanen, Hall, Butcher, Bratt, HischierTBL: Stralman, Girardi, Killorn, Kucherov, Point
NJD 2 – 2 TBL
6:27
NJDPavel ZachaSH (Sami Vatanen, Ben Lovejoy)wrist0.15 xG
NJD: Lovejoy, Vatanen, Coleman, ZachaTBL: Callahan, Stamkos, Johnson, Point, Sergachev
NJD 3 – 2 TBL

3rd period

1:24
NJDMiles Wood (Stefan Noesen)wrist0.19 xG
NJD: Zajac, Moore, Noesen, Severson, WoodTBL: Kunitz, Coburn, Callahan, Namestnikov, Sustr
NJD 4 – 2 TBL
5:15
TBLSteven StamkosPP (Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov)slap0.05 xG
NJD: Zajac, Greene, Lovejoy, ColemanTBL: Killorn, Stamkos, Hedman, Kucherov, Namestnikov
NJD 4 – 3 TBL

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
Travis Zajac C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.21	1	3	0	20:00	—	—	62	69
Stefan Noesen R	L1	0	1	1	0	3	0.10	3	1	2	13:47	—	—	63	63
Miles Wood L	L1	1	0	1	0	6	0.42	0	0	4	10:35	—	—	61	63
Taylor Hall L	L2	0	1	1	+2	1	0.13	0	1	2	20:05	—	—	35	28
Nico Hischier C	L2	1	0	1	+2	1	0.11	0	0	0	19:21	—	—	36	29
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	0	16:35	—	—	27	19
Blake Coleman L	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	1	0	2	15:16	—	—	25	65
Drew Stafford R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	0	0	9:07	—	—	27	78
Jimmy Hayes R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:01	—	—	11	16
Kyle Palmieri C	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.63	1	0	2	16:37	—	—	30	53
Pavel Zacha C	L4	1	0	1	+1	3	0.19	1	2	0	16:19	—	—	14	8
Nick Lappin R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	7:28	—	—	8	6
Sami Vatanen D	D1	0	2	2	+1	0	0.00	2	0	2	25:25	—	—	31	34
Andy Greene D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	4	0	23:05	—	—	33	22
John Moore D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	3	0	19:13	—	—	32	38
Damon Severson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	1	1	0	18:49	—	—	39	36
Ben Lovejoy D	D3	1	1	2	+2	2	0.01	2	0	0	16:23	—	—	46	73
Will Butcher D	D3	0	0	0	+2	2	0.14	0	1	0	13:49	—	—	50	82

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Eddie Lack(start)	W	51	48	3	.941	4.23	60:00

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex Killorn L	L1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.73	1	0	0	23:56	—	—	77	86
Brayden Point C	L1	1	0	1	-3	6	1.09	0	0	0	22:06	—	—	79	87
Nikita Kucherov R	L1	0	1	1	-2	11	0.48	0	0	0	21:18	—	—	79	88
Steven Stamkos C	L2	1	0	1	-1	7	0.27	1	0	2	20:15	—	—	59	51
Tyler Johnson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.23	0	0	0	17:50	—	—	64	61
Yanni Gourde C	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.13	0	2	2	16:50	—	—	58	50
Ryan Callahan R	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.15	0	0	0	15:19	—	—	56	44
Chris Kunitz L	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.19	1	0	0	13:22	—	—	47	38
Vladislav Namestnikov C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	1	0	0	12:01	—	—	50	41
Adam Erne L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	2	0	0	8:44	—	—	55	26
Cedric Paquette C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	0	0	7:30	—	—	56	25
Cory Conacher C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	1	0	0	7:12	—	—	63	28
Victor Hedman D	D1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.16	0	1	2	27:13	—	—	60	67
Anton Stralman D	D1	0	0	0	-2	5	0.17	4	0	0	19:56	—	—	63	70
Braydon Coburn D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	15:57	—	—	44	30
Andrej Sustr D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	2	10:26	—	—	38	22
Dan Girardi D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	3	0	0	20:43	—	—	75	77
Mikhail Sergachev D	D3	0	1	1	0	3	0.33	0	0	0	15:31	—	—	81	75

TBL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)	L	28	24	4	.857	2.09	57:51

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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.