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New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks

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New Jersey Devils
▸4
Chicago Blackhawks
2
FinalTV NHLN, NBCSCH·United Center

Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2. The Blackhawks scored first; the Devils answered. The Devils led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Curtis Lazar's goal at 4:35 of the third period, which took the Devils' chances from 74% to 91%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.8 to 2.1; shots on goal were NJD 41, CHI 34. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Vitek Vanecek stopped 32 of 34 (.941); Arvid Soderblom stopped 37 of 40 (.925). Three stars: 1. Curtis Lazar (1 G), 2. Max Willman (1 G), 3. Vitek Vanecek (32 saves, .941).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    C. Lazar1 G
  2. ★★
    NJD
    M. Willman1 G
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    V. Vanecek32 saves, .941

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD213016212441
CHICHI11408112234

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    T. Hall(2)
    T. Johnson (2), W. Kaiser (2)
    wristxG 0.29win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:51
  2. NJD
    D. Mercer(1)PPG
    E. Haula (2), D. Hamilton (4)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    13:07
  3. NJD
    M. Willman(1)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.16win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-1
    14:41

3rd period

  1. NJD
    C. Lazar(2)
    J. Marino (7)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    4:35
  2. CHI
    R. Donato(3)
    A. Athanasiou (4), J. Dickinson (3)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +10 ptsVideo
    3-2
    15:14
  3. NJD
    M. McLeod(3)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.53win prob +6 ptsVideo
    4-2
    19:59

Penalties

NJD 4 PIM·CHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 11:28CHIConnor Murphy · Interferencedrawn by Tyler Toffoli2 min

2nd

  • 9:47CHIConnor Murphy · Cross checkingdrawn by Max Willman2 min
  • 16:22NJDserved by T. Meier · Too many men on the ice2 min

3rd

  • 1:31CHIMacKenzie Entwistle · Holdingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min
  • 11:46NJDTyler Toffoli · Hookingdrawn by Seth Jones2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Curtis Lazar, 3rd 4:35 — NJD 74% → 91%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Hall · Goal · xG 0.29R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.18T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.16C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.14C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.14J. Dickinson · Missed · xG 0.11P. Kurashev · On goal · xG 0.10T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.09R. Donato · Goal · xG 0.08N. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.07N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.07T. Hall · Missed · xG 0.06L. Reichel · Missed · xG 0.06C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.05P. Kurashev · Missed · xG 0.05C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.05C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.05C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.04T. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.03A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.03A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.03N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.03A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.03A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02M. Entwistle · On goal · xG 0.02C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.02N. Zaitsev · On goal · xG 0.01C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.01T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.01T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.01T. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.00R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.00K. Korchinski · On goal · xG 0.00L. Reichel · On goal · xG 0.00T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.00A. Vlasic · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI2 G · 2.1 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsCHI
3.83 G
All situations
2 G2.1
2.92 G
Even strength
2 G1.7
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD69%31%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.18 – 2.07

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

NJDvsCHI
41
Shots on goal
34
46%
Faceoffs
54%
1/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
21
Hits
26
13
Blocked shots
16
5
Giveaways
12
8
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7D. HamiltonD011040.17120—21:56
6J. MarinoD011+210.20110—21:29
71J. SiegenthalerD000010.01120—21:18
88K. BahlD000+140.05320—20:18
63J. BrattL000+120.02000—19:41
91D. MercerC101-240.270005017:38
20M. McLeodC101+150.995105017:34
56E. HaulaL011+110.190103817:10
73T. ToffoliC000+140.171023316:51
43L. HughesD000020.11000—16:19
18O. PalatL000-110.15000—15:38
28T. MeierR000-250.870004015:18
42C. LazarC101+250.2622010014:56
2B. SmithD000-110.03110—13:44
46M. WillmanC101+110.16110012:21
10A. HoltzR000000.03100—12:12
14N. BastianR000000.103006710:52
11C. TierneyC000+100.001005010:50
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41V. Vanecek(W)34322.9412.10+0.1059:55

Season series

NJD leads 2-0

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