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Game Recap
NJD2
FinalSat, Dec 18, 2021Every game that night
DET5

DET beat NJD 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.05 expected goals to 2.16. D. Larkin scored three for DET. T. Greiss stopped 31 of 33.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NJD1102
DET1315
  1. 1st 15:39DETD. Larkin0.13 xG
  2. 1st 19:11NJDM. McLeod0.02 xG
  3. 2nd 11:48DETD. Larkin0.13 xG
  4. 2nd 12:27DETT. Bertuzzi0.20 xG
  5. 2nd 15:47DETD. Larkin0.19 xG
  6. 2nd 17:25NJDD. MercerSH0.05 xG
  7. 3rd 14:07DETT. Bertuzzi0.17 xG

Team Stats

NJDDET
33Shots on goal30
2.16Expected goals3.05
59Shot attempts53
305v5 shots on goal29
0/2Power play0/3
21Hits10
14Blocked shots16
8Penalty minutes6
1Giveaways17
0Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 2.16 xGDET 3.05 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdDET goal, 15:39NJD goal, 19:11DET goal, 11:48DET goal, 12:27DET goal, 15:47NJD goal, 17:25DET goal, 14:07

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

NJD31 on goal, 2 scored
DET30 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. MercerC1014000017:131:47
J. VeseyLW011202-1016:480:15
M. McLeodC101450+1415:350:00
J. HughesC000401-4020:450:15
P. ZachaC000330-1017:150:15
T. TatarLW000102-1016:171:45
M. StudenicRW0001000015:490:02
A. JohnssonLW000100-1015:291:47
N. BastianRW0002700014:480:00
Y. SharangovichC000000-1012:220:15
J. KuokkanenC000000-2011:590:00
M. GeertsenLW0002310010:560:00
D. SeversonD0113110029:011:45
J. SiegenthalerD011013+1026:480:00
D. HamiltonD000401-4220:360:17
T. SmithD000101-3018:521:45
K. BahlD0001120213:270:02
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Schmid30255.83360:00Loss
J. Gillies000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC314322+4020:514:30
T. BertuzziLW202200+3220:324:30
L. RaymondLW011000+2018:574:07
P. SuterC011411-1017:350:41
V. NamestnikovC011400-1013:250:41
K. CriscuoloC011100+1011:270:00
A. ErneLW000210-1017:172:52
S. GagnerC000101-1013:390:19
T. HiroseLW0000200213:361:04
J. VelenoC000222+1012:030:00
R. BarberRW000201+1011:230:00
M. SeiderD011002+2024:314:20
F. HronekD0113100218:271:50
N. LeddyD000001-2019:440:51
D. DeKeyserD000102+2019:060:00
M. StaalD000113+3017:540:00
G. LindstromD000100+2017:060:10
J. OesterleD0003010010:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Greiss33312.93960:00Win
C. Pickard000–0:00