Game Recap: CBJ 3, NJD 4 (OT), December 27, 2023

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Game Recap

CBJ3

Final/OTWed, Dec 27, 2023Every game that night

NJD4

NJD beat CBJ 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.44 expected goals to 3.34. D. Mercer led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). V. Vanecek stopped 26 of 29.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
CBJ	1	1	1	0	3
NJD	1	0	2	1	4

1st 6:39CBJJ. Bean0.33 xG
1st 9:55NJDO. Palat0.15 xG
2nd 8:28CBJJ. Danforth0.08 xG
3rd 15:51NJDD. Mercer0.03 xG
3rd 17:34CBJE. Chinakhov0.15 xG
3rd 18:35NJDL. Hughes0.10 xG
OT 2:12NJDT. Meier0.21 xG

Team Stats

CBJNJD

29Shots on goal35

3.34Expected goals3.44

64Shot attempts71

195v5 shots on goal25

0/3Power play0/3

25Hits19

23Blocked shots21

6Penalty minutes6

3Giveaways7

7Takeaways9

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 3.34 xGNJD 3.44 xGGoal

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

CBJ29 on goal, 3 scored

NJD34 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
J. Danforth	RW	1	0	1	2	4	1	+1	0	21:33	1:50
E. Chinakhov	RW	1	0	1	3	0	0	-1	2	16:37	2:47
A. Fantilli	C	0	1	1	1	2	0	-1	0	15:11	2:11
A. Texier	LW	0	1	1	0	1	1	+1	0	14:57	0:00
B. Gaunce	C	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	2	10:31	0:00
J. Gaudreau	LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	+1	0	18:45	2:54
C. Sillinger	C	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	2	16:21	0:00
K. Marchenko	RW	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	16:10	2:48
K. Johnson	C	0	0	0	4	0	1	-2	0	15:54	2:10
E. Bemstrom	C	0	0	0	3	1	0	-2	0	14:25	2:04
D. Voronkov	LW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12:42	2:48
M. Olivier	RW	0	0	0	2	2	1	+1	0	9:51	0:00
J. Bean	D	1	0	1	5	0	2	+1	0	20:00	0:00
D.Jiricek	D	0	1	1	0	3	1	+1	0	13:35	0:00
I. Provorov	D	0	0	0	1	4	2	-2	0	27:32	3:02
D. Severson	D	0	0	0	1	1	3	-1	0	23:03	1:22
E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	3	0	4	-1	0	22:20	0:00
Z. Werenski	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	+1	0	11:15	0:54

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
E. Merzlikins	35	31	4	.886	62:06	OT loss
S. Martin	0	0	0	–	0:00

NJD Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
D. Mercer	C	1	2	3	3	0	1	+3	0	20:29	0:56
J. Hughes	C	0	1	1	8	0	0	0	0	22:40	4:01
T. Meier	RW	1	0	1	5	1	0	+2	0	18:55	0:56
O. Palat	LW	1	0	1	2	3	1	+2	2	14:51	0:51
E. Haula	LW	0	1	1	2	2	0	-1	0	13:17	0:00
J. Bratt	LW	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	21:06	4:07
T. Toffoli	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	18:48	3:59
N. Hischier	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0	17:35	3:54
M. McLeod	C	0	0	0	1	0	1	+1	2	14:33	0:05
A. Holtz	RW	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	11:12	0:54
N. Bastian	RW	0	0	0	0	1	1	-2	0	6:16	0:00
S. Nemec	D	0	1	1	1	0	7	+1	0	22:37	0:57
L. Hughes	D	1	0	1	3	0	1	+1	2	20:41	3:57
J. Marino	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	-1	0	23:18	0:08
J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	-1	0	18:39	0:05
K. Bahl	D	0	0	0	1	5	3	-1	0	14:44	0:00
C. Miller	D	0	0	0	2	3	0	+1	0	12:15	0:00
B. Smith	D	0	0	0	1	1	2	-2	0	9:06	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
V. Vanecek	29	26	3	.897	61:46	Win
N. Daws	0	0	0	–	0:00