New Jersey Devils vs. Minnesota WildMar 29, 2025

FinalSaturday, Mar 29, 2025· Xcel Energy Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NJD	2	0	3	5		NJD	10	11	12	33
MIN	1	0	1	2		MIN	7	12	5	24

: NJD 67MIN 48
: NJD 2.32MIN 2.41
PP goals: NJD 1MIN 0
Hits: NJD 24MIN 29
Blocks: NJD 9MIN 19
PIM: NJD 11MIN 9
: NJD 56%MIN 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Minnesota Wild 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Minnesota Wild 5–2 at MIN. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 3G 0A. New look for NJD: Noesen–Bratt–Hischier skated 13:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Nico Hischier had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:01.Hischier
Points
Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:47.Foligno
Points
Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:18.Bratt
New line
New look for NJD: Noesen–Bratt–Hischier skated 13:13 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (69.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Noesen Bratt Hischier
New line
New look for NJD: Tatar–Dowling–Palat skated 9:22 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Tatar Dowling Palat
Luck
NJD scored 5 goals on 2.32 expected goals (67 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for NJD: Haula–Meier–Mercer skated 8:45 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (52.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Haula Meier Mercer
Usage
Nolan Foote (NJD) played 6:41, −3:40 down on his 10:21 season average over 6 games.Foote

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)MIN attacks right (top on phones) →

MIN
NJD
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 115 of 115 attempts · MIN 48 · NJD 67

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MIN
NJD
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MIN 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 32% of the game, MIN 29%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MIN

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	MIN
	71	49
	2.09	2.62
	2.04	2.54
	11	10
	5	4
	14	22
	+0.046	−0.046
	32%	29%

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

L1Noesen – Bratt – Hischier
13:1370% CF
L2Tatar – Dowling – Palat
9:2264% CF
L3Haula – Meier – Mercer
8:4552% CF
L4Sprong – Cotter – Foote
3:4643% CF
D1Dumoulin – Kovacevic
16:1268% CF
D2Pesce – Hughes
13:1874% CF
D3Dillon – Nemec
11:3757% CF

PP1Meier – Bratt – Hischier – Mercer – Hughes
0:58100% CF
PK1FHischier – Mercer
2:22
PK2FHaula – Bratt
0:46
PK1DDillon – Pesce
2:08
PK2DDumoulin – Kovacevic
0:39

Current NJD line combinations →

Minnesota Wild

L1Johansson – Zuccarello – Gaudreau
10:2147% CF
L2Shore – Trenin – Brazeau
9:4038% CF
L3Nyquist – Foligno – Hartman
8:0053% CF
L4Hinostroza – Boldy – Rossi
7:0418% CF
D1Middleton – Faber
17:5742% CF
D2Spurgeon – Brodin
15:1122% CF
D3Bogosian – Merrill
11:0760% CF

PP1Johansson – Zuccarello – Gaudreau – Boldy – Rossi
2:54100% CF
PP2Nyquist – Spurgeon – Hinostroza – Hartman – Faber
0:55100% CF
PK1FFoligno – Gaudreau
0:58
PK1DMiddleton – Faber
0:58

Current MIN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

0:29
NJDNico Hischier (Jesper Bratt, Stefan Noesen)wrist0.16 xG
NJD: Noesen, Pesce, Bratt, Hischier, HughesMIN: Spurgeon, Johansson, Zuccarello, Brodin, Gaudreau
NJD 1 – 0 MIN
5:46
NJDPaul Cotter (Brian Dumoulin, Nolan Foote)wrist0.06 xG
NJD: Dumoulin, Sprong, Kovacevic, Cotter, FooteMIN: Nyquist, Spurgeon, Foligno, Brodin, Rossi
NJD 2 – 0 MIN
16:31
MINMarcus Foligno (Jared Spurgeon, Gustav Nyquist)tip-in0.07 xG
NJD: Dillon, Sprong, Cotter, Foote, NemecMIN: Nyquist, Spurgeon, Foligno, Brodin, Hartman
NJD 2 – 1 MIN

