Philadelphia Flyers vs. New Jersey DevilsApr 27, 2021

FinalTuesday, Apr 27, 2021· Prudential Center

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Philadelphia FlyersPHI

4

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New Jersey DevilsNJD

6

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PHI	0	1	3	4		PHI	3	15	12	30
NJD	1	2	3	6		NJD	9	9	9	27

: PHI 63NJD 44
: PHI 3.42NJD 3.55
PP goals: PHI 0NJD 2
Hits: PHI 15NJD 21
Blocks: PHI 8NJD 18
PIM: PHI 9NJD 9
: PHI 56%NJD 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–4

New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers 6–4 at home. Pavel Zacha (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Zacha, Bratt, Hischier, Smith and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:43 together.

Points
Connor Carrick had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:07.Carrick
Points
Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:58.Zacha
Points
Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:41.Hughes
Points
Michael McLeod had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:19.McLeod
Points
Ty Smith had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:50.Smith
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Zacha, Bratt, Hischier, Smith and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:43 together.Zacha Bratt Hischier Smith Hughes
Luck
NJD scored 6 goals on 3.55 expected goals (44 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
New line
New look for NJD: Maltsev–Boqvist–Foote skated 5:45 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Maltsev Boqvist 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

← PHI attacks left (bottom on phones)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →

NJD
PHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · NJD 44 · PHI 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
PHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD pressure
PHI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PHI 43% of the game, NJD 37%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

PHI

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	PHI	NJD
	64	46
	3.56	2.50
	3.25	2.46
	14	12
	2	2
	19	16
	+0.041	−0.040
	43%	37%

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.

Philadelphia Flyers

L1Giroux – Voracek – Couturier
14:1778% CF
L2van Riemsdyk – Laughton – Allison
11:0661% CF
L3Hayes – Konecny – Farabee
10:3454% CF
L4Lindblom – Patrick – Cates
9:3157% CF
D1Sanheim – Zamula
12:3850% CF
D2Braun – Provorov
12:2844% CF
D3Hagg – Myers
10:3567% CF

PP1van Riemsdyk – Hayes – Sanheim – Konecny – Farabee
1:52100% CF
PP2Giroux – Voracek – Couturier – Provorov – Allison
1:2775% CF
PK1FCouturier – Farabee
0:46
PK2FLaughton – Patrick
0:32
PK1DBraun – Provorov
1:32
PK2DHagg – Myers
0:42

Current PHI line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Zacha – Bratt – Hischier
11:0238% CF
L2Kuokkanen – Sharangovich – Hughes
10:3250% CF
L3Wood – Bastian – McLeod
9:3729% CF
L4Maltsev – Boqvist – Foote
5:4533% CF
D1Murray – Severson
18:5158% CF
D2Carrick – Butcher
17:5531% CF
D3Tennyson – Smith
9:5922% CF

PP1Zacha – Bratt – Hischier – Smith – Hughes
2:43100% CF
PK1FHischier – Sharangovich
1:10
PK2FZacha – Bastian
1:01
PK1DTennyson – Smith
2:05
PK2DMurray – Severson
1:55

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

18:45
NJDNico HischierPP (Jack Hughes, Pavel Zacha)snap0.31 xG
PHI: Laughton, Hagg, Sanheim, LindblomNJD: Zacha, Bratt, Hischier, Smith, Hughes
PHI 0 – 1 NJD

2nd period

2:20
NJDPavel ZachaPP (Jack Hughes, Ty Smith)wrist0.13 xG
PHI: Couturier, Hagg, Lindblom, MyersNJD: Zacha, Bratt, Hischier, Smith, Hughes
PHI 0 – 2 NJD
5:14
NJDMiles Woodwrist0.02 xG
PHI: Braun, van Riemsdyk, Provorov, Patrick, CatesNJD: Murray, Severson, Wood, Bastian, Hughes
PHI 0 – 3 NJD
5:29
PHIOskar Lindblom (Jackson Cates, Nolan Patrick)wrist0.21 xG
PHI: Lindblom, Myers, Patrick, Zamula, CatesNJD: Tennyson, Maltsev, Boqvist, Smith, Foote
PHI 1 – 3 NJD

