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New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsFeb 4, 2025

Final / SO· PPG Paints Arena
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NJD
3
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PIT
2
Goals123OTSOTShots123OTT
NJD110013NJD694221
PIT011002PIT988227
NJD 56PIT 58
NJD 2.89PIT 2.55
PP goals
NJD 0PIT 0
Hits
NJD 21PIT 19
Blocks
NJD 10PIT 21
PIM
NJD 10PIT 10
NJD 37%PIT 63%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (SO)

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in a shootout at PIT. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jonas Siegenthaler (NJD) played 3:12, −16:42 down on his 19:54 season average over 54 games.

  1. Points
    Jack Hughes had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:51.Hughes
  2. Points
    Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:23.Bratt
  3. Usage
    Jonas Siegenthaler (NJD) played 3:12, −16:42 down on his 19:54 season average over 54 games.Siegenthaler
  4. New line
    New look for NJD: Dowling–Noesen–Cotter skated 8:09 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (36.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.DowlingNoesenCotter
  5. Usage
    Erik Karlsson (PIT) played 30:11, +7:02 up on his 23:09 season average over 81 games.Karlsson
  6. Usage
    Luke Hughes (NJD) played 29:45, +8:43 up on his 21:02 season average over 70 games.Hughes
  7. Usage
    Brenden Dillon (NJD) played 26:00, +7:31 up on his 18:29 season average over 81 games.Dillon
  8. Usage
    Jack Hughes (NJD) played 25:51, +5:02 up on his 20:49 season average over 61 games.Hughes

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: 114 attempts, 48 on goal, 4 goals, 5.45 expected goals; best chance Jack Hughes at 0.52 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 114 of 114 attempts · PIT 58 · NJD 56

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 2.55 to 2.89 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 58 to 56, 4 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTPITNJDHHRHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 64:59
  • PIT
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITNJDcontrol2nd3rdOTHughes · 1st 19:43Hughes · 2nd 9:14Rakell · 2nd 14:56Hayes · 3rd 7:53
  • 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 32% of the game, PIT 30%.

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 64:59; most ice Alex Nedeljkovic (65:00) for PIT and Nico Daws (64:15) for NJD, 4 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
4649
1.981.74
1.911.68
75
46
2019
−0.067+0.067
32%30%

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. 19:43
    NJDJack Hughes (Jesper Bratt, Ondrej Palat)deflected0.52 xG
    NJD: Palat, Hamilton, Pesce, Bratt, HughesPIT: Letang, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, Glass
    NJD 1 – 0 PIT

2nd period

  1. 9:14
    NJDJack Hughes (Jesper Bratt)slap0.14 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Hamilton, Bratt, HughesPIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Grzelcyk
    NJD 2 – 0 PIT
  2. 14:56
    PITRickard Rakell (Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson)wrap-around0.14 xG
    NJD: Haula, Dillon, Pesce, Cotter, MercerPIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rakell, Joseph, Tomasino
    NJD 2 – 1 PIT

3rd period

  1. 7:53
    PITKevin Hayes (Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Anthony Beauvillier)wrist0.16 xG
    NJD: Pesce, Meier, Mercer, HughesPIT: Hayes, Beauvillier, Desharnais, Joseph
    NJD 2 – 2 PIT

Decided in the shootout: NJD 3 – 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jack Hughes CL1202+250.8900025:51——5550
Jesper Bratt LL1022+220.3410021:23——6165
Ondrej Palat LL1011+110.1230214:18——4649
Stefan Noesen RL2000010.0120015:22——4652
Paul Cotter LL2000-100.0330214:40——3823
Justin Dowling CL2000000.0401011:13——3340
Timo Meier RL3000-130.2600018:36——5978
Erik Haula LL3000-130.7411216:28——5065
Dawson Mercer CL3000-210.0500015:39——4445
Nathan Bastian RL4000000.0013010:56——4427
Tomas Tatar LL4000000.0800010:47——449
Curtis Lazar CL4000000.002029:07——4214
Brenden Dillon DD1000000.0240026:00——5658
Brett Pesce DD1000-100.0003220:05——4754
Luke Hughes DD2000-110.0502029:45——3938
Johnathan Kovacevic DD2000000.0020019:37——4645
Dougie Hamilton DD3000+240.2720022:46——5269
Jonas Siegenthaler DD3000000.000003:12——3323
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Nico Daws(start)W27252.9262.5564:15

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Bryan Rust RL1000-220.4801023:13——5436
Sidney Crosby CL1011040.4932022:14——5861
Rickard Rakell RL1101040.3423021:45——5036
Cody Glass CL2000-140.4102216:53——6035
Michael Bunting LL2000000.0000014:14——5946
Danton Heinen LL2000020.0411012:48——5651
Kevin Hayes RL3101+120.2641017:05——4643
Anthony Beauvillier RL3011+110.0441015:04——5279
Philip Tomasino RL3000+100.0001011:37——5481
Blake Lizotte CL4000010.1610011:25——4065
Noel Acciari CL4000000.0011010:18——3355
Bokondji Imama LL4000000.001005:25——4356
Erik Karlsson DD1011-120.1103030:11——5152
Matt Grzelcyk DD1000-120.1100024:32——4763
Kris Letang DD2000-110.0812223:17——5720
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD2011+220.0210417:49——5930
Ryan Graves DD3000000.0002214:01——4784
Vincent Desharnais DD3000+100.0101013:09——4889
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)O21192.9052.8965:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Jack Hughes (NJD) 1st 19:43 · assists Jesper Bratt, Ondrej Palat · Deflection · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 2.8 mph shot · 5.5 s from entry to goal.

Jack Hughes · 1st 19:43 · NJD

Play
deflection
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
2.8 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
5.5 s
Type
rebound

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Jack Hughes · 2nd 9:14 · NJD

Play
faceoff
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
52.1 mph
Distance
28 ft
Type
one-timer

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Rickard Rakell · 2nd 14:56 · PIT

Play
rebound
Entry
pass
Odd man
4-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
7.7 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
6.2 s
Type
rebound

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Kevin Hayes · 3rd 7:53 · PIT

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
28.4 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
9.0 s
Type
rebound

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