New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders
Recap
written from the game dataThe New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 2-1. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Michael McLeod's goal at 15:31 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 47% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Islanders, 2.5 to 1.5; shots on goal were NJD 25, NYI 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 32 of 33 (.970), 1.5 goals saved above expected; Semyon Varlamov stopped 23 of 25 (.920), 0.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Michael McLeod (1 G), 2. Pavel Zacha (1 G), 3. Anthony Beauvillier (1 G).
Three stars
- ★M. McLeod1 G

- ★★P. Zacha1 G

- ★★★A. Beauvillier1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals1st period
1-014:11
2nd period
1-15:35
2-115:31
Penalties
2nd
- 5:49
Braydon Coburn · Cross checkingdrawn by Jesper Boqvist2 min
- 7:22
Damon Severson · Hookingdrawn by Brock Nelson2 min
- 20:00
Michael McLeod · High stickingdrawn by Casey Cizikas2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Michael McLeod, 2nd 15:31 — 47% → 69%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.52 G
- All situations
- 1 G2.5
- 1.42 G
- Even strength
- 1 G1.8
- 0.10 G
- Power play
- 0 G0.7
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.49 – 2.53
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
- 25
- Shots on goal
- 33
- 39%
- Faceoffs
- 61%
- 0/1
- Power play
- 0/2
- 4
- Penalty minutes
- 2
- 16
- Hits
- 33
- 24
- Blocked shots
- 19
- 9
- Giveaways
- 5
- 5
- Takeaways
- 2
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
