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Game Recap
NJD2
FinalSat, Mar 18, 2023Every game that night
FLA4

FLA beat NJD 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.62 expected goals to 2.66. S. Reinhart led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). S. Bobrovsky stopped 33 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NJD0202
FLA0044
  1. 2nd 2:16NJDN. HischierSH0.04 xG
  2. 2nd 7:43NJDJ. Boqvist0.08 xG
  3. 3rd 6:14FLAA. Barkov0.11 xG
  4. 3rd 7:54FLAS. ReinhartPP0.11 xG
  5. 3rd 8:44FLAM. Tkachuk0.17 xG
  6. 3rd 19:39FLAS. ReinhartEN0.87 xG

Team Stats

NJDFLA
35Shots on goal41
2.66Expected goals4.62
50Shot attempts66
295v5 shots on goal29
0/2Power play1/4
20Hits39
16Blocked shots6
6Penalty minutes4
9Giveaways2
2Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 2.66 xGFLA 4.62 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdNJD goal, 2:16NJD goal, 7:43FLA goal, 6:14FLA goal, 7:54FLA goal, 8:44FLA goal, 19:39

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

NJD34 on goal, 2 scored
FLA41 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. HischierC1014100019:423:34
J. BoqvistC101112-1012:370:01
J. HughesC000400-1019:253:36
D. MercerC0003010018:130:39
T. MeierRW000531-2017:493:03
E. HaulaLW000300-1016:450:28
J. BrattLW0003000016:003:10
O. PalatLW000020-1015:030:23
T. TatarLW0000000013:210:24
Y. SharangovichC000200+1012:230:00
M. McLeodC000010-1010:450:00
C. LazarC000150008:580:00
D. SeversonD0112140220:380:37
R. GravesD0111030019:540:05
J. MarinoD0110210018:020:06
D. HamiltonD000502-1224:283:54
J. SiegenthalerD000020-1017:010:00
B. SmithD000122+1214:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Schmid40373.92558:11Loss
V. Vanecek000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. BarkovC1126310021:364:56
C. VerhaegheC022400+1218:384:56
S. ReinhartC2023110018:325:05
M. TkachukLW101520+1020:155:56
E. LuostarinenC0001210017:280:00
S. BennettC000340+1015:321:01
A. DuclairLW000100-1015:061:09
A. LundellC0002100013:520:10
E. StaalC0000000010:540:00
R. LombergLW0001300010:160:01
N. CousinsC000152009:450:00
C. WhiteC000110009:090:00
B. MontourD022410-1022:475:09
M. StaalD0112100018:320:01
R. GudasD011170+1018:290:00
G. ForslingD000201+1022:200:57
A. EkbladD000430+1219:151:09
J. MahuraD000050+1013:340:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky35332.94360:00Win
M. Guzda000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamJesper Boqvist NJD First game back in South Florida, his team until Apr 20261 G, 1 SOG
  • Old teamAkira Schmid FLA Faces NJD, his team until Apr 202437 saves on 40

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