Game Recap: WPG 1, NJD 4, March 21, 2024

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Game Recap

WPG1

FinalThu, Mar 21, 2024Every game that night

NJD4

NJD beat WPG 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.13 expected goals to 2.01. NJD outshot WPG 41 to 19. T. Meier led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Allen stopped 18 of 19.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WPG	0	1	0	1
NJD	0	1	3	4

2nd 9:00NJDJ. HughesPP0.39 xG
2nd 16:47WPGN. Ehlers0.14 xG
3rd 5:59NJDN. HischierPP0.25 xG
3rd 11:52NJDJ. HughesPP0.04 xG
3rd 19:11NJDT. MeierEN0.56 xG

Team Stats

WPGNJD

19Shots on goal41

2.01Expected goals4.13

55Shot attempts65

165v5 shots on goal28

0/4Power play3/4

10Hits11

11Blocked shots19

6Penalty minutes8

4Giveaways5

4Takeaways9

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WPG 2.01 xGNJD 4.13 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

WPG19 on goal, 1 scored

NJD39 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WPG Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
M. Scheifele	C	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	23:10	5:40
N. Ehlers	LW	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	14:57	1:58
K. Connor	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	0	22:05	5:56
T. Toffoli	C	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	17:55	5:52
S. Monahan	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	0	17:25	5:32
A. Iafallo	LW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15:59	0:00
M. Appleton	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	15:45	0:06
A. Lowry	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	14:35	0:10
N. Niederreiter	RW	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	13:01	2:00
V. Namestnikov	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	11:32	2:21
M. Barron	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	11:24	0:06
D. Gustafsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6:53	0:00
D. DeMelo	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	+1	2	19:00	0:00
J. Morrissey	D	0	0	0	4	0	1	-1	0	25:42	5:23
N. Pionk	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	22:04	2:19
C. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16:41	2:15
B. Dillon	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	+1	0	16:10	0:22
D. Samberg	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	13:08	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
L. Brossoit	40	37	3	.925	57:13	Loss
C. Hellebuyck	0	0	0	–	0:00

NJD Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
N. Hischier	C	1	2	3	3	1	2	0	0	20:45	4:55
T. Meier	RW	1	2	3	3	1	1	+1	0	19:00	4:25
J. Hughes	C	2	0	2	10	0	0	0	0	20:36	4:47
E. Haula	LW	0	1	1	0	0	1	+1	2	18:55	0:43
J. Bratt	LW	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	18:54	4:46
T. Nosek	LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	15:46	0:00
D. Mercer	C	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	14:50	0:42
O. Palat	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	12:33	0:34
A. Holtz	RW	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	11:43	1:04
C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	1	1	5	-1	0	11:22	0:00
C. Tierney	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0	9:11	0:00
K. MacDermid	LW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	3:32	0:00
L. Hughes	D	0	3	3	6	0	3	0	0	20:30	4:57
S. Nemec	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	+1	2	22:10	0:32
K. Bahl	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	21:40	0:00
B. Smith	D	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	19:25	0:00
N. DeSimone	D	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	16:59	0:00
S. Hatakka	D	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	14:09	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Allen	19	18	1	.947	60:00	Win
K. Kahkonen	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamDawson Mercer WPG First game back in Newark, his team until Oct 20263 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.