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New Jersey Devils at Montréal Canadiens

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New Jersey Devils
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Montréal Canadiens
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Montréal Canadiens 2-1. The Canadiens scored first; the Devils answered. The Canadiens led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Taylor Hall's goal at 15:53 of the third period, which took the Devils' chances from 40% to 86%. Expected goals were close — NJD 1.7, MTL 1.9; shots on goal were NJD 32, MTL 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Keith Kinkaid stopped 25 of 26 (.962), 0.9 goals saved above expected; Carey Price stopped 30 of 32 (.938). Three stars: 1. Nico Hischier (1 G), 2. Daniel Carr (1 G), 3. Taylor Hall (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    N. Hischier1 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    D. Carr1 G
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    T. Hall1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD08010214232
MTLMTL1708011126

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    D. Carr(5)PPG
    A. Lehkonen (9), M. Reilly (16)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    19:51

3rd period

  1. NJD
    N. Hischier(19)
    S. Vatanen (28), K. Palmieri (19)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +23 pts
    1-1
    0:26
  2. NJD
    T. Hall(37)SHG
    T. Zajac (13)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +46 pts
    2-1
    15:53

Penalties

NJD 8 PIM·MTL 10 PIM

1st

  • 5:38MTLMike Reilly · Delaying game2 min
  • 17:58NJDKeith Kinkaid · Trippingdrawn by Kerby Rychel2 min
  • 19:51NJDserved by P. Maroon · Delaying game bench2 min

2nd

  • 7:24MTLNicolas Deslauriers · Roughingdrawn by Sami Vatanen2 min
  • 17:21MTLJordie Benn · Holdingdrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min

3rd

  • 1:16MTLKarl Alzner · High stickingdrawn by Blake Coleman2 min
  • 13:45NJDserved by T. Hall · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 14:53NJDBen Lovejoy · Cross checkingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min
  • 17:34MTLNicolas Deslauriers · Slashingdrawn by Nico Hischier2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Taylor Hall, 3rd 15:53 — NJD 40% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Byron · Missed · xG 0.20P. Byron · Missed · xG 0.15D. Carr · Missed · xG 0.15J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.12B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.12D. Carr · Goal · xG 0.12B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.11A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.09B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.09L. Shaw · Missed · xG 0.09A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.07M. McCarron · On goal · xG 0.06B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.06A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.05J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.04N. Juulsen · On goal · xG 0.04J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.04A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.03J. de la Rose · On goal · xG 0.03N. Juulsen · Missed · xG 0.03A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.02A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.02J. de la Rose · On goal · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.01K. Alzner · Missed · xG 0.01N. Deslauriers · On goal · xG 0.01D. Carr · On goal · xG 0.01N. Scherbak · On goal · xG 0.01L. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL1 G · 1.9 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsMTL
1.72 G
All situations
1 G1.9
0.91 G
Even strength
0 G0.9
0.60 G
Power play
1 G0.9
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD46%54%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.72 – 1.90

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

NJDvsMTL
32
Shots on goal
26
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/5
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
10
18
Hits
40
17
Blocked shots
15
10
Giveaways
12
3
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6A. GreeneD000+220.03230—23:15
45S. VatanenD011+170.29120—23:06
2J. MooreD000010.07210—21:25
19T. ZajacC011+100.000205020:06
25M. MuellerD000+110.02030—18:15
9T. HallL101+220.2500010018:04
13N. HischierC101+130.290102717:41
17P. MaroonL000010.06200—17:15
21K. PalmieriC011+110.15200016:37
8W. ButcherD000020.08000—16:18
20B. ColemanL000000.00010—15:45
12B. LovejoyD000010.03132—14:14
11B. BoyleC000030.071006713:53
63J. BrattL000020.26000—13:17
40M. GrabnerL000000.00000—13:03
23S. NoesenR000010.01300—10:30
37P. ZachaC000020.033105010:07
44M. WoodL000030.08100—09:22
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1K. Kinkaid(W)26251.9621.91+0.9159:55

Season series

NJD leads 2-1

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