Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey DevilsDec 27, 2024

FinalFriday, Dec 27, 2024· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CAR	1	1	0	2		CAR	10	14	7	31
NJD	2	2	0	4		NJD	7	10	6	23

: CAR 71NJD 49
: CAR 3.86NJD 3.48
PP goals: CAR 0NJD 0
Hits: CAR 24NJD 20
Blocks: CAR 11NJD 15
PIM: CAR 2NJD 6
: CAR 41%NJD 59%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2

New Jersey Devils beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 at home. Brent Burns (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CAR scored 2 goals on 3.86 expected goals (71 attempts), well short of its chances.

Points
Brent Burns had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:38.Burns
Points
Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:58.Hughes
Luck
CAR scored 2 goals on 3.86 expected goals (71 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Jack Hughes (NJD) played 16:56, −4:02 down on his 20:58 season average over 61 games.Hughes
Usage
Johnathan Kovacevic (NJD) played 22:56, +3:10 up on his 19:47 season average over 80 games.Kovacevic
Usage
Tyson Jost (CAR) played 14:25, +4:09 up on his 10:16 season average over 38 games.Jost
Luck
Jesper Bratt (NJD) generated 1.03 xG on 3 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Bratt

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

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

NJD
CAR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · NJD 49 · CAR 71

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
CAR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CAR 49% of the game, NJD 27%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

CAR

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	CAR	NJD
	71	55
	3.82	2.24
	3.62	2.19
	12	13
	4	4
	19	23
	−0.065	+0.065
	49%	27%

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Staal – Martinook – Carrier
11:4450% CF
L2Necas – Kotkaniemi – Svechnikov
11:3758% CF
L3Aho – Roslovic – Jarvis
11:0357% CF
L4Jost – Robinson – Blake
10:4973% CF
D1Orlov – Chatfield
16:3735% CF
D2Burns – Slavin
16:1969% CF
D3Gostisbehere – Walker
12:5370% CF

PP1Gostisbehere – Aho – Necas – Svechnikov – Jarvis
1:4275% CF
PP2Burns – Roslovic – Walker – Kotkaniemi – Blake
1:27100% CF

Current CAR line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Noesen – Meier – Hischier
12:3041% CF
L2Haula – Cotter – Mercer
11:2838% CF
L3Palat – Bratt – Hughes
10:2657% CF
L4Tatar – Dowling – Bastian
7:0963% CF
D1Siegenthaler – Kovacevic
16:0225% CF
D2Pesce – Hughes
15:3441% CF
D3Dillon – Hamilton
13:3654% CF

PK1FHischier – Mercer
1:38
PK2FHaula – Hughes
0:38
PK1DDillon – Kovacevic
3:10
PK2DPesce – Siegenthaler
0:38

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

10:03
CAREric Robinson (Jackson Blake, Brent Burns)other0.71 xG
CAR: Burns, Slavin, Jost, Robinson, BlakeNJD: Dillon, Palat, Hamilton, Bratt, Hughes
CAR 1 – 0 NJD
16:12
NJDOndrej Palat (Johnathan Kovacevic, Jonas Siegenthaler)deflected0.13 xG
CAR: Orlov, Aho, Roslovic, Chatfield, JarvisNJD: Palat, Siegenthaler, Bratt, Kovacevic, Hughes
CAR 1 – 1 NJD
16:54
NJDNico Hischier (Stefan Noesen, Luke Hughes)deflected0.05 xG
CAR: Orlov, Aho, Roslovic, Chatfield, JarvisNJD: Noesen, Pesce, Meier, Hischier, Hughes
CAR 1 – 2 NJD

2nd period

0:22
CARBrent Burns (Jack Roslovic)wrist0.11 xG
CAR: Burns, Slavin, Aho, Roslovic, JarvisNJD: Dillon, Hamilton, Hischier, Kovacevic, Mercer
CAR 2 – 2 NJD
4:15
NJDLuke Hughes (Brett Pesce, Jesper Bratt)wrist0.22 xG
CAR: Burns, Staal, Orlov, Roslovic, JarvisNJD: Palat, Pesce, Bratt, Hughes, Hughes
CAR 2 – 3 NJD
8:47
NJDDawson Mercer (Jack Hughes, Brenden Dillon)wrist0.21 xG
CAR: Burns, Staal, Martinook, Slavin, CarrierNJD: Dillon, Palat, Hamilton, Hughes, Mercer
CAR 2 – 4 NJD

