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Game Recap
NJD7
FinalTue, Feb 8, 2022Every game that night
MTL1

NJD beat MTL 7-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.14 expected goals to 1.82. M. McLeod led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Gillies stopped 30 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NJD2327
MTL0101
  1. 1st 4:36NJDM. McLeod0.14 xG
  2. 1st 15:31NJDD. Mercer0.14 xG
  3. 2nd 5:54MTLB. Kulak0.02 xG
  4. 2nd 9:14NJDN. Hischier0.17 xG
  5. 2nd 18:53NJDJ. Boqvist0.06 xG
  6. 2nd 19:40NJDM. McLeod0.14 xG
  7. 3rd 3:19NJDP. ZachaPP0.06 xG
  8. 3rd 9:57NJDT. Tatar0.19 xG

Team Stats

NJDMTL
34Shots on goal31
3.14Expected goals1.82
52Shot attempts53
295v5 shots on goal24
1/2Power play0/3
11Hits21
15Blocked shots8
6Penalty minutes4
17Giveaways9
2Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 3.14 xGMTL 1.82 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdNJD goal, 4:36NJD goal, 15:31MTL goal, 5:54NJD goal, 9:14NJD goal, 18:53NJD goal, 19:40NJD goal, 3:19NJD goal, 9:57

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

NJD33 on goal, 7 scored
MTL31 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. McLeodC202211+2016:370:00
D. MercerC112400+2016:031:10
J. BoqvistC112212+2013:410:00
P. ZachaC1122110013:301:07
Y. SharangovichC011200+1015:541:10
A. JohnssonLW011000+2015:421:10
N. HischierC101200+1015:261:07
J. BrattLW0113000014:591:07
T. TatarLW1011110014:261:10
N. BastianRW000000+2214:111:07
J. VeseyLW000111+1013:420:00
M. GeertsenLW000141+2011:450:00
R. GravesD022502+2021:000:00
D. SeversonD022210+1220:011:07
T. SmithD022101+2019:421:10
C. WhiteD011214+1015:160:00
J. SiegenthalerD000400+2022:290:00
P. SubbanD000001+2219:460:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Gillies31301.96859:50Win
N. Daws000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. PoehlingC011200-1014:502:51
J. ArmiaRW011010-2013:120:00
N. SuzukiC000000-1018:583:44
M. HoffmanC0002110018:563:31
B. GallagherRW000330-1016:022:54
T. ToffoliC0004000015:472:28
A. LehkonenLW000000-1015:432:29
C. CaufieldRW0004100015:282:10
J. EvansC000510-4014:020:39
L. DauphinC000101-1013:590:18
J. AndersonRW000030-1013:271:58
P. ByronLW000140-3012:410:17
B. KulakD101200-3018:480:00
B. ChiarotD000200-1021:381:39
A. RomanovD000251-1021:040:00
K. ClagueD0001010019:032:48
J. PetryD000021-4218:480:30
C. WidemanD000203-1215:171:44
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Primeau34277.79460:00Loss
S. Montembeault000–0:00