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New Jersey Devils vs. Buffalo SabresOct 4, 2024

Final· O2 Czech Republic
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Goals123TShots123T
NJD2114NJD118423
BUF0011BUF7111331
NJD 52BUF 73
NJD 3.37BUF 2.62
PP goals
NJD 0BUF 0
Hits
NJD 34BUF 29
Blocks
NJD 18BUF 15
PIM
NJD 8BUF 4
NJD 42%BUF 58%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1

New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres 4–1 at BUF. Paul Cotter (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. BUF scored 1 goal on 2.62 expected goals (73 attempts), well short of its chances.

  1. Points
    Johnathan Kovacevic had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:29.Kovacevic
  2. Points
    Paul Cotter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 10:13.Cotter
  3. Points
    Nathan Bastian had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 10:01.Bastian
  4. Luck
    BUF scored 1 goal on 2.62 expected goals (73 attempts), well short of its chances.
  5. Usage
    Brenden Dillon (NJD) played 22:59, +4:28 up on his 18:31 season average over 81 games.Dillon
  6. Usage
    Jack Quinn (BUF) played 18:41, +3:52 up on his 14:49 season average over 73 games.Quinn
  7. Usage
    Nicolas Aube-Kubel (BUF) played 5:45, −3:51 down on his 9:36 season average over 21 games.Aube-Kubel
  8. Usage
    Alex Tuch (BUF) played 22:31, +3:18 up on his 19:13 season average over 81 games.Tuch

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 BUF: 125 attempts, 54 on goal, 5 goals, 5.99 expected goals; best chance Paul Cotter at 0.96 xG.

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

Showing 125 of 125 attempts · BUF 73 · NJD 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at BUF: expected goals 2.62 to 3.37 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 73 to 52, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBUFNJDNKHPCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BUF
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BUFNJDcontrol2nd3rdNoesen · 1st 8:39Kovacevic · 1st 15:38Hischier · 2nd 3:29Power · 3rd 10:07Cotter · 3rd 17:28
  • BUF 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 24% of the game, BUF 40%.

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 BUF: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (59:05) for BUF and Jacob Markstrom (59:38) for NJD, 5 goals.

BUF
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
StatNJDBUF
4871
2.152.02
2.071.91
813
510
1328
−0.040+0.040
24%40%

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 →

Buffalo Sabres

Current BUF line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:39
    NJDStefan Noesen (Johnathan Kovacevic)snap0.17 xG
    NJD: Haula, Palat, Noesen, Siegenthaler, KovacevicBUF: Zucker, Clifton, Greenway, McLeod, Samuelsson
    NJD 1 – 0 BUF
  2. 15:38
    NJDJohnathan Kovacevic (Jonas Siegenthaler, Dawson Mercer)wrist0.02 xG
    NJD: Tatar, Siegenthaler, Hischier, Kovacevic, MercerBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Byram, Peterka, Power
    NJD 2 – 0 BUF

2nd period

  1. 3:29
    NJDNico Hischier (Nathan Bastian, Paul Cotter)wrist0.04 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Hamilton, Bastian, Hischier, CotterBUF: Tuch, Thompson, Jokiharju, Dahlin, Peterka
    NJD 3 – 0 BUF

3rd period

  1. 10:07
    BUFOwen Power (JJ Peterka, Bowen Byram)wrist0.04 xG
    NJD: Haula, Dillon, Palat, Hamilton, NoesenBUF: Zucker, Thompson, Byram, Peterka, Power
    NJD 3 – 1 BUF
  2. 17:28
    NJDPaul CotterEN (Nathan Bastian)backhand0.96 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Hamilton, Lazar, Bastian, CotterBUF: Greenway, Thompson, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, Power
    NJD 4 – 1 BUF

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 CL1000020.1201018:35——4348
Timo Meier RL1000020.1450018:11——4350
Jesper Bratt LL1000020.3941017:27——4345
Nico Hischier CL2101+240.4201018:15——5764
Dawson Mercer CL2011+100.1100017:17——4455
Tomas Tatar LL2000+100.0000012:58——5662
Erik Haula LL3000000.0031214:16——2647
Ondrej Palat LL3000010.2331013:46——3250
Stefan Noesen RL3101010.2520013:11——2751
Curtis Lazar CL4000+100.0030211:18——1739
Paul Cotter LL4112+221.2732010:13——4670
Nathan Bastian RL4022+210.0410210:01——3960
Brenden Dillon DD1000+110.0431022:59——4954
Dougie Hamilton DD1000+140.2310021:59——5158
Jonas Siegenthaler DD2011+210.1033021:00——3251
Johnathan Kovacevic DD2112+210.0203020:29——3147
Simon Nemec DD3000010.0213217:13——3851
Seamus Casey DD3000000.0021013:14——3235
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)W31301.9682.6259:38

Buffalo Sabres

BUF skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Alex Tuch RL1000-220.1141022:31——4934
Tage Thompson CL1000-230.2401021:29——5941
JJ Peterka RL1011-220.1510019:22——6049
Dylan Cozens CL2000-170.6610018:57——7060
Jack Quinn RL2000-100.0700018:41——6856
Zach Benson LL2000020.2001017:23——7060
Ryan McLeod CL3000-100.0000013:50——5946
Jordan Greenway LL3000-220.0930013:49——5644
Jason Zucker LL3000020.6000012:19——7766
Sam Lafferty CL4000000.001009:05——4134
Beck Malenstyn LL4000010.016106:55——4030
Nicolas Aube-Kubel RL4000020.123025:45——6779
Bowen Byram DD1011000.0123024:52——5642
Owen Power DD1101-130.2612023:27——6245
Rasmus Dahlin DD2000-120.0411222:48——5750
Henri Jokiharju DD2000-100.0022016:17——4940
Mattias Samuelsson DD3000-120.0513015:46——7256
Connor Clifton DD3000-110.0130013:39——7056
BUF goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen(start)L22193.8642.4159:05

Goal anatomy

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

Stefan Noesen (NJD) 1st 8:39 · assists Johnathan Kovacevic · Forecheck turnover · 19.9 mph shot.

Johnathan Kovacevic · 1st 15:38 · NJD

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
loose
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
55.8 mph
Distance
49 ft
Entry to goal
7.5 s

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Owen Power · 3rd 10:07 · BUF

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
14.7 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
3.9 s
Type
rebound

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