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New Jersey Devils at Chicago Blackhawks

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New Jersey Devils
▸4
Chicago Blackhawks
3
Final/OTTV TNT, truTV·United Center

Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in overtime, Simon Nemec scoring at 3:28. The Blackhawks scored first; the Devils answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Simon Nemec's goal at 3:28 of overtime, which took the Devils' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.0 to 2.5; shots on goal were NJD 37, CHI 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 17 of 20 (.850), 0.5 goals below expected; Spencer Knight stopped 33 of 37 (.892), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Simon Nemec (3 G), 2. Jack Hughes (2 A), 3. Sam Lafferty (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    S. Nemec3 G
  2. ★★
    NJD
    J. Hughes2 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    S. Lafferty1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
NJDNJD0101142914437
CHICHI112032500320

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    C. Bedard(10)PPG
    T. Teravainen (9), T. Bertuzzi (6)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +13 ptsVideo
    0-1
    18:35

2nd period

  1. NJD
    S. Nemec(2)
    N. Hischier (9), T. Meier (9)
    backhandxG 0.05win prob +23 ptsVideo
    1-1
    19:45

3rd period

  1. CHI
    L. Slaggert(1)
    L. Crevier (5), N. Foligno (5)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +25 ptsVideo
    1-2
    3:05
  2. NJD
    D. Mercer(9)
    J. Hughes (9), A. Gritsyuk (5)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +31 ptsVideo
    2-2
    10:13
  3. CHI
    S. Lafferty(1)
    N. Foligno (6), L. Crevier (6)
    backhandxG 0.07win prob +36 ptsVideo
    2-3
    13:34
  4. NJD
    S. Nemec(3)
    S. Noesen (1), J. Hughes (10)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +40 ptsVideo
    3-3
    16:14

Overtime

  1. NJD
    S. Nemec(4)
    J. Markstrom (2), L. Hughes (9)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +51 ptsVideo
    4-3
    3:28

Penalties

NJD 6 PIM·CHI 2 PIM

1st

  • 9:27NJDOndrej Palat · Hookingdrawn by Artyom Levshunov2 min
  • 16:46NJDLuke Hughes · Trippingdrawn by Connor Bedard2 min
  • 17:18NJDBrenden Dillon · Boardingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min

2nd

  • 7:10CHIWyatt Kaiser · Hookingdrawn by Jack Hughes2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Simon Nemec, OT 3:28 — NJD 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.22T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.21T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.20C. Bedard · Goal · xG 0.20T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.19R. Greene · Missed · xG 0.18M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.14C. Bedard · On goal · xG 0.11T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.10R. Greene · On goal · xG 0.09A. Levshunov · Missed · xG 0.08S. Lafferty · Missed · xG 0.07L. Slaggert · Goal · xG 0.07S. Lafferty · Goal · xG 0.07I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.07R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.06T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.06M. Grzelcyk · On goal · xG 0.06C. Dach · Missed · xG 0.05A. Levshunov · Missed · xG 0.04S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.04C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.04O. Moore · Missed · xG 0.03A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.02C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.02O. Moore · Missed · xG 0.02L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.01I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.01I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.01A. Vlasic · Missed · xG 0.01M. Grzelcyk · Missed · xG 0.01A. Levshunov · On goal · xG 0.00N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.00T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI3 G · 2.5 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsCHI
3.04 G
All situations
3 G2.5
2.94 G
Even strength
2 G1.2
0.10 G
Power play
1 G1.3
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD59%41%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.00 – 2.48

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

NJDvsCHI
37
Shots on goal
20
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/1
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
19
Hits
28
7
Blocked shots
13
16
Giveaways
20
6
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43L. HughesD011-270.37012—26:48
17S. NemecD303+450.26010—26:27
91D. MercerC101+250.520108023:54
86J. HughesC022+330.300105723:29
13N. HischierC011+120.360005023:00
71J. SiegenthalerD000+310.02000—22:37
5B. DillonD000-100.03502—21:49
81A. GritsyukR011030.28200—20:39
28T. MeierR011030.23300—20:32
63J. BrattL000020.35010—20:11
11S. NoesenR011+110.01200—13:17
44D. CholowskiD000030.18000—12:37
18O. PalatL000+110.00112—12:34
45C. WhiteD000-100.03210—11:40
47P. CotterL000-200.003006711:15
14L. GlendeningC000-100.000005007:31
12C. GlassC000010.0800010004:02
15Z. MacEwenR000000.00100—02:13
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(W)20173.8502.48-0.5263:28

Season series

NJD leads 2-0

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