New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsDec 30, 2022

FinalFriday, Dec 30, 2022· PPG Paints Arena

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	0	3	1	4		NJD	11	8	9	28
PIT	1	1	0	2		PIT	6	12	9	27

: NJD 54PIT 56
: NJD 3.67PIT 3.13
PP goals: NJD 1PIT 0
Hits: NJD 25PIT 34
Blocks: NJD 18PIT 12
PIM: NJD 14PIT 10
: NJD 55%PIT 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 at PIT. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Tatar, Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:40 together.

Points
Jack Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:22.Hughes
Points
Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:20.Hamilton
Points
Dawson Mercer had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:21.Mercer
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Tatar, Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:40 together.Tatar Hamilton Bratt Hischier Hughes
Usage
Brendan Smith (NJD) played 23:56, +8:31 up on his 15:25 season average over 59 games.Smith
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Damon Severson (NJD) played 30:41, +10:52 up on his 19:49 season average over 80 games.Severson
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Jonas Siegenthaler (NJD) played 26:53, +6:49 up on his 20:04 season average over 79 games.Siegenthaler
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Rickard Rakell (PIT) played 23:21, +4:58 up on his 18:23 season average over 81 games.Rakell

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)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · PIT 56 · NJD 54

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 28% of the game, PIT 36%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

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
Stat	NJD	PIT
	44	30
	1.41	1.52
	1.36	1.41
	7	7
	4	2
	7	13
	+0.009	−0.009
	28%	36%

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

L1Haula – Hughes – Mercer
7:1377% CF
L2Tatar – Bratt – Hischier
5:2850% CF
L3Wood – McLeod – Zetterlund
2:5625% CF
L4Boqvist – Sharangovich – Holtz
2:240% CF
D1Hamilton – Siegenthaler
8:1560% CF
D2Severson – Bahl
3:5040% CF
D3Smith – Okhotiuk
2:49100% CF

PP1Tatar – Hamilton – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
5:4089% CF
PP2Haula – Severson – Wood – Zetterlund – Holtz
0:47
PK1FHischier – Sharangovich
4:40
PK2FHaula – Mercer
2:50
PK1DSeverson – Siegenthaler
7:40
PK2DSmith – Bahl
1:26

Current NJD line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rakell – Guentzel
7:3335% CF
L2Carter – Blueger – McGinn
5:2250% CF
L3Malkin – Zucker – Rust
5:0722% CF
L4Kapanen – Heinen – Poehling
3:0580% CF
D1Pettersson – Rutta
9:0139% CF
D2Dumoulin – Smith
5:1754% CF
D3Friedman – Joseph
4:3240% CF

PP1Malkin – Crosby – Rakell – Guentzel – Smith
10:46100% CF
PP2Carter – Zucker – Rust – Kapanen – Joseph
3:02100% CF
PK1FBlueger – McGinn
3:06
PK2FRust – Poehling
1:55
PK1DDumoulin – Rutta
3:50
PK2DPettersson – Friedman
2:12

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

14:26
PITEvgeni Malkinsnap0.16 xG
NJD: Smith, Haula, Hamilton, Zetterlund, HughesPIT: Malkin, Rakell, Guentzel, Friedman, Smith
NJD 0 – 1 PIT

2nd period

6:18
NJDJack HughesPP (Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt)snap0.11 xG
NJD: Tatar, Hamilton, Bratt, Hischier, HughesPIT: Dumoulin, Rust, Poehling, Rutta
NJD 1 – 1 PIT
12:30
PITJeff Carter (Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Rickard Rakell)tip-in0.16 xG
NJD: Haula, Severson, Siegenthaler, Hischier, SharangovichPIT: Carter, Zucker, Guentzel, Pettersson, Joseph
NJD 1 – 2 PIT
17:37
NJDDougie Hamilton (Dawson Mercer, Jonas Siegenthaler)wrist0.02 xG
NJD: Hamilton, Wood, Siegenthaler, Hughes, MercerPIT: Crosby, Rakell, Guentzel, Pettersson, Rutta
NJD 2 – 2 PIT
19:22
NJDNico HischierSH (Michael McLeod, Brendan Smith)wrist0.06 xG
NJD: Smith, Severson, McLeod, HischierPIT: Malkin, Zucker, Rust, Guentzel, Joseph
NJD 3 – 2 PIT

3rd period

19:55
NJDJack HughesEN (Erik Haula, Dawson Mercer)wrist0.89 xG
NJD: Smith, Haula, Severson, Hughes, MercerPIT: Malkin, Crosby, Rust, Rakell, Guentzel, Joseph
NJD 4 – 2 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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Hughes C	L1	2	0	2	+1	6	1.35	1	0	0	20:22	—	—	80	64
Dawson Mercer C	L1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.25	1	1	0	19:21	—	—	70	65
Erik Haula L	L1	0	1	1	-1	2	0.19	1	1	4	19:20	—	—	59	41
Nico Hischier C	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.06	0	1	2	23:13	—	—	45	32
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.41	1	1	0	14:47	—	—	73	61
Tomas Tatar L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.40	3	0	0	12:53	—	—	63	71
Michael McLeod C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.17	1	3	0	10:37	—	—	57	70
Miles Wood L	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.37	1	0	2	9:22	—	—	50	34
Fabian Zetterlund L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	0	0	6:18	—	—	38	46
Yegor Sharangovich C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	2	15:54	—	—	56	35
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	1	0	11:11	—	—	67	51
Alexander Holtz R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	5:47	—	—	0	0
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D1	0	1	1	0	1	0.02	2	3	0	26:53	—	—	57	45
Dougie Hamilton D	D1	1	1	2	0	6	0.19	1	1	0	18:20	—	—	68	53
Damon Severson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	2	1	0	30:41	—	—	55	44
Kevin Bahl D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	4	0	2	7:09	—	—	63	100
Brendan Smith D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.05	1	4	0	23:56	—	—	50	39
Nikita Okhotiuk D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	2	5:56	—	—	63	65

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	W	27	25	2	.926	3.13	60:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jake Guentzel C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	1	1	0	25:48	—	—	43	59
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.17	4	0	2	25:25	—	—	41	52
Rickard Rakell R	L1	0	1	1	-1	5	1.02	2	1	0	23:21	—	—	40	50
Jeff Carter C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.16	1	0	2	14:36	—	—	44	91
Teddy Blueger C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	0	1	2	11:53	—	—	33	57
Brock McGinn L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.25	2	0	0	11:38	—	—	43	77
Evgeni Malkin C	L3	1	0	1	-1	3	0.39	2	0	0	22:01	—	—	35	28
Bryan Rust R	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.13	2	0	0	19:48	—	—	19	17
Jason Zucker L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	12:45	—	—	29	33
Kasperi Kapanen R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.17	0	0	2	8:43	—	—	67	72
Ryan Poehling C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	3	0	7:46	—	—	67	63
Danton Heinen L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.31	0	0	0	5:24	—	—	63	72
Marcus Pettersson D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	3	0	18:30	—	—	36	62
Jan Rutta D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	2	2	0	17:28	—	—	32	47
Ty Smith D	D2	0	0	0	+1	4	0.18	4	0	0	22:14	—	—	46	63
Brian Dumoulin D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	3	1	2	13:31	—	—	44	41
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.11	1	0	0	17:08	—	—	40	48
Mark Friedman D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	4	0	0	12:44	—	—	36	31

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	L	27	24	3	.889	2.78	58:43

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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.