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Game Recap
NJD1
FinalSun, Mar 17, 2024Every game that night
VGK3

VGK beat NJD 3-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.54 expected goals to 1.98. VGK outshot NJD 37 to 21. N. Hanifin led the way with 2 points (0 G, 2 A). L. Thompson stopped 20 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NJD0011
VGK0033
  1. 3rd 0:38NJDN. Hischier0.15 xG
  2. 3rd 2:57VGKW. Carrier0.08 xG
  3. 3rd 11:06VGKJ. Eichel0.05 xG
  4. 3rd 19:41VGKW. KarlssonEN0.88 xG

Team Stats

NJDVGK
21Shots on goal37
1.98Expected goals3.54
55Shot attempts64
155v5 shots on goal30
0/2Power play0/2
12Hits25
12Blocked shots21
4Penalty minutes4
3Giveaways7
7Takeaways15

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 1.98 xGVGK 3.54 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdNJD goal, 0:38VGK goal, 2:57VGK goal, 11:06VGK goal, 19:41

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

NJD20 on goal, 1 scored
VGK37 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. HischierC1012000019:312:30
J. HughesC000300-2021:312:27
E. HaulaLW000011-1019:451:33
T. MeierRW000421-1019:182:36
J. BrattLW000420-2018:581:47
D. MercerC0001100218:212:06
O. PalatLW000210-1215:481:30
C. LazarC0001200012:340:00
T. NosekLW000111-1011:560:00
A. HoltzRW0000000010:361:32
C. TierneyC000000009:500:00
K. MacDermidLW000000004:320:00
J. MarinoD000002-1024:240:00
S. NemecD000104-1021:071:30
K. BahlD000111-1020:370:00
L. HughesD0001000020:112:29
B. SmithD000002-1016:530:00
N. DeSimoneD000010+1011:270:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen36342.94458:41Loss
K. Kahkonen000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. EichelC1018010021:503:16
C. StephensonC011010+1016:421:51
W. KarlssonC101412+1014:462:09
W. CarrierLW101250+1010:060:00
J. MarchessaultRW0003300218:562:45
I. BarbashevLW0001120018:532:09
N. RoyC000141+1016:171:15
A. ManthaRW0003110015:031:51
B. HowdenC000210+1014:120:00
M. AmadioRW0002210011:230:00
P. DorofeyevRW0001000010:550:00
K. KolesarRW000020+1010:150:00
N. HanifinD022201+1021:471:42
S. TheodoreD011002+1019:592:18
A. PietrangeloD011215+1219:300:44
B. McNabbD000022+1019:590:00
A. MartinezD0002100018:150:00
B. HuttonD0004030017:300:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson21201.95259:42Win
A. Hill000–0:00