Box score

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

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jordan Staal C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.16	1	2	0	13:54	—	—	46	43
William Carrier L	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.31	0	0	0	13:47	—	—	54	50
Jordan Martinook L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	1	0	13:40	—	—	54	45
Martin Necas C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	2	0	0	17:38	—	—	58	53
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.28	2	0	0	15:56	—	—	58	53
Andrei Svechnikov R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.17	2	0	0	15:55	—	—	58	53
Sebastian Aho C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	1	0	17:24	—	—	54	66
Seth Jarvis R	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.20	2	1	0	16:57	—	—	46	48
Jack Roslovic C	L3	0	1	1	-2	3	0.11	0	1	0	16:11	—	—	46	49
Jackson Blake R	L4	0	1	1	+1	3	0.36	0	2	0	16:21	—	—	67	87
Tyson Jost C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.07	0	0	2	14:25	—	—	69	88
Eric Robinson L	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.87	3	0	0	13:04	—	—	67	86
Dmitry Orlov D	D1	0	0	0	-3	0	0.01	4	1	0	21:43	—	—	33	31
Jalen Chatfield D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	0	0	0	18:54	—	—	40	45
Brent Burns D	D2	1	1	2	0	3	0.40	0	2	0	21:38	—	—	63	65
Jaccob Slavin D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.14	1	0	0	21:28	—	—	73	78
Sean Walker D	D3	0	0	0	0	4	0.58	2	0	0	18:06	—	—	64	76
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	1	0	0	15:51	—	—	71	85

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Pyotr Kochetkov(start)	L	23	19	4	.826	1.90	57:08

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.30	0	3	0	20:25	—	—	37	41
Timo Meier R	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	2	0	16:55	—	—	41	44
Stefan Noesen R	L1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.17	1	0	0	15:39	—	—	40	41
Dawson Mercer C	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.21	1	1	0	17:56	—	—	38	35
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	14:08	—	—	33	24
Paul Cotter L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	4	0	0	13:58	—	—	33	25
Jack Hughes C	L3	0	1	1	+2	4	0.25	0	0	0	16:56	—	—	60	47
Jesper Bratt L	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	1.03	2	0	0	16:46	—	—	49	39
Ondrej Palat L	L3	1	0	1	+2	2	0.23	1	2	0	13:17	—	—	49	43
Nathan Bastian R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.73	2	0	0	10:37	—	—	56	27
Justin Dowling C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:42	—	—	46	22
Tomas Tatar L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	9:21	—	—	50	23
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	22:56	—	—	25	29
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	3	0	20:26	—	—	31	35
Brett Pesce D	D2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.01	0	2	4	19:39	—	—	42	50
Luke Hughes D	D2	1	1	2	+2	1	0.23	0	0	0	18:58	—	—	48	46
Brenden Dillon D	D3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	4	0	0	20:44	—	—	50	32
Dougie Hamilton D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	2	0	2	17:37	—	—	63	36

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	W	31	29	2	.935	3.86	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Eric Robinson (CAR) 1st 10:03 · assists Jackson Blake, Brent Burns · Rebound · 11.7 mph shot.

Eric Robinson · 1st 10:03 · CAR

Play: rebound
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 11.7 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Type: rebound

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Ondrej Palat · 1st 16:12 · NJD

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 4
Shot: 7.4 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 6.4 s
Type: rebound

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Nico Hischier · 1st 16:54 · NJD

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.3 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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Brent Burns · 2nd 0:22 · CAR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 57.2 mph
Distance: 23 ft
Entry to goal: 7.3 s

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Luke Hughes · 2nd 4:15 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 52.0 mph
Distance: 22 ft
Entry to goal: 7.7 s

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Dawson Mercer · 2nd 8:47 · NJD

Play: rebound
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 5.8 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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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.