New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsMar 15, 2025

FinalSaturday, Mar 15, 2025· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	1	0	2	3		NJD	6	7	14	27
PIT	2	1	4	7		PIT	7	8	9	24

: NJD 62PIT 50
: NJD 2.67PIT 3.99
PP goals: NJD 2PIT 1
Hits: NJD 23PIT 22
Blocks: NJD 8PIT 16
PIM: NJD 6PIT 12
: NJD 45%PIT 55%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins rout New Jersey Devils 7–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 7–3 at home. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 3A. NJD's first power-play unit (Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Mercer and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:44 together.

Points
Jesper Bratt had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:53.Bratt
Points
Connor Dewar had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:37.Dewar
Points
Philip Tomasino had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:12.Tomasino
Points
Conor Timmins had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:13.Timmins
Points
Luke Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:31.Hughes
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Mercer and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:44 together.Meier Bratt Hischier Mercer Hughes
New line
New look for NJD: Sprong–Bratt–Glass skated 7:29 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Sprong Bratt Glass
Luck
PIT scored 7 goals on 3.99 expected goals (50 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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 112 of 112 attempts · PIT 50 · NJD 62

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 30% of the game, PIT 29%.

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
	42	49
	1.64	2.60
	1.54	2.53
	6	10
	5	6
	24	22
	−0.025	+0.025
	30%	29%

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

L1Noesen – Meier – Hischier
9:3953% CF
L2Sprong – Bratt – Glass
7:2950% CF
L3Lazar – Bastian – Cotter
7:1933% CF
L4Tatar – Palat – Mercer
4:3229% CF
D1Pesce – Hughes
14:4735% CF
D2Dumoulin – Kovacevic
8:4863% CF
D3Dillon – Nemec
5:1336% CF

PP1Meier – Bratt – Hischier – Mercer – Hughes
5:4492% CF
PP2Tatar – Palat – Noesen – Sprong – Nemec
2:25100% CF
PK1FLazar – Bastian
1:30
PK2FHischier – Mercer
1:14
PK1DDillon – Kovacevic
3:36
PK2DDumoulin – Hughes
2:04

Current NJD line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Rakell
11:4952% CF
L2Malkin – Heinen – Tomasino
8:5353% CF
L3Acciari – Dewar – Lizotte
8:3843% CF
L4Hayes – Imama – Bemstrom
3:4875% CF
D1Karlsson – Grzelcyk
15:5552% CF
D2Letang – Kolyachonok
10:2744% CF
D3Graves – Timmins
8:4854% CF

PP1Malkin – Letang – Karlsson – Heinen – Tomasino
2:37100% CF
PP2Crosby – Hayes – Rust – Rakell – Grzelcyk
2:3180% CF
PK1FRust – Acciari
2:47
PK2FDewar – Lizotte
1:51
PK1DLetang – Graves
4:01
PK2DKarlsson – Timmins
2:45

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Nico Hischier C	L1	1	0	1	-2	3	0.14	0	0	0	22:46	—	—	46	29
Timo Meier R	L1	1	0	1	-2	6	0.38	2	0	0	21:21	—	—	46	31
Stefan Noesen R	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.24	4	0	0	16:20	—	—	48	43
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	3	3	0	3	0.24	2	0	0	22:53	—	—	57	58
Cody Glass C	L2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.20	1	2	0	15:58	—	—	57	73
Daniel Sprong R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.17	2	1	0	14:10	—	—	55	57
Curtis Lazar C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	2	0	0	11:31	—	—	40	23
Paul Cotter L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	1	0	0	10:12	—	—	50	49
Nathan Bastian R	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.20	0	0	0	9:43	—	—	46	49
Dawson Mercer C	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.23	2	0	0	16:17	—	—	36	33
Ondrej Palat L	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.28	1	0	0	14:22	—	—	39	29
Tomas Tatar L	L4	0	0	0	-3	0	0.12	0	0	0	10:50	—	—	33	27
Luke Hughes D	D1	0	2	2	-1	1	0.11	0	0	0	26:31	—	—	32	32
Brett Pesce D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	0	2	6	18:08	—	—	36	30
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	2	1	0	18:10	—	—	57	53
Brian Dumoulin D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	0	0	0	16:14	—	—	63	49
Brenden Dillon D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.03	4	2	0	16:45	—	—	43	30
Simon Nemec D	D3	0	1	1	-2	1	0.08	0	0	0	13:56	—	—	42	19

