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2024-12-31 · Honda Center

2 – 3Final

ANA beat NJD 3–2. ANA lost the expected-goals battle 2.7 to 3.1 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Ryan Strome scored at 16:36 of the third, moving ANA’s win probability from 51% to 91%. Lukas Dostal saved 1.2 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
34 – 26
Expected goals
3.1 – 2.7
xG share
NJD 53%
Home-ice start
ANA 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 goalANA goal

Expected goals

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

NJDANA

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.

ANA
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.22
+1.22
ANA
1 G, 1 A · 19:05 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +0.90 · Penalties +0.20
+1.17
NJD
1 G, 0 A · 18:55 TOI
Finishing +0.91
+0.91

Rough nights

NJD
0 G, 0 A · 21:51 TOI
Finishing −0.71 · Faceoffs +0.05
−0.63
NJD
57:15 TOI
GSAx −0.45
−0.45
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 17:38 TOI
Finishing −0.35
−0.40

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNJD–ANAWin prob.
P1 10:05 ANATroy Terry
from Ryan Strome, Frank Vatrano
0–153% → 70%
P3 3:57 ANARobby Fabbri
from Cutter Gauthier, Brian Dumoulin
0–279% → 94%
P3 5:31 NJDJonas Siegenthaler
unassisted
1–26% → 20%
P3 13:20 NJDTimo Meier
from Dougie Hamilton, Stefan Noesen
2–214% → 49%
P3 16:36 ANARyan Strome
from Jackson LaCombe, Frank Vatrano
2–351% → 91%

Every player

Show both lineups

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jonas Siegenthaler D18:551+0.91−0.00+0.91−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Timo Meier R16:271+0.90+0.08+0.61+0.01−0.00+0.20+0.00
Johnathan Kovacevic D16:44+0.04+0.04+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kurtis MacDermid L4:13−0.02−0.01−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ondrej Palat L14:48−0.04−0.08−0.00+0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D17:22−0.07−0.05+0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Pesce D20:37−0.07−0.08−0.01+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Paul Cotter C17:15−0.09−0.07−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.01
Jesper Bratt L18:32−0.10+0.07−0.00+0.04−0.02−0.20+0.00
Stefan Noesen R15:571−0.10+0.09−0.18−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Dougie Hamilton D18:521−0.18+0.08−0.27+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Curtis Lazar C9:54−0.19−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.01−0.20+0.03
Nathan Bastian R9:26−0.25+0.04−0.28−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Erik Haula L15:18−0.26−0.13−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03
Nico Hischier C17:56−0.31+0.16−0.50+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Luke Hughes D21:00−0.33−0.08−0.21−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Dawson Mercer C17:38−0.40−0.03−0.35−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Hughes C21:51−0.63+0.01−0.71+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.05
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jacob Markstrom G57:15−0.45

ANA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ryan Strome C19:0511+1.17+0.08+0.90+0.01−0.01+0.20−0.01
Robby Fabbri C16:431+0.58+0.01+0.57−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.02
Troy Terry R20:541+0.42+0.16+0.46+0.01−0.01−0.20+0.00
Alex Killorn L14:37+0.17−0.01−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.20+0.00
Radko Gudas D19:48+0.15+0.22−0.09+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ross Johnston L6:51−0.03−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jackson LaCombe D22:221−0.04+0.14−0.16−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Pavel Mintyukov D15:16−0.04+0.01−0.03−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Drew Helleson D15:31−0.05−0.03+0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jansen Harkins C9:28−0.08−0.08−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Leason R12:33−0.14−0.09−0.03−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jacob Trouba D22:12−0.16−0.18−0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brian Dumoulin D19:041−0.19−0.18+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cutter Gauthier L14:451−0.21+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.20+0.00
Leo Carlsson C15:08−0.23+0.03−0.26−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Frank Vatrano R20:462−0.25+0.15−0.35−0.04−0.00+0.00−0.01
Isac Lundeström C12:18−0.32−0.03−0.26−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.02
Mason McTavish C14:39−0.35−0.04−0.28+0.02−0.02+0.00−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Lukas Dostal G60:00+1.22

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.