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Game Recap
CGY5
FinalThu, Feb 8, 2024Every game that night
NJD3

CGY beat NJD 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.40 expected goals to 3.15. NJD outshot CGY 40 to 30. J. Bratt led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). J. Markstrom stopped 37 of 40.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CGY1135
NJD1023
  1. 1st 15:39NJDO. Palat0.15 xG
  2. 1st 18:10CGYM. Backlund0.02 xG
  3. 2nd 3:53CGYC. Zary0.56 xG
  4. 3rd 2:55CGYK. Rooney0.07 xG
  5. 3rd 4:02NJDN. HischierSH0.12 xG
  6. 3rd 9:56CGYA. Kuzmenko0.43 xG
  7. 3rd 13:46NJDO. Palat0.06 xG
  8. 3rd 18:26CGYA. MangiapaneEN0.85 xG

Team Stats

CGYNJD
30Shots on goal40
4.40Expected goals3.15
56Shot attempts66
295v5 shots on goal34
0/3Power play0/2
10Hits14
14Blocked shots17
4Penalty minutes6
6Giveaways5
6Takeaways11

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CGY 4.40 xGNJD 3.15 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdNJD goal, 15:39CGY goal, 18:10CGY goal, 3:53CGY goal, 2:55NJD goal, 4:02CGY goal, 9:56NJD goal, 13:46CGY goal, 18:26

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

CGY30 on goal, 5 scored
NJD40 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CGY Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. MangiapaneLW1123010017:511:52
C. ZaryC112202+2015:092:02
M. BacklundC1011000021:111:49
B. ColemanLW0112100018:260:00
N. KadriC011200+1017:573:57
A. KuzmenkoLW1011010016:083:58
M. PospisilC011221+1212:230:00
K. RooneyC101210+1010:470:00
Y. SharangovichC000101-1016:072:53
J. HuberdeauLW000301-1216:063:58
J. PelletierLW000010+108:430:00
W. DuehrRW000200+108:070:00
N. HanifinD022402+1027:464:05
C. TanevD011012+1018:540:00
R. AnderssonD000101+3021:192:00
M. WeegarD000132+2019:521:46
O. KylingtonD000210-1015:301:40
B. PachalD000100-1014:090:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Markstrom40373.92559:35Win
D. Vladar000–0:00

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. BrattLW033301+1019:213:01
N. HischierC112610+1018:453:04
O. PalatLW202310+1013:560:53
J. HughesC000400-3020:243:19
T. ToffoliC000510-1017:553:02
E. HaulaLW000200-1415:400:41
D. MercerC000201-2015:270:00
T. MeierRW000310-3214:070:58
A. HoltzRW000402-1013:070:59
C. LazarC0001220011:230:00
T. NosekLW0003200010:140:00
N. BastianRW000040009:140:00
C. MillerD011113-1019:490:21
L. HughesD000202-3025:033:27
J. MarinoD0001000022:140:00
S. HatakkaD0000120020:070:03
S. NemecD0000010015:540:12
K. BahlD0000030013:140:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Vanecek29254.86258:06Loss
N. Daws000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamSimon Nemec CGY First game back in Newark, his team until Apr 20260 SOG
  • Old teamKevin Bahl CGY Faces NJD, his team until Apr 20240 SOG
  • Old teamYegor Sharangovich CGY Faces NJD, his team until May 20231 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.