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New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights

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New Jersey Devils
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Vegas Golden Knights
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FinalTV TNT, MAX·T-Mobile Arena

Recap

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The Vegas Golden Knights beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1. The Devils scored first; the Golden Knights answered. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jack Eichel's goal at 11:06 of the third period, which took the Golden Knights' chances from 52% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Golden Knights, 3.3 to 1.7; shots on goal were NJD 21, VGK 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Golden Knights win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 34 of 36 (.944), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Logan Thompson stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jack Eichel (1 G), 2. William Carrier (1 G), 3. Noah Hanifin (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VGK
    J. Eichel1 G
  2. ★★
    VGK
    W. Carrier1 G
  3. ★★★
    VGK
    N. Hanifin2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD070717121
VGKVGK013011313337

Scoring

4 goals

3rd period

  1. NJD
    N. Hischier(22)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.10win prob +24 ptsVideo
    1-0
    0:38
  2. VGK
    W. Carrier(6)
    A. Pietrangelo (28), N. Hanifin (27)
    deflectedxG 0.11win prob +25 ptsVideo
    1-1
    2:57
  3. VGK
    J. Eichel(21)
    N. Hanifin (28)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +33 ptsVideo
    1-2
    11:06
  4. VGK
    W. Karlsson(24)EN
    C. Stephenson (27), S. Theodore (28)
    wristxG 0.73win prob +2 ptsVideo
    1-3
    19:41

Penalties

NJD 4 PIM·VGK 4 PIM

1st

  • 3:05VGKJonathan Marchessault · Interferencedrawn by Dawson Mercer2 min
  • 14:20NJDDawson Mercer · High stickingdrawn by Chandler Stephenson2 min

2nd

  • 0:25VGKAlex Pietrangelo · High stickingdrawn by Nico Hischier2 min
  • 9:21NJDOndrej Palat · Trippingdrawn by William Karlsson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jack Eichel, 3rd 11:06 — VGK 52% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
W. Karlsson · Goal · xG 0.73W. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.21C. Stephenson · Missed · xG 0.18P. Dorofeyev · On goal · xG 0.16A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.15W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.14J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.13J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.12W. Carrier · Goal · xG 0.11N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.09J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.09W. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.08B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.08M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.08A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.07J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.06J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.06A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.05W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05I. Barbashev · On goal · xG 0.05N. Hanifin · Missed · xG 0.05J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.05J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.05J. Eichel · Goal · xG 0.04B. Hutton · Missed · xG 0.04A. Pietrangelo · On goal · xG 0.03B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.03A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.03W. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.03B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.03J. Marchessault · Missed · xG 0.03J. Marchessault · On goal · xG 0.02N. Hanifin · On goal · xG 0.02B. Hutton · Missed · xG 0.02M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.02B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.02B. Howden · On goal · xG 0.01B. Hutton · On goal · xG 0.01J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.01P. Dorofeyev · Missed · xG 0.01S. Theodore · Missed · xG 0.01M. Amadio · Missed · xG 0.01A. Martinez · Missed · xG 0.01A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.01N. Hanifin · On goal · xG 0.01B. Hutton · Missed · xG 0.01A. Martinez · On goal · xG 0.00J. Eichel · On goal · xG 0.00
VGK3 G · 3.3 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsVGK
1.71 G
All situations
2 G3.3
1.11 G
Even strength
2 G1.8
0.60 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD33%67%VGK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.69 – 2.55

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

NJDvsVGK
21
Shots on goal
37
52%
Faceoffs
48%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
12
Hits
25
12
Blocked shots
21
3
Giveaways
7
7
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6J. MarinoD000-100.00020—24:24
86J. HughesC000-230.17000021:31
17S. NemecD000-110.02040—21:07
88K. BahlD000-110.04110—20:37
43L. HughesD000010.06000—20:11
56E. HaulaL000-100.091105019:45
13N. HischierC101020.170005819:31
28T. MeierR000-140.3221010019:18
63J. BrattL000-240.43200—18:58
91D. MercerC000010.05102018:21
2B. SmithD000-100.00020—16:53
18O. PalatL000-120.21102—15:48
42C. LazarC000010.052004012:34
92T. NosekL000-110.041103311:56
57N. DeSimoneD000+100.00100—11:27
10A. HoltzR000000.02000—10:36
11C. TierneyC000000.020005009:50
23K. MacDermidL000000.00000—04:32
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(L)36342.9442.58+0.5858:41

Season series

Tied 1-1

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