New Jersey Devils: 5 Players Who Were Rolling Before Season Paused
By Mike Luci
Miles Wood
GP: 68 G: 11 A: 12
| Stat | 10/2-12/31 | 1/1-3/11 |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 39 | 29 |
| Goals | 5 | 6 |
| Assists | 6 | 6 |
Going on his fourth season with the New Jersey Devils, Miles Wood has been one of the team’s most polarizing players. As has been the case with Wood in recent years, he started the season slow, but improved his play since January. In the first half of this season, Wood averaged .28 points per game. Since January, Wood’s points per game have improved to .41.
Like Bratt, increased shots have been a factor behind Wood’s 2020 play. Through the season’s 2019 section, Wood had 73 shots in 39 games (1.87 shots per game), averaging a 6.8 shooting percentage. In 2020, Wood has 68 shots in his last 29 contests (2.34 shots per game), over which he maintained a shooting percentage of 8.8—a 22.73 percent increase.
All 23 of Wood’s points came at five-on-five this season. While his advanced five-on-five stats have dropped in 2020, one particular category where he’s improved significantly over that span is the percentage of on-ice high danger goals. In the season’s 2019 part, the Devils scored 45.83 percent of all high danger goals at five-on-five when Wood was on the ice. In 2020, the Devils scored 56.25 of all high danger goals that occurred when Wood was on the ice.