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Game Recap
NJD4
BUF3
NJD beat BUF 4-3, and the chances backed it up: 2.97 expected goals to 2.05. NJD outshot BUF 42 to 22. J. Hughes led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). M. Blackwood stopped 19 of 22.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
- 1st 4:43NJDD. HamiltonPP0.06 xG
- 1st 11:48NJDJ. Bratt0.53 xG
- 2nd 0:33BUFT. Thompson0.09 xG
- 2nd 3:17BUFT. Thompson0.11 xG
- 3rd 4:28NJDJ. Hughes0.12 xG
- 3rd 6:50NJDY. Sharangovich0.21 xG
- 3rd 14:38BUFE. Prow0.07 xG
Team Stats
NJDBUF
42Shots on goal22
2.97Expected goals2.05
73Shot attempts42
405v5 shots on goal20
1/2Power play0/1
6Hits17
13Blocked shots15
7Penalty minutes19
3Giveaways8
3Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NJD 2.97 xGBUF 2.05 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
NJD Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hughes | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:52 | 2:08 |
| J. Bratt | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 16:06 | 2:08 |
| Y. Sharangovich | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:00 |
| N. Hischier | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:40 | 2:08 |
| P. Zacha | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:03 | 0:34 |
| M. McLeod | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | 0:00 |
| J. Kuokkanen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:54 | 0:00 |
| N. Bastian | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:29 | 2:08 |
| J. Boqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:00 |
| A. Johnsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:31 | 0:34 |
| D. Mercer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:34 |
| M. Studenic | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 | 0:00 |
| D. Hamilton | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:17 | 2:08 |
| P. Subban | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:59 | 0:00 |
| T. Smith | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 16:38 | 0:34 |
| J. Siegenthaler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 | 22:21 | 0:00 |
| D. Severson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 21:37 | 0:34 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 19:11 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Blackwood | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 60:00 | Win |
| A. Schmid | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:22 | 0:58 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:27 | 0:58 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:21 | 1:02 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:40 | 1:02 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:03 | 1:02 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:25 | 0:58 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:12 | 0:58 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:14 | 0:00 |
| A. Ruotsalainen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 | 1:02 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 | 0:00 |
| B. Murray | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17 | 11:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 24:47 | 0:58 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 19:29 | 0:00 |
| E. Prow | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 15:59 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:03 | 0:00 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 | 0:00 |
| W. Butcher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 | 1:02 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Luukkonen | 42 | 38 | 4 | .905 | 58:25 | Loss |
| M. Subban | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |