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New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche

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New Jersey Devils
4
Colorado Avalanche
▸8
FinalTV ALT, MSGSN2·Ball Arena

Recap

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The Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 8-4. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. The Avalanche led 6-4 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jack Hughes's goal at 14:12 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 12% to 27%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 3.5 to 3.0; shots on goal were NJD 30, COL 42. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 34 of 42 (.810), 4.5 goals below expected; Scott Wedgewood stopped 26 of 30 (.867), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Victor Olofsson (3 G, 2 A), 2. Nathan MacKinnon (2 G, 1 A), 3. Cale Makar (4 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    COL
    V. Olofsson3 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    COL
    N. MacKinnon2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    COL
    C. Makar4 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD01641103430
COLCOL212417213842

Scoring

12 goals

1st period

  1. COL
    M. Necas(7)PPG
    C. Makar (9), V. Nichushkin (3)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +9 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:24
  2. COL
    Z. Bardakov(1)
    P. Kelly (2), G. Brindley (1)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +14 ptsVideo
    0-2
    3:49

2nd period

  1. COL
    V. Olofsson(1)
    J. Ahcan (1), G. Landeskog (3)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +9 ptsVideo
    0-3
    2:31
  2. COL
    N. MacKinnon(8)PPG
    C. Makar (10), V. Olofsson (6)
    slapxG 0.11win prob +3 ptsVideo
    0-4
    7:11
  3. COL
    P. Kelly(2)
    R. Colton (4), B. Burns (5)
    backhandxG 0.27win prob +1 ptsVideo
    0-5
    8:39
  4. NJD
    S. Noesen(1)
    P. Cotter (1)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +1 ptsVideo
    1-5
    10:08
  5. NJD
    D. Hamilton(4)
    J. Hughes (5), L. Hughes (6)
    backhandxG 0.03win prob +3 ptsVideo
    2-5
    11:48
  6. NJD
    D. Mercer(4)
    N. Hischier (8), T. Meier (6)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +7 ptsVideo
    3-5
    13:42
  7. NJD
    J. Hughes(9)
    J. Bratt (8)
    snapxG 0.09win prob +15 ptsVideo
    4-5
    14:12
  8. COL
    N. MacKinnon(9)PPG
    C. Makar (11), V. Olofsson (7)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +12 ptsVideo
    4-6
    15:24

3rd period

  1. COL
    V. Olofsson(2)PPG
    N. MacKinnon (8), C. Makar (12)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +4 ptsVideo
    4-7
    3:10
  2. COL
    V. Olofsson(3)
    J. Drury (2)
    wristxG 0.09Video
    4-8
    17:38

Penalties

NJD 12 PIM·COL 4 PIM

1st

  • 0:18NJDJacob Markstrom · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 10:33NJDJonas Siegenthaler · Interferencedrawn by Ross Colton2 min
  • 14:11COLMartin Necas · Hookingdrawn by Jesper Bratt2 min

2nd

  • 6:02NJDStefan Noesen · Cross checkingdrawn by Gavin Brindley2 min
  • 6:13NJDDougie Hamilton · Trippingdrawn by Nathan MacKinnon2 min
  • 14:54NJDTimo Meier · Trippingdrawn by Zakhar Bardakov2 min
  • 19:01COLJosh Manson · Slashingdrawn by Simon Nemec2 min

3rd

  • 2:33NJDLuke Glendening · Slashingdrawn by Valeri Nichushkin2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jack Hughes, 2nd 14:12 — NJD 12% → 27%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Kelly · Goal · xG 0.27V. Olofsson · On goal · xG 0.17C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.15B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.13V. Nichushkin · Missed · xG 0.13N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.12V. Olofsson · On goal · xG 0.11N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.11N. MacKinnon · Goal · xG 0.11A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.11N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.10J. Drury · On goal · xG 0.10G. Brindley · On goal · xG 0.09V. Olofsson · Goal · xG 0.09V. Olofsson · Goal · xG 0.09V. Olofsson · On goal · xG 0.09S. Malinski · Missed · xG 0.09Z. Bardakov · On goal · xG 0.08P. Kelly · On goal · xG 0.08R. Colton · On goal · xG 0.07J. Drury · Missed · xG 0.07N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.07Z. Bardakov · Goal · xG 0.07C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.07G. Brindley · On goal · xG 0.07S. Malinski · Missed · xG 0.07M. Necas · Goal · xG 0.07N. MacKinnon · Goal · xG 0.06V. Olofsson · Goal · xG 0.06R. Colton · Missed · xG 0.05C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.04R. Colton · On goal · xG 0.04A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.04V. Olofsson · On goal · xG 0.03C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.03A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.03S. Malinski · On goal · xG 0.03G. Brindley · On goal · xG 0.03M. Necas · On goal · xG 0.03J. Drury · On goal · xG 0.03S. Malinski · On goal · xG 0.02R. Colton · Missed · xG 0.02A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.02R. Colton · Missed · xG 0.02G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.02S. Malinski · On goal · xG 0.02R. Colton · On goal · xG 0.01J. Ahcan · Missed · xG 0.01B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.01B. Burns · Missed · xG 0.00S. Malinski · Missed · xG 0.00P. Kelly · On goal · xG 0.00D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.00B. Burns · On goal · xG 0.00
COL8 G · 3.5 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsCOL
3.04 G
All situations
8 G3.5
2.14 G
Even strength
4 G2.3
0.90 G
Power play
4 G1.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 100 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD41%59%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.91 – 3.45

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

NJDvsCOL
30
Shots on goal
42
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/2
Power play
4/6
12
Penalty minutes
4
26
Hits
17
10
Blocked shots
15
14
Giveaways
21
1
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43L. HughesD011+310.13130—20:55
5B. DillonD000-210.04200—19:54
7D. HamiltonD101+320.27002—19:37
13N. HischierC011+150.684004119:15
71J. SiegenthalerD000-100.00122—19:12
17S. NemecD000020.03100—19:09
24S. CaseyD000-320.09000—17:54
86J. HughesC112020.210004217:41
16C. BrownR000010.011103316:26
81A. GritsyukR000020.30000—15:35
91D. MercerC101+110.262105015:24
63J. BrattL011010.02010—15:00
28T. MeierR011030.3511210014:41
47P. CotterL011-100.0060010013:40
14L. GlendeningC000-100.002123813:37
11S. NoesenR101-140.3510210012:29
18O. PalatL000+120.10100—11:13
83J. LammikkoC000010.143007811:08
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(L)42348.8103.46-4.5459:48

Season series

Tied 1-1

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