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2023-02-23 · Prudential Center

3 – 4Final/OT

NJD beat LAK 4–3 in overtime. NJD also won the expected-goals battle 4.1 to 2.1: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Dawson Mercer scored at 2:30 of overtime, moving NJD’s win probability from 52% to 100%.

Shots on goal
22 – 32
Expected goals
2.1 – 4.1
xG share
NJD 66%
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.

LAK goalNJD goal

Expected goals

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

LAKNJD

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 · 20:09 TOI
On-ice +0.17 · Finishing +1.35
+1.50
LAK
1 G, 1 A · 20:44 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.80
+0.85
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 22:24 TOI
On-ice +0.19 · Finishing +0.38 · Penalties +0.19
+0.80

Rough nights

LAK
0 G, 2 A · 18:22 TOI
On-ice −0.36 · Finishing −0.42 · Penalties −0.19
−0.97
NJD
Vitek Vanecek
61:54 TOI
GSAx −0.85
−0.85
NJD
0 G, 1 A · 22:50 TOI
On-ice +0.44 · Finishing −1.03
−0.57

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalLAK–NJDWin prob.
P1 7:24 LAKAnze Kopitar
from Sean Durzi, Adrian Kempe
1–047% → 63%
P1 11:35 LAKViktor Arvidsson
from Kevin Fiala, Mikey Anderson
2–064% → 77%
P2 16:44 NJDTomas Tatar
from Dawson Mercer
2–112% → 29%
P3 2:23 NJDDawson Mercer
from Tomas Tatar, Kevin Bahl
2–226% → 52%
P3 15:41 LAKSean Durzi
from Anze Kopitar, Kevin Fiala
3–249% → 88%
P3 19:21 NJDNico HischierPP
from Jack Hughes, Dougie Hamilton
3–35% → 51%
OT 2:30 NJDDawson Mercer
from Dougie Hamilton, Vitek Vanecek
3–452% → 100%

Every player

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LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Sean Durzi D20:4411+0.85+0.07+0.80+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Anze Kopitar C22:3911+0.67−0.12+0.82+0.01+0.01+0.00−0.04
Viktor Arvidsson L18:131+0.44−0.15+0.60+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Mikey Anderson D27:231+0.12+0.11−0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Tobias Bjornfot D12:20−0.10−0.08+0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Adrian Kempe R19:301−0.11−0.01−0.09−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Iafallo L15:46−0.11−0.07−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Arthur Kaliyev R6:22−0.13−0.12−0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Blake Lizotte C13:36−0.15−0.05−0.07−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Sean Walker D12:29−0.16−0.10−0.02−0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
Jaret Anderson-Dolan C5:35−0.16−0.15−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Matt Roy D19:49−0.19−0.20+0.01+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Drew Doughty D28:03−0.28−0.28+0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Quinton Byfield R16:15−0.31+0.05−0.17−0.00+0.01−0.19−0.01
Phillip Danault C19:38−0.39−0.17−0.37−0.01+0.00+0.19−0.02
Rasmus Kupari C8:42−0.39−0.07−0.29−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03
Gabriel Vilardi C14:04−0.54−0.10−0.06−0.00+0.00−0.38+0.00
Kevin Fiala L18:222−0.97−0.36−0.42+0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Pheonix Copley G62:30+0.18

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Dawson Mercer C20:0921+1.50+0.17+1.35−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nico Hischier C22:241+0.80+0.19+0.38+0.01−0.01+0.19+0.04
Tomas Tatar L19:2711+0.68−0.04+0.73+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Ondrej Palat L15:29+0.26+0.04−0.00+0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00
John Marino D19:36+0.23+0.23+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kevin Bahl D13:061+0.21+0.20+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D19:54+0.19−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.02+0.19+0.00
Dougie Hamilton D24:512+0.18+0.17+0.01+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael McLeod C12:03+0.14+0.06−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.08
Damon Severson D18:10+0.03+0.13−0.06−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Graves D18:35−0.02−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Miles Wood L13:27−0.08−0.05−0.02−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesper Boqvist C11:37−0.11+0.07−0.18−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Fabian Zetterlund L8:08−0.19+0.05−0.24+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L20:34−0.28−0.02−0.27+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Yegor Sharangovich C11:16−0.36−0.08−0.25−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Erik Haula L14:30−0.50+0.08−0.56−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Jack Hughes C22:501−0.57+0.44−1.03+0.03−0.02+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Vitek Vanecek G61:54−0.85

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.