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2018-12-14 · Prudential Center

4 – 5Final/OT

NJD beat VGK 5–4 in overtime. NJD also won the expected-goals battle 3.7 to 2.2: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Nico Hischier scored at 0:41 of overtime, moving NJD’s win probability from 52% to 100%.

Shots on goal
22 – 42
Expected goals
2.2 – 3.7
xG share
NJD 63%
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.

VGK goalNJD goal

Expected goals

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

VGKNJD

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.

VGK
2 G, 0 A · 19:09 TOI
On-ice −0.26 · Finishing +1.58 · Penalties +0.18 · Faceoffs −0.06
+1.44
NJD
Travis Zajac
1 G, 1 A · 18:59 TOI
On-ice +0.29 · Finishing +0.63 · Faceoffs +0.06
+0.96
NJD
Keith Kinkaid
51:00 TOI
GSAx +0.90
+0.90

Rough nights

NJD
Cory Schneider
9:36 TOI
GSAx −2.36
−2.36
VGK
Marc-Andre Fleury
60:41 TOI
GSAx −0.93
−0.93
VGK
0 G, 2 A · 17:14 TOI
On-ice −0.14 · Finishing −0.37
−0.53

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalVGK–NJDWin prob.
P1 1:19 VGKAlex Tuch
from Oscar Lindberg, Nate Schmidt
1–047% → 62%
P1 7:45 VGKWilliam Karlsson
from Jonathan Marchessault, Brayden McNabb
2–063% → 76%
P1 9:23 VGKWilliam Carrier
from Ryan Reaves
3–077% → 90%
P2 2:59 NJDTravis ZajacPP
from Marcus Johansson, Jesper Bratt
3–17% → 19%
P2 3:57 VGKWilliam KarlssonPP
from Reilly Smith, Jonathan Marchessault
4–182% → 94%
P2 10:21 NJDMiles Wood
from Blake Coleman, Travis Zajac
4–25% → 16%
P3 6:24 NJDKyle Palmieri
unassisted
4–37% → 23%
P3 14:55 NJDBrett Seney
from Drew Stafford
4–413% → 51%
OT 0:41 NJDNico Hischier
from Marcus Johansson
4–552% → 100%

Every player

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VGK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
William Karlsson C19:092+1.44−0.26+1.58−0.01+0.01+0.18−0.06
William Carrier L6:561+0.84−0.04+0.89−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Tuch R15:561+0.62−0.02+0.65+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.02
Shea Theodore D19:08−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare L12:44−0.04−0.06−0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.01
Reilly Smith R20:521−0.10−0.28−0.00+0.00+0.01+0.18+0.00
Nick Holden D17:38−0.14−0.06−0.07−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Deryk Engelland D18:10−0.19−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.01−0.18+0.00
Cody Eakin C12:36−0.19−0.00−0.00−0.01−0.00−0.18+0.01
Ryan Reaves R10:071−0.21−0.05−0.14−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Oscar Lindberg L14:071−0.22+0.02−0.22−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Colin Miller D17:20−0.23−0.02−0.03−0.00+0.00−0.18+0.00
Ryan Carpenter C13:38−0.30−0.15−0.14−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Tomas Nosek L15:01−0.33−0.04−0.27−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Paul Stastny C16:53−0.35−0.14−0.20−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Brayden McNabb D21:471−0.50−0.34+0.01−0.00+0.02−0.18+0.00
Nate Schmidt D24:161−0.51−0.38−0.16+0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Marchessault C17:142−0.53−0.14−0.37−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Marc-Andre Fleury G60:41−0.93

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Travis Zajac C18:5911+0.96+0.29+0.63−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.06
Nico Hischier C19:471+0.77+0.01+0.56+0.02−0.01+0.18+0.01
Miles Wood L13:271+0.70+0.13+0.58−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Seney L9:591+0.67+0.03+0.63−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.02
John Quenneville C11:55+0.40+0.28−0.04−0.01−0.01+0.18+0.00
Kyle Palmieri C16:361+0.38+0.20+0.36+0.01+0.00−0.18−0.01
Sami Vatanen D21:46+0.31+0.19−0.08+0.02+0.00+0.18+0.00
Blake Coleman L17:531+0.07+0.11−0.23−0.00+0.01+0.18+0.01
Brian Boyle C14:56+0.03+0.20−0.14−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Damon Severson D23:08−0.01+0.12−0.08−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
Mirco Mueller D16:25−0.02+0.04−0.02−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ben Lovejoy D14:59−0.03−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
Andy Greene D21:16−0.03+0.16−0.02−0.01+0.01−0.18+0.00
Will Butcher D20:02−0.04+0.20−0.24−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Drew Stafford R9:531−0.08−0.00−0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Marcus Johansson L20:062−0.14+0.07−0.21+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Pavel Zacha C13:46−0.18+0.11−0.29+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L12:421−0.20+0.07−0.29+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Keith Kinkaid G51:00+0.90
Cory Schneider G9:36−2.36

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.