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Game Recap
NJD1
FinalSun, Mar 3, 2024Every game that night
LAK5

LAK beat NJD 5-1, with the chances close: 3.03 expected goals to 2.42. NJD outshot LAK 31 to 23. P. Danault scored three for LAK. C. Talbot stopped 30 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NJD1001
LAK2215
  1. 1st 0:15NJDT. Meier0.12 xG
  2. 1st 7:56LAKP. Danault0.14 xG
  3. 1st 14:49LAKA. Laferriere0.05 xG
  4. 2nd 12:23LAKP. Danault0.22 xG
  5. 2nd 12:57LAKK. FialaPP0.06 xG
  6. 3rd 17:47LAKP. DanaultEN0.94 xG

Team Stats

NJDLAK
31Shots on goal23
2.42Expected goals3.03
66Shot attempts51
235v5 shots on goal18
0/2Power play1/3
25Hits15
13Blocked shots20
6Penalty minutes4
0Giveaways4
4Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 2.42 xGLAK 3.03 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdNJD goal, 0:15LAK goal, 7:56LAK goal, 14:49LAK goal, 12:23LAK goal, 12:57LAK goal, 17:47

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

NJD30 on goal, 1 scored
LAK23 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. HischierC0115000021:513:02
T. MeierRW1014110018:290:47
J. HughesC000310-3023:353:03
J. BrattLW0002100020:543:01
T. ToffoliC000120-3019:143:02
E. HaulaLW000010-1015:590:46
O. PalatLW000132-2215:100:58
D. MercerC000200-1014:420:57
C. LazarC000121-1011:130:11
A. HoltzRW0001000010:580:00
T. NosekLW0002200010:370:00
K. MacDermidLW000130003:100:00
L. HughesD000100-2023:072:43
J. MarinoD000220-1220:140:01
K. BahlD000021-1220:100:00
C. MillerD000240-1018:100:30
S. NemecD0002030016:180:59
J. SiegenthalerD0001150015:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
N. Daws1394.69232:57Loss
A. Schmid9901.00023:18

LAK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. FialaLW123410+3019:522:52
P. DanaultC303400+3019:221:28
T. MooreLW022304+2018:291:19
A. KopitarC011121-1021:422:47
A. LaferriereRW101300+1015:091:29
P. DuboisC011310+1013:232:32
Q. ByfieldRW000210-1021:562:01
T. LewisC0001120013:310:22
A. TurcotteC0000000012:260:31
J. Anderson-DolanC000140+1011:410:07
B. LizotteC0000020010:350:24
D. DoughtyD011001+1223:172:56
V. GavrikovD011121+2022:401:08
M. RoyD011024+1021:350:25
A. EnglundD000001+1015:340:00
J. MoverareD0000120213:120:00
J. SpenceD0000010012:400:00
B. ClarkeD000001+108:561:59
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot31301.96860:00Win
D. Rittich000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamErik Haula LAK Faces NJD, his team until Apr 20250 SOG

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