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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Devils led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jesper Boqvist's goal at 18:28 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 47% to 70%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 3.5 to 1.1; shots on goal were NJD 40, CHI 17. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 14 of 17 (.824), 1.9 goals below expected; Alex Stalock stopped 34 of 39 (.872), 2.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jesper Boqvist (1 G, 1 A), 2. Dougie Hamilton (1 G, 1 A), 3. Andreas Athanasiou (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    J. Boqvist1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NJD
    D. Hamilton1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    A. Athanasiou1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD010316314640
CHICHI042914317

Scoring

9 goals

2nd period

  1. NJD
    D. Hamilton(20)
    O. Palat (13), J. Hughes (48)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +18 pts
    1-0
    6:19
  2. CHI
    T. Johnson(11)
    T. Raddysh (16), J. Dickinson (19)
    snapxG 0.24win prob +18 pts
    1-1
    7:45
  3. CHI
    L. Reichel(6)
    A. Athanasiou (15), T. Raddysh (17)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +20 pts
    1-2
    13:58
  4. NJD
    E. Haula(11)
    T. Meier (24), D. Hamilton (51)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +21 pts
    2-2
    15:31
  5. NJD
    J. Boqvist(9)
    J. Hughes (49), J. Bratt (36)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +23 pts
    3-2
    18:28

3rd period

  1. NJD
    R. Graves(7)
    E. Haula (26), J. Boqvist (9)
    backhandxG 0.04win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    5:17
  2. CHI
    A. Athanasiou(16)
    J. Toews (15), N. Zaitsev (6)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +15 pts
    4-3
    9:03
  3. NJD
    T. Meier(37)
    D. Severson (24)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.05win prob +9 pts
    5-3
    16:04
  4. NJD
    D. Mercer(24)EN
    N. Hischier (42), T. Tatar (25)
    wristxG 0.92win prob +1 pts
    6-3
    17:58

Penalties

NJD 2 PIM·CHI 2 PIM

1st

  • 13:04NJDDougie Hamilton · Cross checkingdrawn by Joey Anderson2 min
  • 19:18CHINikita Zaitsev · Holdingdrawn by Yegor Sharangovich2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jesper Boqvist, 2nd 18:28 — NJD 47% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Johnson · Goal · xG 0.24T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.15L. Reichel · Goal · xG 0.10C. Jones · Missed · xG 0.09A. Athanasiou · Goal · xG 0.08B. Katchouk · On goal · xG 0.07S. Jones · Missed · xG 0.05A. Bjork · On goal · xG 0.05J. Dickinson · On goal · xG 0.04T. Raddysh · Missed · xG 0.03J. Toews · On goal · xG 0.03C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02T. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.01S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.01A. Wagner · Missed · xG 0.01N. Zaitsev · Missed · xG 0.01J. Khaira · On goal · xG 0.01T. Raddysh · On goal · xG 0.01J. Toews · Missed · xG 0.01S. Jones · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI3 G · 1.1 xG · 24 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsCHI
3.55 G
All situations
3 G1.1
2.65 G
Even strength
3 G1.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 73 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD79%21%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.56 – 1.07

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

NJDvsCHI
40
Shots on goal
17
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/1
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
2
14
Hits
27
7
Blocked shots
23
15
Giveaways
13
3
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
33R. GravesD101+320.09110—21:31
6J. MarinoD000+310.01100—20:37
71J. SiegenthalerD000010.01220—19:25
28D. SeversonD011010.09020—19:24
88K. BahlD000010.04000—19:17
7D. HamiltonD112040.09012—18:24
86J. HughesC022+220.060005617:42
13N. HischierC011010.110007517:20
91D. MercerC101+141.12000016:12
96T. MeierR112+350.23010—16:12
63J. BrattL011+120.05000—15:31
18O. PalatL011+140.21100—15:08
17Y. SharangovichC000-110.14000014:28
90T. TatarL011010.24000—14:17
20M. McLeodC000-120.223005413:58
56E. HaulaL112+220.211004413:48
70J. BoqvistC112+230.30100012:41
44M. WoodL000-130.28400—12:34
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Blackwood(W)17143.8241.07-1.9359:31

Season series

NJD leads 2-0

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