Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New Jersey DevilsApr 5, 2018

FinalThursday, Apr 5, 2018· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TOR	1	0	0	1		TOR	9	11	12	32
NJD	0	2	0	2		NJD	14	14	11	39

: TOR 58NJD 63
: TOR 2.35NJD 2.31
PP goals: TOR 1NJD 0
Hits: TOR 17NJD 14
Blocks: TOR 9NJD 12
PIM: TOR 4NJD 4
: TOR 53%NJD 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1

New Jersey Devils beat Toronto Maple Leafs 2–1 at home. Patrick Maroon (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +6 against a season average of 33.5; the loss.

Points
Patrick Maroon had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:44.Maroon
Goalie
Frederik Andersen (TOR) faced 39 shots and stopped 37 (.949), +6 against a season average of 33.5; the loss.Andersen
Usage
Tomas Plekanec (TOR) played 8:58, −6:15 down on his 15:13 season average over 76 games.Plekanec
Usage
Leo Komarov (TOR) played 11:35, −4:16 down on his 15:51 season average over 73 games.Komarov
Usage
Andy Greene (NJD) played 24:38, +3:33 up on his 21:05 season average over 80 games.Greene
Usage
Stefan Noesen (NJD) played 16:34, +3:20 up on his 13:14 season average over 71 games.Noesen
Usage
Connor Carrick (TOR) played 12:11, −3:01 down on his 15:12 season average over 46 games.Carrick
Usage
Michael Grabner (NJD) played 11:44, −3:07 down on his 14:51 season average over 79 games.Grabner

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

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

NJD
TOR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · NJD 63 · TOR 58

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
TOR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TOR 34% of the game, NJD 29%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

TOR

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	TOR	NJD
	62	68
	2.00	2.42
	1.94	2.30
	4	11
	2	6
	16	19
	+0.049	−0.049
	34%	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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

L1Hyman – Nylander – Matthews
14:5140% CF
L2Marleau – Kadri – Marner
13:3664% CF
L3van Riemsdyk – Bozak – Brown
10:4046% CF
L4Plekanec – Komarov – Kapanen
7:5540% CF
D1Gardiner – Zaitsev
16:1353% CF
D2Hainsey – Rielly
10:3367% CF
D3Polak – Carrick
6:5659% CF

PP1Marleau – Komarov – Gardiner – Nylander – Matthews
1:050% CF
PP2van Riemsdyk – Bozak – Kadri – Rielly – Marner
0:52
PK1FKomarov – Hyman
1:30
PK1DHainsey – Polak
2:00

Current TOR line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Zajac – Coleman – Noesen
12:2763% CF
L2Palmieri – Hall – Hischier
11:5441% CF
L3Maroon – Wood – Zacha
9:5848% CF
L4Boyle – Grabner – Gibbons
9:2069% CF
D1Greene – Vatanen
20:2748% CF
D2Moore – Mueller
15:5561% CF
D3Lovejoy – Butcher
10:5750% CF

PP1Zajac – Maroon – Palmieri – Hall – Butcher
1:30100% CF
PP2Boyle – Moore – Butcher – Zacha – Hischier
0:30100% CF
PK1FZajac – Grabner
1:03
PK2FGibbons – Coleman
0:54
PK1DGreene – Lovejoy
1:18
PK2DMoore – Mueller
0:52

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

6:56
TORWilliam NylanderPP (Patrick Marleau, Auston Matthews)wrist0.09 xG
TOR: Marleau, van Riemsdyk, Gardiner, Nylander, MatthewsNJD: Zajac, Greene, Grabner, Lovejoy
TOR 1 – 0 NJD

2nd period

7:55
NJDPavel Zacha (Patrick Maroon)snap0.01 xG
TOR: van Riemsdyk, Bozak, Rielly, Carrick, BrownNJD: Maroon, Moore, Wood, Mueller, Zacha
TOR 1 – 1 NJD
17:02
NJDMiles Wood (Patrick Maroon)snap0.16 xG
TOR: Marleau, Kadri, Rielly, Carrick, MarnerNJD: Boyle, Lovejoy, Maroon, Butcher, Wood
TOR 1 – 2 NJD

Box score

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

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Nylander R	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.18	0	1	2	18:57	—	—	39	31
Auston Matthews C	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.14	0	0	0	18:47	—	—	42	37
Zach Hyman L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.30	1	0	0	18:11	—	—	36	33
Mitch Marner R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.54	0	0	2	18:28	—	—	67	63
Nazem Kadri C	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.18	0	0	0	17:37	—	—	65	62
Patrick Marleau C	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.28	0	0	0	17:12	—	—	63	61
Tyler Bozak C	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.17	0	0	0	15:28	—	—	45	34
James van Riemsdyk L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	2	0	0	14:21	—	—	48	40
Connor Brown R	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	13:05	—	—	42	39
Leo Komarov R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	1	0	11:35	—	—	35	17
Kasperi Kapanen R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.11	0	0	0	9:24	—	—	39	33
Tomas Plekanec C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:58	—	—	38	24
Jake Gardiner D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	1	0	24:11	—	—	51	43
Nikita Zaitsev D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	3	1	0	20:00	—	—	47	50
Morgan Rielly D	D2	0	0	0	-2	2	0.03	1	0	0	22:43	—	—	53	51
Ron Hainsey D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	3	3	0	21:48	—	—	42	48
Roman Polak D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	2	0	17:10	—	—	36	30
Connor Carrick D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	2	0	0	12:11	—	—	56	50

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Frederik Andersen(start)	L	39	37	2	.949	2.31	57:23

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Travis Zajac C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	1	0	0	17:38	—	—	60	71
Blake Coleman L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.18	1	0	0	17:19	—	—	55	64
Stefan Noesen R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.10	1	0	2	16:34	—	—	57	69
Nico Hischier C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	17:05	—	—	48	42
Taylor Hall L	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.34	0	0	0	16:43	—	—	46	45
Kyle Palmieri C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.41	1	1	0	15:59	—	—	44	37
Patrick Maroon L	L3	0	2	2	+2	1	0.10	0	0	0	14:44	—	—	46	50
Pavel Zacha C	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.11	0	1	0	13:50	—	—	54	53
Miles Wood L	L3	1	0	1	+2	5	0.27	1	1	0	12:31	—	—	49	52
Brian Boyle C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	2	1	0	13:19	—	—	56	66
Brian Gibbons C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	11:52	—	—	63	68
Michael Grabner L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	0	0	0	11:44	—	—	60	65
Andy Greene D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.10	3	4	0	24:38	—	—	48	54
Sami Vatanen D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.13	0	1	0	24:12	—	—	51	51
John Moore D	D2	0	0	0	+1	3	0.04	2	1	0	20:24	—	—	58	52
Mirco Mueller D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	1	0	0	18:35	—	—	62	57
Will Butcher D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:20	—	—	50	59
Ben Lovejoy D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	1	1	0	14:21	—	—	44	58

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Keith Kinkaid(start)	W	32	31	1	.969	2.35	60:00

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.