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2019-02-02 · Centre Bell

3 – 2Final/OT

NJD beat MTL 3–2 in overtime. NJD lost the expected-goals battle 2.1 to 2.6 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Nico Hischier scored at 1:56 of overtime, moving NJD’s win probability from 48% to 100%.

Shots on goal
27 – 39
Expected goals
2.1 – 2.6
xG share
MTL 55%
Home-ice start
MTL 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.

NJD goalMTL goal

Expected goals

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

NJDMTL

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, 0 A · 20:28 TOI
On-ice +0.28 · Finishing +1.56
+1.87
NJD
Will Butcher
1 G, 0 A · 20:51 TOI
On-ice +0.19 · Finishing +0.50
+0.68
MTL
1 G, 0 A · 16:24 TOI
On-ice −0.09 · Finishing +0.77
+0.66

Rough nights

MTL
Antti Niemi
61:56 TOI
GSAx −0.78
−0.78
MTL
0 G, 0 A · 13:58 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing −0.58
−0.52
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 17:01 TOI
On-ice −0.13 · Finishing −0.28
−0.44

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNJD–MTLWin prob.
P1 5:22 MTLJesperi Kotkaniemi
from Artturi Lehkonen, Jordie Benn
0–153% → 69%
P1 19:16 NJDWill ButcherPP
from Kyle Palmieri, Marcus Johansson
1–133% → 48%
P2 16:33 MTLPhillip Danault
from Jeff Petry, Max Domi
1–253% → 76%
P3 11:26 NJDNico Hischier
from Kevin Rooney
2–216% → 48%
OT 1:56 NJDNico Hischier
from Mirco Mueller
3–248% → 100%

Every player

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NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nico Hischier C20:282+1.87+0.28+1.56+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.02
Will Butcher D20:511+0.68+0.19+0.50−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mirco Mueller D21:151+0.12+0.19−0.02−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Seney L7:40+0.07−0.07−0.03−0.01−0.00+0.18+0.00
Kevin Rooney C12:251−0.01−0.02−0.02−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.02
Egor Yakovlev D14:04−0.10−0.10+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brian Boyle C15:40−0.11−0.03−0.01−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.04
Andy Greene D20:29−0.11−0.12−0.01−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Marcus Johansson L19:191−0.11+0.07−0.17−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L13:36−0.11−0.11−0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Drew Stafford R13:28−0.12−0.11−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Steven Santini D16:56−0.15−0.14−0.01−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Kyle Palmieri C17:041−0.16+0.00−0.36+0.01+0.01+0.18+0.00
Damon Severson D24:20−0.17−0.11+0.01−0.03−0.04+0.00+0.00
Blake Coleman L19:58−0.22−0.02−0.03−0.01+0.01−0.18+0.00
Kurtis Gabriel R7:50−0.23−0.05−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.18+0.00
Miles Wood L17:36−0.27+0.21−0.46−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Pavel Zacha C17:01−0.44−0.13−0.28−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Mackenzie Blackwood G61:44+0.54

MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Phillip Danault C16:241+0.66−0.09+0.77−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C15:381+0.61−0.06+0.68−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Max Domi C18:141+0.22+0.08−0.14+0.06+0.00+0.18+0.04
Nicolas Deslauriers L10:20+0.15−0.00−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.18+0.00
Charles Hudon L13:08+0.07+0.08−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mike Reilly D19:03+0.00+0.07−0.04−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jeff Petry D21:051−0.01+0.03−0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Victor Mete D20:02−0.03−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tomas Tatar L16:15−0.03−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Paul Byron L16:15−0.08−0.04−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matthew Peca C10:04−0.09+0.00−0.05−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.03
Artturi Lehkonen L15:201−0.11+0.09−0.22+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Kulak D19:01−0.13−0.02−0.08−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Shea Weber D23:07−0.23+0.07−0.15+0.00+0.03−0.18+0.00
Jonathan Drouin L15:51−0.28+0.02−0.29+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Joel Armia R19:13−0.32−0.01−0.30−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordie Benn D16:561−0.38+0.00−0.03+0.01−0.01−0.36+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R13:58−0.52+0.07−0.58−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Antti Niemi G61:56−0.78

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.