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Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils

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Chicago Blackhawks
0
New Jersey Devils
▸3
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nico Hischier's goal at 5:30 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 70% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.4 to 2.0; shots on goal were CHI 24, NJD 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Arvid Soderblom stopped 26 of 29 (.897); Vitek Vanecek stopped 24 of 24 (1.000), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Vitek Vanecek (24 saves, 1.000), 2. Dougie Hamilton (1 G, 2 A), 3. Jack Hughes (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    V. Vanecek24 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    NJD
    D. Hamilton1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    J. Hughes2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI0130704024
NJDNJD11021009329

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    D. Hamilton(7)
    J. Hughes (17)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    11:27

2nd period

  1. NJD
    N. Hischier(11)
    J. Siegenthaler (7), D. Hamilton (11)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    5:30
  2. NJD
    J. Bratt(10)PPG
    J. Hughes (18), D. Hamilton (12)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +5 pts
    0-3
    14:58

Penalties

CHI 4 PIM·NJD 6 PIM

1st

  • 18:45NJDDawson Mercer · High stickingdrawn by Jake McCabe2 min

2nd

  • 0:52CHIConnor Murphy · Hookingdrawn by Nico Hischier2 min
  • 6:16NJDBrendan Smith · Roughingdrawn by Lukas Reichel2 min
  • 14:32CHIReese Johnson · Interferencedrawn by Alexander Holtz2 min

3rd

  • 8:00NJDJohn Marino · High stickingdrawn by Max Domi2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nico Hischier, 2nd 5:30 — NJD 70% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.25J. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.20N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.20D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.20T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.19M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.18J. Marino · On goal · xG 0.17N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.16N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.15J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.12J. Bratt · Goal · xG 0.11F. Zetterlund · Missed · xG 0.11J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.10D. Hamilton · Goal · xG 0.10D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.10N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.10M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.09D. Mercer · Missed · xG 0.08M. McLeod · Missed · xG 0.07T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.06E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.06D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.05Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.05A. Holtz · Missed · xG 0.05T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.05T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.04A. Holtz · On goal · xG 0.04N. Hischier · Goal · xG 0.04N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.03D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.03Y. Sharangovich · On goal · xG 0.02A. Holtz · Missed · xG 0.02T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.02D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.02D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.02M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.02D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.02D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.01J. Siegenthaler · Missed · xG 0.01R. Graves · Missed · xG 0.01M. McLeod · Missed · xG 0.01J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.01J. Marino · On goal · xG 0.00M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.00D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.00
NJD3 G · 3.4 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsNJD
2.00 G
All situations
3 G3.4
1.50 G
Even strength
2 G3.2
0.30 G
Power play
1 G0.2
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI26%74%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.93 – 3.33

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

CHIvsNJD
24
Shots on goal
29
52%
Faceoffs
48%
0/3
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
13
Hits
7
22
Blocked shots
11
6
Giveaways
12
3
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4S. JonesD000-220.07140—23:45
88P. KaneR000070.48000—22:20
23P. KurashevC000000.05000021:41
8J. JohnsonD000000.02150—20:22
13M. DomiC000010.080005019:52
5C. MurphyD000010.01022—18:44
51I. MitchellD000010.02010—17:19
6J. McCabeD000-110.03120—17:09
48F. RoosD000-110.05010—17:06
16J. KhairaL000010.0512010016:05
11T. RaddyshR000010.03010—15:39
89A. AthanasiouC000040.76110014:12
27L. ReichelL000-100.000007513:58
17J. DickinsonC000-110.032005813:34
52R. JohnsonC000-200.00102012:08
43C. BlackwellC000010.110206711:51
58M. EntwistleR000-120.144002011:06
14B. KatchoukL000-100.04110—11:00
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Soderblom(L)29263.8973.38+0.3859:43

Season series

NJD leads 2-0

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