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New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights

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New Jersey Devils
▸3
Vegas Golden Knights
2
FinalTV ATTSN-RM, MSG+·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2. The Devils scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Andreas Johnsson's goal at 3:14 of the third period, which took the Devils' chances from 48% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 4.6 to 2.1; shots on goal were NJD 28, VGK 44. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 90% of the time. Andrew Hammond stopped 42 of 44 (.955), 2.5 goals saved above expected; Robin Lehner stopped 25 of 28 (.893), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Andrew Hammond (42 saves, .955), 2. Nathan Bastian (1 G, 1 A), 3. Shea Theodore (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    A. Hammond42 saves, .955
  2. ★★
    NJD
    N. Bastian1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    S. Theodore1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD11206210328
VGKVGK010116118244

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    N. Bastian(12)
    M. McLeod (13), D. Severson (32)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    6:54

2nd period

  1. VGK
    K. Kolesar(7)
    N. Roy (22), S. Theodore (33)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +22 pts
    1-1
    17:37

3rd period

  1. NJD
    A. Johnsson(13)
    N. Bastian (5), K. Bahl (3)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +26 pts
    2-1
    3:14
  2. NJD
    J. Boqvist(9)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.20win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    7:57
  3. VGK
    C. Stephenson(18)
    J. Marchessault (35), M. Pacioretty (15)
    wristxG 0.34win prob +3 pts
    3-2
    18:46

Penalties

NJD 2 PIM·VGK 2 PIM

1st

  • 15:36NJDTy Smith · Interferencedrawn by Evgenii Dadonov2 min

2nd

  • 2:27VGKJake Leschyshyn · High stickingdrawn by Dougie Hamilton2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Andreas Johnsson, 3rd 3:14 — NJD 48% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Stephenson · Goal · xG 0.33J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.32M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.29M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.20W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.17B. McNabb · On goal · xG 0.17N. Roy · Missed · xG 0.15W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.15K. Kolesar · On goal · xG 0.15N. Roy · Missed · xG 0.14M. Stone · Missed · xG 0.14C. Stephenson · Missed · xG 0.12J. Leschyshyn · On goal · xG 0.12Z. Whitecloud · Missed · xG 0.11Z. Whitecloud · Missed · xG 0.10B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.10M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.10M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.08M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.08J. Leschyshyn · On goal · xG 0.08M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.07A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.07K. Kolesar · Missed · xG 0.07M. Janmark · On goal · xG 0.06M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.06A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.06S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.05M. Stone · On goal · xG 0.05Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.05M. Janmark · Missed · xG 0.05W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.04M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.04S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.04E. Dadonov · Missed · xG 0.04B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.04M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.04M. Amadio · Missed · xG 0.03M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.03J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.03J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.03A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.03N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.03M. Amadio · Missed · xG 0.03A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.02S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.02M. Janmark · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.02S. Theodore · On goal · xG 0.02M. Janmark · On goal · xG 0.02M. Pacioretty · Missed · xG 0.02W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.02K. Kolesar · Goal · xG 0.02B. McNabb · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Whitecloud · On goal · xG 0.01E. Dadonov · On goal · xG 0.01S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.01J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.01A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.01K. Kolesar · On goal · xG 0.00M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.00J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK2 G · 4.6 xG · 67 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsVGK
2.13 G
All situations
2 G4.6
1.53 G
Even strength
2 G3.5
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.9
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 101 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD10%90%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.54 – 4.46

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

NJDvsVGK
28
Shots on goal
44
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/1
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
2
41
Hits
26
24
Blocked shots
16
9
Giveaways
6
8
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
28D. SeversonD011000.51630—25:14
76P. SubbanD000-120.06040—21:01
88K. BahlD011+120.02510—20:09
24T. SmithD000010.08522—19:37
7D. HamiltonD000+230.23120—19:17
13N. HischierC000-130.112205219:08
17Y. SharangovichC000+100.0210010016:15
90T. TatarL000020.07010—16:12
49F. ZetterlundL000020.09000—15:47
59J. KuokkanenC000+100.00240015:06
70J. BoqvistC101+120.211005515:03
63J. BrattL000-120.04110—14:36
11A. JohnssonL101+220.13410—14:27
2C. WhiteD000000.00400—14:11
18D. MercerC000-120.260007513:53
37P. ZachaC000-100.001008013:10
20M. McLeodC011+110.062202013:08
14N. BastianR112+140.19610—11:46
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35A. Hammond(W)44422.9554.55+2.5560:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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