New Jersey Devils vs. Dallas StarsMar 14, 2024

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	2	3	1	6		NJD	6	8	6	20
DAL	2	0	0	2		DAL	7	16	14	37

: NJD 34DAL 83
: NJD 2.22DAL 3.93
PP goals: NJD 0DAL 0
Hits: NJD 22DAL 27
Blocks: NJD 23DAL 7
PIM: NJD 6DAL 0
: NJD 43%DAL 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils rout Dallas Stars 6–2

New Jersey Devils beat Dallas Stars 6–2 at DAL. Timo Meier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. Nick DeSimone (NJD) played 24:57, +11:49 up on his 13:08 season average over 33 games.

Points
Chris Tierney had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 9:05.Tierney
Points
Timo Meier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:28.Meier
Usage
Nick DeSimone (NJD) played 24:57, +11:49 up on his 13:08 season average over 33 games.DeSimone
New line
New look for DAL: Duchene–Smith–Robertson skated 6:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (84.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Duchene Smith Robertson
New line
New look for NJD: Hischier–Hughes–Mercer skated 12:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (30% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Hischier Hughes Mercer
Luck
NJD scored 6 goals on 2.22 expected goals (34 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for NJD: Haula–Meier–Bratt skated 10:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Haula Meier Bratt
Goalie
Jake Allen (NJD) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +5 against a season average of 32.0; the win.Allen

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)DAL attacks right (top on phones) →

DAL
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · DAL 83 · NJD 34

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DAL
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DAL 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 13% of the game, DAL 52%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DAL

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	DAL
	40	85
	2.61	3.56
	2.50	3.09
	12	8
	2	6
	19	13
	−0.070	+0.070
	13%	52%

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

L1Hischier – Hughes – Mercer
12:1830% CF
L2Haula – Meier – Bratt
10:2253% CF
L3Palat – Lazar – Nosek
7:3132% CF
D1Hughes – Nemec
18:1638% CF
D2DeSimone – Bahl
18:0229% CF
D3Smith – Hatakka
11:0242% CF

PK1FHaula – Mercer
2:51
PK2FLazar – Nosek
0:55
PK1DSmith – DeSimone
3:35
PK2DHatakka – Nemec
0:36

Current NJD line combinations →

Dallas Stars

L1Duchene – Smith – Robertson
6:3785% CF
L2Faksa – Steel – Dellandrea
5:3975% CF
L3Hintz – Marchment – Stankoven
5:3590% CF
L4Pavelski – Benn – Johnston
4:5871% CF
D1Suter – Hakanpää
13:5468% CF
D2Heiskanen – Harley
13:5363% CF
D3Tanev – Lindell
9:2158% CF

PP1Pavelski – Benn – Hintz – Robertson – Heiskanen
4:27100% CF
PP2Duchene – Marchment – Harley – Stankoven – Johnston
0:57100% CF

Current DAL 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
Dawson Mercer C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.43	1	0	0	20:16	—	—	24	41
Jack Hughes C	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.24	0	0	0	18:53	—	—	27	40
Nico Hischier C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:23	—	—	29	44
Erik Haula L	L2	1	0	1	+1	3	0.39	2	1	0	17:31	—	—	39	49
Timo Meier R	L2	1	1	2	+3	3	0.20	3	0	0	16:28	—	—	48	61
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.10	0	1	0	13:39	—	—	47	56
Tomas Nosek L	L3	1	0	1	0	1	0.01	1	2	0	17:49	—	—	28	18
Curtis Lazar C	L3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.04	1	2	0	15:20	—	—	31	20
Ondrej Palat L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	3	0	14:47	—	—	29	10
Simon Nemec D	D1	0	1	1	+3	0	0.00	0	3	0	21:33	—	—	31	53
Luke Hughes D	D1	0	1	1	+3	2	0.18	0	1	0	20:40	—	—	38	58
Nick DeSimone D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	4	3	0	24:57	—	—	31	50
Kevin Bahl D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	4	4	21:36	—	—	23	41
Brendan Smith D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	1	0	18:34	—	—	33	14
Santeri Hatakka D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	1	1	0	13:21	—	—	40	16
Alexander Holtz R	—	1	0	1	0	3	0.46	0	0	0	12:17	—	—	21	49
Chris Tierney C	—	1	1	2	+2	1	0.14	1	0	0	9:05	—	—	31	54
Kurtis MacDermid L	—	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	0	2	1:51	—	—	40	54