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	L	23	17	6	.739	2.71	58:01

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	0	0	0	5	0.71	0	2	0	22:14	—	—	54	58
Sidney Crosby C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.63	1	0	0	19:31	—	—	62	70
Rickard Rakell R	L1	1	0	1	+1	1	0.22	0	1	0	18:16	—	—	56	67
Evgeni Malkin C	L2	0	1	1	+3	1	0.07	0	1	6	16:19	—	—	50	57
Danton Heinen L	L2	1	0	1	+2	2	0.38	1	1	0	13:13	—	—	50	47
Philip Tomasino R	L2	1	1	2	+2	3	0.17	1	0	0	13:12	—	—	60	66
Noel Acciari C	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.17	2	2	4	17:45	—	—	45	64
Blake Lizotte C	L3	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	2	1	0	16:20	—	—	40	62
Connor Dewar C	L3	2	0	2	+2	3	1.18	3	0	0	14:37	—	—	47	65
Kevin Hayes R	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.25	1	0	0	10:43	—	—	78	69
Bokondji Imama L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	3	0	0	5:25	—	—	75	80
Emil Bemstrom C	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.02	2	0	0	5:13	—	—	57	37
Erik Karlsson D	D1	1	0	1	0	1	0.14	1	1	0	25:05	—	—	52	65
Matt Grzelcyk D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.02	0	1	0	23:10	—	—	64	74
Kris Letang D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	23:44	—	—	43	36
Vladislav Kolyachonok D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	2	12:00	—	—	45	44
Conor Timmins D	D3	0	2	2	+4	0	0.00	2	2	0	17:13	—	—	68	83
Ryan Graves D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	2	2	0	16:47	—	—	44	63

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	W	27	24	3	.889	2.67	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Cody Glass (NJD) 1st 10:08 · assists Jesper Bratt, Luke Hughes · Rebound · dumped in · 60.8 mph shot · 4.9 s from entry to goal.

Cody Glass · 1st 10:08 · NJD

Play: rebound
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 60.8 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 4.9 s
Type: rebound

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Connor Dewar · 1st 17:11 · PIT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 7.5 mph
Distance: 6 ft

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Danton Heinen · 1st 17:36 · PIT

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 13.9 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Rickard Rakell · 2nd 4:24 · PIT

Play: cycle
Passes: 5
Shot: 39.3 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Type: one-timer

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Philip Tomasino · 3rd 2:22 · PIT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.3 mph
Distance: 19 ft

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Timo Meier · 3rd 5:40 · NJD PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 62.3 mph
Distance: 25 ft

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Nico Hischier · 3rd 6:40 · NJD PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 3
Shot: 62.4 mph
Distance: 52 ft

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Erik Karlsson · 3rd 14:17 · PIT PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.5 mph
Distance: 40 ft

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Connor Dewar · 3rd 19:05 · PIT EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 51.8 mph
Distance: 44 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Kevin Hayes · 3rd 19:38 · PIT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 21.6 mph
Distance: 35 ft

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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.

New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsMar 15, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Pittsburgh Penguins rout New Jersey Devils 7–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

New Jersey Devils

Pittsburgh Penguins

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

New Jersey Devils

Pittsburgh Penguins

Goal anatomy

Cody Glass · 1st 10:08 · NJD

Connor Dewar · 1st 17:11 · PIT

Danton Heinen · 1st 17:36 · PIT

Rickard Rakell · 2nd 4:24 · PIT

Philip Tomasino · 3rd 2:22 · PIT

Timo Meier · 3rd 5:40 · NJD PP

Nico Hischier · 3rd 6:40 · NJD PP

Erik Karlsson · 3rd 14:17 · PIT PP

Connor Dewar · 3rd 19:05 · PIT EN

Kevin Hayes · 3rd 19:38 · PIT