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New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals

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New Jersey Devils
▸6
Washington Capitals
3
FinalTV TNT, MAX·Capital One Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 6-3. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Michael McLeod's goal at 19:44 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 47% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 2.4 to 2.0; shots on goal were NJD 28, WSH 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Nico Daws stopped 23 of 26 (.885), 1.1 goals below expected; Hunter Shepard stopped 22 of 28 (.786), 3.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Nico Hischier (2 G, 1 A), 2. Dawson Mercer (2 G), 3. Evgeny Kuznetsov (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    N. Hischier2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NJD
    D. Mercer2 G
  3. ★★★
    WSH
    E. Kuznetsov1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD2821228628
WSHWSH1921007326

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    N. Hischier(9)
    C. Miller (2), N. Daws (1)
    snapxG 0.29win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    3:03
  2. NJD
    N. Hischier(10)PPG
    L. Hughes (15), J. Hughes (30)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +12 ptsVideo
    2-0
    9:50
  3. WSH
    C. McMichael(7)PPG
    R. Sandin (11), A. Mantha (7)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-1
    18:38

2nd period

  1. NJD
    D. Mercer(11)
    E. Haula (9), N. Hischier (10)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    8:08
  2. WSH
    E. Kuznetsov(6)
    A. Ovechkin (15), M. Fehérváry (5)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-2
    11:25
  3. WSH
    J. Carlson(2)PPG
    E. Kuznetsov (7), A. Ovechkin (16)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +18 pts
    3-3
    18:58
  4. NJD
    M. McLeod(8)
    A. Holtz (8)
    backhandxG 0.08win prob +24 ptsVideo
    4-3
    19:44

3rd period

  1. NJD
    D. Mercer(12)
    E. Haula (10), N. Bastian (5)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +16 ptsVideo
    5-3
    7:16
  2. NJD
    M. McLeod(9)
    A. Holtz (9), C. Lazar (7)
    backhandxG 0.24win prob +1 pts
    6-3
    15:35

Penalties

NJD 8 PIM·WSH 4 PIM

1st

  • 9:15WSHMax Pacioretty · Trippingdrawn by John Marino2 min
  • 16:55NJDNathan Bastian · Roughingdrawn by Beck Malenstyn2 min

2nd

  • 17:29NJDColin Miller · Trippingdrawn by Tom Wilson2 min

3rd

  • 3:22NJDJonas Siegenthaler · Hookingdrawn by Beck Malenstyn2 min
  • 5:08WSHAlex Ovechkin · Trippingdrawn by Jesper Bratt2 min
  • 19:51NJDBrendan Smith · Boardingdrawn by Beck Malenstyn2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Michael McLeod, 2nd 19:44 — NJD 47% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Dowd · On goal · xG 0.18E. Kuznetsov · Goal · xG 0.16D. Strome · On goal · xG 0.15T. Wilson · Missed · xG 0.14E. Kuznetsov · On goal · xG 0.14A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.14C. McMichael · On goal · xG 0.11C. McMichael · Missed · xG 0.09T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.09N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.07N. Aube-Kubel · On goal · xG 0.06T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.06A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.06A. Protas · On goal · xG 0.05E. Kuznetsov · Missed · xG 0.05J. Carlson · Goal · xG 0.04B. Malenstyn · Missed · xG 0.04N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.04E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.03A. Ovechkin · Missed · xG 0.03J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.03A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.02C. McMichael · Goal · xG 0.02E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.02T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.02E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.02E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.02T. Wilson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Phillips · Missed · xG 0.01N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Carlson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.01M. Fehérváry · On goal · xG 0.00A. Ovechkin · On goal · xG 0.00T. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.00N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.00
WSH3 G · 2.0 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsWSH
2.46 G
All situations
3 G2.0
2.25 G
Even strength
1 G1.4
0.21 G
Power play
2 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD59%41%WSH

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.43 – 1.95

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

NJDvsWSH
28
Shots on goal
26
57%
Faceoffs
43%
1/2
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
4
17
Hits
29
8
Blocked shots
19
11
Giveaways
18
10
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6J. MarinoD000000.00000—21:51
56E. HaulaL022+340.261005020:42
13N. HischierC213+130.571005220:35
91D. MercerC202+230.42010020:29
17S. NemecD000+210.01000—20:23
43L. HughesD011000.00000—20:12
71J. SiegenthalerD000020.04012—20:09
86J. HughesC011010.040003618:07
63J. BrattL000040.19100—17:32
88K. BahlD000+200.00030—16:21
73T. ToffoliC000000.01000015:48
24C. MillerD011+330.05302—14:52
10A. HoltzR022+320.07000—13:55
42C. LazarC011+110.3220010013:51
20M. McLeodC202+220.322007113:36
2B. SmithD000000.00112—11:40
11C. TierneyC000010.060106707:52
14N. BastianR011+110.0861210007:23
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
50N. Daws(W)26233.8851.95-1.0559:21

Season series

WSH leads 3-1

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