Minnesota Wild vs. New Jersey DevilsMar 31, 2025

Final / SOMonday, Mar 31, 2025· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MIN	0	0	2	0	0	2		MIN	7	10	10	3	30
NJD	1	0	1	0	1	3		NJD	10	12	5	1	28

: MIN 66NJD 65
: MIN 2.66NJD 1.97
PP goals: MIN 0NJD 0
Hits: MIN 25NJD 23
Blocks: MIN 18NJD 13
PIM: MIN 4NJD 4
: MIN 53%NJD 47%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Minnesota Wild 3–2 (SO)

New Jersey Devils beat Minnesota Wild 3–2 in a shootout at home. Luke Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MIN: Foligno–Boldy–Rossi skated 14:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 29:11.Hughes
New line
New look for MIN: Foligno–Boldy–Rossi skated 14:22 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (65.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Foligno Boldy Rossi
Usage
Luke Hughes (NJD) played 29:11, +8:08 up on his 21:03 season average over 70 games.Hughes
Usage
Matt Boldy (MIN) played 26:32, +6:19 up on his 20:13 season average over 81 games.Boldy
Usage
Brett Pesce (NJD) played 26:56, +5:42 up on his 21:14 season average over 71 games.Pesce
New line
New look for MIN: Nyquist–Hinostroza–Hartman skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Nyquist Hinostroza Hartman
New line
New look for NJD: Lazar–Sprong–Cotter skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (33.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Lazar Sprong Cotter
Usage
Nico Hischier (NJD) played 25:18, +4:59 up on his 20:19 season average over 74 games.Hischier

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 131 of 131 attempts · NJD 65 · 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 45% of the game, NJD 25%.

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
	70	67
	2.40	1.97
	2.36	1.84
	11	6
	7	2
	32	18
	+0.015	−0.015
	45%	25%

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

L1Foligno – Boldy – Rossi
14:2266% CF
L2Johansson – Zuccarello – Gaudreau
10:1741% CF
L3Nyquist – Hinostroza – Hartman
8:0256% CF
L4Shore – Trenin – Brazeau
7:0640% CF
D1Spurgeon – Brodin
18:1364% CF
D2Middleton – Faber
18:0755% CF
D3Bogosian – Merrill
9:4426% CF

PP1Nyquist – Johansson – Zuccarello – Gaudreau – Boldy
2:0880% CF
PP2Spurgeon – Hinostroza – Hartman – Boldy – Rossi
1:11
PK1FNyquist – Boldy
2:01
PK2FFoligno – Gaudreau
1:19
PK1DMiddleton – Faber
2:27
PK2DBogosian – Spurgeon
0:59

Current MIN line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Noesen – Bratt – Hischier
14:4347% CF
L2Haula – Meier – Mercer
10:5052% CF
L3Tatar – Dowling – Palat
9:2050% CF
L4Lazar – Sprong – Cotter
7:0633% CF
D1Pesce – Hughes
17:2951% CF
D2Dumoulin – Kovacevic
15:0960% CF
D3Dillon – Nemec
8:1242% CF

PP1Meier – Bratt – Hischier – Mercer – Hughes
1:58100% CF
PP2Tatar – Palat – Noesen – Sprong – Hughes
1:43100% CF
PK1FBratt – Hischier
2:03
PK2FHaula – Mercer
1:30
PK1DDillon – Pesce
1:00
PK2DDumoulin – Hughes
0:52

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

12:30
NJDLuke Hughes (Brett Pesce, Justin Dowling)wrist0.06 xG
MIN: Johansson, Zuccarello, Gaudreau, Middleton, FaberNJD: Tatar, Dowling, Palat, Pesce, Hughes
MIN 0 – 1 NJD

