New Jersey Devils vs. San Jose SharksFeb 27, 2024

FinalTuesday, Feb 27, 2024· SAP Center at San Jose

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	0	3	4	7		NJD	13	18	13	44
SJS	1	0	1	2		SJS	12	13	6	31

: NJD 84SJS 60
: NJD 4.91SJS 3.30
PP goals: NJD 0SJS 0
Hits: NJD 11SJS 17
Blocks: NJD 12SJS 14
PIM: NJD 2SJS 4
: NJD 55%SJS 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils rout San Jose Sharks 7–2

New Jersey Devils beat San Jose Sharks 7–2 at SJS. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 3A. New look for SJS: Kunin–Zadina–Eklund skated 13:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Nico Hischier had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 6 shots in 19:40.Hischier
Points
Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 11 shots in 23:06.Hughes
Points
Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:03.Bratt
Points
Timo Meier had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:22.Meier
New line
New look for SJS: Kunin–Zadina–Eklund skated 13:54 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (45.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kunin Zadina Eklund
New line
New look for NJD: Haula–Toffoli–Mercer skated 10:19 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Haula Toffoli Mercer
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New look for NJD: Palat–Lazar–Hughes skated 9:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Palat Lazar Hughes
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New look for SJS: Labanc–Sturm–Barabanov skated 9:43 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Labanc Sturm Barabanov

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)SJS attacks right (top on phones) →

SJS
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 144 of 144 attempts · SJS 60 · NJD 84

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

SJS
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

SJS 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 41% of the game, SJS 22%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

SJS

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	SJS
	80	68
	4.18	3.88
	3.90	3.61
	16	17
	5	4
	17	17
	+0.036	−0.036
	41%	22%

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

L1Meier – Bratt – Hischier
10:4467% CF
L2Haula – Toffoli – Mercer
10:1946% CF
L3Palat – Lazar – Hughes
9:5657% CF
D1Marino – Bahl
15:0667% CF
D2Siegenthaler – Nemec
10:2346% CF
D3Smith – Hughes
7:4047% CF

PP1Toffoli – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes – Hughes
3:22100% CF
PP2Smith – Meier – Hischier – Hughes – Nemec
0:17
PK1FBratt – Hischier
0:59
PK2FHaula – Mercer
0:47
PK1DSiegenthaler – Bahl
0:59
PK2DSmith – Marino
0:57

Current NJD line combinations →

San Jose Sharks

L1Kunin – Zadina – Eklund
13:5445% CF
L2Granlund – Duclair – Zetterlund
12:1248% CF
L3Labanc – Sturm – Barabanov
9:4345% CF
L4Hoffman – Bailey – Carpenter
6:1360% CF
D1Ferraro – Emberson
14:1037% CF
D2Rutta – Thrun
14:0042% CF
D3Burroughs – Okhotiuk
12:4665% CF

PP1Granlund – Duclair – Kunin – Thrun – Eklund
1:51100% CF
PK1FGranlund – Carpenter
2:00
PK2FZetterlund – Eklund
0:37
PK1DFerraro – Rutta
2:50
PK2DEmberson – Thrun
0:37

Current SJS 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
Jesper Bratt L	L1	1	1	2	+3	3	0.43	0	1	0	20:03	—	—	64	80
Nico Hischier C	L1	1	3	4	+3	6	0.47	0	0	0	19:40	—	—	61	75
Timo Meier R	L1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.33	0	0	0	17:22	—	—	60	55
Tyler Toffoli C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.85	0	0	0	18:06	—	—	45	38
Dawson Mercer C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.28	0	0	0	15:41	—	—	50	39
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.24	2	0	0	14:39	—	—	37	24
Jack Hughes C	L3	1	2	3	+3	11	0.94	0	1	0	23:06	—	—	54	50
Ondrej Palat L	L3	0	1	1	+3	1	0.27	3	0	0	18:18	—	—	55	56
Curtis Lazar C	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.22	1	0	0	14:06	—	—	67	53
Kevin Bahl D	D1	1	0	1	+3	2	0.16	3	2	0	18:33	—	—	67	80
John Marino D	D1	0	1	1	+3	1	0.02	0	0	0	18:32	—	—	70	81
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.01	0	1	0	17:08	—	—	44	27
Simon Nemec D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	0	2	0	15:23	—	—	53	41
Luke Hughes D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	0	0	0	20:17	—	—	51	48
Brendan Smith D	D3	1	0	1	0	2	0.06	0	3	0	15:19	—	—	51	48
Colin Miller D	—	1	0	1	+1	2	0.03	1	1	0	11:15	—	—	40	32
Alexander Holtz R	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	1	0	2	11:04	—	—	43	42
Chris Tierney C	—	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	9:28	—	—	60	53

