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Game Recap
NJD3
FinalThu, Oct 24, 2024Every game that night
DET5

DET beat NJD 5-3 despite fewer good chances: 2.68 expected goals to 3.93. NJD outshot DET 40 to 20. N. Hischier led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). N. Hischier had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 2.8. C. Talbot stopped 37 of 40.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NJD1113
DET2035
  1. 1st 12:11NJDN. HischierPP0.16 xG
  2. 1st 18:09DETC. Fischer0.18 xG
  3. 1st 18:34DETA. DeBrincat0.14 xG
  4. 2nd 4:59NJDE. HaulaPP0.10 xG
  5. 3rd 9:46DETD. LarkinPP0.09 xG
  6. 3rd 11:41NJDN. HischierPP0.15 xG
  7. 3rd 16:28DETP. KanePP0.08 xG
  8. 3rd 19:48DETM. RasmussenEN0.81 xG

Team Stats

NJDDET
40Shots on goal20
3.93Expected goals2.68
81Shot attempts48
325v5 shots on goal14
3/5Power play2/4
37Hits24
14Blocked shots16
18Penalty minutes22
9Giveaways10
12Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 3.93 xGDET 2.68 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdNJD goal, 12:11DET goal, 18:09DET goal, 18:34NJD goal, 4:59DET goal, 9:46NJD goal, 11:41DET goal, 16:28DET goal, 19:48

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

NJD39 on goal, 3 scored
DET20 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. HischierC2028000020:354:30
J. HughesC011800-2022:595:14
J. BrattLW011222-1019:515:17
T. MeierRW011230-1217:061:44
E. HaulaLW101131-1011:490:54
D. MercerC0000010217:360:55
S. NoesenRW000150-3015:224:58
O. PalatLW0002110013:470:00
P. CotterLW000350-2011:380:00
T. TatarLW000110-1011:171:41
N. BastianRW0000210010:560:00
C. LazarC000152009:570:00
D. HamiltonD011612-1024:284:54
L. HughesD011001-1015:111:18
J. SiegenthalerD000142-1021:140:00
J. KovacevicD000111-1718:540:00
B. PesceD000310-1017:330:05
B. DillonD0000300716:310:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Markstrom19154.78958:22Loss
J. Allen000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. RaymondLW022010+1220:273:24
A. DeBrincatRW112300+1019:013:27
P. KaneRW1123100218:383:19
D. LarkinC101310+1223:003:22
M. RasmussenC101120+1014:401:24
A. CoppC011111+2013:400:09
C. FischerRW101140+2510:370:00
M. KasperC0001230018:441:25
V. TarasenkoRW0000000015:591:27
J. BerggrenRW0001000012:261:37
J. VelenoC000100+1011:070:03
S. EdvinssonD011014+1020:150:04
M. SeiderD000173+1224:511:29
J. PetryD0001020216:110:06
B. ChiarotD0001130715:070:11
O. MaattaD000000+2013:340:00
J. HollD000220+2013:160:00
E. GustafssonD0000100012:153:23
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot40373.92560:00Win
A. Lyon000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNJD 3.5, DET 3.5NJD 3, DET 5
Total goals7.08
Shots on goalNJD 31.3, DET 29.4NJD 40, DET 20
Win chanceDET 50%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NJD J. Hughes3.981.15137%0
NJD T. Meier3.120.76132%0
DET D. Larkin3.131.06138%1
NJD D. Hamilton3.060.71118%0
NJD J. Bratt2.920.96129%0
NJD N. Hischier2.880.97230%2
DET A. DeBrincat2.730.80230%1
DET P. Kane2.530.83226%1
DET L. Raymond2.100.86228%0
DET V. Tarasenko1.800.60024%0
NJD E. Haula1.810.46118%1
NJD L. Hughes1.800.61111%0
DET M. Seider1.710.5809%0
NJD D. Mercer1.700.52024%0
NJD S. Noesen1.610.53019%0
DET B. Chiarot1.410.3207%0
NJD P. Cotter1.430.38017%0
DET J. Berggren1.410.40018%0
NJD B. Pesce1.430.2506%0
NJD O. Palat1.220.40015%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.210.41116%1
NJD T. Tatar1.210.37015%0
NJD J. Siegenthaler1.210.2304%0
DET E. Gustafsson1.200.4207%0
DET A. Copp1.210.43116%0
NJD N. Bastian1.200.28012%0
DET J. Petry1.110.3605%0
NJD J. Kovacevic1.110.3108%0
NJD B. Dillon1.000.3006%0
DET C. Fischer1.010.25110%1
NJD C. Lazar1.010.2509%0
DET S. Edvinsson0.900.2619%0
DET J. Veleno0.910.27012%0
DET O. Maatta0.700.2305%0
DET J. Holl0.520.2102%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.