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Game Recap
NJD5
FinalSat, Oct 12, 2024Every game that night
WSH3

NJD beat WSH 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.12 expected goals to 2.82. E. Haula led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). T. Tatar had 4 shots on goal against our projection of 1.2. J. Markstrom stopped 29 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NJD2215
WSH1113
  1. 1st 10:48WSHJ. CarlsonPP0.06 xG
  2. 1st 13:42NJDS. Casey0.08 xG
  3. 1st 16:24NJDP. Cotter0.22 xG
  4. 2nd 0:32WSHD. Strome0.36 xG
  5. 2nd 3:56NJDT. Tatar0.62 xG
  6. 2nd 13:38NJDP. Cotter0.16 xG
  7. 3rd 1:35WSHT. Wilson0.17 xG
  8. 3rd 19:52NJDD. MercerEN0.86 xG

Team Stats

NJDWSH
33Shots on goal32
4.12Expected goals2.82
59Shot attempts56
245v5 shots on goal25
0/4Power play1/3
19Hits21
15Blocked shots18
8Penalty minutes10
16Giveaways17
3Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 4.12 xGWSH 2.82 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdWSH goal, 10:48NJD goal, 13:42NJD goal, 16:24WSH goal, 0:32NJD goal, 3:56NJD goal, 13:38WSH goal, 1:35NJD goal, 19:52

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, 5 scored
WSH32 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. HaulaLW033210+2017:153:28
S. NoesenRW033110+2013:303:32
T. TatarLW112400+1013:572:42
P. CotterLW202421+1213:100:06
D. MercerC1011110019:553:36
N. HischierC0113000018:403:34
J. BrattLW011010+1214:373:45
T. MeierRW011012+1214:273:55
J. HughesC000201+1017:134:00
O. PalatLW0002200013:120:14
N. BastianRW0002220013:040:09
C. LazarC0001000011:180:16
S. CaseyD101111+109:452:12
J. SiegenthalerD000113-1023:150:04
J. KovacevicD000220-1222:430:55
D. HamiltonD000411+3022:074:28
B. DillonD000033+3021:360:19
S. NemecD000300+1014:351:10
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Markstrom32293.90659:31Win
J. Allen000–0:00

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. StromeC1124020020:213:14
A. OvechkinLW0110700019:443:46
T. WilsonRW101523-1217:522:34
P. DuboisC011211-1217:293:17
C. McMichaelLW0113000014:270:28
A. MangiapaneLW0002000018:351:11
N. DowdC0000320417:140:09
B. DuhaimeLW0001010015:070:00
T. RaddyshRW0001000012:110:00
A. ProtasLW000000-3010:280:00
H. LapierreC000000-307:530:37
S. MilanoLW000100-305:520:00
J. CarlsonD1124320024:552:43
J. ChychrunD000221-1222:091:10
M. FehérváryD000211-2020:590:00
R. SandinD0001130019:220:00
T. van RiemsdykD0002020019:030:06
M. RoyD000210-208:390:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Lindgren32284.87557:40Loss
L. Thompson000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNJD 3.1, WSH 3.0NJD 5, WSH 3
Total goals6.18
Shots on goalNJD 28.5, WSH 26.8NJD 33, WSH 32
Win chanceNJD 51%NJD won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NJD J. Hughes4.321.19037%0
NJD T. Meier3.700.87135%0
WSH A. Ovechkin3.300.88138%0
NJD J. Bratt3.100.99129%0
NJD D. Hamilton3.040.63017%0
NJD N. Hischier2.930.97129%0
WSH J. Carlson2.640.82216%1
WSH D. Strome2.440.94231%1
WSH T. Wilson2.450.60127%1
WSH J. Chychrun2.420.49012%0
NJD E. Haula1.920.47318%0
WSH C. McMichael1.930.42121%0
NJD D. Mercer1.810.54124%1
WSH P. Dubois1.820.55123%0
WSH A. Protas1.800.41011%0
WSH A. Mangiapane1.820.54022%0
WSH T. Raddysh1.610.29015%0
WSH M. Roy1.520.3306%0
NJD O. Palat1.420.45016%0
NJD S. Noesen1.310.40315%0
NJD P. Cotter1.340.34214%2
WSH H. Lapierre1.300.47017%0
NJD T. Tatar1.240.37215%1
WSH M. Fehérváry1.220.3108%0
NJD J. Siegenthaler1.110.2004%0
WSH R. Sandin1.010.3907%0
NJD B. Dillon1.000.2706%0
WSH S. Milano1.010.42018%0
NJD J. Kovacevic1.020.2608%0
WSH T. Riemsdyk1.020.2304%0
WSH N. Dowd1.000.37018%0
NJD S. Nemec1.030.2305%0
NJD N. Bastian1.020.23010%0
NJD C. Lazar0.910.2208%0
WSH B. Duhaime0.910.1408%0

Shots on goal: 18 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.