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New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild

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New Jersey Devils
▸5
Minnesota Wild
2
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nico Hischier's goal at 3:13 of the third period, which took the Devils' chances from 74% to 91%. Expected goals were close — NJD 2.1, MIN 2.2; shots on goal were NJD 33, MIN 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Wild win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 22 of 24 (.917); Filip Gustavsson stopped 28 of 33 (.848), 2.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Nico Hischier (3 G), 2. Marcus Foligno (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jacob Markstrom (22 saves, .917).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    N. Hischier3 G
  2. ★★
    MIN
    M. Foligno1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    J. Markstrom22 saves, .917

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD210011312533
MINMIN1701215224

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    N. Hischier(31)
    J. Bratt (65), S. Noesen (18)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    0:29
  2. NJD
    P. Cotter(16)
    B. Dumoulin (19), N. Foote (1)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-0
    5:46
  3. MIN
    M. Foligno(12)
    J. Spurgeon (23), G. Nyquist (15)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-1
    16:31

3rd period

  1. NJD
    N. Hischier(32)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.03win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    3:13
  2. MIN
    R. Hartman(11)
    M. Foligno (12), Z. Bogosian (12)
    wristxG 0.34win prob +16 ptsVideo
    3-2
    5:22
  3. NJD
    N. Hischier(33)PPG
    L. Hughes (33), J. Bratt (66)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +8 ptsVideo
    4-2
    14:50
  4. NJD
    T. Tatar(7)
    O. Palat (13), J. Dowling (4)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +1 ptsVideo
    5-2
    16:46

Penalties

NJD 11 PIM·MIN 9 PIM

1st

  • 19:56NJDJohnathan Kovacevic · Cross checkingdrawn by Marcus Foligno2 min
  • 19:56MINMarcus Foligno · Embellishment2 min

2nd

  • 6:57NJDJohnathan Kovacevic · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Marcus Foligno2 min
  • 6:57MINMarcus Foligno · Fightingdrawn by Johnathan Kovacevic5 min
  • 6:57NJDJohnathan Kovacevic · Fightingdrawn by Marcus Foligno5 min

3rd

  • 6:29NJDErik Haula · Trippingdrawn by Yakov Trenin2 min
  • 13:52MINMatt Boldy · Slashingdrawn by Stefan Noesen2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nico Hischier, 3rd 3:13 — NJD 74% → 91%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Hartman · Goal · xG 0.34M. Rossi · Missed · xG 0.16M. Rossi · On goal · xG 0.16Y. Trenin · On goal · xG 0.16R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.12M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.11M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.10R. Hartman · Missed · xG 0.08J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.08R. Hartman · Missed · xG 0.07J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.07D. Shore · On goal · xG 0.07M. Rossi · Missed · xG 0.06M. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.06B. Faber · On goal · xG 0.06J. Middleton · On goal · xG 0.06M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.06M. Foligno · Goal · xG 0.06J. Brazeau · Missed · xG 0.05M. Boldy · On goal · xG 0.04B. Faber · Missed · xG 0.03Y. Trenin · Missed · xG 0.03R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.02M. Zuccarello · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Bogosian · On goal · xG 0.02B. Faber · Missed · xG 0.02J. Brodin · On goal · xG 0.01G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.01R. Hartman · Missed · xG 0.01J. Middleton · On goal · xG 0.01J. Brazeau · On goal · xG 0.01F. Gustavsson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spurgeon · On goal · xG 0.01M. Foligno · Missed · xG 0.01B. Faber · On goal · xG 0.01G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.00M. Johansson · On goal · xG 0.00
MIN2 G · 2.2 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsMIN
2.15 G
All situations
2 G2.2
1.84 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD48%52%MIN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.07 – 2.16

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

NJDvsMIN
33
Shots on goal
24
56%
Faceoffs
44%
1/1
Power play
0/2
11
Penalty minutes
9
24
Hits
29
9
Blocked shots
19
11
Giveaways
7
5
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
22B. PesceD000010.01040—23:30
2B. DumoulinD011+310.09010—21:42
13N. HischierC303+230.370007021:01
43L. HughesD011030.16000—19:55
5B. DillonD000-110.03310—19:49
63J. BrattL022+230.25200—19:18
8J. KovacevicD000+320.01119—19:11
28T. MeierR000050.35200—18:57
91D. MercerC000020.290004318:26
11S. NoesenR011+210.01300—16:58
56E. HaulaL000020.051126015:08
17S. NemecD000-120.02000—15:03
18O. PalatL011010.09100—13:38
37J. DowlingC011030.122004313:02
90T. TatarL101010.12110—12:15
47P. CotterL101010.031005010:36
10D. SprongR000000.03300—08:52
29N. FooteL011010.08400—06:41
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(W)24222.9172.18+0.1859:58

Season series

NJD leads 2-0

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