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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New Jersey DevilsApr 2, 2024

Final· Prudential Center
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PIT
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NJD
3
Goals123TShots123T
PIT1056PIT48921
NJD1203NJD1011526
PIT 51NJD 55
PIT 2.19NJD 2.95
PP goals
PIT 1NJD 1
Hits
PIT 16NJD 13
Blocks
PIT 17NJD 18
PIM
PIT 8NJD 6
PIT 52%NJD 48%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 6–3

Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils 6–3 at NJD. Evgeni Malkin (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. NJD's first power-play unit (Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:23 together.

  1. Points
    Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 16:44.Malkin
  2. Points
    Sidney Crosby had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:09.Crosby
  3. Points
    Bryan Rust had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:33.Rust
  4. Points
    John Marino had 2 assists (2 points) in 19:38.Marino
  5. Points
    Michael Bunting had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:25.Bunting
  6. Points
    Nico Hischier had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:15.Hischier
  7. PP1
    NJD's first power-play unit (Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 4:23 together.MeierBrattHischierHughesHughes
  8. PP1
    PIT's first power-play unit (Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust and Bunting) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:26 together.MalkinCrosbyKarlssonRustBunting

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: 106 attempts, 47 on goal, 9 goals, 5.14 expected goals; best chance Sidney Crosby at 0.71 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 106 of 106 attempts · NJD 55 · PIT 51

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 2.95 to 2.19 (NJD led the chances), shot attempts 55 to 51, 9 goals.

0.01.02.03.01st2nd3rdNJDPITKMLBCMRMCnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NJD
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NJDPITcontrol2nd3rdKarlsson · 1st 7:54Meier · 1st 19:43Lazar · 2nd 9:42Bratt · 2nd 17:47Crosby · 3rd 6:48Malkin · 3rd 7:55Rakell · 3rd 16:16Malkin · 3rd 16:38Crosby · 3rd 17:07
  • 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 23% of the game, NJD 43%.

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 (59:15) for NJD and Alex Nedeljkovic (60:00) for PIT, 9 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
5353
1.302.65
1.282.47
87
15
1012
+0.040−0.040
23%43%

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. 7:54
    PITErik Karlssonwrist0.02 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Karlsson, Rakell, Pettersson, BuntingNJD: Haula, Siegenthaler, Hughes, Holtz, Nemec
    PIT 1 – 0 NJD
  2. 19:43
    NJDTimo MeierPP (Luke Hughes, Nico Hischier)slap0.07 xG
    PIT: Carter, Letang, Rust, PetterssonNJD: Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes
    PIT 1 – 1 NJD

2nd period

  1. 9:42
    NJDCurtis Lazar (Tomas Nosek, John Marino)snap0.18 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Smith, Joseph, PuustinenNJD: Tierney, Lazar, Nosek, Marino, Bahl
    PIT 1 – 2 NJD
  2. 17:47
    NJDJesper Bratt (Nico Hischier, John Marino)wrist0.15 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, St. Ivany, O'ConnorNJD: Meier, Marino, Bratt, Hischier, Bahl
    PIT 1 – 3 NJD

3rd period

  1. 6:48
    PITSidney CrosbyPP (Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust)wrist0.14 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, BuntingNJD: Smith, Haula, Marino, Mercer
    PIT 2 – 3 NJD
  2. 7:55
    PITEvgeni Malkin (Jack St. Ivany, Michael Bunting)tip-in0.10 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Rakell, Bunting, Shea, St. IvanyNJD: Smith, Haula, Willman, Mercer, Hughes
    PIT 3 – 3 NJD
  3. 16:16
    PITRickard Rakell (Marcus Pettersson)tip-in0.06 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, Rakell, Pettersson, BuntingNJD: Tierney, Lazar, Nosek, Marino, Nemec
    PIT 4 – 3 NJD
  4. 16:38
    PITEvgeni Malkin (Michael Bunting, Kris Letang)tip-in0.09 xG
    PIT: Malkin, Letang, Rakell, Bunting, JosephNJD: Meier, Marino, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes
    PIT 5 – 3 NJD
  5. 17:07
    PITSidney CrosbyEN (Bryan Rust)other0.71 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Pettersson, O'ConnorNJD: Palat, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes, Hughes
    PIT 6 – 3 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
Evgeni Malkin CL1213+420.4401216:44——5253
Rickard Rakell RL1101+430.1011016:19——5056
Michael Bunting LL1022+410.1400015:25——6886
Bryan Rust RL2022000.0101018:33——384
Reilly Smith RL2000-110.0301416:51——3512
Sidney Crosby CL2202-120.8610016:09——417
Jeff Carter CL3000010.0231014:29——2734
Emil Bemstrom CL3000000.0211010:45——7066
Jesse Puljujarvi RL3000020.062008:35——6766
Lars Eller CL4000020.3110018:02——6859
Drew O'Connor LL4000020.0424016:31——4622
Valtteri Puustinen RL4000-100.000109:14——5621
Marcus Pettersson DD1011+320.0211023:10——5723
Erik Karlsson DD1101020.0900021:54——6632
Kris Letang DD2011+200.0212022:33——4728
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD2000000.0411216:44——4216
Ryan Shea DD3000+100.0001015:55——3558
Jack St. Ivany DD3011010.0021015:45——4653
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Alex Nedeljkovic(start)W26233.8852.9560:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Timo Meier RL1101-140.4242220:15——5972
Nico Hischier CL1022-110.2010019:15——6282
Jesper Bratt LL1101-130.4000219:10——6482
Jack Hughes CL2000-240.5800021:39——5784
Ondrej Palat LL2000-110.0000017:35——3548
Tomas Nosek LL2011020.2501017:07——4556
Curtis Lazar CL3101010.2511011:33——3855
Chris Tierney CL3000000.001008:43——4263
Max Willman CL3000-110.002007:23——6047
Erik Haula LL4000-220.1811017:03——5076
Dawson Mercer CL4000-110.2710014:53——3576
Alexander Holtz RL4000-100.000008:28——6387
John Marino DD1022000.0000019:38——5674
Kevin Bahl DD1000+230.0502217:17——5978
Luke Hughes DD2011-310.0602020:38——3142
Brendan Smith DD2000-100.0624019:35——2839
Simon Nemec DD3000-200.0103018:15——6084
Jonas Siegenthaler DD3000-120.2202017:52——6175
NJD goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Allen(start)L20155.7501.4859:15

Goal anatomy

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

Erik Karlsson (PIT) 1st 7:54 · unassisted · Forecheck turnover · carried in · 27.8 mph shot · 7.4 s from entry to goal.

Erik Karlsson · 1st 7:54 · PIT

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
27.8 mph
Distance
35 ft
Entry to goal
7.4 s

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Timo Meier · 1st 19:43 · NJD PP

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
5-on-4
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
59.1 mph
Distance
34 ft
Entry to goal
4.3 s
Type
one-timer

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Jesper Bratt · 2nd 17:47 · NJD

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
1
Shot
66.7 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Rickard Rakell · 3rd 16:16 · PIT

Play
deflection
Entry
dump
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
49.6 mph
Distance
16 ft
Entry to goal
7.5 s
Type
deflection

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