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New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets

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New Jersey Devils
▸2
Columbus Blue Jackets
1
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Timo Meier's goal at 13:35 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 47% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 3.6 to 1.8; shots on goal were NJD 20, CBJ 46. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 45 of 46 (.978), 2.6 goals saved above expected; Jet Greaves stopped 18 of 20 (.900). Three stars: 1. Jake Allen (45 saves, .978), 2. Timo Meier (1 G), 3. Mathieu Olivier (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    J. Allen45 saves, .978
  2. ★★
    NJD
    T. Meier1 G
  3. ★★★
    CBJ
    M. Olivier1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD0521203220
CBJCBJ08014124146

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. NJD
    T. Meier(20)
    S. Noesen (16), N. Hischier (25)
    backhandxG 0.11win prob +21 ptsVideo
    1-0
    13:35
  2. NJD
    J. Bratt(20)
    B. Dumoulin (16), C. Glass (14)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    14:14

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    M. Olivier(16)
    J. Danforth (9), Z. Aston-Reese (11)
    snapxG 0.19win prob +12 ptsVideo
    2-1
    13:24

Penalties

NJD 2 PIM·CBJ 2 PIM

1st

  • 8:04CBJDenton Mateychuk · Holdingdrawn by Nico Hischier2 min

3rd

  • 11:06NJDCurtis Lazar · Holdingdrawn by Dmitri Voronkov2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Timo Meier, 2nd 13:35 — NJD 47% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.30Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.24E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.21M. Olivier · Goal · xG 0.19K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.16K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.12J. Danforth · On goal · xG 0.11K. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.11E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.11K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.10L. Kunin · Missed · xG 0.09M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.09A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.09A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.08D. Voronkov · Missed · xG 0.08K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.07Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.07I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.07J. Danforth · Missed · xG 0.07B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.07K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.07M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.06B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.05M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.05E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.05A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.04J. Danforth · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Aston-Reese · Missed · xG 0.04E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.04K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.04A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.04E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.04J. Danforth · On goal · xG 0.04S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.04Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.03D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.03K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.03D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.03M. Olivier · On goal · xG 0.02S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.02S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.02E. Chinakhov · On goal · xG 0.02S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.02D. Fabbro · On goal · xG 0.02D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.01I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.01A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.01D. Mateychuk · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.01A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.01K. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.01D. Fabbro · On goal · xG 0.01D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.00B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ1 G · 3.6 xG · 62 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsCBJ
1.82 G
All situations
1 G3.6
1.52 G
Even strength
1 G2.9
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD21%79%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.77 – 3.53

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

NJDvsCBJ
20
Shots on goal
46
46%
Faceoffs
54%
0/1
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
2
15
Hits
25
22
Blocked shots
14
19
Giveaways
16
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
22B. PesceD000+110.06060—26:43
43L. HughesD000030.16030—23:25
8J. KovacevicD000+120.04010—21:22
13N. HischierC011010.070005020:17
28T. MeierR101+130.37110—19:54
5B. DillonD000-120.03010—18:48
11S. NoesenR011000.00220—18:34
2B. DumoulinD011+200.00010—18:27
63J. BrattL101+120.27110—18:24
56E. HaulaL000020.131206716:53
12C. GlassC011010.221004216:19
91D. MercerC000020.231302014:33
18O. PalatL000000.00210—12:17
90T. TatarL000000.11100—11:54
47P. CotterL000010.104005010:28
42C. LazarC000000.000024010:20
14N. BastianR000000.00100—10:12
17S. NemecD000000.00000—09:10
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(W)46451.9783.60+2.6060:00

Season series

NJD leads 2-1

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