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New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild

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New Jersey Devils
▸4
Minnesota Wild
3
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime, John Moore scoring at 0:52. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was John Moore's goal at 0:52 of overtime, which took the Devils' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 2.0 to 1.7; shots on goal were NJD 25, MIN 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 57% of the time. Cory Schneider stopped 33 of 36 (.917), 1.3 goals below expected; Devan Dubnyk stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 2.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. John Moore (1 G), 2. Mikael Granlund (2 G, 1 A), 3. Will Butcher (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    J. Moore1 G
  2. ★★
    MIN
    M. Granlund2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    W. Butcher1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
NJDNJD131121911425
MINMIN01211121300336

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    A. Henrique(4)
    B. Gibbons (4), A. Greene (3)
    deflectedxG 0.23win prob +15 pts
    1-0
    18:32

2nd period

  1. MIN
    N. Niederreiter(6)PPG
    M. Granlund (9), M. Koivu (7)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    1:32
  2. NJD
    S. Santini(1)
    Unassisted
    deflectedxG 0.03win prob +18 pts
    2-1
    7:24

3rd period

  1. NJD
    W. Butcher(2)
    A. Henrique (7), B. Lovejoy (3)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +16 pts
    3-1
    7:19
  2. MIN
    M. Granlund(2)PPG
    J. Spurgeon (12), M. Koivu (8)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    3-2
    11:14
  3. MIN
    M. Granlund(3)
    R. Suter (9), E. Staal (11)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +46 pts
    3-3
    18:24

Overtime

  1. NJD
    J. Moore(3)
    A. Henrique (8), T. Hall (15)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +51 pts
    4-3
    0:52

Penalties

NJD 12 PIM·MIN 8 PIM

1st

  • 7:17NJDAndy Greene · Hookingdrawn by Mikael Granlund2 min

2nd

  • 0:14NJDSteven Santini · Hookingdrawn by Jason Zucker2 min
  • 2:09NJDSteven Santini · Holdingdrawn by Marcus Foligno2 min
  • 15:27MINJason Zucker · Interferencedrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min

3rd

  • 2:17NJDMiles Wood · Roughingdrawn by Kyle Quincey2 min
  • 2:17MINKyle Quincey · Roughingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
  • 3:09MINEric Staal · High stickingdrawn by Damon Severson2 min
  • 3:09NJDDamon Severson · High stickingdrawn by Eric Staal2 min
  • 10:19NJDMiles Wood · Holding the stickdrawn by Eric Staal2 min
  • 13:21MINNino Niederreiter · Roughingdrawn by Adam Henrique2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
MIN goalNJD goalFinal: MIN 0%

Biggest swing: John Moore, OT 0:52 — NJD 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Niederreiter · Goal · xG 0.13J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.12M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.09N. Niederreiter · On goal · xG 0.08M. Koivu · Missed · xG 0.08N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.07T. Ennis · Missed · xG 0.07N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.07E. Staal · On goal · xG 0.07J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.07M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.06J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.06M. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.05M. Koivu · On goal · xG 0.05M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.05M. Granlund · Goal · xG 0.05N. Niederreiter · On goal · xG 0.05M. Koivu · On goal · xG 0.04R. Suter · Missed · xG 0.03T. Ennis · On goal · xG 0.03M. Koivu · On goal · xG 0.03J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.02M. Granlund · Goal · xG 0.02J. Spurgeon · Missed · xG 0.02M. Cullen · On goal · xG 0.02K. Quincey · On goal · xG 0.02M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.02M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.02N. Niederreiter · On goal · xG 0.02J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.02M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.02R. Suter · On goal · xG 0.01M. Dumba · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.01M. Cullen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Brodin · Missed · xG 0.01N. Niederreiter · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eriksson Ek · Missed · xG 0.01R. Suter · Missed · xG 0.01R. Suter · Missed · xG 0.01E. Staal · On goal · xG 0.01R. Suter · On goal · xG 0.01R. Suter · On goal · xG 0.01R. Suter · Missed · xG 0.01M. Granlund · Missed · xG 0.01M. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.01E. Staal · On goal · xG 0.00E. Staal · Missed · xG 0.00L. Kunin · On goal · xG 0.00R. Suter · On goal · xG 0.00J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN3 G · 1.7 xG · 52 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsMIN
2.04 G
All situations
3 G1.7
1.74 G
Even strength
1 G0.9
0.30 G
Power play
2 G0.8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD57%43%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.00 – 1.69

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

NJDvsMIN
25
Shots on goal
36
46%
Faceoffs
54%
0/2
Power play
2/4
12
Penalty minutes
8
21
Hits
20
21
Blocked shots
15
1
Giveaways
6
2
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6A. GreeneD011000.00122—22:05
28D. SeversonD000000.02102—20:52
12B. LovejoyD011020.02230—20:16
9T. HallL011+140.242205020:09
2J. MooreD101+220.24100—19:59
16S. SantiniD101+210.05344—19:35
21K. PalmieriC000+120.16210017:38
14A. HenriqueC123+220.431207116:59
13N. HischierC000010.040103016:28
40B. ColemanL000+220.152204215:52
39B. GibbonsC011+110.09100015:32
11B. BoyleC000-100.000205014:35
8W. ButcherD101+130.13010—14:28
44M. WoodL000020.24204—13:55
18D. StaffordR000000.001105013:16
19T. ZajacC000+100.000003311:57
63J. BrattL000+110.03100—11:09
37P. ZachaC000+120.17100009:40
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35C. Schneider(W)36333.9171.72-1.2860:50

Season series

Tied 1-1

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).