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New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators

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New Jersey Devils
▸4
Ottawa Senators
3
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. It was tied 3-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Cody Glass's goal at 12:24 of the third period, which took the Devils' chances from 48% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Senators, 3.5 to 2.6; shots on goal were NJD 32, OTT 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Senators win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 35 of 38 (.921), 0.5 goals saved above expected; Linus Ullmark stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Arseny Gritsyuk (1 G, 2 A), 2. Connor Brown (3 A), 3. Drake Batherson (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    A. Gritsyuk1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    NJD
    C. Brown3 A
  3. ★★★
    OTT
    D. Batherson2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD2141919432
OTTOTT210110018338

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. OTT
    D. Batherson(11)PPG
    B. Tkachuk (7), J. Sanderson (18)
    wristxG 0.53win prob +8 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:36
  2. NJD
    S. Nemec(7)
    C. Brown (4), A. Gritsyuk (8)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    5:09
  3. OTT
    T. Stützle(12)PPG
    B. Tkachuk (8), D. Cozens (9)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +10 ptsVideo
    1-2
    12:59
  4. NJD
    A. Gritsyuk(7)
    C. Brown (5), C. Glass (1)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-2
    17:59

2nd period

  1. NJD
    P. Cotter(3)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.27win prob +16 ptsVideo
    3-2
    4:21
  2. OTT
    D. Batherson(12)PPG
    D. Cozens (10), T. Stützle (14)
    wristxG 0.27win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-3
    10:35

3rd period

  1. NJD
    C. Glass(5)
    A. Gritsyuk (9), C. Brown (6)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +36 ptsVideo
    4-3
    12:24

Penalties

NJD 8 PIM·OTT 8 PIM

1st

  • 0:36NJDStefan Noesen · High stickingdrawn by Brady Tkachuk2 min
  • 1:46OTTNikolas Matinpalo · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 11:31NJDBrenden Dillon · Trippingdrawn by Tim Stützle2 min

2nd

  • 2:52NJDAngus Crookshank · Roughingdrawn by Tyler Kleven2 min
  • 2:52OTTTyler Kleven · Roughingdrawn by Angus Crookshank2 min
  • 6:06OTTArtem Zub · High stickingdrawn by Ondrej Palat2 min
  • 9:32NJDNico Hischier · Slashingdrawn by Fabian Zetterlund2 min

3rd

  • 6:46OTTBrady Tkachuk · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Jacob Markstrom2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Cody Glass, 3rd 12:24 — NJD 48% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Batherson · Goal · xG 0.53C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.28D. Batherson · Goal · xG 0.27F. Zetterlund · Missed · xG 0.18D. Cozens · Missed · xG 0.18R. Greig · On goal · xG 0.17M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.15D. Batherson · Missed · xG 0.14M. Amadio · Missed · xG 0.12S. Halliday · Missed · xG 0.09F. Zetterlund · On goal · xG 0.09B. Tkachuk · Missed · xG 0.09D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.08B. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.08T. Stützle · Goal · xG 0.08J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.07B. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.06N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.06T. Stützle · Missed · xG 0.06J. Sanderson · On goal · xG 0.05J. Sanderson · On goal · xG 0.04B. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.04B. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.04M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.04D. Cozens · Missed · xG 0.04R. Greig · On goal · xG 0.04R. Greig · On goal · xG 0.03D. Cozens · On goal · xG 0.03D. Batherson · On goal · xG 0.03J. Sanderson · Missed · xG 0.03T. Kleven · Missed · xG 0.03D. Cozens · Missed · xG 0.02D. Batherson · Missed · xG 0.02T. Kleven · On goal · xG 0.02T. Kleven · Missed · xG 0.02T. Kleven · Missed · xG 0.02B. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.02T. Stützle · Missed · xG 0.02T. Kleven · On goal · xG 0.02J. Sanderson · Missed · xG 0.01R. Greig · On goal · xG 0.01M. Amadio · On goal · xG 0.01J. Sanderson · Missed · xG 0.01J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.01N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.01R. Greig · On goal · xG 0.01T. Kleven · Missed · xG 0.01J. Spence · On goal · xG 0.01A. Zub · On goal · xG 0.01J. Sanderson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Kleven · On goal · xG 0.00B. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.00C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.00T. Kleven · On goal · xG 0.00J. Spence · Missed · xG 0.00J. Sanderson · On goal · xG 0.00
OTT3 G · 3.5 xG · 58 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsOTT
2.64 G
All situations
3 G3.5
1.74 G
Even strength
0 G2.3
0.70 G
Power play
3 G1.2
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 101 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD35%65%OTT

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.58 – 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

NJDvsOTT
32
Shots on goal
38
46%
Faceoffs
54%
0/3
Power play
3/3
8
Penalty minutes
8
15
Hits
22
15
Blocked shots
11
17
Giveaways
16
5
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43L. HughesD000+340.06000—22:27
13N. HischierC000030.400124821:57
71J. SiegenthalerD000000.00350—21:04
63J. BrattL000+100.01000—20:44
7D. HamiltonD000010.08110—20:23
91D. MercerC000010.150003120:22
5B. DillonD000+200.00422—20:14
28T. MeierR000040.091005019:57
17S. NemecD101+250.36010—19:35
16C. BrownR033+300.00010—15:36
18O. PalatL000020.26100—15:23
81A. GritsyukR123+330.31000—14:33
11S. NoesenR000010.0921210013:02
12C. GlassC112+340.460005312:34
45C. WhiteD000+110.00100—12:05
14L. GlendeningC000000.002303810:48
47P. CotterL101+130.33000—07:41
36A. CrookshankC000000.00002006:42
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(W)38353.9213.54+0.5459:22

Season series

NJD leads 2-1

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