3rd period

3:13
NJDNico Hischierwrist0.12 xG
NJD: Dumoulin, Noesen, Bratt, Hischier, KovacevicMIN: Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Brodin, Gaudreau, Boldy
NJD 3 – 1 MIN
5:22
MINRyan Hartman (Marcus Foligno, Zach Bogosian)wrist0.37 xG
NJD: Tatar, Dowling, Palat, Pesce, HughesMIN: Bogosian, Foligno, Merrill, Hinostroza, Hartman
NJD 3 – 2 MIN
14:50
NJDNico HischierPP (Luke Hughes, Jesper Bratt)wrist0.19 xG
NJD: Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Mercer, HughesMIN: Foligno, Gaudreau, Middleton, Faber
NJD 4 – 2 MIN
16:46
NJDTomas Tatar (Ondrej Palat, Justin Dowling)wrist0.22 xG
NJD: Tatar, Dumoulin, Dowling, Palat, KovacevicMIN: Nyquist, Spurgeon, Brodin, Hartman, Trenin
NJD 5 – 2 MIN

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
Nico Hischier C	L1	3	0	3	+2	3	0.47	0	0	0	21:01	—	—	67	66
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	2	2	+2	3	0.31	2	0	0	19:18	—	—	66	63
Stefan Noesen R	L1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.01	3	0	0	16:58	—	—	66	72
Ondrej Palat L	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	13:38	—	—	61	34
Justin Dowling C	L2	0	1	1	0	3	0.13	2	0	0	13:02	—	—	59	28
Tomas Tatar L	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.22	1	1	0	12:15	—	—	62	32
Timo Meier R	L3	0	0	0	0	5	0.39	2	0	0	18:57	—	—	60	43
Dawson Mercer C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.19	0	0	0	18:26	—	—	63	52
Erik Haula L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	1	1	2	15:08	—	—	45	23
Paul Cotter L	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.06	1	0	0	10:36	—	—	47	56
Daniel Sprong R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	8:52	—	—	42	31
Nolan Foote L	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.07	4	0	0	6:41	—	—	44	40
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	1	1	+3	1	0.08	0	1	0	21:42	—	—	60	66
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D1	0	0	0	+3	2	0.01	1	1	9	19:11	—	—	64	69
Brett Pesce D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	4	0	23:30	—	—	62	39
Luke Hughes D	D2	0	1	1	0	3	0.25	0	0	0	19:55	—	—	68	47
Brenden Dillon D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	3	1	0	19:49	—	—	54	28
Simon Nemec D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.02	0	0	0	15:03	—	—	52	28

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	W	24	22	2	.917	2.41	59:58

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mats Zuccarello R	L1	0	0	0	-2	2	0.12	1	2	0	19:52	—	—	31	26
Marcus Johansson L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.15	1	1	0	17:22	—	—	44	52
Frederick Gaudreau C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	16:40	—	—	50	45
Yakov Trenin C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	5	0	0	12:46	—	—	39	60
Devin Shore C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	2	2	0	11:58	—	—	33	63
Justin Brazeau R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	1	1	0	11:54	—	—	36	61
Ryan Hartman R	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.82	0	0	0	16:09	—	—	57	66
Marcus Foligno L	L3	1	1	2	+1	1	0.15	4	1	7	14:47	—	—	52	70
Gustav Nyquist R	L3	0	1	1	-1	1	0.01	3	0	0	14:46	—	—	45	44
Matt Boldy L	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	0	1	2	16:55	—	—	31	44
Marco Rossi C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.32	2	3	0	16:31	—	—	23	36
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:31	—	—	43	73
Brock Faber D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	0	0	24:25	—	—	43	55
Jake Middleton D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	3	3	0	24:19	—	—	41	43
Jonas Brodin D	D2	0	0	0	-3	1	0.02	1	1	0	19:58	—	—	25	26
Jared Spurgeon D	D2	0	1	1	-3	1	0.01	3	3	0	19:32	—	—	24	24
Zach Bogosian D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	1	1	0	12:50	—	—	58	90
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:49	—	—	67	92

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)	L	33	28	5	.848	2.32	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Ryan Hartman (MIN) 3rd 5:22 · assists Marcus Foligno, Zach Bogosian · Cycle · 2.4 mph shot.

Ryan Hartman · 3rd 5:22 · MIN

Play: cycle
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 2.4 mph
Distance: 8 ft

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Nico Hischier · 1st 0:29 · NJD

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 49.1 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s
Type: rebound

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Paul Cotter · 1st 5:46 · NJD

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 22.2 mph
Distance: 31 ft
Entry to goal: 5.0 s
Type: rebound

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Marcus Foligno · 1st 16:31 · MIN

Play: deflection
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 25.5 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Type: deflection

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Nico Hischier · 3rd 14:50 · NJD PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 5 (royal road)
Shot: 16.0 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Type: rebound

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Nico Hischier · 3rd 3:13 · NJD

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 45.9 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Entry to goal: 1.4 s

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Tomas Tatar · 3rd 16:46 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 49.3 mph
Distance: 28 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.