Los Angeles Kings vs. New Jersey DevilsDec 12, 2024

FinalThursday, Dec 12, 2024· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
LAK	0	1	0	1		LAK	1	8	5	14
NJD	0	1	2	3		NJD	9	9	8	26

: LAK 46NJD 59
: LAK 1.97NJD 2.02
PP goals: LAK 0NJD 0
Hits: LAK 18NJD 27
Blocks: LAK 20NJD 16
PIM: LAK 2NJD 2
: LAK 56%NJD 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1

New Jersey Devils beat Los Angeles Kings 3–1 at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for NJD: Dowling–MacDermid–Bastian skated 4:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jack Hughes had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:41.Hughes
Points
Ondrej Palat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:23.Palat
New line
New look for NJD: Dowling–MacDermid–Bastian skated 4:32 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Dowling MacDermid Bastian
Usage
Kevin Fiala (LAK) played 23:00, +4:33 up on his 18:27 season average over 80 games.Fiala
Usage
Justin Dowling (NJD) played 7:00, −3:17 down on his 10:17 season average over 51 games.Dowling
Usage
Kyle Burroughs (LAK) played 4:26, −3:29 down on his 7:55 season average over 32 games.Burroughs

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

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

NJD
LAK
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · NJD 59 · LAK 46

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
LAK
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: LAK 19% of the game, NJD 26%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

LAK

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	LAK	NJD
	44	64
	1.35	1.42
	1.31	1.39
	5	11
	2	4
	24	25
	+0.021	−0.021
	19%	26%

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.

Los Angeles Kings

L1Danault – Fiala – Laferriere
13:1352% CF
L2Kopitar – Kempe – Moore
12:2637% CF
L3Foegele – Jeannot – Byfield
10:5942% CF
D1Gavrikov – Anderson
18:3937% CF
D2Edmundson – Clarke
14:3528% CF
D3Moverare – Spence
11:5059% CF

PP1Kopitar – Fiala – Kempe – Byfield – Clarke
1:0460% CF
PK1FDanault – Moore
0:40
PK2FKempe – Byfield
0:31
PK1DGavrikov – Anderson
0:58

Current LAK line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Meier – Hischier – Mercer
13:1573% CF
L2Palat – Bratt – Hughes
11:3552% CF
L3Haula – Noesen – Cotter
9:2156% CF
L4Dowling – MacDermid – Bastian
4:3229% CF
D1Siegenthaler – Kovacevic
18:2660% CF
D2Pesce – Hughes
16:2857% CF
D3Dillon – Hamilton
14:1156% CF

PP1Hamilton – Noesen – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
1:20100% CF
PP2Haula – Palat – Meier – Mercer – Hughes
0:34100% CF
PK1FBratt – Hischier
0:35
PK2FPalat – Hughes
0:32
PK1DDillon – Kovacevic
0:35
PK2DPesce – Siegenthaler
0:32

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

16:41
LAKJordan Spence (Alex Laferriere, Phillip Danault)slap0.03 xG
LAK: Danault, Fiala, Moverare, Spence, LaferriereNJD: Palat, Pesce, Bratt, Hughes, Hughes
LAK 1 – 0 NJD
18:56
NJDOndrej Palat (Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt)tip-in0.09 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Moverare, Moore, Spence, LaferriereNJD: Dillon, Palat, Hamilton, Bratt, Hughes
LAK 1 – 1 NJD

3rd period

12:58
NJDJack Hughes (Ondrej Palat, Brenden Dillon)wrist0.14 xG
LAK: Danault, Fiala, Gavrikov, Anderson, LaferriereNJD: Dillon, Palat, Hamilton, Bratt, Hughes
LAK 1 – 2 NJD
17:17
NJDBrett PesceSH (Jack Hughes)wrist0.12 xG
LAK: Kopitar, Fiala, Kempe, Byfield, ClarkeNJD: Palat, Pesce, Siegenthaler, Hughes
LAK 1 – 3 NJD

Box score

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

Los Angeles Kings

LAK skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Kevin Fiala L	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.30	0	2	0	23:00	—	—	48	46
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.08	2	1	0	19:06	—	—	53	55
Alex Laferriere R	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.26	1	1	0	17:42	—	—	48	48
Adrian Kempe R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.05	0	0	0	20:50	—	—	31	37
Anze Kopitar C	L2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.07	0	1	0	20:32	—	—	28	17
Trevor Moore L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	1	0	0	17:58	—	—	30	28
Quinton Byfield R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	2	2	0	17:06	—	—	41	66
Warren Foegele L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	2	0	14:52	—	—	42	80
Tanner Jeannot L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.13	3	1	0	13:58	—	—	39	58
Mikey Anderson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	0	0	0	21:45	—	—	33	40
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	20:51	—	—	37	43
Joel Edmundson D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	3	0	21:29	—	—	30	26
Brandt Clarke D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	2	0	18:32	—	—	30	48
Jordan Spence D	D3	1	0	1	0	1	0.15	0	2	0	15:07	—	—	56	69
Jacob Moverare D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	2	0	13:54	—	—	59	62
Alex Turcotte C	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.54	2	0	0	10:06	—	—	50	56
Samuel Helenius C	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	2	9:34	—	—	50	51
Kyle Burroughs D	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	4:26	—	—	55	38

LAK goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
David Rittich(start)	L	26	23	3	.885	1.60	57:12

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	2	2	0	21:05	—	—	72	81
Timo Meier R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.10	1	0	0	18:33	—	—	69	66
Dawson Mercer C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	0	0	15:39	—	—	72	78
Jack Hughes C	L2	1	2	3	+2	2	0.16	0	1	0	19:41	—	—	52	56
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.42	1	0	0	19:36	—	—	52	69
Ondrej Palat L	L2	1	1	2	+2	1	0.17	0	2	0	16:23	—	—	62	72
Stefan Noesen R	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.22	1	1	0	16:40	—	—	59	38
Erik Haula L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	4	1	2	15:33	—	—	58	37
Paul Cotter L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.09	4	0	0	14:48	—	—	52	29
Nathan Bastian R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:19	—	—	42	28
Justin Dowling C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	7:00	—	—	40	29
Kurtis MacDermid L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	2	0	0	5:31	—	—	33	29
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	2	2	0	22:28	—	—	61	48
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	2	2	0	21:36	—	—	64	54
Brett Pesce D	D2	1	0	1	0	3	0.31	0	0	0	20:19	—	—	57	48
Luke Hughes D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	2	0	19:02	—	—	60	50
Dougie Hamilton D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.00	2	2	0	17:37	—	—	57	55
Brenden Dillon D	D3	0	1	1	+2	1	0.00	2	1	0	17:10	—	—	56	55

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	W	14	13	1	.929	1.97	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Jordan Spence (LAK) 2nd 16:41 · assists Alex Laferriere, Phillip Danault · Odd-man rush · carried in · 4-on-2 at the blue line · 75.5 mph shot · 1.9 s from entry to goal.

Jordan Spence · 2nd 16:41 · LAK

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 75.5 mph
Distance: 44 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s
Type: one-timer

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Ondrej Palat · 2nd 18:56 · NJD

Play: deflection
Passes: 2
Shot: 12.9 mph
Distance: 10 ft

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Jack Hughes · 3rd 12:58 · NJD

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 44.4 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Entry to goal: 4.5 s
Type: one-timer

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Brett Pesce · 3rd 17:17 · NJD SH

Play: rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 28.1 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Entry to goal: 3.7 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.