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Game Recap
LAK3
NJD4
NJD beat LAK 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.48 expected goals to 2.08. NJD outshot LAK 32 to 22. D. Mercer led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). V. Vanecek stopped 19 of 22.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| NJD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 7:24LAKA. Kopitar0.17 xG
- 1st 11:35LAKV. Arvidsson0.31 xG
- 2nd 16:44NJDT. Tatar0.17 xG
- 3rd 2:23NJDD. Mercer0.27 xG
- 3rd 15:41LAKS. Durzi0.12 xG
- 3rd 19:21NJDN. Hischier0.08 xG
- OT 2:30NJDD. Mercer0.13 xG
Team Stats
LAKNJD
22Shots on goal32
2.08Expected goals4.48
40Shot attempts65
205v5 shots on goal21
0/1Power play0/4
16Hits21
19Blocked shots8
8Penalty minutes2
7Giveaways7
8Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
LAK 2.08 xGNJD 4.48 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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
LAK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kopitar | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 22:39 | 1:07 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:22 | 1:00 |
| A. Kempe | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:30 | 0:58 |
| V. Arvidsson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:13 | 1:01 |
| P. Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:38 | 0:51 |
| Q. Byfield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:15 | 0:01 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:46 | 0:48 |
| G. Vilardi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:04 | 0:55 |
| B. Lizotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:00 |
| R. Kupari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8:42 | 0:12 |
| A. Kaliyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6:22 | 0:52 |
| J. Anderson-Dolan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 5:35 | 0:01 |
| S. Durzi | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:44 | 1:04 |
| M. Anderson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 27:23 | 0:12 |
| D. Doughty | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28:03 | 0:58 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 19:49 | 0:00 |
| S. Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 12:29 | 0:00 |
| T. Bjornfot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 12:20 | 0:00 |
NJD Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Mercer | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:09 | 3:16 |
| T. Tatar | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:27 | 3:11 |
| J. Hughes | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:50 | 6:14 |
| N. Hischier | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:24 | 4:57 |
| J. Bratt | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:34 | 4:55 |
| O. Palat | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 15:29 | 4:24 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 1:54 |
| M. Wood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:27 | 2:55 |
| M. McLeod | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:02 |
| J. Boqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 0:00 |
| Y. Sharangovich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 11:16 | 0:00 |
| F. Zetterlund | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:08 | 0:02 |
| D. Hamilton | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 24:51 | 5:28 |
| K. Bahl | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:00 |
| J. Siegenthaler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:54 | 0:00 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 19:36 | 0:11 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:35 | 0:02 |
| D. Severson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:10 | 2:30 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Vanecek | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 61:54 | Win |
| A. Schmid | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.