Patrik Elias led the New Jersey Devils in assists and was seventh in the NHL in the 2011-12 regular season. This post focuses on the 35 primary assists he had last season, how they were made, and who scored off of them.
This post is a follow-up to the review of Ilya Kovalchuk's primary and secondary assists, featuring the two charts used to put both reviews together.
After reviewing all of the secondary assists by Ilya Kovalchuk, this post reviews the 31 primary assists he earned with the New Jersey Devils in the 2011-12 regular season and 2012 playoffs. Most of them were legitimate assists.
In 2011-12, Ilya Kovalchuk had 46 regular season assists and 9 in the playoffs. In this post, I reviewed all of the secondary assists he earned last season and found that only a few were not from passes.
This is a summary of the findings from reviewing the 37 regular season and 8 playoff goals Ilya Kovalchuk scored in 2011-12 for the New Jersey Devils.
Ilya Kovalchuk scored 37 goals for the New Jersey Devils in the 2011-12 regular season and eight more in the 2012 playoffs. This is the fourth and final part of a review of all of those goals featuring his eight playoff goals.
As the New Jersey Devils prepare for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Kings in the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals, I take a look at how the Devils players have done in getting shots on net and shots through towards the net in the playoffs compared to the regular season.
The fourth line has come up big for the New Jersey Devils in their postseason, which is a stark contrast to their play in the regular season. In this post, I discuss how Stephen Gionta, Ryan Carter, and Steve Bernier have performed and the larger lesson from their play: don't play goons.
Henrik Lundqvist is one of the best goaltenders in the world and he shutout the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. I looked at the goals scored on him in the playoffs by the Senators and Capitals and have some suggestions on how the Devils can beat him.
The New Jersey Devils have been crushing at possession in even strength in their postseason play so far this year. In this post, I compiled the total possession numbers for each Devil in each playoff series to highlight their dominance.
