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Game Recap
NJD3
FinalTue, Mar 15, 2022Every game that night
VAN6

VAN beat NJD 6-3 despite fewer good chances: 2.31 expected goals to 3.42. B. Horvat led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). T. Demko stopped 32 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NJD1203
VAN2226
  1. 1st 3:34VANB. Hunt0.06 xG
  2. 1st 10:59VANN. Hoglander0.03 xG
  3. 1st 17:17NJDR. Graves0.07 xG
  4. 2nd 4:25NJDJ. Hughes0.19 xG
  5. 2nd 8:34VANB. Horvat0.01 xG
  6. 2nd 8:51VANT. Pearson0.06 xG
  7. 2nd 11:55NJDN. Bastian0.02 xG
  8. 3rd 1:24VANB. HorvatSH0.12 xG
  9. 3rd 12:10VANJ. Lammikko0.13 xG

Team Stats

NJDVAN
35Shots on goal31
3.42Expected goals2.31
58Shot attempts49
305v5 shots on goal28
0/3Power play0/1
16Hits25
14Blocked shots14
2Penalty minutes6
4Giveaways7
2Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 3.42 xGVAN 2.31 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdVAN goal, 3:34VAN goal, 10:59NJD goal, 17:17NJD goal, 4:25VAN goal, 8:34VAN goal, 8:51NJD goal, 11:55VAN goal, 1:24VAN goal, 12:10

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, 3 scored
VAN30 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. HughesC1125100020:463:05
Y. SharangovichC0223100019:572:26
J. BrattLW011502-3021:433:56
N. BastianRW1013310014:203:07
D. MercerC0002000019:192:53
N. HischierC000010-2018:033:11
J. VeseyLW000201-1015:290:23
A. JohnssonLW0001020013:580:00
J. BoqvistC000000-1013:562:06
T. TatarLW000220-2013:302:53
M. McLeodC000111-1012:030:00
P. ZachaC000100000:480:00
R. GravesD1012120021:530:00
D. HamiltonD000323-2023:173:07
D. SeversonD000231-1022:252:53
C. WhiteD000100-1216:180:00
P. SubbanD0002100015:440:00
T. SmithD000001-1014:310:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
N. Daws21174.81028:51Loss
J. Gillies1082.80031:09

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MillerC033740+2020:431:07
B. HorvatC213321+3216:010:56
T. PearsonLW112412+1019:171:04
J. LammikkoC1011320015:580:03
B. BoeserRW011000+1014:551:07
T. MotteC011021+1414:420:00
N. HoglanderLW1013300013:140:00
C. GarlandRW000120+2016:450:53
M. HighmoreC000110-1014:460:00
A. ChiassonRW0000100010:220:50
V. PodkolzinRW000210008:580:00
N. PetanC000000-108:180:00
T. MyersD011000-2023:060:53
Q. HughesD011102+4022:261:07
L. SchennD011232+4018:390:00
B. HuntD101100+1018:101:11
T. HamonicD0003030019:590:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD000221-1017:410:49
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko35323.91460:00Win
J. Halak000–0:00