Minnesota Wild vs. New Jersey DevilsMar 21, 2023

Final / OTTuesday, Mar 21, 2023· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MIN	0	0	1	1	2		MIN	8	11	5	5	29
NJD	0	0	1	0	1		NJD	10	12	21	5	48

: MIN 66NJD 82
: MIN 3.29NJD 4.77
PP goals: MIN 0NJD 0
Hits: MIN 18NJD 11
Blocks: MIN 22NJD 16
PIM: MIN 6NJD 2
: MIN 53%NJD 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Minnesota Wild edge New Jersey Devils 2–1 (OT)

Minnesota Wild beat New Jersey Devils 2–1 in overtime at NJD. Timo Meier (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 0A. Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +18 against a season average of 30.1; the win.

Goalie
Filip Gustavsson (MIN) faced 48 shots and stopped 47 (.979), +18 against a season average of 30.1; the win.Gustavsson
Luck
NJD scored 1 goal on 4.77 expected goals (82 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for MIN: Foligno–Zuccarello–Hartman skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (38.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Foligno Zuccarello Hartman
Luck
Jack Hughes (NJD) generated 1.84 xG on 11 attempts without scoring; the chances were there.Hughes
Usage
Jesper Bratt (NJD) played 21:23, +4:04 up on his 17:19 season average over 81 games.Bratt
Usage
Jonas Brodin (MIN) played 27:02, +4:14 up on his 22:48 season average over 59 games.Brodin
Usage
Michael McLeod (NJD) played 8:32, −3:46 down on his 12:18 season average over 79 games.McLeod
Usage
Ryan Hartman (MIN) played 20:23, +4:09 up on his 16:14 season average over 58 games.Hartman

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

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

NJD
MIN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 148 of 148 attempts · NJD 82 · MIN 66

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
MIN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MIN 22% of the game, NJD 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

MIN

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	MIN	NJD
	68	74
	2.99	3.94
	2.84	3.66
	8	17
	8	13
	14	16
	+0.021	−0.021
	22%	33%

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.

Minnesota Wild

L1Johansson – Eriksson Ek – Boldy
10:4763% CF
L2Foligno – Zuccarello – Hartman
9:0238% CF
L3Sundqvist – Gaudreau – Duhaime
8:2837% CF
L4Reaves – Shaw – Dewar
6:1554% CF
D1Brodin – Dumba
17:5253% CF
D2Goligoski – Middleton
15:3741% CF
D3Merrill – Klingberg
13:0939% CF

PP1Zuccarello – Klingberg – Hartman – Eriksson Ek – Boldy
0:5850% CF
PP2Johansson – Foligno – Brodin – Sundqvist – Gaudreau
0:32
PK1FShaw – Dewar
2:00
PK2FGaudreau – Eriksson Ek
1:33
PK1DBrodin – Dumba
2:48
PK2DGoligoski – Merrill
0:48

Current MIN line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Meier – Bratt – Hischier
13:1957% CF
L2Haula – Hughes – Mercer
12:4636% CF
L3Tatar – Palat – Boqvist
7:4779% CF
L4McLeod – Sharangovich – Foote
5:5458% CF
D1Graves – Marino
15:5845% CF
D2Hamilton – Siegenthaler
14:5751% CF
D3Severson – Bahl
12:3558% CF

PP1Hamilton – Meier – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
4:0088% CF
PP2Tatar – Haula – Palat – Severson – Mercer
1:30100% CF
PK1FMcLeod – Sharangovich
0:37
PK2FHaula – Mercer
0:26
PK1DSiegenthaler – Bahl
0:57
PK2DGraves – Marino
0:52

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

3rd period

6:41
MINMason Shaw (Connor Dewar, Oskar Sundqvist)wrap-around0.02 xG
MIN: Brodin, Dumba, Sundqvist, Shaw, DewarNJD: Palat, Severson, Boqvist, Bahl, Sharangovich
MIN 1 – 0 NJD
12:08
NJDTimo Meier (Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt)wrap-around0.00 xG
MIN: Goligoski, Zuccarello, Hartman, Middleton, BoldyNJD: Graves, Meier, Marino, Bratt, Hischier
MIN 1 – 1 NJD

OT period

4:58
MINMatt Boldybackhand0.10 xG
MIN: Zuccarello, Klingberg, BoldyNJD: Hamilton, Bratt, Hughes
MIN 2 – 1 NJD

Box score

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

Minnesota Wild

MIN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Matt Boldy L	L1	1	0	1	0	5	0.83	0	0	0	19:43	—	—	57	66
Joel Eriksson Ek C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	3	0	0	18:07	—	—	63	66
Marcus Johansson L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.29	0	2	0	17:37	—	—	57	60
Ryan Hartman R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.13	1	1	0	20:23	—	—	37	29
Mats Zuccarello R	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.35	0	1	0	19:28	—	—	37	22
Marcus Foligno L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	5	2	0	16:09	—	—	39	27
Frederick Gaudreau C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.37	0	2	0	16:58	—	—	44	48
Oskar Sundqvist C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.19	1	0	0	13:45	—	—	50	52
Brandon Duhaime L	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	0	1	2	12:27	—	—	36	45
Mason Shaw C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.24	1	1	0	12:26	—	—	68	66
Connor Dewar C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.07	1	0	0	9:46	—	—	65	58
Ryan Reaves R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.15	3	1	0	9:00	—	—	55	51
Jonas Brodin D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	0	0	0	27:02	—	—	57	27
Mathew Dumba D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.20	0	0	2	22:37	—	—	54	31
Jake Middleton D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	2	4	0	20:15	—	—	43	41
Alex Goligoski D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	2	2	18:52	—	—	49	41
John Klingberg D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	1	2	0	18:47	—	—	41	60
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	0	3	0	15:32	—	—	42	60

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)	W	48	47	1	.979	4.77	64:58

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Timo Meier R	L1	1	0	1	+1	6	0.40	2	1	0	22:20	—	—	54	48
Nico Hischier C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.35	0	0	0	22:10	—	—	55	52
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.42	0	1	0	21:23	—	—	51	51
Jack Hughes C	L2	0	0	0	-1	10	1.84	0	0	0	23:32	—	—	39	53
Dawson Mercer C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	0	1	0	19:53	—	—	46	56
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	1	0	18:47	—	—	34	49
Ondrej Palat L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	0	0	14:00	—	—	58	47
Jesper Boqvist C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.15	2	0	0	12:48	—	—	61	56
Tomas Tatar L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.22	1	1	2	11:56	—	—	65	50
Yegor Sharangovich C	L4	0	0	0	-1	4	0.58	0	1	0	11:52	—	—	59	83
Michael McLeod C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	1	0	8:32	—	—	55	76
Nolan Foote L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	0	0	6:13	—	—	58	82
John Marino D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.03	1	0	0	20:39	—	—	49	66
Ryan Graves D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.03	0	2	0	19:57	—	—	49	69
Dougie Hamilton D	D2	0	0	0	-1	9	0.29	1	2	0	24:00	—	—	49	41
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	0	3	0	19:53	—	—	52	47
Damon Severson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	2	0	20:46	—	—	56	69
Kevin Bahl D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	1	0	0	14:13	—	—	58	61

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)	O	29	27	2	.931	3.29	64:58

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.