New Jersey Devils
Last time out (Tue, Apr 14): NJD 0 - 4 BOS — a loss to the Bruins.
Devils: a outshot/run-and-gun team (0.0% 5v5 xG) with league-average goaltending, flagged for regression (3 signals).
No scheduled fixture on file — counts from published recaps; OT/SO losses count as losses
- PDO 0.971 — running cold at 5v5; due for positive regression.
- Team finishing is -29 goals below xG — finishing should rebound.
- Jacob Markstrom sv% 88.3% is below replacement — goaltending should improve or change.
How hard is this team’s season, logistically? This grades the schedule itself — travel, rest, and clustering — separate from how good the team is.
Schedule load
The 8th-heaviest schedule in the league — 84 games, 1.3 days average rest.
Nights of rest before each game · 0 days = red, 3+ = green
21 games with more rest than the opponent · 21 with fewer · 41 even.
6 games in 9 days with 2,710 travel miles
Jan 23 – Jan 31
6 games in 12 days with 5,415 travel miles
Dec 27 – Jan 7
6 games in 11 days with 3,947 travel miles
Feb 13 – Feb 23