Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey DevilsFeb 25, 2024

FinalSunday, Feb 25, 2024· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TBL	0	2	2	4		TBL	9	10	8	27
NJD	0	1	0	1		NJD	6	10	3	19

: TBL 51NJD 59
: TBL 4.02NJD 1.84
PP goals: TBL 0NJD 1
Hits: TBL 15NJD 9
Blocks: TBL 25NJD 8
PIM: TBL 8NJD 6
: TBL 43%NJD 57%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 4–1

Tampa Bay Lightning beat New Jersey Devils 4–1 at NJD. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:03 together.

Points
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 21:27.Kucherov
Points
Brandon Hagel had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:46.Hagel
Points
Brayden Point had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:51.Point
Points
Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 25:47.Hedman
PP1
NJD's first power-play unit (Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 5:03 together.Toffoli Bratt Hischier Hughes Hughes
New line
New look for NJD: Nosek–Holtz–Halonen skated 7:14 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Nosek Holtz Halonen
Usage
Brandon Hagel (TBL) played 23:46, +4:34 up on his 19:12 season average over 81 games.Hagel
Usage
Darren Raddysh (TBL) played 14:41, −4:29 down on his 19:10 season average over 81 games.Raddysh

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

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

NJD
TBL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · NJD 59 · TBL 51

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
TBL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TBL 37% of the game, NJD 24%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

TBL

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	TBL	NJD
	52	56
	2.53	1.37
	2.44	1.31
	16	12
	10	1
	23	16
	−0.041	+0.041
	37%	24%

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning

L1Kucherov – Point – Hagel
12:5953% CF
L2Cirelli – Eyssimont – Chaffee
8:2756% CF
L3Stamkos – Paul – Sheary
8:0444% CF
D1de Haan – Cernak
8:2546% CF
D2Hedman – Raddysh
5:5747% CF
D3Perbix – Lilleberg
5:4840% CF

PP1Stamkos – Hedman – Kucherov – Point – Cirelli
4:1975% CF
PP2Stamkos – Kucherov – Raddysh – Cirelli – Hagel
0:34
PK1FGlendening – Motte
3:24
PK2FCirelli – Hagel
2:10
PK1DHedman – Cernak
4:19
PK2Dde Haan – Lilleberg
0:33

Current TBL line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Toffoli – Hughes – Mercer
7:3243% CF
L2Nosek – Holtz – Halonen
7:1454% CF
L3Palat – Bratt – Hischier
5:1669% CF
L4Haula – Lazar – Meier
3:0375% CF
D1Miller – Hughes
12:4057% CF
D2Siegenthaler – Nemec
7:1855% CF
D3Marino – Bahl
6:2150% CF

PP1Toffoli – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes – Hughes
5:03100% CF
PP2Haula – Palat – Miller – Meier – Mercer
0:40100% CF
PK1FLazar – Nosek
1:54
PK2FHaula – Mercer
1:48
PK1DMarino – Bahl
2:37
PK2DSiegenthaler – Nemec
1:20

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

1:27
TBLVictor Hedman (Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel)snap0.10 xG
TBL: Hedman, Kucherov, Point, Raddysh, HagelNJD: Toffoli, Siegenthaler, Hughes, Mercer, Hughes
TBL 1 – 0 NJD
4:15
TBLBrayden Point (Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman)wrist0.07 xG
TBL: Hedman, Kucherov, Point, Hagel, PerbixNJD: Toffoli, Miller, Hughes, Mercer, Hughes
TBL 2 – 0 NJD
6:01
NJDTyler ToffoliPP (Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes)snap0.18 xG
TBL: Hedman, Glendening, Motte, CernakNJD: Toffoli, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes
TBL 2 – 1 NJD

