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New Jersey Devils at Vancouver Canucks

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New Jersey Devils
▸5
Vancouver Canucks
4
FinalTV MSGSN, SNP·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Zeev Buium's goal at 18:12 of the second period, which took the Canucks' chances from 12% to 30%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.4 to 3.1; shots on goal were NJD 24, VAN 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 0.9 goals below expected; Kevin Lankinen stopped 19 of 24 (.792), 2.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Cody Glass (2 G, 1 A), 2. Lenni Hameenaho (1 G, 1 A), 3. Zeev Buium (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    C. Glass2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NJD
    L. Hameenaho1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    Z. Buium1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD1831313524
VANVAN0731018425

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    L. Hameenaho(1)
    S. Nemec (12), C. Glass (5)
    backhandxG 0.24win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-0
    1:41

2nd period

  1. NJD
    N. Hischier(16)PPG
    J. Hughes (21), D. Hamilton (12)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-0
    2:34
  2. NJD
    C. Glass(12)
    L. Hameenaho (1), J. Siegenthaler (7)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +11 ptsVideo
    3-0
    3:14
  3. VAN
    L. Karlsson(11)
    N. Hoglander (2), M. Pettersson (9)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +10 ptsVideo
    3-1
    9:47
  4. VAN
    T. Blueger(2)SHG
    D. O'Connor (8)
    snapxG 0.20win prob +15 ptsVideo
    3-2
    11:59
  5. NJD
    C. Brown(10)PPG
    A. Gritsyuk (12), N. Hischier (23)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +16 ptsVideo
    4-2
    15:12
  6. VAN
    Z. Buium(5)
    E. Pettersson (17)
    wristxG 0.37win prob +17 ptsVideo
    4-3
    18:12

3rd period

  1. NJD
    C. Glass(13)
    T. Meier (14), J. Kovacevic (2)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +14 ptsVideo
    5-3
    11:03
  2. VAN
    B. Boeser(12)
    L. Karlsson (13), T. Willander (12)
    wristxG 0.33win prob +3 ptsVideo
    5-4
    18:48

Penalties

NJD 4 PIM·VAN 6 PIM

1st

  • 14:23NJDJesper Bratt · Trippingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

2nd

  • 1:56VANTom Willander · Trippingdrawn by Arseny Gritsyuk2 min
  • 11:30VANConor Garland · High sticking double minordrawn by Nico Hischier4 min

3rd

  • 7:28NJDEvgenii Dadonov · Trippingdrawn by Drew O'Connor2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Zeev Buium, 2nd 18:12 — VAN 12% → 30%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
Z. Buium · Goal · xG 0.37B. Boeser · Goal · xG 0.32L. Karlsson · Goal · xG 0.26T. Blueger · Goal · xG 0.20J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.20B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.17J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.16D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.15E. Kane · Missed · xG 0.11F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.09D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.07L. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.07Z. Buium · On goal · xG 0.07C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.07E. Kane · On goal · xG 0.07N. Hoglander · Missed · xG 0.06D. O'Connor · Missed · xG 0.06F. Chytil · Missed · xG 0.06L. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.05M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.05T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.04L. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.04F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.04B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.03N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.03F. Hronek · Missed · xG 0.02E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.02T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.02J. DeBrusk · Missed · xG 0.02M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.02T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.02L. Ohgren · On goal · xG 0.02F. Chytil · On goal · xG 0.02Z. Buium · On goal · xG 0.01T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.01B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.01
VAN4 G · 3.1 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsVAN
3.45 G
All situations
4 G3.1
1.93 G
Even strength
3 G2.0
0.72 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD44%56%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.65 – 3.00

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

NJDvsVAN
24
Shots on goal
25
52%
Faceoffs
48%
2/3
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
17
Hits
19
15
Blocked shots
17
11
Giveaways
18
2
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
22B. PesceD000000.01010—23:56
71J. SiegenthalerD011+120.12010—22:46
7D. HamiltonD011-110.01010—21:22
5B. DillonD000000.00220—20:23
13N. HischierC112-130.541105819:57
91D. MercerC000-100.07110019:03
86J. HughesC011-130.44010018:54
16C. BrownR101-210.29010—18:37
28T. MeierR011+110.990006017:02
63J. BrattL000-110.06102—15:26
8J. KovacevicD011-110.01500—14:28
18O. PalatL000010.02200—13:27
81A. GritsyukR011000.00000—13:14
17S. NemecD011020.05010—13:10
12C. GlassC213+140.310203612:28
33E. DadonovL000-100.00012—11:32
47P. CotterL000-110.063108010:12
29L. HameenahoR112+230.45210—10:03
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(W)25214.8403.06-0.9460:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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