The Devils started strong against the Kings out chancing them 6-2 in the 1st and didn't let up for the rest of the game. They out chanced their opponents all three periods and finished the game with a 17-7 advantage in chances. The Kings even got out chanced on their one PP oppurtunity. The Devils did struggle slightly at getting their chances on goal. They missed 5 of their chances, 2 of those did hit the post though. In total the Devils scored on 3 of their 12 chances on goal.
The newly made 2nd line led among the forwards as they all finished the game at +3. Elias, Zubrus and Sykora were all on the ice for 3 chances for and none against. Also all 3 of their chances resulted in goals. Tedenby and Clarkson also ended up +3. Henrique and Parise tied for the team lead in chances with 4 apiece but they both missed the net twice. Parise also led the team with 3 chance assists and Kovalchuk led with 3 chances on goal.
Mark Fayne was separated from his usual defensive partner Tallinder but that didn't faze him. He led the team at +8 and his new partner Andy Greene was +6. The other new pair didn't have the same success as Larsson finished -2 and Tallinder was even.
Continue after the jump for all the tables and graphs.
Scoring Chances for NHL Game Number 20121
| Team | Period | Time | Note | NJD | Opponent | |||||||||||
| NJD | 1 | 19:20 | Parise wraparound, Miss | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 45 | 5v5 |
| LAK | 1 | 8:54 | Penner | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 1 | 6:48 | Clarkson from Henrique, Post | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 1 | 5:46 | Parise | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 1 | 3:35 | Clarkson from Tedenby | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 1 | 3:25 | Parise | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 1 | 3:24 | Kovalchuk off Parise rebound | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 45 | 5v5 |
| LAK | 1 | 0:59 | Martinez | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 33 | 45 | 5v5 |
| LAK | 2 | 19:04 | Brown | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 5v5 |
| LAK | 2 | 19:02 | Kopitar off Brown rebound | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 2 | 14:11 | Henrique, Post | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 45 | 4v5 | |
| NJD | 2 | 8:11 | Henrique from Pelley, Miss | 1 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 2 | 6:48 | Zubrus off Greene rebound, Goal | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 29 | 2 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 45 | 5v5 |
| LAK | 2 | 5:57 | Richardson off own rebound | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 2 | 5:44 | Henrique wraparound | 1 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 26 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 2 | 4:29 | Elias from Sykora, Goal | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 2 | 3:14 | Parise wraparound, Miss | 1 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 2 | 1:34 | Zubrus, Goal | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 3 | 19:18 | Kovalchuk from Parise | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 5v5 |
| LAK | 3 | 17:22 | Martinez, Miss | 1 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 3 | 14:13 | Kovalchuk from Larsson | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 45 | 5v4 | |
| NJD | 3 | 13:58 | Clarkson from Parise | 1 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 5v4 | |
| LAK | 3 | 9:18 | Kopitar from Williams | 1 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 5v5 |
| NJD | 3 | 3:08 | Henrique from Tedenby | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 5v5 |
| # | Player | EV | PP | SH | ||||||
| 1 | J. HEDBERG | 54:06 | 14 | 7 | 3:54 | 2 | 0 | 2:00 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | A. LARSSON | 21:36 | 2 | 4 | 2:20 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | A. GREENE | 16:04 | 7 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1:05 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | H. TALLINDER | 22:40 | 4 | 4 | 0:15 | 0 | 0 | 1:05 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | D. ZUBRUS | 15:10 | 3 | 0 | 2:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:34 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Z. PARISE | 19:48 | 7 | 5 | 1:54 | 2 | 0 | 0:56 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | R. PELLEY | 6:38 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | B. MILLS | 7:31 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:30 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | N. PALMIERI | 16:07 | 5 | 6 | 1:54 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | A. HENRIQUE | 12:35 | 4 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:30 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | P. SYKORA | 13:32 | 3 | 0 | 2:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | I. KOVALCHUK | 19:27 | 6 | 6 | 3:39 | 2 | 0 | 0:56 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | M. TEDENBY | 13:33 | 4 | 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | D. CLARKSON | 14:35 | 4 | 1 | 2:00 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | B. SALVADOR | 15:59 | 3 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:55 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | C. JANSSEN | 7:20 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | P. ELIAS | 16:10 | 3 | 0 | 1:54 | 2 | 0 | 0:34 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | A. VOLCHENKOV | 15:42 | 3 | 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0:55 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | M. FAYNE | 16:03 | 9 | 1 | 1:34 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Period | Totals | EV | PP | 5v3 PP | SH | 5v3 SH | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Player | Chances | Chance On Goal | Chance Assist |
| 5 | Larsson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Greene | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Tallinder | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Zubrus | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Parise | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Pelley | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Mills | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Palmieri | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Henrique | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Sykora | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Kovalchuk | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Tedenby | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Clarkson | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Salvador | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Janssen | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Elias | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Volchenkov | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Fayne | 0 | 0 | 0 |
