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New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils

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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 2-1. The Islanders scored first; the Devils answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Connor Brown's goal at 7:53 of the third period, which took the Devils' chances from 52% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 2.4 to 1.7; shots on goal were NYI 24, NJD 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Vitek Vanecek stopped 20 of 22 (.909); David Rittich stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 0.7 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Connor Brown (1 G), 2. David Rittich (23 saves, .958), 3. Ryan Schmelzer (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    C. Brown1 G
  2. ★★
    NJD
    D. Rittich23 saves, .958
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    R. Schmelzer1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NYINYI0121606124
NJDNJD061917222

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. NYI
    C. Eiserman(1)PPG
    V. Dravecký (1), C. Ritchie (1)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-0
    0:55
  2. NJD
    R. Schmelzer(1)
    B. Steeves (1), E. Edwards (1)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +16 ptsVideo
    1-1
    3:59

3rd period

  1. NJD
    C. Brown(1)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.19win prob +29 ptsVideo
    1-2
    7:53

Penalties

NYI 10 PIM·NJD 12 PIM

1st

  • 7:46NJDLenni Hameenaho · Hookingdrawn by Liam Foudy2 min
  • 9:51NJDColin White · Trippingdrawn by Vitek Vanecek2 min
  • 13:35NYICalum Ritchie · Roughingdrawn by Shane Lachance2 min
  • 13:35NJDShane Lachance · Elbowingdrawn by Calum Ritchie2 min
  • 15:40NJDBen Steeves · High stickingdrawn by Kashawn Aitcheson2 min
  • 18:49NJDDavid Rittich · Roughingdrawn by Gleb Veremyev2 min
  • 18:49NYIIsaiah George · Roughingdrawn by David Rittich2 min
  • 19:50NJDEthan Edwards · Hookingdrawn by Calum Ritchie2 min

2nd

  • 1:20NYIDaniil Prokhorov · Boardingdrawn by Anton Silaev2 min
  • 14:47NYIJoey Larson · High stickingdrawn by Ben Steeves2 min

3rd

  • 15:31NYIMarshall Warren · Trippingdrawn by Xavier Parent2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Connor Brown, 3rd 7:53 — NJD 52% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Lombardi · Missed · xG 0.23C. Brown · Goal · xG 0.19R. Tufte · On goal · xG 0.17R. Schmelzer · Missed · xG 0.17X. Parent · Missed · xG 0.15R. Tufte · On goal · xG 0.15M. Melovsky · On goal · xG 0.14R. Schmelzer · Goal · xG 0.09X. Parent · On goal · xG 0.09R. Tufte · On goal · xG 0.09B. Steeves · Missed · xG 0.08C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.08C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.08C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.08B. Dillon · Missed · xG 0.07M. Melovsky · Missed · xG 0.06X. Parent · On goal · xG 0.05A. Silaev · On goal · xG 0.05C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.05C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.05L. Hameenaho · Missed · xG 0.04S. Casey · On goal · xG 0.04D. Chisholm · On goal · xG 0.04C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.03V. Kolyachonok · Missed · xG 0.03E. Edwards · On goal · xG 0.02V. Kolyachonok · Missed · xG 0.02A. Silaev · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lombardi · On goal · xG 0.01V. Kolyachonok · On goal · xG 0.00R. Tufte · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD2 G · 2.4 xG · 32 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NYIvsNJD
1.71 G
All situations
2 G2.4
0.70 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
1.01 G
Power play
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 64 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NYI36%64%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.67 – 2.34

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

NYIvsNJD
24
Shots on goal
22
30%
Faceoffs
70%
1/4
Power play
0/3
10
Penalty minutes
12
30
Hits
28
17
Blocked shots
13
24
Giveaways
18
3
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
New York Islanders skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
37K. AitchesonD000030.11200—22:40
4M. KesselD000010.02470—21:20
64C. RitchieC011-120.281024119:22
36I. GeorgeD000020.03022—19:16
73V. EklundR000-130.2740010018:45
71V. DraveckýD011-210.05100—18:39
57C. EisermanL101040.39310—18:25
81O. PalatL000-110.16110—18:21
7M. WarrenD000-210.04112—16:44
18P. EngvallL000010.03000—16:15
74E. BearD000000.00010—16:09
43L. FoudyC000010.110103314:52
20M. HighmoreC000020.11000013:30
76D. ProkhorovR000020.03502—13:27
82L. RomanoC000-100.030103312:22
61J. LarsonR000000.00212—11:16
67G. VeremyevC000-100.05300—11:14
78T. PoletinL000-100.00310—09:34
New York Islanders goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41V. Vanecek(L)22202.9092.36+0.3657:49

Season series

first meeting

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