Skip to content
Oilers at Devils
NHL

Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils

NHL scoreboard
Edmonton Oilers
2
New Jersey Devils
▸5
FinalTV NHLN-US, MSG+·Scandinavium

Recap

written from the game data

The New Jersey Devils beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Travis Zajac's goal at 3:11 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 2.6 to 1.7; shots on goal were EDM 19, NJD 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Cam Talbot stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 1.9 goals below expected; Keith Kinkaid stopped 17 of 19 (.895). Three stars: 1. Travis Zajac (2 G), 2. Kyle Palmieri (2 G), 3. Connor McDavid (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    T. Zajac2 G
  2. ★★
    NJD
    K. Palmieri2 G
  3. ★★★
    EDM
    C. McDavid2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
EDMEDM170418219
NJDNJD1921028527

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    K. Palmieri(1)
    D. Severson (1)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    0:58
  2. EDM
    M. Lucic(1)PPG
    C. McDavid (1), L. Draisaitl (1)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +9 pts
    1-1
    4:01

2nd period

  1. NJD
    K. Palmieri(2)PPG
    W. Butcher (1), N. Hischier (1)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +12 pts
    1-2
    2:02
  2. NJD
    T. Zajac(1)
    M. Wood (1)
    snapxG 0.25win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    3:11

3rd period

  1. NJD
    T. Zajac(2)
    M. Wood (2)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +5 pts
    1-4
    5:27
  2. EDM
    L. Draisaitl(1)
    M. Lucic (1), C. McDavid (2)
    slapxG 0.18win prob +2 pts
    2-4
    11:32
  3. NJD
    S. Noesen(1)EN
    S. Vatanen (1), M. Mueller (1)
    wristxG 0.43
    2-5
    18:31

Penalties

EDM 4 PIM·NJD 8 PIM

1st

  • 3:41NJDBen Lovejoy · Holdingdrawn by Ryan Strome2 min
  • 10:34NJDStefan Noesen · Slashingdrawn by Adam Larsson2 min
  • 15:14NJDKyle Palmieri · Roughingdrawn by Evan Bouchard2 min

2nd

  • 1:55EDMJesse Puljujarvi · Interferencedrawn by Miles Wood2 min
  • 6:26EDMDarnell Nurse · Holdingdrawn by Pavel Zacha2 min
  • 14:39NJDBrian Boyle · Trippingdrawn by Adam Larsson2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
NJD goalEDM goalFinal: NJD 100%

Biggest swing: Travis Zajac, 2nd 3:11 — NJD 69% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Noesen · Goal · xG 0.43T. Zajac · Goal · xG 0.25N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.19T. Zajac · Goal · xG 0.14M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.12J. Dea · On goal · xG 0.11T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.11W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.10J. Dea · On goal · xG 0.09T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.09S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.07N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.07K. Palmieri · Goal · xG 0.05M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.05T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.05K. Palmieri · Goal · xG 0.05T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.05M. Mueller · Missed · xG 0.05M. Mueller · On goal · xG 0.05M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.04T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.04K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.04T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.03B. Lovejoy · On goal · xG 0.03N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.03B. Boyle · On goal · xG 0.03M. Johansson · Missed · xG 0.03D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Quenneville · Missed · xG 0.02B. Lovejoy · Missed · xG 0.02W. Butcher · Missed · xG 0.02B. Lovejoy · Missed · xG 0.02W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.02J. Quenneville · Missed · xG 0.01N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.01W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.01M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.01M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.01S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.01P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD5 G · 2.6 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

EDMvsNJD
1.72 G
All situations
4 G2.6
1.41 G
Even strength
3 G2.0
0.31 G
Power play
1 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 70 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
EDM41%59%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.67 – 2.11

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

EDMvsNJD
19
Shots on goal
27
51%
Faceoffs
49%
1/4
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
8
28
Hits
24
8
Blocked shots
8
5
Giveaways
11
8
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Edmonton Oilers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
25D. NurseD000-340.11212—23:59
97C. McDavidC022020.340006723:34
83M. BenningD000-320.07210—21:17
93R. Nugent-HopkinsC000010.19000021:00
77O. KlefbomD000020.08120—20:41
6A. LarssonD000000.01200—19:17
8T. RattieR000020.16400—19:13
27M. LucicL112-110.14300—19:00
29L. DraisaitlC112-110.182004818:26
56K. YamamotoR000-120.08010—15:48
4K. RussellD000000.00110—14:48
18R. StromeC000-110.063003314:43
75E. BouchardD000000.02200—13:57
98J. PuljujarviR000010.2410210013:17
16J. KhairaL000000.00200—10:42
44Z. KassianR000-200.00310—10:21
28K. BrodziakC000-200.000105009:35
22T. RiederL000-200.00000—09:00
Edmonton Oilers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33C. Talbot(L)26224.8462.13-1.8759:15

Season series

NJD leads 2-0

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