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Game Recap
NJD4
NYI1
NJD beat NYI 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.88 expected goals to 1.87. NJD outshot NYI 43 to 17. N. Hischier led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). M. Blackwood stopped 16 of 17.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| NYI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- 2nd 1:35NJDJ. Hughes0.14 xG
- 2nd 8:09NJDO. Palat0.11 xG
- 3rd 15:28NJDO. Palat0.18 xG
- 3rd 16:44NYIA. Lee0.16 xG
- 3rd 19:25NJDN. HischierEN0.49 xG
Team Stats
NJDNYI
43Shots on goal17
3.88Expected goals1.87
75Shot attempts48
325v5 shots on goal11
0/3Power play0/2
21Hits39
21Blocked shots19
6Penalty minutes8
7Giveaways10
4Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NJD 3.88 xGNYI 1.87 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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
NJD Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Hischier | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 18:39 | 3:17 |
| J. Bratt | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 20:03 | 3:18 |
| O. Palat | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 18:46 | 1:45 |
| J. Hughes | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:29 | 3:10 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:30 | 1:45 |
| Y. Sharangovich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:31 | 0:19 |
| D. Mercer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:27 | 2:33 |
| T. Tatar | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 2:01 |
| M. Wood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 1:45 |
| M. McLeod | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:25 | 0:00 |
| N. Bastian | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:57 | 0:00 |
| D. Severson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 19:53 | 2:35 |
| J. Siegenthaler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:19 | 0:09 |
| D. Hamilton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:12 | 3:34 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:29 | 0:19 |
| B. Smith | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 15:29 | 0:05 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:29 | 0:00 |
| K. Bahl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:35 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Blackwood | 17 | 16 | 1 | .941 | 60:00 | Win |
| V. Vanecek | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NYI Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Barzal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:21 | 2:33 |
| A. Lee | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 17:45 | 2:21 |
| K. Palmieri | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:21 | 2:29 |
| B. Nelson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:37 | 2:14 |
| A. Beauvillier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:06 | 1:06 |
| J. Pageau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:30 | 0:00 |
| Z. Parise | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | 0:58 |
| J. Bailey | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:10 | 0:49 |
| C. Cizikas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:00 |
| O. Wahlstrom | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 13:01 | 0:43 |
| C. Clutterbuck | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:14 | 0:00 |
| M. Martin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 | 0:00 |
| N. Dobson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24:14 | 2:32 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 20:35 | 0:00 |
| A. Pelech | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 20:21 | 0:00 |
| R. Pulock | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:17 | 0:03 |
| S. Mayfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | 0:00 |
| R. Salo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 12:48 | 0:47 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Sorokin | 42 | 39 | 3 | .929 | 57:01 | Loss |
| S. Varlamov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.