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New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsApr 24, 2021

Final· PPG Paints Arena
Goals123TShots123T
NJD0112NJD1491336
PIT2114PIT1513937
NJD 53PIT 53
NJD 3.23PIT 3.06
PP goals
NJD 0PIT 1
Hits
NJD 29PIT 26
Blocks
NJD 8PIT 9
PIM
NJD 7PIT 9
NJD 39%PIT 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 4–2

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 4–2 at home. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for NJD: Johnsson–Sharangovich–Hughes skated 14:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Jake Guentzel had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:11.Guentzel
  2. New line
    New look for NJD: Johnsson–Sharangovich–Hughes skated 14:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (40% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.JohnssonSharangovichHughes
  3. Usage
    Will Butcher (NJD) played 25:07, +6:22 up on his 18:45 season average over 22 games.Butcher
  4. Goalie
    Casey DeSmith (PIT) faced 36 shots and stopped 34 (.944), +9 against a season average of 27.1; the win.DeSmith
  5. Goalie
    Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +5 against a season average of 30.9; the loss.Blackwood
  6. New line
    New look for NJD: Merkley–Boqvist–Studenic skated 6:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MerkleyBoqvistStudenic
  7. Usage
    Miles Wood (NJD) played 18:40, +3:46 up on his 14:54 season average over 54 games.Wood
  8. Usage
    Yegor Sharangovich (NJD) played 20:40, +3:56 up on his 16:44 season average over 53 games.Sharangovich

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.

Shot map, NJD at PIT: 106 attempts, 73 on goal, 6 goals, 6.29 expected goals; best chance Pavel Zacha at 0.23 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← NJD attacks left (bottom on phones)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →
  • PIT
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · PIT 53 · NJD 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at PIT: expected goals 3.06 to 3.23 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 53 to 53, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdPITNJDCMRHWCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • PIT
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITNJDcontrol2nd3rdCarter · 1st 9:41McCann · 1st 12:50Rust · 2nd 7:30Hughes · 2nd 8:45Wood · 3rd 10:58Crosby · 3rd 19:59
  • PIT 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 26% of the game, PIT 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NJD at PIT: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Casey DeSmith (60:00) for PIT and Mackenzie Blackwood (58:25) for NJD, 6 goals.

PIT
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
StatNJDPIT
5259
2.833.12
2.712.99
1210
84
1813
−0.102+0.102
26%33%

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

Current NJD line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 9:41
    NJD 0 – 1 PIT
  2. 12:50
    NJD 0 – 2 PIT

2nd period

  1. 7:30
    NJD 0 – 3 PIT
  2. 8:45
    NJD 1 – 3 PIT

3rd period

  1. 10:58
    NJD 2 – 3 PIT
  2. 19:59
    NJD 2 – 4 PIT

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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Hughes CL1101040.5100022:19——3942
Yegor Sharangovich CL1011030.2012020:40——4646
Andreas Johnsson LL1000-110.0130219:15——3936
Miles Wood LL2101+260.5502018:40——5664
Michael McLeod CL2000+120.0250017:13——4650
Nathan Bastian RL2000+120.1861014:32——4450
Pavel Zacha CL3000-110.4520016:45——6869
Nico Hischier CL3000-220.2010016:43——6562
Jesper Bratt LL3000-160.4321016:13——6568
Marián Studenic RL4000-100.001007:59——1714
Nick Merkley RL4000-100.000057:13——1815
Jesper Boqvist CL4000-110.090006:37——2016
Will Butcher DD1011-100.0220025:07——4639
Connor Carrick DD1000020.2821021:15——3640
Damon Severson DD2011020.0300022:20——6363
Ryan Murray DD2011+110.1700021:24——4747
Matt Tennyson DD3000-100.0031013:33——4346
Colton White DD3000-130.0810013:23——4648
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)L36333.9172.8758:25

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sidney Crosby CL1101+130.5802019:48——3347
Bryan Rust RL1101+110.0721419:44——3140
Jake Guentzel CL1022020.1400018:11——3547
Jeff Carter CL2101+230.2311016:52——5872
Jared McCann LL2101+120.2200014:49——5872
Jason Zucker LL2011+160.6220513:39——5772
Teddy Blueger CL3000-130.3110017:00——5634
Zachary Aston-Reese LL3000-110.1150016:20——5634
Kasperi Kapanen RL3000-110.0620012:09——5735
Evan Rodrigues CL4000020.1800012:06——8173
Colton Sceviour CL4000040.222008:02——100100
Mark Jankowski LL4000000.001007:45——9173
Brian Dumoulin DD1000+110.0240026:44——4048
Kris Letang DD1011+130.1610026:16——4048
Cody Ceci DD2011+110.0442019:28——6052
Mike Matheson DD2011+120.0212017:25——6263
John Marino DD3000-100.0001015:25——5852
Marcus Pettersson DD3000-120.0700014:18——5850
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Casey DeSmith(start)W36342.9443.2360:00