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Game Recap
NJD3
Final/SOSat, Nov 6, 2021Every game that night
SJS2

NJD beat SJS 3-2 in a shootout, with the chances close: 2.05 expected goals to 2.04. B. Burns led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). J. Bernier stopped 25 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
NJD01113
SJS01102
  1. 2nd 4:48SJSR. Balcers0.07 xG
  2. 2nd 16:45NJDR. Graves0.14 xG
  3. 3rd 4:21SJSJ. DahlenPP0.07 xG
  4. 3rd 17:04NJDJ. Kuokkanen0.05 xG

Team Stats

NJDSJS
28Shots on goal27
2.05Expected goals2.04
61Shot attempts56
225v5 shots on goal16
0/4Power play1/3
17Hits22
21Blocked shots20
6Penalty minutes8
6Giveaways6
6Takeaways14

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 2.05 xGSJS 2.04 xGGoal

00.511.522.51st2nd3rdOTSJS goal, 4:48NJD goal, 16:45SJS goal, 4:21NJD goal, 17:04

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

NJD27 on goal, 2 scored
SJS24 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. HischierC011201+1022:243:51
M. McLeodC011131+2014:540:47
J. KuokkanenC101200+1212:140:29
J. BrattLW000132-1222:353:18
A. JohnssonLW000311-1022:183:22
P. ZachaC000131+1020:074:13
D. MercerC000401-1018:394:13
T. TatarLW0001010015:543:18
J. VeseyLW000122+1013:300:00
A. HoltzRW0003000011:414:13
Y. SharangovichC000001008:300:29
F. GauthierC000010007:160:00
R. GravesD101200+2023:460:00
D. SeversonD000104+1222:523:47
P. SubbanD000003-1022:294:11
J. SiegenthalerD000411-1021:030:00
T. SmithD0001120017:183:49
C. WhiteD000120+1013:130:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Bernier27252.92665:00Win
M. Blackwood000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. BalcersLW1014410417:460:06
J. DahlenC1011020017:022:11
N. MerkleyRW011010-1013:421:55
L. CoutureC0000120023:162:17
N. BoninoC0002000220:362:17
T. HertlC0003010020:221:54
A. BarabanovLW0000100016:371:54
A. CoglianoC000110-1213:360:06
J. WeatherbyC000212-1013:291:46
L. PedersonC0001230010:580:06
J. LeonardLW000100009:301:46
J. GadjovichLW000150008:480:00
B. BurnsD0227030030:292:11
M. FerraroD011123+1031:120:50
N. MelocheD000130-1018:480:00
R. MerkleyD000101-1015:102:06
J. MegnaD0001110012:540:00
S. HatakkaD000001-1012:520:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Reimer28262.92964:53OT loss
A. Hill000–0:00