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2023-12-27 · Prudential Center

3 – 4Final/OT

NJD beat CBJ 4–3 in overtime. NJD also won the expected-goals battle 3.8 to 3.0: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Timo Meier scored at 2:12 of overtime, moving NJD’s win probability from 52% to 100%.

Shots on goal
29 – 35
Expected goals
3.0 – 3.8
xG share
NJD 56%
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.

CBJ goalNJD goal

Expected goals

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

CBJNJD

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
1 G, 0 A · 14:51 TOI
On-ice +0.20 · Finishing +0.66 · Penalties −0.19
+0.71
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 20:41 TOI
On-ice +0.20 · Finishing +0.71 · Penalties −0.19
+0.69
NJD
1 G, 2 A · 20:29 TOI
On-ice +0.22 · Finishing +0.46
+0.66

Rough nights

NJD
0 G, 1 A · 22:40 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing −1.18
−1.11
CBJ
0 G, 0 A · 15:54 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing −0.46
−0.56
CBJ
0 G, 0 A · 16:21 TOI
On-ice −0.27 · Penalties −0.19
−0.50

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCBJ–NJDWin prob.
P1 6:39 CBJJake Bean
from Brendan Gaunce, Alexandre Texier
1–047% → 63%
P1 9:55 NJDOndrej Palat
from Erik Haula, Dawson Mercer
1–136% → 53%
P2 8:28 CBJJustin Danforth
from David Jiricek, Adam Fantilli
2–147% → 68%
P3 15:51 NJDDawson Mercer
from Simon Nemec
2–212% → 51%
P3 17:34 CBJEgor Chinakhov
unassisted
3–249% → 92%
P3 18:35 NJDLuke HughesPP
from Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer
3–37% → 50%
OT 2:12 NJDTimo Meier
unassisted
3–452% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Egor Chinakhov R16:371+0.62+0.13+0.50−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Danforth R21:331+0.49−0.21+0.68−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.03
Damon Severson D23:03+0.33+0.01−0.01−0.02−0.03+0.37+0.00
Jake Bean D20:001+0.15−0.23+0.41+0.00−0.04+0.00+0.00
Dmitri Voronkov L12:42+0.07+0.12−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.05
Alexandre Texier L14:571+0.04+0.06−0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01
Zach Werenski D11:15−0.04−0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
David Jiricek D13:351−0.06−0.06+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kirill Marchenko R16:10−0.06+0.06−0.09−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.03
Erik Gudbranson D22:20−0.13−0.02−0.11−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ivan Provorov D27:32−0.17−0.02−0.13−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brendan Gaunce C10:311−0.18+0.05−0.05−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.02
Adam Fantilli C15:111−0.19−0.03−0.15+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mathieu Olivier R9:51−0.23+0.07−0.29−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Johnny Gaudreau L18:45−0.35−0.32−0.09+0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Emil Bemstrom C14:25−0.42−0.15−0.26−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Sillinger C16:21−0.50−0.27−0.03−0.01−0.02−0.19+0.02
Kent Johnson C15:54−0.56−0.10−0.46+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Elvis Merzlikins G62:06+0.01

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ondrej Palat L14:511+0.71+0.20+0.66+0.03+0.01−0.19+0.00
Luke Hughes D20:411+0.69+0.20+0.71−0.01−0.02−0.19+0.00
Dawson Mercer C20:2912+0.66+0.22+0.46−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Timo Meier R18:551+0.48+0.16+0.30+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.02
Simon Nemec D22:371+0.38+0.20−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Nico Hischier C17:35+0.33+0.17−0.00+0.01−0.01+0.19−0.04
John Marino D23:18+0.13+0.13+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Colin Miller D12:15+0.06+0.11−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Haula L13:171−0.04+0.01−0.25−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.02
Kevin Bahl D14:44−0.05−0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexander Holtz R11:12−0.10−0.02−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brendan Smith D9:06−0.13−0.11+0.00−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Nathan Bastian R6:16−0.13−0.12−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D18:39−0.15−0.11−0.04−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L21:06−0.16−0.04−0.14+0.04−0.02+0.00+0.00
Michael McLeod C14:33−0.26+0.11−0.21+0.00+0.00−0.19+0.02
Tyler Toffoli C18:48−0.30+0.00−0.32+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Hughes C22:401−1.11+0.05−1.18+0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Vitek Vanecek G61:46+0.12

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.