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Game Recap
NJD4
FinalWed, Dec 21, 2022Every game that night
FLA2

NJD beat FLA 4-2 despite fewer good chances: 3.96 expected goals to 4.46. J. Bratt led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Blackwood stopped 34 of 36.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NJD1034
FLA1102
  1. 1st 4:45FLAE. Staal0.52 xG
  2. 1st 7:01NJDJ. BrattPP0.07 xG
  3. 2nd 16:12FLAE. LuostarinenPP0.11 xG
  4. 3rd 2:44NJDJ. Bratt0.07 xG
  5. 3rd 10:10NJDY. Sharangovich0.07 xG
  6. 3rd 19:20NJDT. TatarEN0.92 xG

Team Stats

NJDFLA
33Shots on goal36
3.96Expected goals4.46
54Shot attempts78
295v5 shots on goal28
1/3Power play1/1
16Hits18
27Blocked shots11
17Penalty minutes41
8Giveaways7
8Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 3.96 xGFLA 4.46 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdFLA goal, 4:45NJD goal, 7:01FLA goal, 16:12NJD goal, 2:44NJD goal, 10:10NJD goal, 19:20

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, 4 scored
FLA36 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. BrattLW202511+1022:451:21
J. HughesC011400+1024:061:27
T. TatarLW101300+1017:171:20
M. McLeodC0110200011:170:40
Y. SharangovichC101100+2010:000:00
F. ZetterlundLW0002200020:571:24
N. HischierC000203+1018:491:27
E. HaulaLW000112+1517:420:38
M. WoodLW0001020012:391:18
J. BoqvistC000300-1012:130:00
D. MercerC000110008:450:45
A. JohnssonLW000100003:370:00
D. HamiltonD0224030024:440:49
J. SiegenthalerD011101+1024:150:00
D. SeversonD000215+21028:241:16
B. SmithD0002470023:010:40
K. BahlD000043+1216:300:40
R. GravesD000000001:030:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Blackwood36342.94460:00Win
V. Vanecek000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. BennettC011432-1020:280:43
E. LuostarinenC101200-1017:490:39
E. StaalC101420+1016:060:38
N. CousinsC011120+1015:310:00
A. LundellC0112000714:100:41
R. LombergLW0113400013:460:00
C. VerhaegheC000101-1021:031:17
S. ReinhartC000311-1019:591:18
M. TkachukLW000401-11219:391:13
G. DenisenkoLW000110008:100:00
C. WhiteC000000-206:230:00
Z. DalpeC000210-206:060:00
A. EkbladD000601-11227:371:15
B. MontourD000010-11026:581:51
G. ForslingD0001100025:300:05
M. StaalD000012-1019:540:00
J. MahuraD0002120013:190:00
M. KierstedD000001-106:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky32293.90658:22Loss
S. Knight000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamJesper Boqvist NJD First game back in South Florida, his team until Apr 20263 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.