Game Recap: NJD 5, MTL 2, October 24, 2023

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Game Recap

NJD5

FinalTue, Oct 24, 2023Every game that night

MTL2

NJD beat MTL 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 5.69 expected goals to 2.69. J. Hughes led the way with 4 points (0 G, 4 A). V. Vanecek stopped 27 of 29.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
NJD	1	1	3	5
MTL	1	0	1	2

1st 5:49MTLJ. Barron0.08 xG
1st 13:24NJDA. Holtz0.07 xG
2nd 18:22NJDT. Toffoli0.02 xG
3rd 0:34NJDN. HischierPP0.45 xG
3rd 7:17NJDT. ToffoliPP0.17 xG
3rd 10:35MTLM. MathesonPP0.16 xG
3rd 19:34NJDT. ToffoliEN0.93 xG

Team Stats

NJDMTL

34Shots on goal29

5.69Expected goals2.69

75Shot attempts52

265v5 shots on goal22

2/4Power play1/4

20Hits14

12Blocked shots20

8Penalty minutes8

11Giveaways19

7Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 5.69 xGMTL 2.69 xGGoal

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

NJD32 on goal, 5 scored

MTL29 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
J. Hughes	C	0	4	4	2	1	1	+2	0	21:05	4:59
T. Toffoli	C	3	0	3	6	0	0	+2	0	18:38	4:27
J. Bratt	LW	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	19:59	4:58
N. Hischier	C	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	19:28	4:54
T. Meier	RW	0	1	1	0	2	0	+2	0	15:08	1:02
A. Holtz	RW	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	10:24	1:07
D. Mercer	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15:09	1:34
E. Haula	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	14:14	0:00
O. Palat	LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	13:54	0:52
N. Bastian	RW	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	11:15	0:00
M. McLeod	C	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	10:10	0:00
C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	9:50	0:00
D. Hamilton	D	0	1	1	5	0	2	+1	0	20:32	0:56
J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	20:58	0:00
J. Marino	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	+1	2	19:36	0:11
L. Hughes	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	+1	0	18:59	5:05
K. Bahl	D	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	2	18:32	0:00
B. Smith	D	0	0	0	2	3	3	+1	2	16:11	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
V. Vanecek	29	27	2	.931	59:39	Win
A. Schmid	0	0	0	–	0:00

MTL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
C. Caufield	RW	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	18:33	3:15
M. Pezzetta	LW	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	6:17	0:00
N. Suzuki	C	0	0	0	1	1	1	-1	0	19:58	3:17
A. Newhook	C	0	0	0	3	1	1	-2	0	19:03	3:21
J. Anderson	RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	18:05	3:02
S. Monahan	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	-1	0	17:16	3:15
T. Pearson	LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	16:44	3:17
J. Slafkovský	LW	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	0	16:28	3:01
B. Gallagher	RW	0	0	0	4	0	0	-1	0	14:15	3:04
R. Harvey-Pinard	LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	14:03	0:00
J. Ylonen	RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	+1	0	12:20	0:00
J. Evans	C	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	11:13	0:00
M. Matheson	D	1	0	1	5	0	2	0	0	26:37	3:42
J. Barron	D	1	0	1	3	4	2	0	2	21:22	1:13
A. Xhekaj	D	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	2	19:01	1:10
J. Harris	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	-1	0	17:39	0:03
J. Kovacevic	D	0	0	0	2	1	3	-2	2	15:30	0:14
G. Lindstrom	D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	11:47	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Primeau	33	29	4	.879	57:48	Loss
S. Montembeault	0	0	0	–	0:00