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Game Recap
NJD4
Final/OTSat, Nov 9, 2024Every game that night
NYI3

NJD beat NYI 4-3 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.27 expected goals to 2.60. NJD outshot NYI 33 to 22. J. Hughes led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). S. Noesen had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 1.6. J. Markstrom stopped 19 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
NJD01214
NYI10203
  1. 1st 13:09NYIS. Holmstrom0.14 xG
  2. 2nd 5:57NJDJ. HughesPP0.05 xG
  3. 3rd 10:30NYID. Cholowski0.11 xG
  4. 3rd 12:26NYIB. Nelson0.21 xG
  5. 3rd 15:33NJDD. Mercer0.18 xG
  6. 3rd 19:10NJDS. Noesen0.06 xG
  7. OT 2:35NJDJ. Hughes0.24 xG

Team Stats

NJDNYI
33Shots on goal22
3.27Expected goals2.60
63Shot attempts47
235v5 shots on goal21
1/2Power play0/0
24Hits34
10Blocked shots13
0Penalty minutes4
10Giveaways16
14Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 3.27 xGNYI 2.60 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTNYI goal, 13:09NJD goal, 5:57NYI goal, 10:30NYI goal, 12:26NJD goal, 15:33NJD goal, 19:10NJD goal, 2:35

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, 4 scored
NYI22 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. HughesC213511+1021:052:00
D. MercerC101300+1022:340:47
J. BrattLW011111+1018:451:53
P. CotterLW011100+2016:250:00
S. NoesenRW101761+1016:111:51
N. HischierC000100+2021:321:52
T. MeierRW0002210018:560:49
E. HaulaLW0000100017:380:40
O. PalatLW000110-1016:350:00
T. TatarLW000100-208:250:34
J. DowlingC000111-205:450:00
K. MacDermidLW000120-204:360:00
D. HamiltonD033513+1021:132:05
J. SiegenthalerD011010+1022:300:00
J. KovacevicD000121+1020:390:00
L. HughesD000110-2020:290:49
B. PesceD000100-2018:000:00
B. DillonD000141-1016:550:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Markstrom22193.86462:07Win
J. Allen000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. HolmstromRW1122010017:330:00
B. NelsonC101210+1019:360:00
K. PalmieriC011120+1018:040:00
M. TsyplakovRW011130+1016:130:00
P. EngvallLW0114100215:190:00
K. MacLeanC011000008:510:00
J. PageauC000051-1019:360:00
B. HorvatC000460-1019:260:00
A. LeeLW000121-1016:360:00
C. CizikasC0000100015:260:00
O. WahlstromRW000000008:240:00
M. MartinLW000021+107:100:00
D. CholowskiD101100+126:450:00
N. DobsonD000113-2029:480:00
R. PulockD000233+1024:240:00
I. GeorgeD0001110024:070:00
S. MayfieldD000040+1022:060:00
G. HuttonD0002220015:410:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin33294.87962:35OT loss
S. Varlamov000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamOndrej Palat NYI Faces NJD, his team until Jan 20261 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNJD 3.1, NYI 3.3NJD 4, NYI 3
Total goals6.37
Shots on goalNJD 29.5, NYI 30.8NJD 33, NYI 22
Win chanceNYI 54%NJD won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NJD J. Hughes3.651.03334%2
NYI B. Horvat2.940.83035%0
NJD T. Meier2.920.71030%0
NYI K. Palmieri2.710.73130%0
NYI B. Nelson2.720.85136%1
NYI A. Lee2.710.60028%0
NJD N. Hischier2.710.91029%0
NJD D. Hamilton2.650.58312%0
NYI N. Dobson2.510.80012%0
NJD J. Bratt2.510.83125%0
NJD E. Haula1.700.43017%0
NJD D. Mercer1.730.51123%1
NJD B. Pesce1.610.2505%0
NYI J. Pageau1.600.51020%0
NYI R. Pulock1.620.4207%0
NJD S. Noesen1.670.54120%1
NYI P. Engvall1.640.38116%0
NJD L. Hughes1.410.4507%0
NJD P. Cotter1.410.38116%0
NYI M. Tsyplakov1.310.53118%0
NJD O. Palat1.310.40016%0
NYI O. Wahlstrom1.200.25012%0
NYI C. Cizikas1.100.30013%0
NJD J. Siegenthaler1.100.2214%0
NYI S. Holmstrom1.120.38219%1
NJD J. Kovacevic1.110.2606%0
NYI S. Mayfield1.000.2604%0
NYI G. Hutton1.020.1004%0
NJD T. Tatar1.010.30012%0
NJD B. Dillon0.910.2605%0
NYI K. MacLean0.800.22111%0
NYI M. Martin0.800.1607%0
NJD J. Dowling0.810.21010%0
NYI D. Cholowski0.610.1813%1
NJD K. MacDermid0.410.0804%0

Shots on goal: 17 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.