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Montréal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils

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Montréal Canadiens
3
New Jersey Devils
▸4
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime, Jesper Bratt scoring at 1:33. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Devils led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jesper Bratt's goal at 1:33 of overtime, which took the Devils' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Devils, 2.3 to 2.1; shots on goal were MTL 19, NJD 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Devils win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Jakub Dobes stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 1.7 goals below expected; Jacob Markstrom stopped 16 of 19 (.842), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jesper Bratt (1 G), 2. Noah Dobson (2 A), 3. Timo Meier (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    J. Bratt1 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    N. Dobson2 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    T. Meier1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
MTLMTL14082700319
NJDNJD181121612428

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    C. Glass(3)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.05win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:53
  2. MTL
    K. Dach(4)
    N. Dobson (8), M. Matheson (5)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +11 ptsVideo
    1-1
    2:59

2nd period

  1. NJD
    O. Palat(1)
    J. Hughes (7), S. Nemec (8)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-2
    8:05

3rd period

  1. MTL
    J. Evans(2)
    J. Anderson (2), N. Dobson (9)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +23 ptsVideo
    2-2
    0:59
  2. MTL
    O. Kapanen(5)
    A. Newhook (5)
    backhandxG 0.24win prob +33 ptsVideo
    3-2
    10:33
  3. NJD
    T. Meier(4)
    D. Mercer (7), J. Hughes (8)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +46 ptsVideo
    3-3
    18:53

Overtime

  1. NJD
    J. Bratt(5)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.26win prob +49 ptsVideo
    3-4
    1:33

Penalties

MTL 10 PIM·NJD 4 PIM

1st

  • 9:11MTLKirby Dach · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Jacob Markstrom2 min
  • 16:06NJDTimo Meier · Trippingdrawn by Lane Hutson2 min
  • 16:26MTLIvan Demidov · Trippingdrawn by Dawson Mercer2 min

2nd

  • 9:44MTLOliver Kapanen · Trippingdrawn by Jack Hughes2 min
  • 17:30NJDSimon Nemec · Hookingdrawn by Zachary Bolduc2 min

3rd

  • 2:33MTLJayden Struble · Hookingdrawn by Stefan Noesen2 min
  • 6:06MTLJayden Struble · High stickingdrawn by Paul Cotter2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jesper Bratt, OT 1:33 — NJD 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Bratt · Goal · xG 0.26O. Palat · Goal · xG 0.19T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.13J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.12D. Mercer · On goal · xG 0.12T. Meier · Goal · xG 0.12L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.11J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.10L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.10J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.09T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.09J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.09A. Gritsyuk · On goal · xG 0.07T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.06J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.06J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.06A. Gritsyuk · On goal · xG 0.05C. Glass · Goal · xG 0.05A. Gritsyuk · Missed · xG 0.04O. Palat · Missed · xG 0.04C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.04J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04J. Bratt · Missed · xG 0.04J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.03J. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.03J. Siegenthaler · On goal · xG 0.02O. Palat · Missed · xG 0.02C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.02S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.02T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.02T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.01T. Meier · On goal · xG 0.01S. Nemec · Missed · xG 0.01T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.01T. Meier · Missed · xG 0.01C. Glass · On goal · xG 0.01A. Gritsyuk · Missed · xG 0.01J. Lammikko · On goal · xG 0.00D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD4 G · 2.3 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsNJD
2.13 G
All situations
4 G2.3
1.93 G
Even strength
4 G1.8
0.10 G
Power play
0 G0.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 67 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL44%56%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.00 – 2.30

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

MTLvsNJD
19
Shots on goal
28
57%
Faceoffs
43%
0/2
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
4
14
Hits
19
21
Blocked shots
13
16
Giveaways
16
6
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8M. MathesonD011+100.00150—27:16
48L. HutsonD000-110.12130—26:52
14N. SuzukiC000-110.090004321:01
53N. DobsonD022+320.05110—20:59
20J. SlafkovskýL000-140.381105018:35
13C. CaufieldR000020.35000—18:08
71J. EvansC101010.020205818:01
45A. CarrierD000-210.04210—17:56
47J. StrubleD000-100.05124—16:08
17J. AndersonR011010.27220—15:56
15A. NewhookC011-110.042005015:17
90J. VelenoC000010.052102512:44
91O. KapanenC101020.340127512:11
77K. DachC101+120.0700210011:37
11B. GallagherR000+100.00100—11:30
72A. XhekajD000-100.00000—10:54
93I. DemidovR000-100.07022—10:27
76Z. BolducR000000.1200010009:11
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
75J. Dobes(O)28244.8572.32-1.6861:29

Season series

NJD leads 2-1

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