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Game Recap
NJD3
FinalSat, Nov 23, 2024Every game that night
WSH2

NJD beat WSH 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.52 expected goals to 2.26. NJD outshot WSH 33 to 25. T. Tatar led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). D. Hamilton had 7 shots on goal against our projection of 2.6. J. Allen stopped 24 of 25.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NJD1203
WSH1012
  1. 1st 13:52WSHM. Roy0.01 xG
  2. 1st 16:31NJDT. TatarPP0.24 xG
  3. 2nd 7:08NJDB. Dillon0.01 xG
  4. 2nd 15:42NJDD. HamiltonPP0.09 xG
  5. 3rd 4:54WSHC. McMichaelPP0.27 xG

Team Stats

NJDWSH
33Shots on goal25
3.52Expected goals2.26
62Shot attempts77
195v5 shots on goal23
2/5Power play1/2
14Hits18
28Blocked shots17
11Penalty minutes17
10Giveaways14
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NJD 3.52 xGWSH 2.26 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdWSH goal, 13:52NJD goal, 16:31NJD goal, 7:08NJD goal, 15:42WSH goal, 4:54

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
WSH26 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. TatarLW112201+109:300:21
N. HischierC0111010221:465:32
J. BrattLW0113010017:315:01
E. HaulaLW011111-1014:120:41
J. HughesC0002020020:135:36
D. MercerC000101-1018:371:10
S. NoesenRW0002110217:094:46
T. MeierRW0007000016:161:28
O. PalatLW0000020013:350:00
P. CotterLW000240+1211:210:00
J. DowlingC000011+1010:340:00
N. FooteLW000010-109:440:00
L. HughesD0112000020:480:50
D. HamiltonD101702+1019:225:24
B. DillonD101241+1014:160:00
B. PesceD0001060024:570:21
J. SiegenthalerD000005-1019:140:00
J. KovacevicD000023-1515:430:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen25242.96060:00Win
J. Markstrom000–0:00

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. McMichaelLW1012000216:131:30
H. LapierreC0110100010:250:00
D. StromeC0000100019:321:12
A. ProtasLW0001210017:220:00
T. WilsonRW0002100217:111:30
P. DuboisC0001000016:270:18
A. MangiapaneLW0003100013:410:00
N. DowdC0001100413:320:00
B. DuhaimeLW0001230513:320:00
T. RaddyshRW0002130213:270:00
L. EllerC0000000011:240:00
I. MiroshnichenkoLW000010008:560:00
M. RoyD101261+1020:200:00
R. SandinD011101+1220:050:00
J. CarlsonD000301-1023:571:30
J. ChychrunD0003020022:281:12
M. FehérváryD000012-1018:110:18
T. van RiemsdykD0003030015:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Lindgren33303.90958:16Loss
L. Thompson000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreNJD 3.0, WSH 3.1NJD 3, WSH 2
Total goals6.25
Shots on goalNJD 28.3, WSH 27.4NJD 33, WSH 25
Win chanceWSH 52%NJD won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NJD J. Hughes3.521.12035%0
NJD T. Meier2.870.69029%0
NJD J. Bratt2.630.92127%0
NJD N. Hischier2.610.94129%0
NJD D. Hamilton2.670.57115%1
WSH T. Wilson2.220.62027%0
WSH C. McMichael2.220.58127%1
WSH J. Carlson2.130.66013%0
WSH J. Chychrun2.130.48013%0
NJD S. Noesen1.820.65024%0
WSH D. Strome1.800.89027%0
WSH P. Dubois1.810.61023%0
NJD D. Mercer1.710.54023%0
NJD E. Haula1.610.42117%0
WSH A. Protas1.610.51014%0
NJD B. Pesce1.510.2206%0
WSH A. Mangiapane1.430.45019%0
WSH L. Eller1.400.32014%0
NJD L. Hughes1.420.4018%0
WSH B. Duhaime1.310.26013%0
NJD O. Palat1.300.43016%0
WSH M. Roy1.320.3116%1
WSH I. Miroshnichenko1.300.28012%0
WSH T. Riemsdyk1.230.2903%0
NJD P. Cotter1.220.38016%0
WSH T. Raddysh1.220.27013%0
NJD N. Foote1.100.32015%0
WSH N. Dowd1.110.39019%0
NJD J. Siegenthaler1.000.2004%0
NJD J. Kovacevic1.000.2307%0
WSH R. Sandin1.010.4017%0
WSH M. Fehérváry1.000.2607%0
WSH H. Lapierre0.900.33112%0
NJD T. Tatar0.920.29212%1
NJD B. Dillon0.820.2215%1
NJD J. Dowling0.600.1708%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 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.