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Game Recap
PIT1
NJD5
NJD beat PIT 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.28 expected goals to 1.94. NJD outshot PIT 37 to 23. D. Mercer scored three for NJD. V. Vanecek stopped 22 of 23.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NJD | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Team Stats
PITNJD
23Shots on goal37
1.94Expected goals4.28
53Shot attempts65
185v5 shots on goal24
0/4Power play1/4
19Hits11
16Blocked shots20
8Penalty minutes6
6Giveaways13
6Takeaways19
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
PIT 1.94 xGNJD 4.28 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
PIT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Rust | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:40 | 2:30 |
| E. Malkin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | 5:29 |
| M. Granlund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:30 | 2:58 |
| S. Crosby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:27 | 5:03 |
| J. Guentzel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:52 | 5:04 |
| R. Rakell | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:48 | 5:07 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:41 | 0:00 |
| J. Zucker | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:46 | 2:55 |
| J. Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 | 2:49 |
| D. O'Connor | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:14 | 0:00 |
| D. Heinen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:27 | 0:00 |
| J. Archibald | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9:09 | 0:00 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20:43 | 2:40 |
| P. Joseph | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:20 | 0:00 |
| K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 21:16 | 5:22 |
| B. Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 20:15 | 0:03 |
| C. Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:21 | 0:00 |
| M. Friedman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:49 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 37 | 32 | 5 | .865 | 60:00 | Loss |
| C. DeSmith | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NJD Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Mercer | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 16:18 | 2:23 |
| N. Hischier | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:04 | 3:36 |
| J. Hughes | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:07 | 3:35 |
| T. Meier | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:26 | 3:53 |
| J. Bratt | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:27 | 3:17 |
| T. Tatar | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:11 | 2:01 |
| O. Palat | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:55 | 1:46 |
| M. McLeod | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:23 | 1:06 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:01 | 2:53 |
| N. Bastian | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:09 | 1:06 |
| J. Boqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 | 0:27 |
| M. Wood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 9:51 | 1:11 |
| D. Hamilton | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:35 | 3:29 |
| R. Graves | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 20:36 | 0:19 |
| J. Marino | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 18:56 | 2:00 |
| D. Severson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | 3:06 |
| K. Bahl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:47 | 0:39 |
| J. Siegenthaler | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:02 | 0:58 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. Vanecek | 23 | 22 | 1 | .957 | 59:55 | Win |
| M. Blackwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |