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Game Recap
NJD5
PIT2
NJD beat PIT 5-2, with the chances close: 2.57 expected goals to 2.52. NJD outshot PIT 31 to 23. B. Rust led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). V. Vanecek stopped 21 of 23.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| PIT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 6:36PITB. Rust0.14 xG
- 1st 13:34NJDC. LazarSH0.12 xG
- 2nd 3:17PITB. Rust0.08 xG
- 2nd 3:55NJDN. Bastian0.20 xG
- 3rd 2:35NJDJ. Bratt0.11 xG
- 3rd 11:24NJDA. Holtz0.12 xG
- 3rd 11:44NJDT. Toffoli0.14 xG
Team Stats
NJDPIT
31Shots on goal23
2.57Expected goals2.52
52Shot attempts47
265v5 shots on goal22
0/1Power play0/3
21Hits22
10Blocked shots11
6Penalty minutes2
1Giveaways9
6Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NJD 2.57 xGPIT 2.52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bratt | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:07 | 0:41 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:10 | 0:41 |
| C. Lazar | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 |
| D. Mercer | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:00 | 0:00 |
| A. Holtz | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:39 | 0:00 |
| O. Palat | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:22 | 0:41 |
| T. Toffoli | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:19 | 0:41 |
| N. Bastian | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:59 | 0:00 |
| M. McLeod | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 0:00 |
| M. Willman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:08 | 0:00 |
| T. Nosek | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:25 | 0:00 |
| L. Hughes | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 16:12 | 0:41 |
| D. Hamilton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 16:00 | 0:00 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 21:27 | 0:00 |
| J. Siegenthaler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:49 | 0:00 |
| B. Smith | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:55 | 0:00 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:30 | 0:00 |
| K. Bahl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:08 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Vanecek | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 59:57 | Win |
| A. Schmid | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Rust | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 2:12 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:52 | 3:07 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:37 | 3:09 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:53 | 3:25 |
| R. Smith | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:41 | 2:26 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:49 | 1:35 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:41 | 0:00 |
| L. Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 12:40 | 0:00 |
| R. Zohorna | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 12:14 | 1:18 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9:58 | 1:13 |
| N. Acciari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 9:26 | 0:00 |
| M. Nieto | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8:23 | 0:00 |
| E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:23 | 3:30 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 23:09 | 1:11 |
| M. Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:02 | 0:19 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:49 | 0:00 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:00 |
| R. Shea | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:53 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 31 | 26 | 5 | .839 | 60:00 | Loss |
| M. Hellberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |