Game Recap: OTT 3, NJD 5, March 25, 2023

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Game Recap

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FinalSat, Mar 25, 2023Every game that night

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NJD beat OTT 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.10 expected goals to 1.53. J. Hughes led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). M. Blackwood stopped 25 of 28.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
OTT	1	2	0	3
NJD	1	2	2	5

1st 3:14OTTB. Tkachuk0.03 xG
1st 10:21NJDJ. HughesPP0.24 xG
2nd 2:24NJDJ. Bratt0.20 xG
2nd 3:33NJDD. Mercer0.15 xG
2nd 9:22OTTT. Chabot0.07 xG
2nd 16:03OTTM. Kastelic0.06 xG
3rd 3:34NJDD. Hamilton0.07 xG
3rd 19:17NJDT. TatarEN0.36 xG

Team Stats

OTTNJD

28Shots on goal35

1.53Expected goals4.10

56Shot attempts70

285v5 shots on goal31

0/3Power play1/2

32Hits13

19Blocked shots18

9Penalty minutes21

5Giveaways7

7Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

OTT 1.53 xGNJD 4.10 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

OTT28 on goal, 3 scored

NJD35 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

OTT Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
T. Stützle	C	0	2	2	1	1	3	0	0	23:51	4:30
D. Batherson	RW	0	1	1	3	3	1	+1	0	19:09	2:50
B. Tkachuk	LW	1	0	1	3	6	0	-1	7	18:04	2:37
M. Kastelic	C	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	7:42	0:00
C. Giroux	RW	0	0	0	3	3	1	-2	0	23:54	3:25
A. DeBrincat	RW	0	0	0	3	1	0	-2	0	22:32	4:04
S. Pinto	C	0	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	18:27	1:02
P. Brown	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	10:51	0:00
D. Gambrell	C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	10:51	0:00
D. Brassard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9:58	1:03
A. Watson	LW	0	0	0	1	3	3	+1	0	9:17	0:00
J. Gauthier	RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	8:36	0:14
T. Chabot	D	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	26:04	1:16
T. Hamonic	D	0	1	1	3	2	1	+1	0	20:29	0:00
J. Sanderson	D	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	24:40	3:49
A. Zub	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1	0	21:52	0:00
E. Brannstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	10:32	0:35
N. Holden	D	0	0	0	2	2	2	-1	0	10:31	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
D. Ferguson	34	30	4	.882	58:52	Loss
M. Sogaard	0	0	0	–	0:00

NJD Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
J. Hughes	C	1	1	2	6	0	2	+2	0	19:11	1:58
N. Hischier	C	0	2	2	4	0	2	0	0	17:45	1:53
D. Mercer	C	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	20:49	1:52
O. Palat	LW	0	1	1	3	1	1	+2	0	15:53	0:56
J. Bratt	LW	1	0	1	2	0	0	+1	0	15:08	0:51
T. Tatar	LW	1	0	1	2	1	0	+1	0	14:33	0:53
Y. Sharangovich	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	20:11	0:00
T. Meier	RW	0	0	0	5	2	0	-1	0	16:24	1:57
E. Haula	LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	15:26	1:00
M. McLeod	C	0	0	0	1	2	1	-1	0	12:49	0:00
M. Wood	LW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	8:10	0:00
J. Marino	D	0	1	1	1	0	0	+2	2	22:44	0:04
D. Hamilton	D	1	0	1	1	0	1	+1	0	19:23	2:11
R. Graves	D	0	0	0	1	0	4	+1	0	21:31	0:00
J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	2	2	3	-2	0	16:22	0:00
D. Severson	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	-1	2	16:03	0:50
K. Bahl	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	+2	0	14:10	0:00
B. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	7:28	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
M. Blackwood	28	25	3	.893	60:00	Win
V. Vanecek	0	0	0	–	0:00