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2018-03-27 · Prudential Center

3 – 4Final

NJD beat CAR 4–3. NJD also won the expected-goals battle 3.5 to 2.2: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Stefan Noesen scored at 18:27 of the third, moving NJD’s win probability from 50% to 95%.

Shots on goal
34 – 45
Expected goals
2.2 – 3.5
xG share
NJD 62%
Home-ice start
NJD 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

CAR goalNJD goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

CARNJD

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

NJD
2 G, 1 A · 18:02 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing +1.18 · Penalties +0.36
+1.63
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 12:55 TOI
On-ice +0.22 · Finishing +0.67
+0.93
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 13:45 TOI
On-ice +0.25 · Finishing +0.56
+0.80

Rough nights

NJD
Keith Kinkaid
59:55 TOI
GSAx −0.68
−0.68
CAR
Klas Dahlbeck
0 G, 0 A · 19:12 TOI
On-ice −0.28 · Finishing −0.09 · Penalties −0.18
−0.58
CAR
Jeff Skinner
0 G, 2 A · 14:34 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Finishing −0.28
−0.53

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalCAR–NJDWin prob.
P1 5:47 NJDPavel Zacha
from Kyle Palmieri, Taylor Hall
0–153% → 69%
P1 11:41 CARPhillip Di Giuseppe
from Elias Lindholm, Jeff Skinner
1–130% → 47%
P1 16:53 CARWarren Foegele
from Lee Stempniak, Derek Ryan
2–147% → 65%
P2 14:07 NJDKyle PalmieriPP
from Taylor Hall, Will Butcher
2–231% → 53%
P3 3:39 CARNoah Hanifin
from Trevor van Riemsdyk, Jeff Skinner
3–248% → 75%
P3 11:05 NJDKyle PalmieriPP
from Taylor Hall, Will Butcher
3–320% → 53%
P3 18:27 NJDStefan Noesen
from Andy Greene, Michael Grabner
3–450% → 95%

Every player

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CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Noah Hanifin D19:471+0.70−0.06+0.77+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Warren Foegele L12:391+0.65−0.00+0.66−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Phillip Di Giuseppe L13:351+0.38−0.19+0.78−0.01−0.02−0.18+0.00
Jordan Staal C18:42+0.05−0.12−0.00−0.01−0.02+0.18+0.02
Trevor van Riemsdyk D22:191+0.03−0.03+0.01+0.03+0.02+0.00+0.00
Derek Ryan C12:401+0.02−0.01−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.05
Lee Stempniak R9:441−0.01+0.06−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.02
Haydn Fleury D14:54−0.03+0.01−0.02−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Roland McKeown D13:12−0.13−0.14+0.01−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Elias Lindholm C17:141−0.20−0.16−0.13−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.10
Justin Williams R13:26−0.34−0.11−0.05+0.01−0.00−0.18+0.00
Valentin Zykov L15:49−0.40−0.05−0.17−0.01−0.00−0.18+0.00
Jaccob Slavin D25:12−0.45−0.39−0.08+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Teuvo Teravainen C18:20−0.45−0.27−0.19+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Sebastian Aho C18:08−0.47−0.25−0.14+0.02−0.04+0.00−0.06
Brock McGinn L15:14−0.48−0.23−0.22−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.01
Jeff Skinner L14:342−0.53−0.20−0.28+0.00−0.04+0.00−0.01
Klas Dahlbeck D19:12−0.58−0.28−0.09−0.02−0.01−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Scott Darling G58:35+0.35

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Kyle Palmieri C18:0221+1.63+0.09+1.18+0.01+0.01+0.36−0.02
Pavel Zacha C12:551+0.93+0.22+0.67+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.03
Stefan Noesen R13:451+0.80+0.25+0.56−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Blake Coleman L14:44+0.21+0.10−0.08−0.00+0.00+0.18+0.01
Miles Wood L12:23+0.14−0.01−0.00−0.02−0.01+0.18+0.00
Andy Greene D22:251+0.12+0.17−0.05−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Nico Hischier C17:23+0.07+0.13−0.00+0.03−0.01+0.00−0.08
Damon Severson D20:22+0.03+0.23−0.12−0.05−0.03+0.00+0.00
Brian Gibbons C11:00−0.02−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mirco Mueller D17:40−0.02+0.07−0.06−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael Grabner L15:491−0.02+0.24−0.23−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Travis Zajac C19:17−0.03+0.24−0.21−0.03−0.00+0.00−0.02
Will Butcher D14:512−0.11+0.17−0.28−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brian Boyle C9:53−0.18−0.15−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Sami Vatanen D22:28−0.19+0.23−0.25+0.01+0.00−0.18+0.00
Taylor Hall L20:273−0.28+0.22−0.57+0.09−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L12:31−0.29+0.07−0.36+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
John Moore D18:10−0.41+0.02−0.21−0.01−0.02−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Keith Kinkaid G59:55−0.68

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.