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New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings

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New Jersey Devils
▸4
Los Angeles Kings
1
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brian Halonen's goal at 3:12 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 63% to 80%. Expected goals were close — NJD 2.4, LAK 2.6; shots on goal were NJD 22, LAK 44. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kings win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 43 of 44 (.977), 1.6 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 of 21 (.857), 1.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jacob Markstrom (43 saves, .977), 2. Brian Halonen (1 G), 3. Dawson Mercer (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    J. Markstrom43 saves, .977
  2. ★★
    NJD
    B. Halonen1 G
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    D. Mercer2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD1811123422
LAKLAK014018112144

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    N. Hischier(3)
    L. Hughes (7)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    1:22

2nd period

  1. NJD
    B. Halonen(1)
    L. Glendening (3), D. Cholowski (1)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    3:12

3rd period

  1. NJD
    D. Mercer(7)SHG
    J. Siegenthaler (2)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +7 ptsVideo
    3-0
    3:09
  2. LAK
    A. Kuzmenko(3)
    A. Kopitar (6), A. Laferriere (3)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +4 ptsVideo
    3-1
    9:49
  3. NJD
    D. Mercer(8)EN
    J. Markstrom (1), B. Dillon (4)
    wristxG 0.53win prob +3 ptsVideo
    4-1
    16:12

Penalties

NJD 8 PIM·LAK 0 PIM

2nd

  • 5:50NJDArseny Gritsyuk · Holdingdrawn by Joel Armia2 min
  • 13:50NJDNico Hischier · Hookingdrawn by Alex Laferriere2 min

3rd

  • 1:10NJDTimo Meier · Trippingdrawn by Mikey Anderson2 min
  • 15:39NJDDougie Hamilton · Trippingdrawn by Andrei Kuzmenko2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brian Halonen, 2nd 3:12 — NJD 63% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.15A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.13A. Kuzmenko · Goal · xG 0.12C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.12A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.10C. Perry · Missed · xG 0.10Q. Byfield · Missed · xG 0.09A. Kopitar · Missed · xG 0.09K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.09A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.09J. Malott · Missed · xG 0.09C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.07C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.07C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.07T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.06J. Malott · Missed · xG 0.06A. Laferriere · On goal · xG 0.06P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.06Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.05J. Malott · Missed · xG 0.05J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.05B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.05A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.05D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.04B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.04M. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.04T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.04A. Laferriere · Missed · xG 0.04K. Fiala · Missed · xG 0.03A. Kuzmenko · On goal · xG 0.03K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.03D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.03A. Kopitar · On goal · xG 0.03A. Kempe · Missed · xG 0.03B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.02D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.02D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.02B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.02T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ceci · On goal · xG 0.01M. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.01K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.01B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.01D. Doughty · Missed · xG 0.01K. Fiala · On goal · xG 0.01T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01Q. Byfield · On goal · xG 0.01C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.01B. Clarke · On goal · xG 0.01D. Doughty · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · Missed · xG 0.01T. Moore · Missed · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.01P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.01P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.01P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.00T. Moore · On goal · xG 0.00
LAK1 G · 2.6 xG · 63 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsLAK
2.43 G
All situations
1 G2.6
1.12 G
Even strength
1 G2.0
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD24%76%LAK

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.25 – 2.62

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

NJDvsLAK
22
Shots on goal
44
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/0
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
0
12
Hits
10
28
Blocked shots
14
17
Giveaways
22
3
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43L. HughesD011+210.03010—25:43
5B. DillonD011+200.00520—23:01
13N. HischierC101+310.100124822:13
71J. SiegenthalerD011000.01130—21:34
86J. HughesC000-141.020204020:18
7D. HamiltonD000-110.00012—19:27
91D. MercerC202+230.590105019:05
63J. BrattL000-160.27120—18:23
28T. MeierR000+110.01012—17:27
17S. NemecD000+110.00030—16:45
44D. CholowskiD011+200.00020—13:53
11S. NoesenR000-100.06110—13:48
18O. PalatL000+110.12000—12:53
47P. CotterL000000.00210—11:39
81A. GritsyukR000+100.09012—11:18
14L. GlendeningC011+100.001406411:05
83J. LammikkoC000020.040101707:22
48B. HalonenL101+110.06110—06:06
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(W)44431.9772.64+1.6460:00

Season series

NJD leads 2-0

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