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Game Recap
NJD3
Final/SOFri, Mar 3, 2023Every game that night
VGK4

VGK beat NJD 4-3 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 2.79 expected goals to 5.07. NJD outshot VGK 50 to 27. J. Marchessault led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). A. Hill stopped 47 of 50.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
NJD20103
VGK11114
  1. 1st 7:48VGKJ. Marchessault0.05 xG
  2. 1st 15:16NJDJ. BrattPP0.05 xG
  3. 1st 19:32NJDD. Mercer0.05 xG
  4. 2nd 12:50VGKJ. Marchessault0.19 xG
  5. 3rd 3:47VGKJ. Eichel0.06 xG
  6. 3rd 12:53NJDM. Wood0.04 xG

Team Stats

NJDVGK
50Shots on goal27
5.07Expected goals2.79
96Shot attempts57
385v5 shots on goal22
1/2Power play0/1
17Hits37
15Blocked shots29
2Penalty minutes4
6Giveaways11
5Takeaways14

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 5.07 xGVGK 2.79 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTVGK goal, 7:48NJD goal, 15:16NJD goal, 19:32VGK goal, 12:50VGK goal, 3:47NJD goal, 12:53

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

NJD50 on goal, 3 scored
VGK27 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. HughesC011600-2021:522:16
D. MercerC10110110020:071:21
J. BrattLW101520-2017:471:14
M. WoodLW101310+1014:060:18
J. BoqvistC011110+1012:150:00
N. HischierC0006010021:402:17
T. TatarLW0003000016:460:47
O. PalatLW0001220015:151:48
M. McLeodC000112+1014:540:00
N. BastianRW0005500014:310:00
E. HaulaLW0002000011:310:19
Y. SharangovichC000101-2010:000:00
D. HamiltonD011102-1222:072:16
J. MarinoD0000010025:230:00
R. GravesD000200-1024:010:00
D. SeversonD000201+1018:110:19
J. SiegenthalerD000112-1017:390:00
K. BahlD0000320015:070:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Schmid27243.88964:48OT loss
V. Vanecek000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. MarchessaultRW213530+1022:441:54
J. EichelC112441+2023:030:00
I. BarbashevLW022343+1020:511:56
C. StephensonC000121+1019:430:00
R. SmithRW0000310017:310:04
W. KarlssonC0004020016:562:00
T. BluegerC000210-1015:420:00
P. KesselRW0002020014:472:00
K. KolesarRW0000800013:430:00
B. HowdenC000020-129:530:00
M. AmadioRW000000029:350:00
W. CarrierLW000010005:080:00
B. McNabbD011026+1018:470:00
A. PietrangeloD000202+1026:312:00
N. HagueD0000310021:270:00
A. MartinezD0000260020:030:00
S. TheodoreD000201-1019:560:06
Z. WhitecloudD000223+1016:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Hill50473.94065:00Win
J. Quick000–0:00