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Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils

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Pittsburgh Penguins
1
New Jersey Devils
▸5
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Dawson Mercer's goal at 14:23 of the first period, which took the Devils' chances from 67% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 4.0 to 2.1; shots on goal were PIT 23, NJD 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. Tristan Jarry stopped 32 of 37 (.865), 1.0 goals below expected; Vitek Vanecek stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Dawson Mercer (3 G), 2. Vitek Vanecek (22 saves, .957), 3. Dougie Hamilton (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    D. Mercer3 G
  2. ★★
    NJD
    V. Vanecek22 saves, .957
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    D. Hamilton1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT090618123
NJDNJD28218111537

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    D. Hamilton(21)
    O. Palat (14), J. Bratt (38)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    8:58
  2. NJD
    D. Mercer(25)
    N. Hischier (43), T. Tatar (26)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    14:23

2nd period

  1. NJD
    T. Meier(38)PPG
    J. Hughes (51), D. Hamilton (52)
    tip-inxG 0.18win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    2:54
  2. NJD
    D. Mercer(26)
    J. Marino (11), R. Graves (17)
    backhandxG 0.10win prob +2 pts
    0-4
    19:26

3rd period

  1. NJD
    D. Mercer(27)
    N. Hischier (44), M. McLeod (21)
    snapxG 0.33
    0-5
    2:52
  2. PIT
    B. Rust(20)
    P. Joseph (16), J. Petry (24)
    tip-inxG 0.10
    1-5
    6:14

Penalties

PIT 8 PIM·NJD 8 PIM

1st

  • 6:30NJDMiles Wood · Trippingdrawn by Jeff Carter2 min
  • 14:48NJDTimo Meier · High stickingdrawn by Mark Friedman2 min

2nd

  • 1:03PITJason Zucker · Hookingdrawn by Jonas Siegenthaler2 min
  • 2:36PITJeff Petry · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 4:41NJDserved by T. Tatar · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 7:45PITDrew O'Connor · Trippingdrawn by Kevin Bahl2 min
  • 13:04NJDKevin Bahl · Interferencedrawn by Josh Archibald2 min
  • 16:58PITJake Guentzel · Trippingdrawn by Jonas Siegenthaler2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Dawson Mercer, 1st 14:23 — NJD 67% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Mercer · Goal · xG 0.33T. Meier · Goal · xG 0.18N. Bastian · Missed · xG 0.17J. Boqvist · On goal · xG 0.17D. Mercer · Goal · xG 0.17E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.17J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.15J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.14J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.14E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.13N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.13M. McLeod · On goal · xG 0.13J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.13J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.12N. Bastian · Missed · xG 0.11T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.11M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.11D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.11J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.10D. Mercer · Goal · xG 0.10J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.09D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.09N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.09N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.08D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.08M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.07O. Palat · Missed · xG 0.06O. Palat · Missed · xG 0.06N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.06D. Hamilton · Goal · xG 0.05J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.05R. Graves · On goal · xG 0.04D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.04K. Bahl · On goal · xG 0.03D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.03N. Bastian · On goal · xG 0.03D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.02E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.02R. Graves · On goal · xG 0.02D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.01N. Bastian · On goal · xG 0.01T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.01D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.01D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.01R. Graves · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.01J. Marino · On goal · xG 0.01R. Graves · On goal · xG 0.00R. Graves · On goal · xG 0.00D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.00
NJD5 G · 4.0 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsNJD
2.11 G
All situations
5 G4.0
1.41 G
Even strength
4 G2.5
0.50 G
Power play
1 G0.8
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT21%79%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.08 – 3.94

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

PITvsNJD
23
Shots on goal
37
46%
Faceoffs
54%
0/4
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
19
Hits
11
16
Blocked shots
20
6
Giveaways
13
6
Takeaways
19

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
58K. LetangD000-340.16120—21:16
26J. PetryD011010.03132—20:43
8B. DumoulinD000-310.01010—20:15
71E. MalkinC000020.210001718:59
64M. GranlundC000-120.281003318:30
87S. CrosbyC000-130.170105818:27
2C. RuhwedelD000000.00120—18:21
59J. GuentzelC000-100.00112017:52
67R. RakellR000-110.23100—17:48
52M. FriedmanD000000.00320—16:49
17B. RustR101-130.36010—16:40
25R. PoehlingC000-110.072102915:41
16J. ZuckerL000-100.11302—14:46
73P. JosephD011000.00200—14:20
77J. CarterC000000.000105012:52
10D. O'ConnorL000-120.23102—10:14
43D. HeinenL000020.22000—09:27
15J. ArchibaldR000-110.00210—09:09
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Jarry(L)37325.8653.99-1.0160:00

Season series

NJD leads 4-0

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