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Game Recap
NJD4
WPG8
WPG beat NJD 8-4, with the chances close: 3.31 expected goals to 2.86. M. Scheifele scored three for WPG. C. Hellebuyck stopped 33 of 37.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| WPG | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
- 1st 1:52WPGM. Scheifele0.13 xG
- 1st 3:52WPGN. Ehlers0.05 xG
- 1st 7:39WPGK. Vesalainen0.08 xG
- 1st 9:08NJDD. SeversonPP0.07 xG
- 1st 19:36NJDJ. Hughes0.12 xG
- 2nd 0:37NJDN. Hischier0.16 xG
- 2nd 1:16NJDR. Graves0.14 xG
- 2nd 10:39WPGN. Ehlers0.04 xG
- 2nd 15:26WPGJ. Morrissey0.15 xG
- 2nd 19:54WPGM. ScheifelePP0.05 xG
- 3rd 9:36WPGM. Scheifele0.06 xG
- 3rd 16:33WPGA. Lowry0.18 xG
Team Stats
NJDWPG
37Shots on goal40
2.86Expected goals3.31
59Shot attempts62
325v5 shots on goal34
1/2Power play1/4
20Hits30
11Blocked shots11
8Penalty minutes4
13Giveaways12
7Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NJD 2.86 xGWPG 3.31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Hischier | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:31 | 2:06 |
| J. Bratt | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:59 | 2:19 |
| J. Hughes | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 14:44 | 1:40 |
| J. Kuokkanen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:01 | 0:00 |
| T. Tatar | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:36 | 1:03 |
| J. Boqvist | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:16 | 0:00 |
| D. Mercer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 17:51 | 1:16 |
| P. Zacha | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:14 | 2:02 |
| M. McLeod | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Vesey | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:03 | 0:00 |
| A. Johnsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:23 | 1:16 |
| N. Bastian | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 10:33 | 0:00 |
| R. Graves | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:04 | 0:00 |
| D. Hamilton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:33 | 1:49 |
| D. Severson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:13 | 1:33 |
| T. Smith | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 18:20 | 1:42 |
| J. Siegenthaler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 18:39 | 0:00 |
| P. Subban | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:12 | 0:04 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bernier | 32 | 26 | 6 | .813 | 40:00 | Loss |
| M. Blackwood | 8 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 19:50 |
WPG Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Scheifele | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:55 | 4:18 |
| B. Wheeler | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:20 | 4:18 |
| N. Ehlers | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:09 | 3:16 |
| P. Dubois | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:21 | 3:39 |
| K. Connor | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:11 | 4:18 |
| A. Copp | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:57 | 3:16 |
| P. Stastny | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:16 | 3:55 |
| A. Lowry | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:00 |
| K. Vesalainen | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 12:38 | 0:00 |
| J. Harkins | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:21 | 0:00 |
| D. Toninato | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:25 | 0:00 |
| E. Svechnikov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:17 | 0:00 |
| N. Pionk | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 24:06 | 4:04 |
| J. Morrissey | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 19:49 | 3:16 |
| B. Dillon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:11 | 0:00 |
| L. Stanley | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 17:03 | 0:00 |
| N. Schmidt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:57 | 3:30 |
| D. DeMelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:36 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Hellebuyck | 37 | 33 | 4 | .892 | 60:00 | Win |
| E. Comrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.