Winnipeg Jets at New Jersey Devils
Recap
written from the game dataThe New Jersey Devils beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1. The Devils scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nico Hischier's goal at 5:59 of the third period, which took the Devils' chances from 56% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.5 to 1.8; shots on goal were WPG 19, NJD 41. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 71% of the time. Laurent Brossoit stopped 37 of 40 (.925); Jake Allen stopped 18 of 19 (.947), 0.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jack Hughes (2 G), 2. Luke Hughes (3 A), 3. Nico Hischier (1 G, 2 A).
Three stars
- ★J. Hughes2 G

- ★★L. Hughes3 A

- ★★★N. Hischier1 G, 2 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
5 goals2nd period
0-19:00
1-116:47
3rd period
1-25:59
1-311:52
1-419:11
Penalties
1st
- 6:27
Kurtis MacDermid · Trippingdrawn by Vladislav Namestnikov2 min
- 17:11
Simon Nemec · Interferencedrawn by Nikolaj Ehlers2 min
2nd
- 8:51
served by N. Niederreiter · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 12:55
Dylan Samberg · Holdingdrawn by Timo Meier2 min
3rd
- 4:02
Dylan DeMelo · Trippingdrawn by Luke Hughes2 min
- 7:22
Erik Haula · Hookingdrawn by Neal Pionk2 min
- 10:29
Morgan Barron · Interferencedrawn by Luke Hughes2 min
- 12:37
Brendan Smith · Roughingdrawn by Nikolaj Ehlers2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Nico Hischier, 3rd 5:59 — 56% → 80%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.81 G
- All situations
- 3 G3.5
- 1.31 G
- Even strength
- 0 G1.7
- 0.50 G
- Power play
- 3 G1.3
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.85 – 3.07
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
- 19
- Shots on goal
- 41
- 36%
- Faceoffs
- 64%
- 0/4
- Power play
- 3/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 8
- 10
- Hits
- 11
- 11
- Blocked shots
- 19
- 4
- Giveaways
- 5
- 4
- Takeaways
- 9
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
3@
6Final
1@
4this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
