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New Jersey Devils vs. Ottawa SenatorsDec 9, 2025

Final· Canadian Tire Centre
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Goals123TShots123T
NJD2114NJD149932
OTT2103OTT10101838
NJD 55OTT 77
NJD 2.92OTT 3.90
PP goals
NJD 0OTT 3
Hits
NJD 15OTT 22
Blocks
NJD 15OTT 11
PIM
NJD 8OTT 8
NJD 46%OTT 54%

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. Arseny Gritsyuk (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:13 together.

  1. Points
    Arseny Gritsyuk had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:33.Gritsyuk
  2. Points
    Connor Brown had 3 assists (3 points) in 15:36.Brown
  3. Points
    Drake Batherson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:15.Batherson
  4. PP1
    OTT's first power-play unit (Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 3 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 2:13 together.BathersonTkachukCozensSandersonStützle
  5. Points
    Cody Glass had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 12:34.Glass
  6. Points
    Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 23:40.Stützle
  7. Points
    Brady Tkachuk had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:19.Tkachuk
  8. Points
    Dylan Cozens had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:06.Cozens

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: 132 attempts, 70 on goal, 7 goals, 6.82 expected goals; best chance Drake Batherson at 0.66 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 132 of 132 attempts · OTT 77 · NJD 55

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 3.90 to 2.92 (OTT led the chances), shot attempts 77 to 55, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTTNJDBNSGCBGnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • OTT
  • NJD
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
OTTNJDcontrol2nd3rdBatherson · 1st 1:36Nemec · 1st 5:09Stützle · 1st 12:59Gritsyuk · 1st 17:59Cotter · 2nd 4:21Batherson · 2nd 10:35Glass · 3rd 12:24
  • 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 21% of the game, OTT 42%.

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 Linus Ullmark (57:41) for OTT and Jacob Markstrom (59:22) for NJD, 7 goals.

OTT
NJD
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

OTT skaters (rows) against NJD skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the OTT side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, OTT rows versus NJD columns: 249 matchups; most common Sanderson vs Bratt, 9:21 at 80% xGF.

OTT ↓ · NJD →BrattMercerPalatHischierMeierNoesenBrownGritsyukGlassGlendeningCotterCrookshankHughesDillonSiegenthalerHamiltonNemecWhiteL1 CozensL1 TkachukL1 BathersonL2 GirouxL2 GreigL2 AmadioL3 StützleL3 ZetterlundL3 CousinsL4 PerronL4 EllerL4 HallidayD1 SandersonD1 ZubD2 SpenceD2 KlevenD3 JensenD3 Matinpalo
OTT xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatNJDOTT
4473
1.803.06
1.772.95
813
52
1819
−0.030+0.030
21%42%

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. 1:36
    OTTDrake BathersonPP (Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson)wrist0.66 xG
    NJD: Hamilton, Glendening, Brown, SiegenthalerOTT: Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson, Stützle
    NJD 0 – 1 OTT
  2. 5:09
    NJDSimon Nemec (Connor Brown, Arseny Gritsyuk)slap0.06 xG
    NJD: Brown, Glass, Gritsyuk, Hughes, NemecOTT: Jensen, Amadio, Batherson, Cozens, Matinpalo
    NJD 1 – 1 OTT
  3. 12:59
    OTTTim StützlePP (Brady Tkachuk, Dylan Cozens)wrist0.10 xG
    NJD: Glendening, Brown, Siegenthaler, NemecOTT: Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson, Stützle
    NJD 1 – 2 OTT
  4. 17:59
    NJDArseny Gritsyuk (Connor Brown, Cody Glass)wrist0.17 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Brown, Glass, Gritsyuk, HughesOTT: Perron, Spence, Kleven, Stützle, Halliday
    NJD 2 – 2 OTT

2nd period

  1. 4:21
    NJDPaul Cotterbackhand0.38 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Bratt, Cotter, HughesOTT: Tkachuk, Spence, Sanderson, Stützle
    NJD 3 – 2 OTT
  2. 10:35
    OTTDrake BathersonPP (Dylan Cozens, Tim Stützle)wrist0.16 xG
    NJD: Dillon, Glendening, Brown, HughesOTT: Batherson, Tkachuk, Cozens, Sanderson, Stützle
    NJD 3 – 3 OTT

3rd period

  1. 12:24
    NJDCody Glass (Arseny Gritsyuk, Connor Brown)wrist0.20 xG
    NJD: Brown, White, Glass, Gritsyuk, NemecOTT: Eller, Zetterlund, Spence, Kleven, Stützle
    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
Jesper Bratt LL1000+100.0100020:44——2934
Dawson Mercer CL1000010.2300020:22——4270
Ondrej Palat LL1000020.3110015:23——4159
Nico Hischier CL2000030.3701221:57——2310
Timo Meier RL2000040.0810019:57——2612
Stefan Noesen RL2000010.1121213:02——2711
Connor Brown RL3033+300.0001015:36——5863
Arseny Gritsyuk RL3123+330.3400014:33——6774
Cody Glass CL3112+340.4600012:34——5982
Luke Glendening CL4000000.0023010:48——4417
Paul Cotter LL4101+130.410007:41——407
Angus Crookshank CL4000000.000026:42——395
Luke Hughes DD1000+340.0800022:27——4029
Brenden Dillon DD1000+200.0042220:14——3727
Jonas Siegenthaler DD2000000.0035021:04——2015
Dougie Hamilton DD2000010.0711020:23——2315
Simon Nemec DD3101+250.4501019:35——5859
Colton White DD3000+110.0010012:05——6168
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)W38353.9213.9059:22

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Dylan Cozens CL1022-110.2500020:06——6562
Brady Tkachuk LL1022-160.4230219:19——6458
Drake Batherson RL1202-131.0521019:15——6560
Claude Giroux RL2000020.1911020:14——6875
Ridly Greig CL2000050.3310016:37——6575
Michael Amadio RL2000-130.4700016:15——6272
Tim Stützle CL3112-310.2120023:40——5951
Fabian Zetterlund LL3000-110.3130012:37——5660
Nick Cousins CL3000000.0040010:13——5787
David Perron LL4000-110.092008:32——6746
Lars Eller CL4000-100.000107:13——5039
Stephen Halliday CL4000-100.090005:01——5035
Jake Sanderson DD1011-140.1903028:55——6173
Artem Zub DD1000010.0114221:02——4455
Jordan Spence DD2000-340.1000018:33——6862
Tyler Kleven DD2000-240.1120216:31——6138
Nick Jensen DD3000-120.0811016:44——7084
Nikolas Matinpalo DD3000-100.0000213:32——6982
OTT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Linus Ullmark(start)L32284.8752.9257:41

Goal anatomy

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

Drake Batherson (OTT PP) 1st 1:36 · assists Brady Tkachuk, Jake Sanderson · Rebound · 29.0 mph shot.

Simon Nemec · 1st 5:09 · NJD

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
67.1 mph
Distance
39 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Arseny Gritsyuk · 1st 17:59 · NJD

Play
rebound
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
23.1 mph
Distance
10 ft
Entry to goal
4.9 s
Type
rebound

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Paul Cotter · 2nd 4:21 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
17.5 mph
Distance
2 ft
Entry to goal
3.1 s

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Drake Batherson · 2nd 10:35 · OTT PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
26.7 mph
Distance
4 ft
Type
one-timer

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Cody Glass · 3rd 12:24 · NJD

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2 (royal road)
Shot
20.7 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
5.9 s

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