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New Jersey Devils at Columbus Blue Jackets

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New Jersey Devils
▸3
Columbus Blue Jackets
2
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Dawson Mercer's goal at 11:09 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 48% to 66%. Expected goals favored the Blue Jackets, 3.6 to 3.2; shots on goal were NJD 28, CBJ 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blue Jackets win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 23 of 24 (.958), 1.4 goals saved above expected; Jet Greaves stopped 25 of 27 (.926). Three stars: 1. Dawson Mercer (2 G), 2. Kirill Marchenko (1 G), 3. Timo Meier (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    D. Mercer2 G
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    K. Marchenko1 G
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    T. Meier1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
NJDNJD1811119328
CBJCBJ0161819233

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    T. Meier(2)PPG
    J. Hughes (2), J. Bratt (2)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    15:47

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    K. Marchenko(4)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.27win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-1
    8:49
  2. NJD
    D. Mercer(1)PPG
    A. Gritsyuk (3), O. Palat (1)
    slapxG 0.15win prob +19 ptsVideo
    2-1
    11:09

3rd period

  1. NJD
    D. Mercer(2)EN
    N. Hischier (2), B. Dillon (1)
    wristxG 0.54win prob +3 ptsVideo
    3-1
    19:03
  2. CBJ
    D. Voronkov(2)
    I. Provorov (2)
    pokexG 0.22win prob +1 ptsVideo
    3-2
    19:39

Penalties

NJD 10 PIM·CBJ 4 PIM

1st

  • 6:08NJDDougie Hamilton · High sticking double minordrawn by Miles Wood4 min
  • 12:18NJDBrett Pesce · Hookingdrawn by Mathieu Olivier2 min
  • 13:47CBJAdam Fantilli · Hookingdrawn by Dawson Mercer2 min

2nd

  • 9:13CBJCole Sillinger · Hookingdrawn by Luke Hughes2 min
  • 14:49NJDSimon Nemec · Hookingdrawn by Boone Jenner2 min

3rd

  • 4:42NJDArseny Gritsyuk · Holdingdrawn by Adam Fantilli2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Dawson Mercer, 2nd 11:09 — NJD 48% → 66%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.35K. Marchenko · Goal · xG 0.27M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.23D. Voronkov · Goal · xG 0.22K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.17K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.16A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.14D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.11Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.11M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.11D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.11A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.10D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.10D. Voronkov · Missed · xG 0.09Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.09I. Lundeström · On goal · xG 0.08K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.08C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.08K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.08K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.07A. Fantilli · On goal · xG 0.07M. Olivier · Missed · xG 0.07Z. Aston-Reese · Missed · xG 0.06S. Monahan · Missed · xG 0.06D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.06K. Marchenko · Missed · xG 0.05Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.05S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.04A. Fantilli · Missed · xG 0.04D. Mateychuk · On goal · xG 0.04D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03K. Marchenko · On goal · xG 0.03D. Voronkov · On goal · xG 0.03I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · Missed · xG 0.03Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.03K. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.02B. Jenner · On goal · xG 0.02B. Jenner · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.01I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.01M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.01D. Fabbro · On goal · xG 0.01D. Fabbro · On goal · xG 0.01I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.01Z. Werenski · On goal · xG 0.00I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.00D. Fabbro · On goal · xG 0.00
CBJ2 G · 3.6 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

NJDvsCBJ
3.22 G
All situations
2 G3.6
1.50 G
Even strength
2 G2.5
0.72 G
Power play
0 G1.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
NJD27%73%CBJ

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.17 – 3.56

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

NJDvsCBJ
28
Shots on goal
33
42%
Faceoffs
58%
2/2
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
4
15
Hits
18
18
Blocked shots
12
19
Giveaways
21
5
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
New Jersey Devils skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43L. HughesD000020.07000—22:42
71J. SiegenthalerD000000.00010—21:42
7D. HamiltonD000-120.60024—21:00
22B. PesceD000-130.04022—20:19
13N. HischierC011+110.460205519:27
86J. HughesC011-200.060201818:40
5B. DillonD011000.00420—18:28
16C. BrownR000030.1102010016:55
63J. BrattL011-230.20100—16:50
91D. MercerC202+140.851105016:35
28T. MeierR101+130.3600010016:02
81A. GritsyukR011020.11102—14:25
17S. NemecD000000.00032—14:05
12C. GlassC000030.140002113:47
18O. PalatL011-210.12110—13:08
14L. GlendeningC000000.000005010:24
47P. CotterL000010.03500—08:37
48B. HalonenL000000.00200—06:54
New Jersey Devils goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen24231.9582.38+1.3840:00
25J. Markstrom(W)981.8891.24+0.2420:00

Season series

Tied 2-2

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