San Jose Sharks vs. New Jersey DevilsFeb 20, 2020

FinalThursday, Feb 20, 2020· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
SJS	1	0	0	1		SJS	12	14	11	37
NJD	0	1	1	2		NJD	7	10	8	25

: SJS 69NJD 56
: SJS 3.17NJD 2.96
PP goals: SJS 0NJD 1
Hits: SJS 14NJD 12
Blocks: SJS 21NJD 13
PIM: SJS 17NJD 11
: SJS 47%NJD 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge San Jose Sharks 2–1

New Jersey Devils beat San Jose Sharks 2–1 at home. Nikita Gusev (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for NJD: Gusev–Zacha–Bratt skated 8:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Nikita Gusev had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:29.Gusev
New line
New look for NJD: Gusev–Zacha–Bratt skated 8:55 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gusev Zacha Bratt
Goalie
Mackenzie Blackwood (NJD) faced 37 shots and stopped 36 (.973), +6 against a season average of 30.9; the win.Blackwood
Luck
SJS scored 1 goal on 3.17 expected goals (69 attempts), well short of its chances.
Usage
Mario Ferraro (SJS) played 22:58, +7:12 up on his 15:46 season average over 60 games.Ferraro
Usage
Barclay Goodrow (SJS) played 21:41, +5:51 up on his 15:50 season average over 69 games.Goodrow
Usage
Damon Severson (NJD) played 27:12, +4:18 up on his 22:54 season average over 68 games.Severson
Usage
Melker Karlsson (SJS) played 8:30, −3:50 down on his 12:20 season average over 60 games.Karlsson

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

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

NJD
SJS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 125 of 125 attempts · NJD 56 · SJS 69

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
SJS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: SJS 27% of the game, NJD 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

SJS

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	SJS	NJD
	62	49
	2.48	2.31
	2.40	2.25
	11	4
	11	5
	18	14
	−0.007	+0.007
	27%	31%

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.

San Jose Sharks

L1Thornton – Labanc – Meier
8:1658% CF
L2Marleau – Noesen – Goodrow
5:5463% CF
L3Sorensen – Karlsson – Kellman
4:3343% CF
L4Gregor – Gambrell – True
3:4664% CF
D1Vlasic – Ferraro
11:5035% CF
D2Burns – Simek
11:2364% CF
D3Heed – Middleton
8:1560% CF

PP1Thornton – Marleau – Burns – Labanc – Meier
2:13100% CF
PP2Thornton – Burns – Sorensen – Goodrow – Labanc
1:0467% CF
PK1FGoodrow – Karlsson
2:23
PK2FSorensen – Gambrell
1:11
PK1DBurns – Simek
3:15
PK2DVlasic – Ferraro
1:31

Current SJS line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Palmieri – Hischier – Hughes
9:3743% CF
L2Gusev – Zacha – Bratt
8:5563% CF
L3Zajac – Simmonds – Wood
8:2967% CF
L4Hayden – Rooney – Anderson
6:4340% CF
D1Severson – Mermis
14:3666% CF
D2Subban – Mueller
11:0547% CF
D3Carrick – White
9:217% CF

PP1Simmonds – Palmieri – Severson – Hischier – Hughes
5:29100% CF
PP2Subban – Gusev – Wood – Zacha – Bratt
4:2886% CF
PK1FZajac – Anderson
2:52
PK2FZacha – Rooney
1:41
PK1DSeverson – Mermis
1:32
PK2DSubban – White
0:42

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

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

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Timo Meier R	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.40	0	1	0	17:44	—	—	51	42
Kevin Labanc R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.24	0	1	0	17:15	—	—	50	55
Joe Thornton C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	17:14	—	—	59	52
Barclay Goodrow C	L2	0	0	0	0	5	0.59	1	3	0	21:41	—	—	68	84
Patrick Marleau C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	0	1	0	15:51	—	—	67	63
Stefan Noesen R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	1	1	2	13:52	—	—	63	69
Marcus Sorensen L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.11	0	0	0	16:08	—	—	35	17
Joel Kellman C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	12:43	—	—	40	44
Melker Karlsson C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	1	2	8:30	—	—	46	87
Dylan Gambrell C	L4	0	0	0	+1	3	0.54	1	1	2	11:50	—	—	57	38
Alexander True C	L4	0	1	1	+1	3	0.27	1	0	2	10:34	—	—	61	44
Noah Gregor L	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.16	3	0	0	9:43	—	—	67	58
Mario Ferraro D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	5	1	2	22:58	—	—	42	53
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	1	0	20:40	—	—	44	47
Brent Burns D	D2	0	0	0	0	4	0.19	0	4	0	25:23	—	—	67	56
Radim Simek D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	2	3	0	19:13	—	—	57	47
Tim Heed D	D3	1	0	1	0	3	0.14	0	1	0	15:41	—	—	63	61
Jake Middleton D	D3	0	1	1	0	2	0.10	0	0	7	11:46	—	—	61	45

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Martin Jones(start)	L	25	23	2	.920	2.96	59:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jack Hughes C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.44	0	0	0	18:28	—	—	30	56
Nico Hischier C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	0	1	0	18:27	—	—	30	56
Kyle Palmieri C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.32	1	1	0	17:17	—	—	28	51
Pavel Zacha C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.00	2	1	0	18:56	—	—	57	38
Nikita Gusev L	L2	0	2	2	+1	1	0.23	0	0	0	15:29	—	—	60	60
Jesper Bratt L	L2	1	0	1	+1	5	0.59	0	1	0	15:20	—	—	67	70
Miles Wood L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.43	0	0	0	15:43	—	—	50	40
Travis Zajac C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	0	1	0	14:35	—	—	41	48
Wayne Simmonds R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	2	14:28	—	—	64	54
Joey Anderson R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.28	0	0	0	13:06	—	—	37	45
Kevin Rooney C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.20	0	0	0	11:08	—	—	43	37
John Hayden C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	1	2	5	9:33	—	—	29	14
Damon Severson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	0	0	0	27:12	—	—	57	49
Dakota Mermis D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.06	0	1	0	17:44	—	—	66	62
P.K. Subban D	D2	1	0	1	0	2	0.04	1	3	2	22:30	—	—	44	56
Mirco Mueller D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	4	1	2	17:40	—	—	45	52
Connor Carrick D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	14:31	—	—	14	22
Colton White D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:02	—	—	14	25

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood(start)	W	37	36	1	.973	3.17	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.

San Jose Sharks vs. New Jersey DevilsFeb 20, 2020

Fantasy takeaways

New Jersey Devils edge San Jose Sharks 2–1

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

San Jose Sharks

New Jersey Devils

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

San Jose Sharks

New Jersey Devils