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Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils

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Chicago Blackhawks
3
New Jersey Devils
▸5
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3. The Blackhawks scored first; the Devils answered. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Dougie Hamilton's goal at 14:32 of the third period, which took the Devils' chances from 14% to 52%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 5.4 to 3.4; shots on goal were CHI 31, NJD 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Spencer Knight stopped 35 of 39 (.897), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Jake Allen stopped 28 of 31 (.903). Three stars: 1. Jack Hughes (2 G, 2 A), 2. Frank Nazar (2 G), 3. Dougie Hamilton (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    J. Hughes2 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    CHI
    F. Nazar2 G
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    D. Hamilton1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI21305113331
NJDNJD114116310540

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    I. Mikheyev(15)
    A. Frondell (3), L. Crevier (14)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    4:19
  2. NJD
    C. Brown(15)PPG
    L. Hughes (28), J. Hughes (40)
    deflectedxG 0.08win prob +9 ptsVideo
    1-1
    11:15
  3. CHI
    F. Nazar(13)
    R. Donato (14), A. Burakovsky (21)
    wristxG 0.21win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-1
    13:11

2nd period

  1. NJD
    S. Nemec(11)
    D. Mercer (21), N. Hischier (31)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +21 ptsVideo
    2-2
    15:48

3rd period

  1. CHI
    F. Nazar(14)PPG
    C. Bedard (38), A. Frondell (4)
    slapxG 0.21win prob +29 ptsVideo
    3-2
    10:51
  2. NJD
    D. Hamilton(11)
    J. Hughes (41), T. Meier (16)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +38 ptsVideo
    3-3
    14:32
  3. NJD
    J. Hughes(21)
    J. Bratt (42), J. Siegenthaler (12)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +38 ptsVideo
    3-4
    14:51
  4. NJD
    J. Hughes(22)EN
    N. Hischier (32), J. Kovacevic (6)
    wristxG 0.70win prob +2 ptsVideo
    3-5
    19:29

Penalties

CHI 4 PIM·NJD 6 PIM

1st

  • 10:55CHIWyatt Kaiser · Trippingdrawn by Paul Cotter2 min

2nd

  • 1:35CHIKevin Korchinski · Interferencedrawn by Cody Glass2 min
  • 19:57NJDLenni Hameenaho · Hookingdrawn by Connor Bedard2 min

3rd

  • 8:54NJDNick Bjugstad · High stickingdrawn by Sacha Boisvert2 min
  • 9:58NJDCody Glass · Trippingdrawn by Connor Bedard2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Dougie Hamilton, 3rd 14:32 — NJD 14% → 52%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.70D. Mercer · Missed · xG 0.25T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.20C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.20J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.18C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.17C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.16C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.15J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.14C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.13T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.13J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.12J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.12T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.12S. Nemec · Goal · xG 0.11T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.11J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.11T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.10J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.10J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.10N. Bjugstad · Missed · xG 0.10J. Hughes · Goal · xG 0.10J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.10D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.09C. Brown · Goal · xG 0.08C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.08J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.07C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.07J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.07S. Nemec · On goal · xG 0.07J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.07J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.07T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.06N. Bjugstad · On goal · xG 0.06S. Nemec · Missed · xG 0.06N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.05J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.05T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.05D. Hamilton · Goal · xG 0.05T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.05N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.05N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.05C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.04L. Hameenaho · Missed · xG 0.04T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.04S. Nemec · Missed · xG 0.04L. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.03J. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.03T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.03T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.03J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.02M. Tsyplakov · Missed · xG 0.02J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.02D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.02D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.02S. Nemec · On goal · xG 0.02B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.02L. Hameenaho · On goal · xG 0.02T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.01L. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.01D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.01T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.01T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.01D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.01L. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.00B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD5 G · 5.4 xG · 67 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsNJD
3.43 G
All situations
4 G5.4
2.12 G
Even strength
3 G4.2
1.21 G
Power play
1 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 117 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI32%68%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.36 – 4.60

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

CHIvsNJD
31
Shots on goal
40
40%
Faceoffs
60%
1/3
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
13
Hits
23
20
Blocked shots
14
16
Giveaways
24
2
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
44W. KaiserD000-100.00002—22:27
6S. RinzelD000-110.02030—20:49
98C. BedardC011-160.301104120:40
72A. VlasicD000000.00040—20:13
91F. NazarC202-271.132106919:00
46L. CrevierD011010.02140—18:58
59T. BertuzziL000-130.48010—17:35
15A. FrondellC022-130.071002216:52
95I. MikheyevR101020.26010—16:14
86T. TeravainenC000-100.00010016:11
20R. GreeneC000000.00000016:02
76N. LardisL000040.77100—15:37
8R. DonatoC011-210.210004014:52
38E. Del MastroD000010.02210—14:26
28A. BurakovskyL011-100.00010—14:16
84L. SlaggertL000010.09400—12:41
14K. KorchinskiD000000.01112—12:09
12S. BoisvertC000010.020107509:36
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30S. Knight(L)39354.8974.73+0.7359:02

Season series

NJD leads 2-0

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