Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division

New Jersey Devils

2018–19·31–41–10·72 points·8th in the Metropolitan, 15th in the Eastern

Seasons

Points: 72#29
Goal differential: −52#29
xGF% (5v5, adj.): 48.0%#21
Power play: 17.7%#21
Penalty kill: 84.3%#4
GSAx: −13.6#24

Forward lines

Trios of forwards together at 5-on-5. Raise the minimum to see only the regular lines. A defenceman who played forward still counts as a defenceman.

Minimum 5v5 time together

44 of 44 lines


Palmieri – Hall – Hischier	283:20	28	58.3%	53.6%	20	11
Zajac – Coleman – Wood	275:18	42	50.6%	52.1%	14	19
Johansson – Palmieri – Hischier	122:05	31	51.6%	47.7%	4	5
Johansson – Zacha – Bratt	119:31	17	46.4%	51.3%	4	7
Palmieri – Bratt – Hischier	119:27	16	52.9%	46.7%	4	4
Zajac – Coleman – Noesen	105:22	19	44.7%	44.6%	1	6
Boyle – Stafford – Seney	81:29	14	43.8%	42.0%	4	4
Zajac – Palmieri – Coleman	78:45	36	51.5%	46.0%	5	4
Johansson – Bratt – Hischier	75:22	20	47.4%	50.3%	4	3
Zajac – Palmieri – Hall	70:49	24	56.2%	49.3%	2	3

Defence pairs

Model-based

Pairs of defencemen together at 5-on-5.

Minimum 5v5 time together

31 of 31 pairs


Greene – Severson	1041:04	80	47.2%	46.3%	39	53
Lovejoy – Butcher	401:06	48	56.4%	51.3%	16	13
Vatanen – Mueller	275:28	30	50.5%	50.2%	7	10
Vatanen – Butcher	231:06	45	50.5%	54.9%	14	15
Butcher – Santini	163:10	34	47.1%	48.9%	6	4
Carrick – Butcher	144:27	17	50.4%	47.6%	3	10
Vatanen – Santini	124:51	15	50.1%	41.7%	6	6
Lovejoy – Mueller	113:24	30	46.9%	51.5%	4	6

Who plays with whom

Model-based

Linemates pull together. Drag the handles to watch combinations form and break up during the season; click a player to open their page.

Games 1–82 · Oct 6 to Apr 6

Forward Defence Pair xGF%: red below 50, blue aboveThicker lines, more time together. Showing pairs with 20+ shared minutes.

With or without you

Model-based

Every pair of regulars. Some players lift everyone they play with; others depend on a particular partner.

	Santini	Butcher	Lovejoy	Stafford	Seney	Zacha	Bratt	Johansson	Wood	Severson	Greene	Zajac	Coleman	Hall	Palmieri	Hischier	Mueller	Vatanen
Santini D		48	45	39	45	36	45	25	39	46	34	44	49	94	52	51	31	50
Butcher D	48		56	45	45	49	53	54	49	50	57	56	56	61	57	57	49	50
Lovejoy D	45	56		40	48	46	55	55	46	48	42	56	56	58	57	58	46	40
Stafford F	39	45	40		41	46	41	62	47	51	49	40	52	0	7	48	49	43
Seney F	45	45	48	41		32	41	17	38	46	37	64	53	47	53	31	42	40
Zacha F	36	49	46	46	32		46	49	48	42	43	74	45	42	50	62	50	49
Bratt F	45	53	55	41	41	46		45	42	48	43	41	49	57	52	51	52	44
Johansson F	25	54	55	62	17	49	45		51	47	46	52	59	79	52	49	50	43
Wood F	39	49	46	47	38	48	42	51		50	54	52	50	52	45	40	50	50
Severson D	46	50	48	51	46	42	48	47	50		47	48	48	53	51	51	62	40
Greene D	34	57	42	49	37	43	43	46	54	47		50	46	55	51	50	51	46
Zajac F	44	56	56	40	64	74	41	52	52	48	50		49	58	50	39	47	49
Coleman F	49	56	56	52	53	45	49	59	50	48	46	49		50	54	45	47	48
Hall F	94	61	58	0	47	42	57	79	52	53	55	58	50		57	59	60	60
Palmieri F	52	57	57	7	53	50	52	52	45	51	51	50	54	57		54	57	54
Hischier F	51	57	58	48	31	62	51	49	40	51	50	39	45	59	54		56	52
Mueller D	31	49	46	49	42	50	52	50	50	62	51	47	47	60	57	56		50
Vatanen D	50	50	40	43	40	49	44	43	50	40	46	49	48	60	54	52	50

Hover a cell to compare each player with and without the other. Numbers are the pair's 5-on-5 xGF%; blue above 50, red below. Cells are grey until the pair has 100 minutes together.

Line blender

Model-based

How much the forward trios changed each game. Low values mean settled lines; high values mean a coach searching for a spark.

Line-blender index by game