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Nico Daws(start)	W	31	29	2	.935	3.30	60:00

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Eklund L	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.11	0	1	0	19:36	—	—	49	50
Filip Zadina R	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.85	0	0	0	18:47	—	—	44	51
Luke Kunin C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.21	1	1	0	17:02	—	—	47	44
Mikael Granlund C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.05	0	0	0	20:44	—	—	42	41
Fabian Zetterlund L	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.49	4	1	0	17:31	—	—	52	57
Anthony Duclair L	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.13	0	0	0	16:23	—	—	42	41
Nico Sturm C	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.14	1	0	0	14:13	—	—	38	48
Alexander Barabanov L	L3	0	1	1	-1	2	0.51	0	1	0	14:00	—	—	38	47
Kevin Labanc R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	2	0	0	12:40	—	—	46	53
Ryan Carpenter C	L4	0	1	1	-1	0	0.23	0	1	0	10:37	—	—	58	53
Justin Bailey R	L4	1	0	1	-1	3	0.10	0	1	0	7:56	—	—	50	49
Mike Hoffman C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	0	0	7:55	—	—	56	41
Mario Ferraro D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.11	2	5	0	21:24	—	—	41	51
Ty Emberson D	D1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.02	2	1	0	19:41	—	—	38	37
Henry Thrun D	D2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	0	0	2	21:44	—	—	36	32
Jan Rutta D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.05	1	2	0	20:11	—	—	47	44
Kyle Burroughs D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	1	0	0	18:04	—	—	68	75
Nikita Okhotiuk D	D3	0	0	0	-3	4	0.10	3	0	2	17:36	—	—	53	51

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Kaapo Kahkonen	L	31	24	7	.774	3.33	42:22
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	—	13	13	0	.1000	1.57	17:34

Goal anatomy

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

Nico Sturm (SJS) 1st 18:17 · assists Alexander Barabanov · Deflection · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 12.8 mph shot · 3.2 s from entry to goal.

Nico Sturm · 1st 18:17 · SJS

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 12.8 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 3.2 s
Type: rebound

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Jesper Bratt · 2nd 3:29 · NJD

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 40.7 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 3.3 s
Type: one-timer

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Jack Hughes · 2nd 4:06 · NJD

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 65.2 mph
Distance: 17 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Kevin Bahl · 2nd 13:08 · NJD

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 77.9 mph
Distance: 34 ft
Entry to goal: 3.6 s

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Colin Miller · 3rd 2:41 · NJD

Play: point-shot
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 70.9 mph
Distance: 59 ft
Entry to goal: 8.3 s

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Brendan Smith · 3rd 5:01 · NJD

Play: faceoff
Passes: 1
Shot: 72.6 mph
Distance: 62 ft
Type: one-timer

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Dawson Mercer · 3rd 6:57 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2
Shot: 41.7 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Type: one-timer

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Nico Hischier · 3rd 7:57 · NJD

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 62.4 mph
Distance: 35 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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Justin Bailey · 3rd 12:33 · SJS

Play: cycle
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 12.8 mph
Distance: 11 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. San Jose SharksFeb 27, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

New Jersey Devils rout San Jose Sharks 7–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

New Jersey Devils

San Jose Sharks

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

New Jersey Devils

San Jose Sharks

Goal anatomy

Nico Sturm · 1st 18:17 · SJS

Jesper Bratt · 2nd 3:29 · NJD

Jack Hughes · 2nd 4:06 · NJD

Kevin Bahl · 2nd 13:08 · NJD

Colin Miller · 3rd 2:41 · NJD

Brendan Smith · 3rd 5:01 · NJD

Dawson Mercer · 3rd 6:57 · NJD

Nico Hischier · 3rd 7:57 · NJD

Justin Bailey · 3rd 12:33 · SJS