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New Jersey Devils at Calgary Flames

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4
Calgary Flames
▸9
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Recap

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The Calgary Flames beat the New Jersey Devils 9-4. The Flames came back from two goals down. The Devils led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Travis Zajac's goal at 17:49 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 42% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Flames, 3.4 to 2.1; shots on goal were NJD 26, CGY 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flames win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 30 of 39 (.769), 5.6 goals below expected; David Rittich stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 1.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Johnny Gaudreau (3 G, 3 A), 2. Derek Ryan (2 G, 1 A), 3. Elias Lindholm (1 G, 3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CGY
    J. Gaudreau3 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    CGY
    D. Ryan2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CGY
    E. Lindholm1 G, 3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD2821206426
CGYCGY111211617939

Scoring

13 goals

1st period

  1. CGY
    J. Gaudreau(31)
    S. Monahan (43), E. Lindholm (47)
    backhandxG 0.20win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:05
  2. NJD
    B. Coleman(20)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.15win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    16:03
  3. NJD
    K. Palmieri(27)
    D. Severson (25)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +15 pts
    2-1
    18:18

2nd period

  1. NJD
    K. Agostino(4)
    W. Butcher (22), C. Carrick (6)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    0:54
  2. CGY
    S. Bennett(12)
    M. Giordano (50), D. Ryan (19)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +17 pts
    3-2
    7:17
  3. CGY
    E. Lindholm(27)
    S. Monahan (44), J. Gaudreau (55)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +19 pts
    3-3
    10:13
  4. NJD
    T. Zajac(16)SHG
    B. Coleman (13), A. Greene (17)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +24 pts
    4-3
    17:49

3rd period

  1. CGY
    D. Ryan(8)
    S. Bennett (14), M. Giordano (51)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +24 pts
    4-4
    0:41
  2. CGY
    J. Gaudreau(32)Penalty shot
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.25win prob +24 pts
    4-5
    1:01
  3. CGY
    D. Ryan(9)
    J. Gaudreau (56), E. Lindholm (48)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +15 pts
    4-6
    2:37
  4. CGY
    J. Gaudreau(33)
    S. Monahan (45), R. Andersson (13)
    backhandxG 0.15win prob +3 pts
    4-7
    12:01
  5. CGY
    S. Monahan(31)
    J. Gaudreau (57), E. Lindholm (49)
    wristxG 0.08
    4-8
    18:41
  6. CGY
    M. Tkachuk(30)
    O. Fantenberg (2), M. Backlund (24)
    wristxG 0.17
    4-9
    18:57

Penalties

NJD 2 PIM·CGY 4 PIM

1st

  • 6:30CGYTJ Brodie · Holdingdrawn by Joey Anderson2 min

2nd

  • 17:09NJDStefan Noesen · Slashingdrawn by Matthew Tkachuk2 min

3rd

  • 1:01NJDDamon Severson · Ps holding on breakawaydrawn by Johnny Gaudreau0 min
  • 6:21CGYMark Giordano · Holdingdrawn by Eric Tangradi2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Travis Zajac, 2nd 17:49 — NJD 42% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Gaudreau · Goal · xG 0.25A. Czarnik · On goal · xG 0.24J. Gaudreau · Goal · xG 0.20E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.18M. Tkachuk · Goal · xG 0.17J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.17J. Gaudreau · Goal · xG 0.15M. Backlund · Missed · xG 0.15J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.12E. Lindholm · Goal · xG 0.11D. Ryan · On goal · xG 0.10M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.10M. Backlund · Missed · xG 0.10S. Bennett · Goal · xG 0.10M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.09D. Ryan · Goal · xG 0.09M. Backlund · Missed · xG 0.08S. Monahan · Goal · xG 0.08M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.08S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.06M. Frolik · On goal · xG 0.05J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.05M. Jankowski · Missed · xG 0.05M. Frolik · Missed · xG 0.05M. Frolik · On goal · xG 0.05N. Hanifin · On goal · xG 0.05M. Jankowski · On goal · xG 0.04R. Andersson · On goal · xG 0.04G. Hathaway · Missed · xG 0.03D. Ryan · Missed · xG 0.03M. Frolik · Missed · xG 0.03J. Gaudreau · Missed · xG 0.03N. Hanifin · On goal · xG 0.02M. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.02M. Backlund · On goal · xG 0.02N. Hanifin · Missed · xG 0.02N. Hanifin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.02T. Brodie · Missed · xG 0.02J. Gaudreau · On goal · xG 0.02A. Czarnik · On goal · xG 0.02N. Hanifin · On goal · xG 0.01R. Andersson · Missed · xG 0.01D. Ryan · Goal · xG 0.01O. Fantenberg · On goal · xG 0.01T. Hamonic · On goal · xG 0.01T. Hamonic · On goal · xG 0.01S. Bennett · On goal · xG 0.01D. Ryan · On goal · xG 0.01M. Giordano · Missed · xG 0.01M. Backlund · On goal · xG 0.01M. Giordano · Missed · xG 0.00T. Hamonic · On goal · xG 0.00
CGY9 G · 3.4 xG · 53 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsCGY
2.14 G
All situations
9 G3.4
1.93 G
Even strength
9 G3.1
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD28%72%CGY

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.06 – 3.36

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

NJDvsCGY
26
Shots on goal
39
42%
Faceoffs
58%
0/2
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
27
Hits
14
19
Blocked shots
7
18
Giveaways
20
6
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
5C. CarrickD011-400.00110—22:16
28D. SeversonD011020.00020—21:09
8W. ButcherD011-230.11020—19:52
74E. YakovlevD000-210.01210—19:21
16S. SantiniD000010.00040—17:57
18D. StaffordR000010.150105017:56
6A. GreeneD011010.01150—17:38
17K. AgostinoL101020.28400—17:07
19T. ZajacC101020.132005316:57
20B. ColemanL112-130.25310—16:25
58K. RooneyC000000.003005316:11
21K. PalmieriC101-120.08100016:10
56B. PietilaL000-210.160103816:01
23S. NoesenR000-130.45602—15:06
15N. LappinR000-200.00100—14:30
34E. TangradiL000-220.231003311:49
49J. AndersonR000-210.13010—11:12
41M. McLeodC000-210.082002510:25
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Blackwood(L)39309.7693.41-5.5959:58

Season series

CGY leads 2-0

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