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2024-12-12 · Prudential Center

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NJD beat LAK 3–1. Expected goals were close to even (LAK 2.3, NJD 2.5), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Jack Hughes scored at 12:58 of the third, moving NJD’s win probability from 51% to 86%.

Shots on goal
14 – 26
Expected goals
2.3 – 2.5
xG share
NJD 52%
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.

LAK
1 G, 0 A · 15:07 TOI
On-ice +0.19 · Finishing +0.89
+1.06
NJD
1 G, 1 A · 16:23 TOI
On-ice +0.17 · Finishing +0.79
+0.98
NJD
60:00 TOI
GSAx +0.97
+0.97

Rough nights

LAK
David Rittich
57:12 TOI
GSAx −0.77
−0.77
LAK
Alex Turcotte
0 G, 0 A · 10:06 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing −0.67
−0.60
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 16:40 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing −0.53
−0.42

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalLAK–NJDWin prob.
P2 16:41 LAKJordan Spence
from Alex Laferriere, Phillip Danault
1–047% → 71%
P2 18:56 NJDOndrej Palat
from Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt
1–128% → 52%
P3 12:58 NJDJack Hughes
from Ondrej Palat, Brenden Dillon
1–251% → 86%
P3 17:17 NJDBrett PesceSH
from Jack Hughes
1–391% → 99%

Every player

Show both lineups

LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jordan Spence D15:071+1.06+0.19+0.89−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jacob Moverare D13:54+0.16+0.16+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Warren Foegele L14:52+0.06+0.14−0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kevin Fiala L23:00+0.05+0.04−0.19+0.00−0.00+0.20+0.00
Tanner Jeannot L13:58+0.00+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kyle Burroughs D4:26−0.02−0.02+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brandt Clarke D18:32−0.04−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Samuel Helenius C9:34−0.10+0.09−0.00−0.01+0.01−0.20+0.00
Phillip Danault C19:061−0.13−0.02−0.14−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.05
Trevor Moore L17:58−0.18−0.19−0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Adrian Kempe R20:50−0.19−0.19−0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Quinton Byfield R17:06−0.21−0.02−0.18−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.01
Vladislav Gavrikov D20:51−0.22−0.22+0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Laferriere R17:421−0.25−0.09−0.16−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Edmundson D21:29−0.27−0.27+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Anze Kopitar C20:32−0.33−0.14−0.24+0.00+0.03+0.00+0.02
Mikey Anderson D21:45−0.37−0.24−0.14−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Alex Turcotte C10:06−0.60+0.06−0.67−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
David Rittich G57:12−0.77

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ondrej Palat L16:2311+0.98+0.17+0.79+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Pesce D20:191+0.80+0.08+0.71+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Hughes C19:4112+0.79+0.17+0.69+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.08
Timo Meier R18:33+0.18+0.27−0.10+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D21:36+0.11+0.24−0.12−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nico Hischier C21:05+0.10+0.15−0.23+0.02−0.00+0.20−0.04
Dougie Hamilton D17:37+0.06+0.05+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Luke Hughes D19:02+0.02+0.07−0.01−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jesper Bratt L19:361+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Paul Cotter C14:48−0.01+0.00−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Johnathan Kovacevic D22:28−0.05+0.03−0.07−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dawson Mercer C15:39−0.11+0.21−0.31−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nathan Bastian R9:19−0.14−0.13−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Dowling C7:00−0.15−0.14−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kurtis MacDermid L5:31−0.17−0.16−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D17:101−0.23−0.23+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Haula L15:33−0.31+0.04−0.20−0.01+0.00−0.20+0.06
Stefan Noesen R16:40−0.42+0.12−0.53−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jacob Markstrom G60:00+0.97

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.