3rd period

9:38
TBLBrandon Hagel (Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov)wrist0.23 xG
TBL: Hedman, Kucherov, Point, Hagel, PerbixNJD: Haula, Toffoli, Marino, Bahl, Hughes
TBL 3 – 1 NJD
18:25
TBLNikita KucherovEN (Brandon Hagel)wrist0.60 xG
TBL: Hedman, Kucherov, Glendening, Cernak, HagelNJD: Palat, Miller, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes
TBL 4 – 1 NJD

Box score

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

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brandon Hagel L	L1	1	2	3	+4	2	0.68	0	0	0	23:46	—	—	45	63
Nikita Kucherov R	L1	1	3	4	+4	5	1.25	1	0	0	21:27	—	—	50	74
Brayden Point C	L1	1	1	2	+3	4	0.43	0	0	0	19:51	—	—	56	76
Anthony Cirelli C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	1	1	0	18:08	—	—	50	74
Mitchell Chaffee R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	2	1	0	14:12	—	—	56	80
Michael Eyssimont C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	2	1	0	14:01	—	—	48	93
Steven Stamkos C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	0	0	2	15:46	—	—	44	45
Nick Paul L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	0	2	13:52	—	—	46	56
Conor Sheary L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	0	0	0	10:59	—	—	41	54
Erik Cernak D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	18:48	—	—	42	69
Calvin de Haan D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	5	0	13:55	—	—	41	81
Victor Hedman D	D2	1	1	2	+4	2	0.68	1	6	0	25:47	—	—	41	55
Darren Raddysh D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	0	3	0	14:41	—	—	55	82
Emil Lilleberg D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.06	2	2	2	16:57	—	—	59	66
Nick Perbix D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	2	0	14:21	—	—	39	61
Luke Glendening C	—	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	3	0	13:26	—	—	33	34
Tyler Motte C	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	2	1	2	12:24	—	—	43	38
Maxwell Crozier D	—	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	2	0	0	10:52	—	—	50	38

TBL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonas Johansson(start)	W	19	18	1	.947	1.84	59:57

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Hughes C	L1	0	1	1	-4	1	0.06	0	1	0	20:02	—	—	36	10
Dawson Mercer C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	0	0	0	16:20	—	—	47	14
Tyler Toffoli C	L1	1	0	1	-3	2	0.41	1	0	0	15:45	—	—	36	12
Tomas Nosek L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	1	0	12:40	—	—	63	43
Alexander Holtz R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.05	0	0	2	12:00	—	—	55	32
Brian Halonen L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.19	0	0	0	9:47	—	—	50	39
Nico Hischier C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.27	0	0	0	20:37	—	—	56	45
Jesper Bratt L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.29	0	0	0	18:40	—	—	64	58
Ondrej Palat L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	1	0	12:02	—	—	65	60
Erik Haula L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.17	2	1	0	14:49	—	—	67	52
Timo Meier R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.24	2	0	0	14:19	—	—	52	39
Curtis Lazar C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	2	0	0	13:03	—	—	54	53
Luke Hughes D	D1	0	1	1	-3	0	0.00	0	2	2	22:48	—	—	48	39
Colin Miller D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	0	0	0	17:40	—	—	59	47
Simon Nemec D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	19:07	—	—	53	25
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	19:05	—	—	54	31
John Marino D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	0	0	19:08	—	—	58	36
Kevin Bahl D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	0	0	0	16:52	—	—	48	23

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Akira Schmid(start)	L	26	23	3	.885	2.52	59:16

Goal anatomy

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

Victor Hedman (TBL) 2nd 1:27 · assists Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel · Forecheck turnover · 46.2 mph shot.

Victor Hedman · 2nd 1:27 · TBL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 46.2 mph
Distance: 10 ft

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Brayden Point · 2nd 4:15 · TBL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 2.5 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 4.3 s

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Tyler Toffoli · 2nd 6:01 · NJD PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 39.2 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Type: rebound

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Brandon Hagel · 3rd 9:38 · TBL

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 14.4 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Entry to goal: 6.6 s
Type: rebound

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Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 18:25 · TBL EN

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 48.6 mph
Distance: 48 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.