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Game Recap
UTA0
FinalMon, Oct 14, 2024Every game that night
NJD3

NJD beat UTA 3-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.94 expected goals to 1.90. NJD outshot UTA 32 to 20. N. Hischier led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Allen stopped 20 of 20.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
UTA0000
NJD0213
  1. 2nd 1:14NJDS. CaseyPP0.10 xG
  2. 2nd 8:13NJDS. Noesen0.27 xG
  3. 3rd 10:13NJDN. HischierPP0.21 xG

Team Stats

UTANJD
20Shots on goal32
1.90Expected goals3.94
41Shot attempts62
135v5 shots on goal14
0/4Power play2/7
8Hits29
21Blocked shots9
12Penalty minutes8
16Giveaways10
6Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

UTA 1.90 xGNJD 3.94 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdNJD goal, 1:14NJD goal, 8:13NJD goal, 10:13

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

UTA18 on goal, 0 scored
NJD32 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

UTA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SchmaltzC0000000017:523:16
K. StenlundC000003-1017:310:02
C. KellerRW0003010016:593:13
J. DoanRW0000210215:463:04
A. KerfootC0003000015:310:00
L. CooleyC0003110015:263:07
B. HaytonC0001000014:373:11
L. CrouseLW0003010214:193:04
D. GuentherRW0001100013:483:10
M. MaccelliLW000001-1013:183:10
J. McBainC0000100011:590:00
L. O'BrienC000031-108:520:00
M. SergachevD0002010228:253:08
J. VälimäkiD0001020221:122:15
M. KesselringD0002010020:030:00
I. ColeD000004-1418:110:00
V. KolyachonokD000002-1015:570:00
S. DurziD000102009:091:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
K. Vejmelka32293.90658:11Loss
C. Ingram000–0:00

NJD Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. HischierC1125020019:258:07
J. HughesC0113010021:089:08
J. BrattLW0114100017:338:33
S. NoesenRW101141+1014:563:21
T. MeierRW0003110017:077:23
E. HaulaLW000110+1015:502:29
P. CotterLW000180+1214:030:25
D. MercerC0002100013:562:12
C. LazarC0001200012:270:00
N. BastianRW0001100011:570:00
O. PalatLW0002400011:380:00
T. TatarLW0001100211:241:59
S. CaseyD112101+1014:091:57
D. HamiltonD0004000223:068:52
J. KovacevicD0000100220:010:34
S. NemecD000100+1018:250:56
B. DillonD0000120017:440:49
J. SiegenthalerD0001310017:110:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen202001.00060:00Win
J. Markstrom000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreUTA 3.3, NJD 3.5UTA 0, NJD 3
Total goals6.83
Shots on goalUTA 27.6, NJD 31.5UTA 20, NJD 32
Win chanceNJD 53%NJD won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
NJD J. Hughes4.031.16137%0
NJD T. Meier3.430.84035%0
UTA C. Keller2.930.98034%0
NJD D. Hamilton2.940.74017%0
NJD J. Bratt2.840.96129%0
NJD N. Hischier2.850.97230%1
UTA D. Guenther2.710.72029%0
UTA B. Hayton2.210.49019%0
UTA N. Schmaltz2.100.86027%0
UTA S. Durzi1.910.56010%0
UTA L. Cooley1.930.56020%0
NJD E. Haula1.910.51019%0
NJD D. Mercer1.820.57026%0
UTA J. Doan1.800.56021%0
UTA L. Crouse1.830.47022%0
UTA M. Sergachev1.620.5908%0
UTA A. Kerfoot1.530.53016%0
UTA M. Maccelli1.400.55015%0
NJD O. Palat1.320.45017%0
NJD P. Cotter1.310.37016%0
NJD S. Noesen1.310.45116%1
UTA M. Kesselring1.320.3506%0
NJD T. Tatar1.310.40016%0
UTA J. Välimäki1.110.3304%0
NJD J. Siegenthaler1.110.2404%0
NJD J. Kovacevic1.100.3108%0
NJD N. Bastian1.110.25011%0
UTA K. Stenlund1.000.18012%0
NJD B. Dillon1.000.3206%0
UTA L. O'Brien1.000.1807%0
NJD S. Nemec1.010.2605%0
NJD C. Lazar0.910.2309%0
UTA J. McBain0.800.32012%0
UTA I. Cole0.800.1903%0
UTA V. Kolyachonok0.700.1704%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 fewer 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.