Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils
Recap
written from the game dataThe New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3. The lead changed hands 3 times. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Stefan Noesen's goal at 18:27 of the third period, which took the Devils' chances from 52% to 94%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.4 to 2.0; shots on goal were CAR 34, NJD 45. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Scott Darling stopped 41 of 45 (.911), 0.6 goals below expected; Keith Kinkaid stopped 31 of 34 (.912), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Stefan Noesen (1 G), 2. Kyle Palmieri (2 G, 1 A), 3. Taylor Hall (3 A).
Three stars
- ★S. Noesen1 G

- ★★K. Palmieri2 G, 1 A

- ★★★T. Hall3 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
7 goals1st period
0-15:47
1-111:41
2-116:53
2nd period
2-214:07
3rd period
3-23:39
3-311:05
3-418:27
Penalties
1st
- 0:54
Justin Williams · Holdingdrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min
- 7:00
Sami Vatanen · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
2nd
- 3:52
served by T. Hall · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 13:22
Phillip Di Giuseppe · Holdingdrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min
3rd
- 7:27
John Moore · Holdingdrawn by Jordan Staal2 min
- 9:06
Valentin Zykov · Holding the stickdrawn by Blake Coleman2 min
- 12:31
Klas Dahlbeck · Trippingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Stefan Noesen, 3rd 18:27 — 52% → 94%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.03 G
- All situations
- 4 G3.4
- 1.93 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.4
- 0.10 G
- Power play
- 2 G0.7
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.3
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 100 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.03 – 3.32
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
- 34
- Shots on goal
- 45
- 56%
- Faceoffs
- 44%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 2/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 11
- Hits
- 18
- 6
- Blocked shots
- 8
- 2
- Giveaways
- 6
- 6
- Takeaways
- 17
Box score
every player line
Season series
NJD leads 3-1
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5Final
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2OTFinal
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4this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
