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Game Recap
NJD2
FinalMon, Mar 17, 2025Every game that night
CBJ1

NJD beat CBJ 2-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.19 expected goals to 3.33. CBJ outshot NJD 46 to 20. E. Chinakhov had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.6. J. Allen stopped 45 of 46.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NJD0202
CBJ0011
  1. 2nd 13:35NJDT. Meier0.16 xG
  2. 2nd 14:14NJDJ. Bratt0.02 xG
  3. 3rd 13:24CBJM. Olivier0.19 xG

Team Stats

NJDCBJ
20Shots on goal46
2.19Expected goals3.33
42Shot attempts90
195v5 shots on goal40
0/1Power play0/1
15Hits25
22Blocked shots14
2Penalty minutes2
18Giveaways16
3Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 2.19 xGCBJ 3.33 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdNJD goal, 13:35NJD goal, 14:14CBJ goal, 13:24

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

NJD19 on goal, 2 scored
CBJ46 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. HischierC0111000020:171:20
T. MeierRW101311+1019:541:18
S. NoesenRW0110220018:340:40
J. BrattLW101211+1018:241:17
C. GlassC0111100016:190:43
E. HaulaLW0002120016:530:00
D. MercerC0002130014:331:16
O. PalatLW0000210012:170:42
T. TatarLW0000100011:540:44
P. CotterLW0001400010:280:00
C. LazarC0000000210:200:00
N. BastianRW0000100010:120:00
B. DumoulinD011001+2018:270:00
B. PesceD000106+1026:430:00
L. HughesD0003030023:251:14
J. KovacevicD000201+1021:220:00
B. DillonD000201-1018:480:00
S. NemecD000000009:100:46
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen46451.97860:00Win
J. Markstrom000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. OlivierRW1015200015:210:00
Z. Aston-ReeseLW0112200012:530:00
J. DanforthRW011310+1011:520:00
A. FantilliC0004120021:281:11
K. JohnsonC0003010020:581:11
B. JennerC0005430020:560:49
K. MarchenkoRW000421-1020:021:11
D. VoronkovLW000300-1016:021:11
E. ChinakhovRW000650-1014:310:49
S. KuralyC000120-1010:090:00
J. van RiemsdykLW000000008:570:49
L. KuninC000032007:580:00
Z. WerenskiD000500-1029:091:11
D. FabbroD0002120024:340:01
I. ProvorovD0002010021:090:48
D. SeversonD000100-1019:310:49
D. MateychukD0000010213:520:00
J. JohnsonD0000210010:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves20182.90058:28Loss
D. Tarasov000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNJD 3.3, CBJ 3.0NJD 2, CBJ 1
Total goals6.23
Shots on goalNJD 29.0, CBJ 26.7NJD 20, CBJ 46
Win chanceNJD 54%NJD won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.250.95019%0
NJD T. Meier3.130.79134%1
NJD N. Hischier2.610.94133%0
NJD J. Bratt2.421.10129%1
CBJ K. Marchenko2.340.73029%0
CBJ A. Fantilli2.240.63026%0
CBJ B. Jenner2.150.56026%0
NJD S. Noesen2.000.53123%0
CBJ D. Voronkov1.930.60025%0
NJD C. Glass1.810.43116%0
NJD L. Hughes1.730.63010%0
NJD D. Mercer1.620.49024%0
CBJ E. Chinakhov1.660.40018%0
CBJ K. Johnson1.630.63023%0
NJD E. Haula1.620.36016%0
NJD B. Pesce1.510.2806%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.450.34116%1
NJD O. Palat1.300.45018%0
CBJ D. Fabbro1.320.3007%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.220.3908%0
CBJ J. Riemsdyk1.200.42016%0
CBJ J. Danforth1.230.33115%0
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese1.220.22111%0
CBJ L. Kunin1.200.23013%0
NJD T. Tatar1.100.34015%0
NJD P. Cotter1.010.29015%0
CBJ S. Kuraly1.010.24012%0
CBJ D. Severson1.010.3208%0
NJD J. Kovacevic1.020.2405%0
NJD N. Bastian0.900.24011%0
CBJ D. Mateychuk0.900.2207%0
NJD C. Lazar0.800.2209%0
NJD B. Dumoulin0.800.2314%0
NJD S. Nemec0.800.2004%0
NJD B. Dillon0.720.2405%0
CBJ J. Johnson0.600.1202%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.