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New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins

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New Jersey Devils
▸5
Pittsburgh Penguins
2
FinalTV ATTSN-PT, MSG·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2. The Penguins scored first; the Devils answered. The Devils led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nico Hischier's goal at 8:25 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 60% to 79%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 4.6 to 2.0; shots on goal were NJD 43, PIT 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Vitek Vanecek stopped 29 of 31 (.935); Dustin Tokarski stopped 38 of 42 (.905). Three stars: 1. Nico Hischier (2 G, 2 A), 2. Evgeni Malkin (2 G), 3. Dawson Mercer (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    N. Hischier2 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    PIT
    E. Malkin2 G
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    D. Mercer1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD112216215543
PITPIT1130919231

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. PIT
    E. Malkin(20)PPG
    R. Rakell (18), K. Letang (18)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +8 pts
    0-1
    3:33
  2. NJD
    D. Mercer(13)
    N. Hischier (27), T. Tatar (19)
    backhandxG 0.08win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    4:53

2nd period

  1. NJD
    D. Hamilton(16)PPG
    N. Hischier (28), J. Hughes (33)
    snapxG 0.15win prob +13 pts
    2-1
    3:47
  2. NJD
    N. Hischier(22)SHG
    Y. Sharangovich (13)
    wristxG 0.29win prob +19 pts
    3-1
    8:25

3rd period

  1. NJD
    J. Bratt(22)
    J. Hughes (34), Y. Sharangovich (14)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +5 pts
    4-1
    8:39
  2. PIT
    E. Malkin(21)
    J. Petry (15)
    snapxG 0.12win prob +2 pts
    4-2
    14:43
  3. NJD
    N. Hischier(23)EN
    D. Mercer (19)
    wristxG 0.93win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    17:56

Penalties

NJD 10 PIM·PIT 6 PIM

1st

  • 3:05NJDJohn Marino · Trippingdrawn by Sidney Crosby2 min
  • 8:58NJDBrendan Smith · Interferencedrawn by Bryan Rust2 min
  • 11:43NJDRyan Graves · Slashingdrawn by Brock McGinn2 min
  • 13:08PITJeff Carter · High stickingdrawn by Yegor Sharangovich2 min

2nd

  • 3:37PITMarcus Pettersson · Interferencedrawn by Jesper Bratt2 min
  • 8:08NJDRyan Graves · Interferencedrawn by Jake Guentzel2 min
  • 12:14PITJeff Carter · Trippingdrawn by Ondrej Palat2 min

3rd

  • 3:02NJDKevin Bahl · High stickingdrawn by Josh Archibald2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nico Hischier, 2nd 8:25 — NJD 60% → 79%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
E. Malkin · Goal · xG 0.18R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.13S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.13B. McGinn · On goal · xG 0.13E. Malkin · Goal · xG 0.12D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.11R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.10J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.10S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.10J. Zucker · On goal · xG 0.09B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.08J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.06R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.06J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.06J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.06R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.06J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.04B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.04J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.03R. Rakell · On goal · xG 0.03M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.03J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.03B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.03J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.02S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.02J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.01K. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.01K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.01B. McGinn · Missed · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.01K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.01S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.00S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.00J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT2 G · 2.0 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsPIT
4.64 G
All situations
2 G2.0
2.52 G
Even strength
1 G1.3
0.31 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.81 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 95 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD76%24%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.49 – 1.95

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

NJDvsPIT
43
Shots on goal
31
48%
Faceoffs
52%
1/3
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
6
21
Hits
29
20
Blocked shots
10
7
Giveaways
16
11
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6J. MarinoD000+310.01022—24:28
33R. GravesD000+240.16274—23:51
56E. HaulaL000030.440003320:29
91D. MercerC112+280.9911010019:56
2B. SmithD000000.00042—18:58
13N. HischierC224+351.360305218:41
28D. SeversonD000+130.07210—18:29
7D. HamiltonD101010.18200—17:41
86J. HughesC022030.360003317:30
18O. PalatL000-120.18200—16:50
90T. TatarL011+230.2220010016:48
63J. BrattL101030.18000—16:09
17Y. SharangovichC022+230.14200015:23
49F. ZetterlundL000020.1000010014:04
88K. BahlD000010.01402—13:29
20M. McLeodC000010.071205707:54
70J. BoqvistC000000.00100006:04
44M. WoodL000000.09200—04:48
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41V. Vanecek(W)31292.9351.95-0.0560:00

Season series

NJD leads 4-0

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