3rd period

2:24
PHIPhilippe Myerssnap0.16 xG
PHI: van Riemsdyk, Laughton, Provorov, Myers, AllisonNJD: Tennyson, Kuokkanen, Smith, Sharangovich, Hughes
PHI 2 – 3 NJD
3:34
PHIClaude Giroux (Jakub Voracek, Robert Hagg)wrist0.02 xG
PHI: Giroux, Voracek, Couturier, Hagg, MyersNJD: Murray, Severson, Zacha, Bratt, Hischier
PHI 3 – 3 NJD
8:04
NJDConnor Carrick (Ty Smith, Michael McLeod)wrist0.01 xG
PHI: van Riemsdyk, Provorov, Myers, Patrick, CatesNJD: Carrick, Maltsev, Boqvist, Smith, Foote
PHI 3 – 4 NJD
12:25
PHITravis Sanheim (Sean Couturier)deflected0.00 xG
PHI: Giroux, Voracek, Couturier, Sanheim, ProvorovNJD: Carrick, Butcher, Wood, Bastian, McLeod
PHI 4 – 4 NJD
12:36
NJDYegor Sharangovich (Janne Kuokkanen)snap0.10 xG
PHI: Braun, Lindblom, Provorov, Patrick, CatesNJD: Tennyson, Kuokkanen, Smith, Sharangovich, Hughes
PHI 4 – 5 NJD
19:58
NJDMikhail MaltsevEN (Michael McLeod, Connor Carrick)wrist0.96 xG
PHI: Hayes, Sanheim, Konecny, Provorov, Allison, FarabeeNJD: Murray, Carrick, Bastian, McLeod, Maltsev
PHI 4 – 6 NJD

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Philadelphia Flyers

PHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sean Couturier C	L1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.26	3	1	0	20:55	—	—	73	62
Claude Giroux R	L1	1	0	1	+2	5	0.57	0	0	0	20:03	—	—	68	66
Jakub Voracek R	L1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.35	0	0	0	19:48	—	—	71	73
James van Riemsdyk L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.29	0	0	0	17:03	—	—	44	45
Scott Laughton C	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	2	1	0	14:03	—	—	52	54
Wade Allison R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	1	0	13:12	—	—	58	50
Joel Farabee L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	0	1	0	15:06	—	—	50	35
Kevin Hayes R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	0	1	0	14:44	—	—	60	65
Travis Konecny R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.23	0	0	0	14:22	—	—	53	37
Oskar Lindblom L	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.21	0	0	0	11:57	—	—	65	82
Nolan Patrick C	L4	0	1	1	-2	2	0.33	2	0	2	11:14	—	—	48	63
Jackson Cates C	L4	0	1	1	-2	1	0.29	0	0	0	10:21	—	—	42	58
Travis Sanheim D	D1	1	0	1	0	3	0.03	0	0	7	21:52	—	—	61	35
Egor Zamula D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.05	0	1	0	19:19	—	—	50	49
Ivan Provorov D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.42	0	1	0	23:34	—	—	63	80
Justin Braun D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	2	0	0	17:49	—	—	40	63
Philippe Myers D	D3	1	0	1	+2	1	0.21	2	0	0	18:24	—	—	73	71
Robert Hagg D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	1	0	16:05	—	—	59	46

PHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Brian Elliott(start)	L	26	21	5	.808	2.58	57:26

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.46	1	2	0	20:31	—	—	36	59
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.41	1	0	0	17:05	—	—	42	70
Pavel Zacha C	L1	1	1	2	-1	3	0.37	1	0	0	16:58	—	—	39	54
Jack Hughes C	L2	0	2	2	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	18:41	—	—	59	58
Yegor Sharangovich C	L2	1	0	1	0	2	0.47	0	1	0	18:39	—	—	44	39
Janne Kuokkanen C	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.19	0	0	0	14:49	—	—	47	34
Michael McLeod C	L3	0	2	2	0	1	0.11	3	1	9	15:19	—	—	23	17
Nathan Bastian R	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.14	5	1	0	15:09	—	—	50	58
Miles Wood L	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.14	1	0	0	12:29	—	—	46	40
Mikhail Maltsev L	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.96	1	0	0	11:54	—	—	31	5
Jesper Boqvist C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	9:25	—	—	29	6
Nolan Foote L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	0	0	7:44	—	—	46	24
Ryan Murray D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.11	0	2	0	22:45	—	—	55	64
Damon Severson D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	1	0	0	22:31	—	—	58	65
Will Butcher D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	2	0	21:12	—	—	38	38
Connor Carrick D	D2	1	1	2	+1	1	0.01	0	2	0	20:07	—	—	36	42
Ty Smith D	D3	0	2	2	0	1	0.05	0	2	0	15:50	—	—	31	31
Matt Tennyson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	3	0	14:52	—	—	30	27

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	W	30	26	4	.867	3.42	60:00

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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.