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2019-12-31 · Prudential Center

2 – 3Final/SO

NJD beat BOS 3–2 in a shootout. NJD also won the expected-goals battle 4.6 to 2.8: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Jesper Bratt scored at 13:11 of the third, moving NJD’s win probability from 16% to 51%. Jaroslav Halak saved 2.2 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
30 – 44
Expected goals
2.8 – 4.6
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.

BOS goalNJD goal

Expected goals

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

BOSNJD

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.

BOS
Jaroslav Halak
65:00 TOI
GSAx +2.21
+2.21
NJD
65:00 TOI
GSAx +1.83
+1.83
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 14:19 TOI
On-ice +0.15 · Finishing −0.10 · Playmaking −0.06 · Shootout +1.02
+0.99

Rough nights

BOS
0 G, 1 A · 21:06 TOI
On-ice −0.23 · Finishing −0.52 · Playmaking +0.22 · Shootout −0.38
−0.93
BOS
0 G, 0 A · 19:03 TOI
On-ice −0.43 · Finishing −0.09 · Shootout −0.32
−0.91
BOS
Patrice Bergeron
0 G, 0 A · 19:44 TOI
Finishing −0.16 · Playmaking −0.17 · Shootout −0.48
−0.77

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalBOS–NJDWin prob.
P1 2:03 BOSBrad MarchandPP
from David Pastrnak, Matt Grzelcyk
1–047% → 62%
P2 4:27 BOSJoakim Nordstrom
from Sean Kuraly, Brandon Carlo
2–067% → 82%
P2 8:58 NJDBlake Coleman
from Nikita Gusev, Sami Vatanen
2–116% → 32%
P3 13:11 NJDJesper Bratt
from P.K. Subban, Nico Hischier
2–216% → 51%

Every player

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BOS

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Chris Wagner R14:41+0.96−0.09−0.00+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.01+1.02
Sean Kuraly C15:271+0.40−0.14−0.00+0.19−0.02+0.35+0.02−0.00
Joakim Nordstrom C12:061+0.16−0.04+0.40−0.03+0.00−0.18+0.00−0.00
Par Lindholm C11:42−0.02−0.02−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00
David Backes R7:57−0.05−0.01−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
John Moore D18:09−0.08+0.11−0.05−0.13−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brett Ritchie R11:19−0.10−0.08−0.00−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00
Steven Kampfer D12:23−0.12+0.03−0.13−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Anders Bjork L13:10−0.14−0.09−0.00−0.07+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Brandon Carlo D27:221−0.28−0.39−0.03+0.09+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brad Marchand L20:461−0.33+0.05+0.26−0.16+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.48
Zdeno Chara D27:50−0.38−0.47+0.00+0.04+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matt Grzelcyk D23:411−0.40−0.17−0.01−0.09+0.03−0.18+0.00+0.00
Jeremy Lauzon D15:40−0.49−0.24−0.02−0.04−0.01−0.18+0.00+0.00
Jake DeBrusk L13:35−0.56−0.06−0.00−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.48
Patrice Bergeron C19:44−0.77+0.03−0.16−0.17+0.05+0.00−0.03−0.48
Charlie Coyle C19:03−0.91−0.43−0.09−0.05+0.00+0.00−0.02−0.32
David Pastrnak R21:061−0.93−0.23−0.52+0.22−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.38
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jaroslav Halak G65:00+2.21

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Jack Hughes C14:19+0.99+0.15−0.10−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00+1.02
Damon Severson D25:42+0.86+0.17−0.13−0.16−0.03+0.00+0.00+1.02
Blake Coleman L19:011+0.24+0.17+0.13−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Jesper Bratt L15:231+0.17+0.11+0.31−0.06−0.01−0.18+0.00−0.00
Nico Hischier C20:031+0.15+0.14−0.13−0.07−0.01+0.18+0.03−0.00
Andy Greene D20:02+0.13+0.26−0.01−0.14+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
P.K. Subban D19:561+0.11+0.37−0.12+0.04−0.00−0.18+0.00+0.00
Mirco Mueller D15:38+0.01−0.12−0.01−0.02−0.01+0.18+0.00+0.00
Miles Wood L14:40−0.00−0.02−0.11−0.03−0.01+0.18+0.00−0.00
Nikita Gusev L17:581−0.00+0.33−0.28+0.11−0.02+0.18+0.00−0.32
Will Butcher D16:28−0.03+0.06+0.00−0.09+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
John Hayden C8:59−0.15−0.09−0.04−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Travis Zajac C19:26−0.18+0.08−0.01−0.08−0.01−0.18+0.02−0.00
Pavel Zacha C16:42−0.25+0.05−0.10−0.14−0.00+0.00−0.05−0.00
Sami Vatanen D26:471−0.27+0.04−0.24−0.08+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kyle Palmieri C17:43−0.42+0.47−0.27−0.15+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.48
Jesper Boqvist C8:52−0.50−0.08−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.38
Wayne Simmonds R14:35−0.63−0.00−0.11−0.06+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.48
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Mackenzie Blackwood G65:00+1.83

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.