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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New Jersey DevilsMar 19, 2024

Final· Prudential Center
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PIT
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Goals123TShots123T
PIT0112PIT1218838
NJD1135NJD1591438
PIT 64NJD 75
PIT 2.46NJD 4.82
PP goals
PIT 0NJD 2
Hits
PIT 13NJD 11
Blocks
PIT 17NJD 18
PIM
PIT 6NJD 4
PIT 51%NJD 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 at home. Timo Meier (NJD) led the scoring with 2G 0A. NJD's first power-play unit (Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 3:28 together.

  1. Points
    Dawson Mercer had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:53.Mercer
  2. Points
    Timo Meier had two goals (2 points) on 8 shots in 20:39.Meier
  3. Points
    Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:15.Hughes
  4. Points
    Jesper Bratt had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:32.Bratt
  5. Points
    Luke Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:12.Hughes
  6. Points
    Ondrej Palat had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:49.Palat
  7. Points
    Tomas Nosek had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:05.Nosek
  8. PP1
    NJD's first power-play unit (Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 2 power-play goals on 12 attempts in 3:28 together.MeierBrattHischierHughesHughes

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.

Shot map, PIT at NJD: 139 attempts, 76 on goal, 7 goals, 7.28 expected goals; best chance Timo Meier at 0.55 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← PIT attacks left (bottom on phones)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NJD
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 139 of 139 attempts · NJD 75 · PIT 64

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at NJD: expected goals 4.82 to 2.46 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 75 to 64, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdNJDPITMPMHMMRnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NJD
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NJDPITcontrol2nd3rdMercer · 1st 5:35Pettersson · 2nd 7:16Meier · 2nd 14:20Holtz · 3rd 8:58Mercer · 3rd 9:14Meier · 3rd 16:53Rust · 3rd 17:15
  • NJD pressure
  • PIT pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PIT 16% of the game, NJD 36%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, PIT at NJD: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jake Allen (60:00) for NJD and Tristan Jarry (58:02) for PIT, 7 goals.

NJD
PIT
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
StatPITNJD
6174
2.533.71
2.473.58
1719
88
2412
+0.002−0.002
16%36%

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:35
    NJDDawson Mercer (Tomas Nosek, Ondrej Palat)wrist0.15 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Rakell, Graves, BuntingNJD: Palat, Nosek, DeSimone, Mercer, Hughes
    PIT 0 – 1 NJD

2nd period

  1. 7:16
    PITMarcus Pettersson (Michael Bunting, Rickard Rakell)slap0.07 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Rakell, Pettersson, BuntingNJD: Meier, Hischier, Hatakka, Mercer, Nemec
    PIT 1 – 1 NJD
  2. 14:20
    NJDTimo MeierPP (Luke Hughes, Jesper Bratt)tip-in0.12 xG
    PIT: Eller, Graves, Joseph, O'ConnorNJD: Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes
    PIT 1 – 2 NJD

3rd period

  1. 8:58
    NJDAlexander Holtz (Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes)wrist0.18 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Graves, O'ConnorNJD: Haula, DeSimone, Hughes, Holtz, Hughes
    PIT 1 – 3 NJD
  2. 9:14
    NJDDawson Mercer (Tomas Nosek, Ondrej Palat)wrist0.12 xG
    PIT: Eller, Karlsson, Smith, Pettersson, PuustinenNJD: Palat, Nosek, DeSimone, Mercer, Hughes
    PIT 1 – 4 NJD
  3. 16:53
    NJDTimo MeierPP (Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes)other0.55 xG
    PIT: Smith, Graves, Pettersson, AcciariNJD: Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes
    PIT 1 – 5 NJD
  4. 17:15
    PITBryan Rust (Sidney Crosby)backhand0.12 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Karlsson, Rust, O'ConnorNJD: Smith, Palat, Nosek, Bahl, Mercer
    PIT 2 – 5 NJD

Box score

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Bryan Rust RL1101040.7302022:02——4042
Sidney Crosby CL1011050.2910021:31——4242
Drew O'Connor LL1000030.1201219:07——3940
Lars Eller CL2000-130.1001016:16——4534
Reilly Smith RL2000-110.1710016:10——4734
Valtteri Puustinen RL2000-120.1610214:18——4527
Evgeni Malkin CL3000020.1700216:01——5445
Michael Bunting LL3011030.0801015:51——5449
Rickard Rakell RL3011030.2422013:42——5449
Noel Acciari CL4000000.0031012:03——335
Emil Bemstrom CL4000010.000007:43——4017
Jonathan Gruden LL4000010.001006:41——5048
Erik Karlsson DD1000050.1501025:08——3931
Marcus Pettersson DD1101020.1203024:24——4137
John Ludvig DD2000010.0200011:54——5966
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD2000010.0501011:04——6768
Kris Letang DD3000010.0710023:48——4847
Ryan Graves DD3000-200.0134019:44——4138
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)L38335.8684.8258:02

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nico Hischier CL1000-150.5601021:39——6063
Timo Meier RL1202-181.3010020:39——5965
Jesper Bratt LL1022051.1510019:32——6466
Jack Hughes CL2022+140.3000019:15——5956
Erik Haula LL2000+110.2101018:25——6258
Alexander Holtz RL2101+120.1900013:37——5653
Dawson Mercer CL3202030.5000015:53——5162
Tomas Nosek LL3022+110.1304015:05——5161
Ondrej Palat LL3022+130.0223014:49——5156
Curtis Lazar CL4000000.002008:05——140
Chris Tierney CL4000000.000007:04——2538
Max Willman CL4000000.001005:38——200
Brendan Smith DD1000-120.0914027:00——6167
Kevin Bahl DD1000-100.0310221:45——5968
Simon Nemec DD2000-120.1102020:11——5146
Santeri Hatakka DD2000-100.0010014:42——4738
Luke Hughes DD3022+320.2301218:12——5461
Nick DeSimone DD3000+300.0012014:29——5361
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Allen(start)W38362.9472.4660:00

Goal anatomy

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

Dawson Mercer (NJD) 1st 5:35 · assists Tomas Nosek, Ondrej Palat · Rush · carried in · 12.3 mph shot · 2.4 s from entry to goal.

Dawson Mercer · 1st 5:35 · NJD

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
12.3 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Dawson Mercer · 3rd 9:14 · NJD

Play
dump-and-chase
Entry
dump
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
40.5 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
6.3 s

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Timo Meier · 2nd 14:20 · NJD PP

Play
deflection
Passes
4 (royal road)
Shot
40.7 mph
Distance
4 ft
Type
deflection

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