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Game Recap
FLA5
FinalTue, Mar 5, 2024Every game that night
NJD3

FLA beat NJD 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 3.98 expected goals to 2.45. M. Tkachuk led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). A. Stolarz stopped 21 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
FLA2125
NJD1113
  1. 1st 2:54FLAN. Cousins0.04 xG
  2. 1st 6:30FLAE. RodriguesPP0.22 xG
  3. 1st 11:45NJDJ. HughesPP0.04 xG
  4. 2nd 11:01NJDT. Meier0.16 xG
  5. 2nd 12:37FLAE. Luostarinen0.06 xG
  6. 3rd 5:33FLAN. Cousins0.11 xG
  7. 3rd 11:16NJDC. Miller0.03 xG
  8. 3rd 19:52FLAS. ReinhartEN0.87 xG

Team Stats

FLANJD
31Shots on goal24
3.98Expected goals2.45
54Shot attempts58
275v5 shots on goal18
1/2Power play1/3
14Hits21
19Blocked shots13
6Penalty minutes4
4Giveaways5
7Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

FLA 3.98 xGNJD 2.45 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdFLA goal, 2:54FLA goal, 6:30NJD goal, 11:45NJD goal, 11:01FLA goal, 12:37FLA goal, 5:33NJD goal, 11:16FLA goal, 19:52

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

FLA30 on goal, 5 scored
NJD24 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. TkachukLW033101+2018:072:34
N. CousinsC202321+1015:350:00
S. ReinhartC101411+1220:111:47
S. BennettC011010+1018:150:48
E. RodriguesC101221+1014:110:47
E. LuostarinenC1011030013:160:00
A. BarkovC000321+1018:181:46
C. VerhaegheC0007100017:101:47
A. LundellC000201+1013:450:00
K. StenlundC000000-1210:030:00
R. LombergLW000111-128:480:00
J. GadjovichLW000011008:470:00
A. EkbladD011201+3022:430:47
G. ForslingD011203+3022:140:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD011101+1018:320:32
D. KulikovD0110210017:000:00
B. MontourD000110-1019:202:02
N. MikkolaD000102-2018:320:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Stolarz24213.87560:00Win
S. Bobrovsky000–0:00

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. HughesC112300-2020:253:55
J. BrattLW022420-2018:484:04
T. MeierRW1011410019:470:00
N. HischierC000311-2022:034:04
T. ToffoliC000210-1018:433:27
D. MercerC000110-1017:360:00
E. HaulaLW000331+1016:250:00
C. LazarC000141-1015:260:00
C. TierneyC000100-1012:060:00
A. HoltzRW000000+1010:440:31
T. NosekLW000000005:450:00
K. MacDermidLW000110025:080:06
L. HughesD0110020223:384:04
C. MillerD101122+2016:490:00
J. MarinoD000100-1024:220:09
J. SiegenthalerD000012-1020:400:00
B. SmithD000110-2015:420:00
K. BahlD000103-1013:150:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Schmid30264.86758:55Loss
N. Daws000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamEvan Rodrigues NJD First game against FLA since he left (his team until Mar 2026)1 G, 2 SOG
  • Old teamAkira Schmid FLA Faces NJD, his team until Apr 202426 saves on 30

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