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New Jersey Devils vs. Ottawa SenatorsDec 29, 2023

Final· Canadian Tire Centre
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Goals123TShots123T
NJD2226NJD9111030
OTT1012OTT681327
NJD 62OTT 54
NJD 2.76OTT 2.26
PP goals
NJD 2OTT 0
Hits
NJD 14OTT 27
Blocks
NJD 14OTT 20
PIM
NJD 6OTT 8
NJD 53%OTT 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils rout Ottawa Senators 6–2

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 6–2 at OTT. Jesper Bratt (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 3A. NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:23 together.

  1. Points
    Jesper Bratt had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 16:44.Bratt
  2. Points
    Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:17.Hughes
  3. Points
    Luke Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 18:21.Hughes
  4. PP1
    NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 3:23 together.ToffoliBrattHischierHughesHughes
  5. Luck
    NJD scored 6 goals on 2.76 expected goals (62 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  6. Usage
    Alexander Holtz (NJD) played 5:56, −5:46 down on his 11:42 season average over 81 games.Holtz
  7. Usage
    Jack Hughes (NJD) played 16:17, −4:46 down on his 21:03 season average over 61 games.Hughes
  8. New line
    New look for NJD: Tierney–Bastian–Holtz skated 4:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (72.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.TierneyBastianHoltz

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 OTT: 116 attempts, 57 on goal, 8 goals, 5.02 expected goals; best chance Dawson Mercer at 0.30 xG.

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

Showing 116 of 116 attempts · OTT 54 · NJD 62

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NJD at OTT: expected goals 2.26 to 2.76 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 54 to 62, 8 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTTNJDBHBMTSBHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • OTT
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
OTTNJDcontrol2nd3rdBatherson · 1st 9:47Hughes · 1st 13:10Bratt · 1st 19:52Mercer · 2nd 7:17Toffoli · 2nd 14:47Smith · 3rd 3:59Bernard-Docker · 3rd 13:25Hughes · 3rd 17:28
  • OTT 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 29% of the game, OTT 31%.

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 OTT: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Joonas Korpisalo (60:00) for OTT and Nico Daws (59:53) for NJD, 8 goals.

OTT
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
StatNJDOTT
6050
2.281.85
2.251.82
108
77
2023
−0.014+0.013
29%31%

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 →

Ottawa Senators

Current OTT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 9:47
    OTTDrake Batherson (Brady Tkachuk)wrist0.12 xG
    NJD: Smith, Toffoli, Marino, Bratt, HughesOTT: Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson, Stützle, Zub
    NJD 0 – 1 OTT
  2. 13:10
    NJDJack HughesPP (Luke Hughes, Jesper Bratt)wrist0.07 xG
    NJD: Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, HughesOTT: Giroux, Kelly, Sanderson, Zub
    NJD 1 – 1 OTT
  3. 19:52
    NJDJesper BrattPP (Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes)snap0.10 xG
    NJD: Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, HughesOTT: Giroux, Brannstrom, Greig, Stützle, Zub
    NJD 2 – 1 OTT

2nd period

  1. 7:17
    NJDDawson Mercersnap0.30 xG
    NJD: Toffoli, Marino, McLeod, Mercer, HughesOTT: Crookshank, Greig, Sanderson, Zub, Smejkal
    NJD 3 – 1 OTT
  2. 14:47
    NJDTyler Toffoli (Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes)snap0.13 xG
    NJD: Smith, Toffoli, Bratt, Bahl, HughesOTT: Hamonic, Tarasenko, Chychrun, Batherson, Stützle
    NJD 4 – 1 OTT

3rd period

  1. 3:59
    NJDBrendan Smith (Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt)wrist0.24 xG
    NJD: Smith, Bratt, Hischier, Bahl, NemecOTT: Giroux, Tarasenko, Kubalik, Chychrun, Smejkal
    NJD 5 – 1 OTT
  2. 13:25
    OTTJacob Bernard-Docker (Erik Brannstrom, Angus Crookshank)slap0.02 xG
    NJD: Smith, Meier, McLeod, Bahl, MercerOTT: Kubalik, Brannstrom, Bernard-Docker, Crookshank, Greig
    NJD 5 – 2 OTT
  3. 17:28
    NJDLuke Hughes (Alexander Holtz, Chris Tierney)snap0.03 xG
    NJD: Tierney, Marino, Bastian, Holtz, HughesOTT: Brannstrom, Kastelic, Kelly, Bernard-Docker, Smejkal
    NJD 6 – 2 OTT

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
Dawson Mercer CL1101010.3201219:58——5059
Timo Meier RL1000-110.0100017:58——4339
Michael McLeod CL1000010.4052015:24——4660
Nico Hischier CL2011+130.2300019:30——6180
Erik Haula LL2000010.0300216:44——5044
Ondrej Palat LL2000000.0003016:05——5432
Jesper Bratt LL3134+130.3811016:44——6172
Jack Hughes CL3123030.3011016:17——6260
Tyler Toffoli CL3101+130.3210013:41——6579
Chris Tierney CL4011+130.310009:13——5718
Nathan Bastian RL4000+100.001008:55——5622
Alexander Holtz RL4011+110.020005:56——7360
Jonas Siegenthaler DD1000030.0421021:18——6446
Simon Nemec DD1000+120.0200018:04——6661
Kevin Bahl DD2000+110.0321022:06——4450
Brendan Smith DD2101020.2602218:33——4046
Luke Hughes DD3123+220.0910018:21——5974
John Marino DD3000+100.0002017:21——5865
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Nico Daws(start)W27252.9262.2659:53

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Brady Tkachuk LL1011+150.3231019:08——4840
Josh Norris CL1000020.2210018:55——4341
Claude Giroux RL1000-100.0000218:52——5438
Tim Stützle CL2000010.1111020:41——6263
Drake Batherson RL2101040.6220219:23——4450
Vladimir Tarasenko RL2000-210.0311015:09——5047
Dominik Kubalik LL3000020.2910013:28——5339
Ridly Greig CL3000000.0212013:06——4126
Angus Crookshank CL3011000.002009:17——5639
Jiri Smejkal LL4000-310.0621012:43——3331
Parker Kelly CL4000-110.0152012:41——3261
Mark Kastelic CL4000-130.233129:27——3061
Jakob Chychrun DD1000-220.1404023:31——3433
Travis Hamonic DD1000-100.0331015:22——2619
Erik Brannstrom DD2011000.0101017:59——4053
Jacob Bernard-Docker DD2101010.0204215:53——4354
Jake Sanderson DD3000010.0701021:33——6654
Artem Zub DD3000030.0920018:04——7153
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joonas Korpisalo(start)L30246.8002.7660:00

Goal anatomy

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

Drake Batherson (OTT) 1st 9:47 · assists Brady Tkachuk · Forecheck turnover · 38.5 mph shot.

Jesper Bratt · 1st 19:52 · NJD PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
54.3 mph
Distance
23 ft

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Brendan Smith · 3rd 3:59 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
22.9 mph
Distance
3 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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