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New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers

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New Jersey Devils
▸4
Philadelphia Flyers
3
FinalTV NBCSN, NBCSP·Wells Fargo Center

Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Yegor Sharangovich's goal at 9:32 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 66% to 83%. Expected goals were close — NJD 2.5, PHI 2.4; shots on goal were NJD 32, PHI 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 30 of 33 (.909), 0.6 goals below expected; Carter Hart stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Yegor Sharangovich (1 G, 1 A), 2. Travis Zajac (1 G, 1 A), 3. Sean Couturier (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    Y. Sharangovich1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NJD
    T. Zajac1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    PHI
    S. Couturier2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD21421107432
PHIPHI1809216333

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    M. McLeod(4)
    T. Smith (14), A. Johnsson (5)
    backhandxG 0.11win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    9:52
  2. PHI
    J. Farabee(14)PPG
    J. Voracek (19), I. Provorov (11)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +10 pts
    1-1
    12:43
  3. NJD
    K. Palmieri(6)PPG
    J. Bratt (13), J. Kuokkanen (9)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +13 pts
    2-1
    19:54

2nd period

  1. NJD
    Y. Sharangovich(7)
    T. Zajac (10), J. Kuokkanen (10)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    9:32
  2. NJD
    T. Zajac(4)
    T. Smith (15), Y. Sharangovich (5)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +8 pts
    4-1
    19:36

3rd period

  1. PHI
    S. Couturier(7)
    T. Konecny (12), J. van Riemsdyk (17)
    tip-inxG 0.20win prob +3 pts
    4-2
    11:37
  2. PHI
    S. Couturier(8)
    J. Voracek (20), J. van Riemsdyk (18)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +5 pts
    4-3
    18:58

Penalties

NJD 6 PIM·PHI 8 PIM

1st

  • 0:30PHIJustin Braun · Interferencedrawn by Travis Zajac2 min
  • 11:53NJDTy Smith · Interferencedrawn by Jakub Voracek2 min
  • 18:34PHITravis Sanheim · Holdingdrawn by Mikhail Maltsev2 min

2nd

  • 0:51NJDTy Smith · Hookingdrawn by Joel Farabee2 min
  • 3:09PHITravis Sanheim · Trippingdrawn by Miles Wood2 min
  • 5:37PHIOskar Lindblom · Trippingdrawn by Michael McLeod2 min
  • 14:37NJDKyle Palmieri · High stickingdrawn by Shayne Gostisbehere2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Yegor Sharangovich, 2nd 9:32 — NJD 66% → 83%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Couturier · Goal · xG 0.20T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.17J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.17K. Hayes · Missed · xG 0.16S. Couturier · Missed · xG 0.14N. Aube-Kubel · On goal · xG 0.13J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.12S. Couturier · Goal · xG 0.11J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.09O. Lindblom · On goal · xG 0.08N. Aube-Kubel · On goal · xG 0.08O. Lindblom · Missed · xG 0.07T. Konecny · Missed · xG 0.07J. Farabee · Goal · xG 0.07M. Raffl · On goal · xG 0.05C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.05J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.05I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.05J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.04J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.04O. Lindblom · On goal · xG 0.04S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.04K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.04S. Gostisbehere · Missed · xG 0.03P. Myers · Missed · xG 0.03K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.03I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.02M. Raffl · On goal · xG 0.02T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.02T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.02S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.02P. Myers · On goal · xG 0.02J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.02J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.01T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.01P. Myers · Missed · xG 0.01I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.01C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.01J. Braun · On goal · xG 0.01J. Braun · Missed · xG 0.01P. Myers · On goal · xG 0.00
PHI3 G · 2.4 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsPHI
2.54 G
All situations
3 G2.4
1.83 G
Even strength
2 G1.1
0.71 G
Power play
1 G1.0
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD54%46%PHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.51 – 2.31

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

NJDvsPHI
32
Shots on goal
33
43%
Faceoffs
57%
1/4
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
8
13
Hits
19
14
Blocked shots
16
10
Giveaways
13
6
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
76P. SubbanD000000.02100—24:55
70D. KulikovD000000.03120—20:11
28D. SeversonD000+130.12120—20:08
24T. SmithD022+300.03004—19:17
37P. ZachaC000-120.300002618:33
59J. KuokkanenC022+120.17000016:58
45S. VatanenD000-100.00110—16:24
19T. ZajacC112+120.241004716:18
17Y. SharangovichC112+140.3701010016:05
39N. MerkleyR000-140.09010—16:04
22R. MurrayD000-100.00130—15:26
44M. WoodL000+130.14100—14:49
23M. MaltsevL000-130.212105014:45
21K. PalmieriC101030.22102014:31
86J. HughesC000030.220204314:11
63J. BrattL011000.00000—13:01
20M. McLeodC101+120.301107512:59
11A. JohnssonL011+110.09200—10:35
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Blackwood(W)33303.9092.36-0.6460:00

Season series

Tied 4-4

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