New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils
Recap
written from the game dataThe New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 4-3. The Islanders scored first; the Devils answered. The Devils led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Blake Coleman's goal at 18:58 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 69% to 88%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.2 to 1.8; shots on goal were NYI 30, NJD 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 75% of the time. Thomas Greiss stopped 31 of 35 (.886), 0.8 goals below expected; Keith Kinkaid stopped 27 of 30 (.900), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Taylor Hall (2 G), 2. Will Butcher (2 A), 3. Stefan Noesen (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★T. Hall2 G

- ★★W. Butcher2 A

- ★★★S. Noesen1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
1-01:15
1-17:54
2nd period
1-20:41
1-39:08
2-313:19
2-418:58
3rd period
3-416:21
Penalties
1st
- 19:11
Anders Lee · Trippingdrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min
2nd
- 11:22
Patrick Maroon · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Pulock2 min
- 18:27
Damon Severson · Holdingdrawn by Jordan Eberle2 min
3rd
- 5:28
Nick Leddy · Hookingdrawn by Patrick Maroon2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Blake Coleman, 2nd 18:58 — 69% → 88%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.83 G
- All situations
- 4 G3.2
- 1.42 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.1
- 0.41 G
- Power play
- 1 G0.6
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 1 G0.5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.77 – 3.20
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
- 30
- Shots on goal
- 35
- 57%
- Faceoffs
- 43%
- 1/2
- Power play
- 1/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 4
- 13
- Hits
- 31
- 6
- Blocked shots
- 12
- 0
- Giveaways
- 11
- 9
- Takeaways
- 19
Box score
every player line
Season series
NJD leads 3-1
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Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
