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New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs

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New Jersey Devils
▸5
Toronto Maple Leafs
2
FinalTV MSG, TSN4·Scotiabank Arena

Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2. The Maple Leafs scored first; the Devils answered. The Devils led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jack Hughes's goal at 16:17 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 69% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.4 to 2.7; shots on goal were NJD 35, TOR 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 53% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 23 of 25 (.920), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Anthony Stolarz stopped 30 of 34 (.882), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jack Hughes (3 G), 2. John Tavares (1 G, 1 A), 3. Jesper Bratt (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    J. Hughes3 G
  2. ★★
    TOR
    J. Tavares1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    J. Bratt3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD09416110535
TORTOR1711008225

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. TOR
    J. Tavares(4)
    O. Ekman-Larsson (4), W. Nylander (10)
    batxG 0.27win prob +12 ptsVideo
    0-1
    6:36

2nd period

  1. NJD
    J. Hughes(4)
    J. Bratt (5), B. Pesce (3)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-1
    1:27
  2. NJD
    C. Glass(2)PPG
    T. Meier (3), L. Hughes (5)
    wristxG 0.32win prob +16 ptsVideo
    2-1
    3:20
  3. NJD
    B. Dillon(1)
    L. Glendening (2), A. Gritsyuk (4)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-1
    4:54
  4. TOR
    M. Maccelli(1)
    W. Nylander (11), J. Tavares (5)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-2
    7:03
  5. NJD
    J. Hughes(5)
    J. Bratt (6), S. Nemec (3)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +18 ptsVideo
    4-2
    16:17

3rd period

  1. NJD
    J. Hughes(6)EN
    J. Bratt (7)
    wristxG 0.51Video
    5-2
    19:30

Penalties

NJD 11 PIM·TOR 11 PIM

1st

  • 10:28NJDDawson Mercer · Slashingdrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min
  • 16:54NJDCody Glass · Roughingdrawn by Max Domi2 min
  • 16:54TORMax Domi · Roughingdrawn by Cody Glass2 min

2nd

  • 1:27TORserved by J. Tavares · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min

3rd

  • 7:24TORAuston Matthews · Hookingdrawn by Brett Pesce2 min
  • 15:44NJDJonas Siegenthaler · Interferencedrawn by Dakota Joshua2 min
  • 19:43TORSimon Benoit · Fightingdrawn by Brian Halonen5 min
  • 19:43NJDBrian Halonen · Fightingdrawn by Simon Benoit5 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jack Hughes, 2nd 16:17 — NJD 69% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Knies · On goal · xG 0.29J. Tavares · Goal · xG 0.27A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.25N. Robertson · Missed · xG 0.25M. Maccelli · Goal · xG 0.17M. Maccelli · Missed · xG 0.16J. Tavares · On goal · xG 0.15D. Joshua · On goal · xG 0.14J. Tavares · On goal · xG 0.10A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.09M. Maccelli · On goal · xG 0.08J. McCabe · On goal · xG 0.08S. Benoit · On goal · xG 0.07C. Jarnkrok · On goal · xG 0.07M. Knies · On goal · xG 0.05A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.05N. Roy · On goal · xG 0.04M. Maccelli · Missed · xG 0.04J. Tavares · On goal · xG 0.03M. Rielly · On goal · xG 0.03M. Knies · Missed · xG 0.03A. Matthews · Missed · xG 0.03J. Tavares · On goal · xG 0.03O. Ekman-Larsson · Missed · xG 0.03B. McMann · Missed · xG 0.02B. McMann · Missed · xG 0.02A. Matthews · Missed · xG 0.02M. Knies · On goal · xG 0.02B. McMann · Missed · xG 0.01W. Nylander · Missed · xG 0.01M. Rielly · Missed · xG 0.01N. Robertson · On goal · xG 0.01B. McMann · On goal · xG 0.01W. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.01M. Rielly · Missed · xG 0.01N. Robertson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Rielly · Missed · xG 0.01M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.00O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.00
TOR2 G · 2.7 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsTOR
3.44 G
All situations
2 G2.7
1.93 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.91 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD53%47%TOR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.82 – 2.67

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

NJDvsTOR
35
Shots on goal
25
49%
Faceoffs
51%
1/2
Power play
0/2
11
Penalty minutes
11
21
Hits
22
17
Blocked shots
16
25
Giveaways
17
6
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7D. HamiltonD000060.04330—23:06
22B. PesceD011+210.10040—21:49
43L. HughesD011+120.35010—20:53
13N. HischierC000020.130007020:52
71J. SiegenthalerD000-100.00032—19:27
86J. HughesC303+360.750103318:53
28T. MeierR011010.30100—17:33
91D. MercerC000040.64002017:23
16C. BrownR000-100.0601010017:10
5B. DillonD101+220.16110—16:33
63J. BrattL033+320.16200—15:20
17S. NemecD011000.00010—15:07
81A. GritsyukR011+120.07100—12:56
12C. GlassC101-130.400023012:19
14L. GlendeningC011+110.033203512:13
47P. CotterL000-130.20300—11:51
18O. PalatL000+100.00100—11:43
48B. HalonenL000000.00605—08:52
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(W)25232.9202.71+0.7160:00

Season series

NJD leads 2-1

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