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New Jersey Devils at Montréal Canadiens

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Montréal Canadiens
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-0. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Cody Glass's goal at 18:12 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 70% to 88%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.5 to 2.9; shots on goal were NJD 20, MTL 18. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Jacob Markstrom stopped 18 of 18 (1.000), 2.9 goals saved above expected; Jacob Fowler stopped 17 of 19 (.895), 0.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jack Hughes (2 A), 2. Nico Hischier, 3. Josh Anderson.

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    J. Hughes2 A
  2. ★★
    NJD
    N. Hischier
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    J. Anderson

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD191615320
MTLMTL0404010018

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    T. Meier(24)
    J. Hughes (46)
    snapxG 0.45win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    10:47

2nd period

  1. NJD
    C. Glass(17)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.13win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    18:12

3rd period

  1. NJD
    C. Brown(17)EN
    J. Hughes (47), J. Bratt (48)
    snapxG 0.69win prob +1 ptsVideo
    3-0
    16:35

Penalties

NJD 45 PIM·MTL 11 PIM

1st

  • 8:37MTLKaiden Guhle · Trippingdrawn by Jack Hughes2 min

2nd

  • 6:18NJDBrian Halonen · Holdingdrawn by Mike Matheson2 min
  • 8:27MTLLane Hutson · High stickingdrawn by Connor Brown2 min

3rd

  • 0:50NJDLuke Hughes · Cross checkingdrawn by Zachary Bolduc2 min
  • 0:50NJDLuke Hughes · Roughingdrawn by Zachary Bolduc2 min
  • 0:50MTLJosh Anderson · Roughingdrawn by Connor Brown2 min
  • 0:50NJDJohnathan Kovacevic · Misconduct10 min
  • 6:11NJDDougie Hamilton · Trippingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min
  • 13:00NJDBrenden Dillon · Instigatordrawn by Josh Anderson2 min
  • 13:00NJDBrenden Dillon · Fightingdrawn by Josh Anderson5 min
  • 13:00MTLJosh Anderson · Fightingdrawn by Brenden Dillon5 min
  • 13:00NJDBrenden Dillon · Instigator misconduct10 min
  • 19:06NJDConnor Brown · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Cody Glass, 2nd 18:12 — NJD 70% → 88%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.20O. Kapanen · Missed · xG 0.20J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.19O. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.18C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.17O. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.17M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.16C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.14C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.13J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.13N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.11I. Demidov · Missed · xG 0.11I. Demidov · On goal · xG 0.10C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.09N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.07A. Newhook · Missed · xG 0.06O. Kapanen · Missed · xG 0.06P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.06C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.06J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.04J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Bolduc · Missed · xG 0.04N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.04Z. Bolduc · Missed · xG 0.04A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.04J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.04Z. Bolduc · Missed · xG 0.03C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.03J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.02N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.02M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Struble · On goal · xG 0.02A. Xhekaj · Missed · xG 0.02A. Xhekaj · Missed · xG 0.02J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.01K. Guhle · On goal · xG 0.01J. Struble · On goal · xG 0.01
MTL0 G · 2.9 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsMTL
3.52 G
All situations
0 G2.9
2.12 G
Even strength
0 G1.7
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 73 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD48%52%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.74 – 2.88

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

NJDvsMTL
20
Shots on goal
18
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/2
Power play
0/4
45
Penalty minutes
11
20
Hits
27
19
Blocked shots
11
19
Giveaways
13
7
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
13N. HischierC000+130.402106923:44
71J. SiegenthalerD000+100.00240—23:41
43L. HughesD000+100.00104—23:08
86J. HughesC022+260.961301721:41
91D. MercerC000010.25110021:34
16C. BrownR101+120.91311010020:57
7D. HamiltonD000+100.00102—20:51
28T. MeierR101+110.53120—18:22
17S. NemecD000+110.09030—17:30
8J. KovacevicD000+110.023110—17:29
63J. BrattL011+110.09000—17:16
5B. DillonD000+100.002017—14:07
12C. GlassC101+110.151003812:05
29L. HameenahoR000+110.06020—10:59
72N. BjugstadC000+110.05110009:00
47P. CotterL000000.00100—07:14
21M. McLaughlinC000000.000005007:03
48B. HalonenL000010.01002—05:19
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
25J. Markstrom(W)181801.0002.90+2.9060:00

Season series

NJD leads 2-1

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