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New Jersey Devils at Vancouver Canucks

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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-5. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 5-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jesper Bratt's goal at 19:26 of the third period, which took the Devils' chances from 49% to 96%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 4.1 to 3.2; shots on goal were NJD 32, VAN 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Vitek Vanecek stopped 28 of 33 (.848), 0.9 goals below expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 26 of 32 (.813), 2.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jack Hughes (1 G, 2 A), 2. Brock Boeser (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jesper Bratt (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    J. Hughes1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    VAN
    B. Boeser1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    J. Bratt2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD49110113632
VANVAN21307313533

Scoring

11 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    wristxG 0.08win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    3:40
  2. VAN
    J. Miller(14)PPG
    wristxG 0.25win prob +9 ptsVideo
    1-1
    8:24
  3. NJD
    wristxG 0.26win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-1
    9:51
  4. NJD
    backhandxG 0.12win prob +16 ptsVideo
    3-1
    17:06
  5. NJD
    wristxG 0.23win prob +11 ptsVideo
    4-1
    18:42
  6. VAN
    wristxG 0.47win prob +11 ptsVideo
    4-2
    19:40

2nd period

  1. NJD
    L. Hughes(4)PPG
    wristxG 0.07win prob +6 ptsVideo
    5-2
    19:26

3rd period

  1. VAN
    backhandxG 0.06win prob +5 ptsVideo
    5-3
    7:02
  2. VAN
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +11 ptsVideo
    5-4
    13:58
  3. VAN
    J. Miller (25), Q. Hughes (27)
    wristxG 0.37win prob +41 ptsVideo
    5-5
    16:34
  4. NJD
    wristxG 0.13win prob +48 ptsVideo
    6-5
    19:26

Penalties

NJD 8 PIM·VAN 4 PIM

1st

  • 7:56NJDColin Miller · Trippingdrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min
  • 11:55NJDErik Haula · High stickingdrawn by Nikita Zadorov2 min

2nd

  • 12:36VANserved by C. Garland · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 15:55NJDJohn Marino · Interferencedrawn by Linus Karlsson2 min
  • 19:15VANDakota Joshua · Trippingdrawn by Luke Hughes2 min

3rd

  • 1:37NJDErik Haula · Trippingdrawn by J.T. Miller2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jesper Bratt, 3rd 19:26 — NJD 49% → 96%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Joshua · Goal · xG 0.47N. Hoglander · Goal · xG 0.37B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.33N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.32J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.29J. Miller · Goal · xG 0.25J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.15J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.15E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.14I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.14A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.14J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.11L. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.11C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.10A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.09B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.09E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.09T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.08S. Lafferty · On goal · xG 0.08E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.06B. Boeser · Goal · xG 0.06N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.06E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.06S. Lafferty · Goal · xG 0.06Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04F. Hronek · Missed · xG 0.04Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.03F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.03S. Lafferty · On goal · xG 0.03E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.03N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kuzmenko · Missed · xG 0.03Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.01F. Hronek · Missed · xG 0.01N. Zadorov · On goal · xG 0.00T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.00I. Cole · Missed · xG 0.00
VAN5 G · 4.1 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsVAN
3.26 G
All situations
5 G4.1
2.65 G
Even strength
4 G2.5
0.61 G
Power play
1 G1.6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD38%62%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.12 – 3.86

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

NJDvsVAN
32
Shots on goal
33
56%
Faceoffs
44%
1/2
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
4
27
Hits
33
6
Blocked shots
14
8
Giveaways
11
3
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
71J. SiegenthalerD011-110.01630—26:55
6J. MarinoD000+220.22202—21:49
17S. NemecD000-110.02110—21:45
13N. HischierC011+120.100106419:36
63J. BrattL202+150.51000—19:13
88K. BahlD022+200.00400—19:12
86J. HughesC123+160.500003318:32
18O. PalatL000+100.00000—17:41
43L. HughesD101010.10000—16:11
73T. ToffoliC000+140.78210015:41
56E. HaulaL101+130.292047815:21
91D. MercerC000-120.260004614:47
28T. MeierR000-120.02100—13:50
10A. HoltzR000-110.06100—13:01
24C. MillerD000000.02202—12:02
42C. LazarC011000.00000010:07
14N. BastianR011010.0530010009:09
20M. McLeodC101010.233005009:03
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41V. Vanecek(W)33285.8484.11-0.8959:37

Season series

Tied 1-1

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