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New Jersey Devils at Winnipeg Jets

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New Jersey Devils
4
Winnipeg Jets
▸8
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Recap

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The Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 8-4. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Jets led 6-4 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Josh Morrissey's goal at 15:26 of the second period, which took the Jets' chances from 53% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Jets, 3.4 to 2.9; shots on goal were NJD 37, WPG 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Jets win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Jonathan Bernier stopped 26 of 32 (.813), 3.4 goals below expected; Connor Hellebuyck stopped 33 of 37 (.892), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Mark Scheifele (3 G, 1 A), 2. Nikolaj Ehlers (2 G), 3. Blake Wheeler (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    WPG
    M. Scheifele3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    WPG
    N. Ehlers2 G
  3. ★★★
    WPG
    B. Wheeler3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD212214011437
WPGWPG31232028840

Scoring

12 goals

1st period

  1. WPG
    M. Scheifele(3)
    N. Pionk (11), B. Wheeler (8)
    backhandxG 0.14win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    1:52
  2. WPG
    N. Ehlers(7)
    P. Dubois (8), B. Dillon (4)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    3:52
  3. WPG
    K. Vesalainen(2)
    P. Stastny (5)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +10 pts
    0-3
    7:39
  4. NJD
    D. Severson(2)PPG
    T. Tatar (7), T. Smith (3)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +9 pts
    1-3
    9:08
  5. NJD
    J. Hughes(3)
    R. Graves (7), D. Hamilton (9)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +15 pts
    2-3
    19:36

2nd period

  1. NJD
    N. Hischier(3)
    J. Bratt (13)
    snapxG 0.25win prob +15 pts
    3-3
    0:37
  2. NJD
    R. Graves(3)
    J. Kuokkanen (2), J. Boqvist (2)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +16 pts
    4-3
    1:16
  3. WPG
    N. Ehlers(8)
    P. Dubois (9), A. Copp (12)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +19 pts
    4-4
    10:39
  4. WPG
    J. Morrissey(4)
    B. Wheeler (9), M. Scheifele (7)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +21 pts
    4-5
    15:26
  5. WPG
    M. Scheifele(4)PPG
    N. Pionk (12), C. Hellebuyck (1)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +13 pts
    4-6
    19:54

3rd period

  1. WPG
    M. Scheifele(5)
    B. Wheeler (10), K. Connor (11)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +4 pts
    4-7
    9:36
  2. WPG
    A. Lowry(3)
    L. Stanley (7), J. Harkins (2)
    wristxG 0.13
    4-8
    16:33

Penalties

NJD 8 PIM·WPG 4 PIM

1st

  • 7:46WPGJosh Morrissey · Holdingdrawn by Jesper Bratt2 min

2nd

  • 5:10NJDJonas Siegenthaler · High stickingdrawn by Pierre-Luc Dubois2 min
  • 11:40NJDPavel Zacha · Hookingdrawn by Kyle Connor2 min
  • 18:20NJDMichael McLeod · Trippingdrawn by Adam Lowry2 min

3rd

  • 11:58WPGBlake Wheeler · Hookingdrawn by Dougie Hamilton2 min
  • 14:13NJDDougie Hamilton · Slashingdrawn by Andrew Copp2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Josh Morrissey, 2nd 15:26 — WPG 53% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
P. Stastny · On goal · xG 0.27P. Dubois · On goal · xG 0.27K. Vesalainen · Goal · xG 0.21K. Vesalainen · On goal · xG 0.19K. Connor · On goal · xG 0.16M. Scheifele · On goal · xG 0.14M. Scheifele · Goal · xG 0.14J. Harkins · On goal · xG 0.13A. Lowry · Goal · xG 0.13A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.11J. Harkins · Missed · xG 0.11A. Copp · Missed · xG 0.11J. Morrissey · Goal · xG 0.10K. Connor · Missed · xG 0.09M. Scheifele · On goal · xG 0.08M. Scheifele · Missed · xG 0.08E. Svechnikov · Missed · xG 0.08B. Wheeler · On goal · xG 0.07M. Scheifele · Goal · xG 0.06J. Morrissey · On goal · xG 0.06M. Scheifele · Goal · xG 0.05N. Ehlers · Missed · xG 0.05N. Ehlers · On goal · xG 0.05N. Pionk · On goal · xG 0.05N. Ehlers · Goal · xG 0.05K. Vesalainen · On goal · xG 0.05N. Ehlers · Goal · xG 0.04L. Stanley · Missed · xG 0.04J. Morrissey · On goal · xG 0.03J. Morrissey · On goal · xG 0.03B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.03N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.03D. Toninato · Missed · xG 0.03J. Morrissey · Missed · xG 0.02L. Stanley · On goal · xG 0.02N. Ehlers · Missed · xG 0.02J. Morrissey · On goal · xG 0.02P. Stastny · On goal · xG 0.02B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.02L. Stanley · On goal · xG 0.01D. DeMelo · On goal · xG 0.01K. Vesalainen · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.01N. Pionk · On goal · xG 0.01J. Morrissey · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dillon · On goal · xG 0.01N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.01K. Vesalainen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Harkins · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lowry · Missed · xG 0.01A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.00
WPG8 G · 3.4 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsWPG
2.94 G
All situations
8 G3.4
2.53 G
Even strength
7 G2.6
0.31 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 100 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD42%58%WPG

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.86 – 3.33

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

NJDvsWPG
37
Shots on goal
40
37%
Faceoffs
63%
1/2
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
4
20
Hits
30
11
Blocked shots
11
13
Giveaways
13
7
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
7D. HamiltonD011050.17102—22:33
28D. SeversonD101-140.26020—21:13
33R. GravesD112020.16210—20:04
13N. HischierC101060.712103019:31
71J. SiegenthalerD000-330.03102—18:39
24T. SmithD011-320.04030—18:20
76P. SubbanD000-210.05000—18:12
18D. MercerC000-400.000101117:51
37P. ZachaC000010.422025017:14
63J. BrattL011+120.26000—16:59
86J. HughesC101-210.26010014:44
20M. McLeodC000-120.105026714:12
16J. VeseyL000-120.26300—14:03
11A. JohnssonL000-120.04100—13:23
59J. KuokkanenC011-100.00000013:01
90T. TatarL011-110.0220010011:36
14N. BastianR000-120.14120—10:33
70J. BoqvistC011010.030004210:16
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
45J. Bernier(L)32266.8132.58-3.4240:00
29M. Blackwood862.7500.80-1.2019:50

Season series

WPG leads 2-0

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