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New Jersey Devils vs. Ottawa SenatorsApr 6, 2024

Final· Canadian Tire Centre
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Goals123TShots123T
NJD3104NJD1010727
OTT0123OTT851528
NJD 65OTT 74
NJD 2.90OTT 2.66
PP goals
NJD 0OTT 2
Hits
NJD 19OTT 42
Blocks
NJD 21OTT 22
PIM
NJD 15OTT 11
NJD 57%OTT 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Ottawa Senators 4–3

New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators 4–3 at OTT. Brendan Smith (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Giroux, Chychrun, Batherson, Tkachuk and Sanderson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:12 together.

  1. Points
    Brendan Smith had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 22:47.Smith
  2. Points
    Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:07.Giroux
  3. Points
    Jake Sanderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:46.Sanderson
  4. Points
    Drake Batherson had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:40.Batherson
  5. Points
    Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:35.Bratt
  6. PP1
    OTT's first power-play unit (Giroux, Chychrun, Batherson, Tkachuk and Sanderson) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:12 together.GirouxChychrunBathersonTkachukSanderson
  7. New line
    New look for NJD: Palat–Nosek–Holtz skated 9:45 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (64.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PalatNosekHoltz
  8. New line
    New look for OTT: Giroux–Joseph–Greig skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.GirouxJosephGreig

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: 139 attempts, 55 on goal, 7 goals, 5.56 expected goals; best chance Brady Tkachuk at 0.25 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 139 of 139 attempts · OTT 74 · NJD 65

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 2.66 to 2.90 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 74 to 65, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdOTTNJDHPSSHGTnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • OTT
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
OTTNJDcontrol2nd3rdHaula · 1st 3:50Palat · 1st 12:36Smith · 1st 16:34Sanderson · 2nd 0:33Hischier · 2nd 11:04Giroux · 3rd 3:37Tkachuk · 3rd 14:17
  • 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 46% of the game, OTT 26%.

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: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Joonas Korpisalo (42:19) for OTT and Jake Allen (60:00) for NJD, 7 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
7467
3.151.98
2.961.92
175
45
2619
+0.048−0.048
46%26%

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. 3:50
    NJDErik Haula (Jack Hughes, Brendan Smith)wrist0.14 xG
    NJD: Haula, Siegenthaler, Bratt, Hughes, NemecOTT: Kubalik, Chabot, Brannstrom, Batherson, Pinto
    NJD 1 – 0 OTT
  2. 12:36
    NJDOndrej Palat (Luke Hughes, Alexander Holtz)tip-in0.06 xG
    NJD: Palat, Nosek, DeSimone, Holtz, HughesOTT: Chychrun, Katchouk, Kastelic, Kelly, Bernard-Docker
    NJD 2 – 0 OTT
  3. 16:34
    NJDBrendan Smith (Jesper Bratt)slap0.05 xG
    NJD: Smith, Bratt, Hischier, Bahl, HughesOTT: Giroux, Batherson, Kelly, Sanderson, Zub
    NJD 3 – 0 OTT

2nd period

  1. 0:33
    OTTJake SandersonPP (Drake Batherson, Claude Giroux)wrist0.03 xG
    NJD: Smith, Haula, DeSimone, MercerOTT: Giroux, Chychrun, Batherson, Greig, Sanderson
    NJD 3 – 1 OTT
  2. 11:04
    NJDNico Hischier (Jesper Bratt, Brendan Smith)wrist0.14 xG
    NJD: Smith, Bratt, Hischier, Bahl, HughesOTT: Chabot, Chychrun, Batherson, Tkachuk, Pinto
    NJD 4 – 1 OTT

3rd period

  1. 3:37
    OTTClaude GirouxPP (Jake Sanderson, Drake Batherson)slap0.09 xG
    NJD: Haula, Siegenthaler, Bahl, MercerOTT: Giroux, Chychrun, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson
    NJD 4 – 2 OTT
  2. 14:17
    OTTBrady Tkachuksnap0.07 xG
    NJD: Tierney, Siegenthaler, Meier, Hischier, NemecOTT: Chychrun, Batherson, Tkachuk, Bernard-Docker, Pinto
    NJD 4 – 3 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
Tomas Nosek LL1000+120.0510015:06——5242
Ondrej Palat LL1101+110.1010014:56——5046
Alexander Holtz RL1011+110.1610013:08——5767
Nico Hischier CL2101+130.1902220:36——5063
Timo Meier RL2000-160.4505019:26——4751
Dawson Mercer CL2000010.3900018:22——4960
Jack Hughes CL3011+320.1201020:29——6075
Jesper Bratt LL3022+330.3900019:35——6275
Erik Haula LL3101+140.8211017:47——5468
Chris Tierney CL4000-100.000108:44——5341
Curtis Lazar CL4000010.013106:38——5316
Kurtis MacDermid LL4000000.001055:27——5010
Brendan Smith DD1123+210.0543222:47——5469
Kevin Bahl DD1000+200.0012422:25——5168
Luke Hughes DD2011+100.0002019:20——4964
Nick DeSimone DD2000+100.0140217:27——4660
Simon Nemec DD3000020.1310019:14——5859
Jonas Siegenthaler DD3000000.0213015:39——5343
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Allen(start)W28253.8932.6660:00

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Claude Giroux RL1112-120.2531023:07——4837
Ridly Greig CL1000020.4521021:04——5033
Mathieu Joseph RL1000020.1812018:54——5044
Drake Batherson RL2022-200.1500221:40——4530
Brady Tkachuk LL2101070.69160220:06——5636
Shane Pinto CL2000-110.2821019:19——5349
Parker Kelly CL3000-210.0332012:46——4027
Boris Katchouk LL3000-120.0420010:05——4637
Mark Kastelic CL3000-100.003209:53——3938
Jiri Smejkal LL4000000.083008:25——4058
Dominik Kubalik LL4000-100.002107:37——3344
Bokondji Imama LL4000000.011074:48——5066
Thomas Chabot DD1000-230.1512021:13——4542
Erik Brannstrom DD1000-120.0303018:27——4837
Jake Sanderson DD2112-120.1610022:46——5648
Artem Zub DD2000-130.1312020:50——4740
Jakob Chychrun DD3000-100.0102020:11——4220
Jacob Bernard-Docker DD3000010.0113015:56——4746
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Joonas KorpisaloL18171.9441.9042:19
Anton Forsberg(start)—963.6671.0016:34

Goal anatomy

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

Erik Haula (NJD) 1st 3:50 · assists Jack Hughes, Brendan Smith · Odd-man rush · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 52.6 mph shot · 2.2 s from entry to goal.

Erik Haula · 1st 3:50 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
52.6 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
2.2 s

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Claude Giroux · 3rd 3:37 · OTT PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
81.4 mph
Distance
35 ft
Type
one-timer

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Brady Tkachuk · 3rd 14:17 · OTT

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
63.6 mph
Distance
25 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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