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	W	37	35	2	.946	3.93	60:00

Dallas Stars

DAL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk		PP	SH
Jason Robertson L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.16	1	0	20:08	—	—	75	54
Matt Duchene C	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.27	1	0	16:58	—	—	77	71
Craig Smith C	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.33	3	0	12:30	—	—	81	74
Sam Steel C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	3	0	13:04	—	—	62	42
Ty Dellandrea C	L2	0	1	1	-2	0	0.00	2	0	12:11	—	—	60	58
Radek Faksa C	L2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.16	2	0	11:26	—	—	63	60
Mason Marchment L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	1	1	17:00	—	—	70	40
Roope Hintz C	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.44	0	0	16:58	—	—	75	46
Logan Stankoven C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.12	1	1	15:42	—	—	72	60
Joe Pavelski C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.33	2	0	17:21	—	—	67	52
Jamie Benn L	L4	0	1	1	-1	0	0.49	2	0	16:26	—	—	65	71
Wyatt Johnston C	L4	1	0	1	-1	6	0.54	0	0	16:22	—	—	58	60
Ryan Suter D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	16:27	—	—	70	44
Jani Hakanpää D	D1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.02	4	1	15:31	—	—	72	74
Miro Heiskanen D	D2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.46	0	0	24:28	—	—	63	57
Thomas Harley D	D2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.18	2	1	22:54	—	—	70	44
Esa Lindell D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.12	1	1	18:44	—	—	63	65
Chris Tanev D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	2	1	15:50	—	—	77	70

DAL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Scott Wedgewood	—	10	8	2	.800	1.09	36:08
Jake Oettinger(start)	L	10	6	4	.600	1.13	23:52

Goal anatomy

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

Wyatt Johnston (DAL) 1st 0:15 · assists Jamie Benn, Thomas Harley · Rush · carried in · 51.9 mph shot · 2.4 s from entry to goal.

Wyatt Johnston · 1st 0:15 · DAL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 51.9 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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Erik Haula · 1st 5:41 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 25.2 mph
Distance: 9 ft

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Craig Smith · 1st 12:04 · DAL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 45.0 mph
Distance: 38 ft

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Chris Tierney · 1st 17:14 · NJD

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2
Shot: 7.6 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 s

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Dawson Mercer · 2nd 1:31 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 19.2 mph
Distance: 7 ft

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Timo Meier · 2nd 3:52 · NJD

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 63.4 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Entry to goal: 4.6 s
Type: one-timer

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Tomas Nosek · 2nd 5:12 · NJD

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 45.2 mph
Distance: 44 ft
Entry to goal: 2.8 s

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Alexander Holtz · 3rd 14:25 · NJD

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 48.3 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 6.1 s

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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. Dallas StarsMar 14, 2024

Fantasy takeaways

New Jersey Devils rout Dallas Stars 6–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

New Jersey Devils

Dallas Stars

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

New Jersey Devils

Dallas Stars

Goal anatomy

Wyatt Johnston · 1st 0:15 · DAL

Erik Haula · 1st 5:41 · NJD

Craig Smith · 1st 12:04 · DAL

Chris Tierney · 1st 17:14 · NJD

Dawson Mercer · 2nd 1:31 · NJD

Timo Meier · 2nd 3:52 · NJD

Tomas Nosek · 2nd 5:12 · NJD

Alexander Holtz · 3rd 14:25 · NJD