3rd period

2:57
MINVinnie Hinostroza (Jake Middleton, Jon Merrill)tip-in0.08 xG
MIN: Nyquist, Merrill, Hinostroza, Hartman, MiddletonNJD: Tatar, Dowling, Dillon, Palat, Nemec
MIN 1 – 1 NJD
9:12
NJDNico Hischier (Stefan Noesen, Luke Hughes)tip-in0.14 xG
MIN: Shore, Middleton, Trenin, Brazeau, FaberNJD: Noesen, Pesce, Bratt, Hischier, Hughes
MIN 1 – 2 NJD
17:52
MINMatt Boldy (Marcus Foligno)backhand0.16 xG
MIN: Spurgeon, Foligno, Brodin, Boldy, RossiNJD: Tatar, Dowling, Dillon, Noesen, Pesce
MIN 2 – 2 NJD

Decided in the shootout: MIN 2 – 3 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	+1	1	0.30	1	3	0	26:32	—	—	56	71
Marco Rossi C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.06	3	0	0	23:04	—	—	65	79
Marcus Foligno L	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.36	6	1	0	18:45	—	—	60	72
Mats Zuccarello R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.21	0	1	0	19:56	—	—	41	33
Marcus Johansson L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	1	1	0	19:00	—	—	44	39
Frederick Gaudreau C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.16	1	3	0	17:08	—	—	37	31
Gustav Nyquist R	L3	0	0	0	+1	3	0.31	1	1	0	15:57	—	—	48	75
Ryan Hartman R	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.20	0	0	2	13:41	—	—	50	73
Vinnie Hinostroza C	L3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.17	0	0	0	11:25	—	—	65	86
Devin Shore C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	1	0	9:36	—	—	55	38
Yakov Trenin C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	4	0	0	9:26	—	—	47	17
Justin Brazeau R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	8:03	—	—	41	13
Jared Spurgeon D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.24	1	3	0	23:13	—	—	64	78
Jonas Brodin D	D1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.03	0	1	2	23:05	—	—	61	66
Brock Faber D	D2	0	0	0	-2	3	0.16	0	3	0	25:16	—	—	53	56
Jake Middleton D	D2	0	1	1	-1	4	0.17	1	0	0	23:34	—	—	53	51
Zach Bogosian D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:54	—	—	32	29
Jon Merrill D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.03	1	0	0	11:25	—	—	30	40

MIN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Filip Gustavsson(start)	O	28	26	2	.929	1.97	65:00

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.22	3	1	0	25:18	—	—	51	60
Jesper Bratt L	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.10	6	1	0	24:08	—	—	53	59
Stefan Noesen R	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	18:23	—	—	46	44
Timo Meier R	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.16	2	1	0	18:41	—	—	58	53
Dawson Mercer C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	0	2	0	18:24	—	—	53	50
Erik Haula L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	1	0	15:11	—	—	55	54
Ondrej Palat L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	2	0	0	13:08	—	—	48	35
Tomas Tatar L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	0	1	0	12:43	—	—	47	32
Justin Dowling C	L3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:30	—	—	52	34
Paul Cotter L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	1	0	11:18	—	—	40	38
Daniel Sprong R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.25	0	0	0	11:03	—	—	37	34
Curtis Lazar C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:25	—	—	33	9
Luke Hughes D	D1	1	1	2	+2	4	0.21	0	0	0	29:11	—	—	54	61
Brett Pesce D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.27	1	1	0	26:56	—	—	45	44
Johnathan Kovacevic D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	2	2	20:27	—	—	65	59
Brian Dumoulin D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	2	18:52	—	—	55	40
Brenden Dillon D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	1	0	0	15:10	—	—	36	34
Simon Nemec D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	0	0	11:12	—	—	41	32

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	W	30	28	2	.933	2.66	65:00

Goal anatomy

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

Luke Hughes (NJD) 1st 12:30 · assists Brett Pesce, Justin Dowling · Forecheck turnover · 73.1 mph shot.

Luke Hughes · 1st 12:30 · NJD

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 73.1 mph
Distance: 30 ft

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Vinnie Hinostroza · 3rd 2:57 · MIN

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 33.5 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Type: deflection

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Nico Hischier · 3rd 9:12 · NJD

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 43.4 mph
Distance: 37 ft

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Matt Boldy · 3rd 17:52 · MIN

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 29.0 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 8.0 s

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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.