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2025-01-01 · Crypto.com Arena

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LAK beat NJD 3–0. On shot quality it was a coin flip (NJD 3.0, LAK 2.9 in expected goals); the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Andre Lee scored at 6:23 of the second, taking LAK’s win probability from 53% to 73%. Darcy Kuemper stood on his head: 3.3 goals saved above expected.

Shots on goal
33 – 24
Expected goals
3.0 – 2.9
xG share
NJD 51%
Home-ice start
LAK 53%

Win probability

How it felt from the stands, priced second by second by the site’s win-probability model: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

NJD goalLAK goal

Expected goals

Who was actually getting the chances: a running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

NJDLAK

Three stars, by the model

Not the arena’s picks, the model’s. 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
59:57 TOI
GSAx +3.33
+3.33
NJD
57:11 TOI
GSAx +0.44
+0.44
LAK
1 G, 0 A · 20:44 TOI
On-ice +0.11 · Finishing +0.35 · Playmaking −0.06
+0.39

Rough nights

NJD
0 G, 0 A · 21:54 TOI
On-ice −0.06 · Finishing −0.34 · Playmaking −0.10
−0.53
NJD
0 G, 0 A · 22:36 TOI
Finishing −0.22 · Playmaking −0.14
−0.42
NJD
Tomas Tatar
0 G, 0 A · 9:06 TOI
Finishing −0.36
−0.42

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalNJD–LAKWin prob.
P2 6:23 LAKAndre Lee
from Jordan Spence, Jacob Moverare
0–153% → 73%
P3 11:01 LAKQuinton Byfield
from Phillip Danault, Mikey Anderson
0–284% → 97%
P3 15:35 LAKAdrian KempeEN
from Warren Foegele, Mikey Anderson
0–399% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

NJD

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Luke Hughes D20:14+0.13−0.16−0.02−0.06−0.03+0.40+0.00
Curtis Lazar C8:01+0.00−0.03+0.00−0.04+0.01+0.00+0.06
Ondrej Palat L13:18−0.03−0.15−0.05−0.05+0.02+0.20+0.01
Brett Pesce D20:32−0.04−0.17−0.00−0.07+0.00+0.20+0.00
Johnathan Kovacevic D16:57−0.05−0.00−0.00−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brenden Dillon D13:39−0.06−0.02−0.00−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00
Timo Meier R16:36−0.15−0.09−0.05−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jonas Siegenthaler D19:16−0.15−0.10−0.00−0.07+0.01+0.00+0.00
Erik Haula L13:52−0.15+0.08−0.20−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.01
Stefan Noesen R18:00−0.18−0.01+0.00−0.17+0.01+0.00−0.01
Dougie Hamilton D21:41−0.19+0.04−0.08−0.15+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dawson Mercer C17:04−0.20−0.10−0.03−0.08−0.00+0.00+0.01
Nathan Bastian R10:10−0.34−0.02−0.09−0.02−0.00−0.20+0.00
Nico Hischier C22:08−0.40−0.11−0.27−0.09−0.01+0.00+0.08
Paul Cotter C11:45−0.41+0.07−0.01−0.08+0.00−0.40+0.01
Tomas Tatar L9:06−0.42−0.02−0.36−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jack Hughes C22:36−0.42−0.04−0.22−0.14−0.01+0.00−0.01
Jesper Bratt L21:54−0.53−0.06−0.34−0.10−0.02+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Allen G57:11+0.44

LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Quinton Byfield R20:441+0.39+0.11+0.35−0.06+0.02+0.00−0.04
Andre Lee L6:291+0.30+0.04+0.28−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brandt Clarke D14:33+0.25+0.17−0.13+0.01+0.00+0.20+0.00
Jordan Spence D14:561+0.17+0.01−0.02+0.20−0.02+0.00+0.00
Warren Foegele L16:511+0.07−0.01−0.06−0.06+0.00+0.20+0.00
Joel Edmundson D24:44+0.04+0.05+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jacob Moverare D7:521+0.01+0.07−0.04−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kyle Burroughs D3:54−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Tanner Jeannot L12:59−0.02−0.05+0.00+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Mikey Anderson D25:522−0.02+0.05−0.00−0.09+0.02+0.00+0.00
Kevin Fiala L18:52−0.04+0.16−0.07−0.12−0.00+0.00+0.00
Vladislav Gavrikov D24:00−0.04+0.05+0.00−0.10+0.01+0.00+0.00
Samuel Helenius C5:25−0.06−0.01+0.00−0.04+0.01+0.00−0.02
Adrian Kempe R21:281−0.09+0.05−0.05−0.08+0.00+0.00−0.01
Phillip Danault C18:391−0.21+0.05−0.19+0.18+0.00−0.20−0.05
Alex Laferriere R18:02−0.21−0.06−0.16−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Alex Turcotte C13:46−0.21+0.14−0.10−0.06+0.00−0.20+0.01
Anze Kopitar C20:20−0.26+0.19−0.12−0.11+0.01−0.20−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Darcy Kuemper G59:57+3.33

One game is a tiny sample: a single goal against on a player’s shift or a lucky finish moves his net goals a lot, so don’t trade anyone over a rough night. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they’re built.