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Game Recap
DET2
FinalSat, Dec 23, 2023Every game that night
NJD3

NJD beat DET 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.35 expected goals to 1.70. NJD outshot DET 36 to 24. T. Meier led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). V. Vanecek stopped 22 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
DET1102
NJD1023
  1. 1st 4:22DETP. Kane0.06 xG
  2. 1st 11:43NJDT. Meier0.18 xG
  3. 2nd 10:33DETS. Gostisbehere0.13 xG
  4. 3rd 2:46NJDT. Meier0.02 xG
  5. 3rd 12:45NJDT. Toffoli0.07 xG

Team Stats

DETNJD
24Shots on goal36
1.70Expected goals3.35
45Shot attempts63
165v5 shots on goal22
0/3Power play0/4
13Hits18
13Blocked shots10
10Penalty minutes8
3Giveaways2
5Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 1.70 xGNJD 3.35 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdDET goal, 4:22NJD goal, 11:43DET goal, 10:33NJD goal, 2:46NJD goal, 12:45

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

DET23 on goal, 2 scored
NJD34 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. DeBrincatRW011310+1020:223:41
P. KaneRW101400+1019:443:40
D. SprongRW011100-128:091:58
C. FischerRW011000+106:370:00
D. LarkinC000201+1022:443:41
J. CompherLW000202-1021:533:41
L. RaymondLW0000100416:371:53
A. CoppC000002-1016:000:02
M. RasmussenC000110-2014:100:00
J. VelenoC000010-1014:070:00
D. PerronLW000210-1013:091:56
R. FabbriC000000008:301:54
M. SeiderD0112330023:551:51
S. GostisbehereD101401-1020:323:47
B. ChiarotD000031-1221:350:06
J. WalmanD0003230020:570:05
S. EdvinssonD0000000213:180:00
J. PetryD0000000011:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Hutchinson36333.91757:48Loss
J. Reimer000–0:00

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. MeierRW202510+1016:432:28
J. HughesC011210-1018:425:33
J. BrattLW011300-1216:304:15
T. ToffoliC1013100014:375:10
D. MercerC000311+2021:102:27
N. HischierC0002020020:544:59
M. McLeodC000121+2017:500:33
O. PalatLW0001110216:041:37
C. LazarC0002310214:370:00
E. HaulaLW0001110211:180:00
A. HoltzRW000300007:112:49
N. BastianRW000030005:160:00
J. MarinoD000101-1022:360:11
S. NemecD0003000020:542:52
L. HughesD0003000018:435:19
J. SiegenthalerD000110+1018:280:00
B. SmithD000232+1017:080:00
K. BahlD000000+1015:190:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Vanecek24222.91760:00Win
A. Schmid000–0:00