Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New Jersey DevilsDec 21, 2024

FinalSaturday, Dec 21, 2024· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
PIT	0	0	0	0		PIT	5	4	3	12
NJD	0	1	2	3		NJD	4	9	14	27

: PIT 44NJD 65
: PIT 1.61NJD 3.55
PP goals: PIT 0NJD 0
Hits: PIT 9NJD 22
Blocks: PIT 12NJD 15
PIM: PIT 12NJD 14
: PIT 48%NJD 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0

New Jersey Devils beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–0 at home. Nico Hischier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for NJD: Noesen–Meier–Hischier skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Nico Hischier had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 19:42.Hischier
Points
Timo Meier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:12.Meier
New line
New look for NJD: Noesen–Meier–Hischier skated 12:37 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Noesen Meier Hischier
New line
New look for NJD: Haula–Cotter–Mercer skated 6:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (88.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Haula Cotter Mercer
Luck
PIT scored 0 goals on 1.61 expected goals (44 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Matt Grzelcyk (PIT) played 25:09, +4:36 up on his 20:33 season average over 81 games.Grzelcyk
Usage
Owen Pickering (PIT) played 10:53, −4:06 down on his 14:59 season average over 24 games.Pickering
Usage
Pierre-Olivier Joseph (PIT) played 18:49, +3:38 up on his 15:11 season average over 46 games.Joseph

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

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

NJD
PIT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 109 of 109 attempts · NJD 65 · PIT 44

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
PIT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 17% of the game, NJD 35%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

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
Stat	PIT	NJD
	43	74
	1.62	3.07
	1.61	2.94
	7	13
	1	5
	24	24
	−0.025	+0.025
	17%	35%

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

L1Crosby – Rust – Rakell
13:5547% CF
L2Nieto – Acciari – Lizotte
9:2623% CF
L3Malkin – Bunting – Glass
8:2543% CF
L4Beauvillier – Tomasino – O'Connor
6:3836% CF
D1Karlsson – Grzelcyk
17:3844% CF
D2Shea – Joseph
6:5133% CF
D3Letang – Pickering
6:2527% CF

PP1Crosby – Letang – Rakell – Grzelcyk – Bunting
1:39
PP2Malkin – Karlsson – Rust – Glass – Tomasino
1:11100% CF
PK1FNieto – Acciari
0:58
PK2FGlass – O'Connor
0:35
PK1DLetang – Pickering
0:58
PK2DShea – Joseph
0:56

Current PIT line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Noesen – Meier – Hischier
12:3766% CF
L2Palat – Bratt – Hughes
9:2841% CF
L3Haula – Cotter – Mercer
6:1989% CF
L4Tatar – Dowling – Bastian
6:1471% CF
D1Dillon – Hamilton
16:1064% CF
D2Pesce – Hughes
15:1873% CF
D3Siegenthaler – Kovacevic
14:2556% CF

PP1Hamilton – Noesen – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
0:50
PP2Palat – Hamilton – Meier – Hughes – Mercer
0:32100% CF
PK1FBratt – Hughes
1:09
PK2FHischier – Mercer
1:06
PK1DDillon – Kovacevic
1:53
PK2DPesce – Siegenthaler
1:44

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

17:32
NJDStefan Noesen (Nico Hischier, Timo Meier)wrist0.36 xG
PIT: Crosby, Rust, Rakell, Shea, PickeringNJD: Noesen, Siegenthaler, Meier, Hischier, Kovacevic
PIT 0 – 1 NJD

3rd period

7:47
NJDNico Hischier (Dougie Hamilton, Brenden Dillon)snap0.19 xG
PIT: Malkin, Grzelcyk, Bunting, Shea, GlassNJD: Tatar, Dillon, Hamilton, Noesen, Hischier
PIT 0 – 2 NJD
18:27
NJDTimo MeierEN (Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier)snap0.81 xG
PIT: Malkin, Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, BuntingNJD: Siegenthaler, Meier, Bratt, Hischier, Kovacevic
PIT 0 – 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
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Rickard Rakell R	L1	-2	1	0.07	0	1	0	20:33	—	—	44	37
Bryan Rust R	L1	-2	1	0.02	0	1	0	20:14	—	—	40	35
Sidney Crosby C	L1	-2	1	0.40	0	1	0	19:22	—	—	49	44
Noel Acciari C	L2	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:33	—	—	20	11
Blake Lizotte C	L2	0	0	0.01	0	1	0	12:57	—	—	22	5
Matt Nieto L	L2	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	12:21	—	—	29	7
Evgeni Malkin C	L3	-2	0	0.11	1	0	0	17:43	—	—	34	52
Michael Bunting L	L3	-2	0	0.12	0	0	10	15:38	—	—	32	44
Cody Glass C	L3	-1	3	0.41	0	0	0	14:10	—	—	46	54
Philip Tomasino R	L4	0	1	0.21	0	0	0	13:18	—	—	31	41
Drew O'Connor L	L4	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:55	—	—	36	35
Anthony Beauvillier R	L4	0	0	0.01	2	0	0	9:53	—	—	39	45
Matt Grzelcyk D	D1	-1	0	0.00	0	2	0	25:09	—	—	40	35
Erik Karlsson D	D1	-1	2	0.09	0	1	2	25:03	—	—	38	29
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D2	0	0	0.09	1	0	0	18:49	—	—	35	33
Ryan Shea D	D2	-2	1	0.01	1	1	0	15:25	—	—	26	21
Kris Letang D	D3	0	1	0.01	1	3	0	21:59	—	—	40	55
Owen Pickering D	D3	-1	0	0.00	0	1	0	10:53	—	—	30	36

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Tristan Jarry(start)	L	26	24	2	.923	2.74	59:05

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	1	2	3	+3	3	0.54	0	3	0	19:42	—	—	67	79
Timo Meier R	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	1.19	0	1	0	18:12	—	—	66	78
Stefan Noesen R	L1	1	0	1	+2	4	0.49	0	0	0	17:41	—	—	63	76
Jack Hughes C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.08	0	0	0	19:22	—	—	53	45
Jesper Bratt L	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.08	0	0	0	17:22	—	—	53	28
Ondrej Palat L	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	3	1	0	15:07	—	—	44	21
Dawson Mercer C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.40	1	0	0	17:03	—	—	74	78
Paul Cotter L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	2	2	15:11	—	—	80	80
Erik Haula L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	4	1	0	13:50	—	—	67	53
Tomas Tatar L	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:46	—	—	75	93
Nathan Bastian R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	8:04	—	—	71	87
Justin Dowling C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	7:17	—	—	75	89
Dougie Hamilton D	D1	0	1	1	+1	4	0.10	1	0	2	19:49	—	—	65	57
Brenden Dillon D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	19:08	—	—	64	51
Luke Hughes D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	0	0	19:27	—	—	74	73
Brett Pesce D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.28	1	3	0	19:19	—	—	72	75
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.03	0	3	0	21:02	—	—	53	64
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.00	2	1	10	19:38	—	—	58	67

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	W	12	12	0	.1000	1.61	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Stefan Noesen (NJD) 2nd 17:32 · assists Nico Hischier, Timo Meier · Point shot · 26.6 mph shot.

Stefan Noesen · 2nd 17:32 · NJD

Play: point-shot
Passes: 1
Shot: 26.6 mph
Distance: 60 ft

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Nico Hischier · 3rd 7:47 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.7 mph
Distance: 13 ft

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Timo Meier · 3rd 18:27 · NJD EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 53.8 mph
Distance: 45 ft
Entry to goal: 1.3 s

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

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.