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Game Recap
NJD5
CAR3
NJD beat CAR 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.61 expected goals to 3.53. D. Mercer led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). V. Vanecek stopped 25 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| CAR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 13:03CARJ. KotkaniemiSH0.05 xG
- 1st 17:06NJDJ. Siegenthaler0.02 xG
- 2nd 8:50CARM. Pacioretty0.02 xG
- 2nd 17:34CARS. AhoSH0.31 xG
- 2nd 19:08NJDD. Mercer0.22 xG
- 2nd 19:26NJDJ. Boqvist0.13 xG
- 3rd 8:53NJDD. Mercer0.30 xG
- 3rd 19:04NJDN. HischierEN0.65 xG
Team Stats
NJDCAR
22Shots on goal28
4.61Expected goals3.53
41Shot attempts83
175v5 shots on goal17
0/4Power play0/3
25Hits22
28Blocked shots10
6Penalty minutes8
4Giveaways7
7Takeaways14
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NJD 4.61 xGCAR 3.53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Mercer | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 16:47 | 0:06 |
| N. Hischier | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:23 | 3:53 |
| M. McLeod | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 14:28 | 0:11 |
| J. Boqvist | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 11:30 | 0:00 |
| T. Tatar | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:45 | 4:25 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:38 | 1:54 |
| J. Hughes | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:08 | 4:04 |
| J. Bratt | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | 3:38 |
| M. Wood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 14:25 | 2:16 |
| O. Palat | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 13:53 | 2:21 |
| Y. Sharangovich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:02 |
| F. Zetterlund | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 9:28 | 1:52 |
| D. Severson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:45 | 2:32 |
| D. Hamilton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:20 | 4:06 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | +3 | 2 | 21:35 | 0:11 |
| J. Siegenthaler | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 21:04 | 0:20 |
| B. Smith | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:28 |
| N. Okhotiuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:24 | 0:06 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Vanecek | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 60:00 | Win |
| M. Blackwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
CAR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Aho | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:03 | 2:45 |
| M. Necas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:21 | 1:44 |
| M. Pacioretty | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 2:45 |
| J. Kotkaniemi | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:22 | 2:05 |
| T. Teravainen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:36 | 2:17 |
| A. Svechnikov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:54 | 1:35 |
| S. Jarvis | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:33 | 2:45 |
| J. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 16:09 | 0:00 |
| J. Fast | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 15:07 | 0:01 |
| J. Martinook | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 14:06 | 0:09 |
| P. Stastny | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:14 | 0:00 |
| S. Noesen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:29 | 1:29 |
| B. Pesce | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:55 | 2:41 |
| B. Skjei | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:01 | 0:04 |
| J. Slavin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:32 | 0:07 |
| B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:29 | 1:58 |
| J. Chatfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:50 | 0:00 |
| D. Coghlan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 11:39 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Kochetkov | 22 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 58:55 | Loss |
| A. Raanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.