Sat, Dec 14, 2024·Prudential Center, Newark
Chicago Blackhawks 1, New Jersey Devils 4
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 69% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 02 | 19 | 06 | 117 |
| NJD | 09 | 08 | 47 | 424 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 13:31CHIJason DickinsonAssists: Nick Foligno, TJ Brodie · Snap, 0.13 xG1–0
- P3 2:45NJDDawson MercerAssists: Luke Hughes, Timo Meier · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–1
- P3 10:28NJDJack HughesGWGAssists: Brett Pesce, Jesper Bratt · Snap, 0.10 xG1–2
- P3 12:16NJDNico HischierAssists: Jesper Bratt · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–3
- P3 12:34NJDTimo MeierAssists: Dawson Mercer, Brett Pesce · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–4
Penalties (6)
- P1 0:45NJDJack Hughes: Hooking2 min
- P1 13:13NJDBrenden Dillon: Tripping2 min
- P1 16:11CHIIlya Mikheyev: Cross checking2 min
- P2 1:27CHIFrank Nazar: Tripping2 min
- P2 5:10CHITJ Brodie: Interference2 min
- P2 19:11NJDStefan Noesen: Tripping2 min
Replay
Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Bedard won the faceoff against Hughes
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Chicago Blackhawks
Forward lines
- Foligno – Dickinson – Mikheyev8:42
xG 0.41–0.46 (47%)attempts 9–9goals 1–1
- Hall – Bertuzzi – Nazar8:41
xG 0.42–0.57 (42%)attempts 7–13goals 0–1
- Maroon – Teravainen – Reichel7:21
xG 0.01–0.29 (3%)attempts 2–10goals 0–1
- Donato – Kurashev – Bedard11:27
xG 0.27–0.68 (28%)attempts 12–14goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestMurphy – Korchinski3:54
xG 0.31–0.07 (82%)attempts 10–2goals 0–0
- Vlasic – Kaiser12:19
xG 0.70–0.57 (55%)attempts 8–14goals 0–1
- Murphy – Allan10:02
xG 0.31–0.23 (57%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0
New Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestMeier – Hischier – Mercer12:44
xG 0.68–0.31 (69%)attempts 17–9goals 1–1
- Dowling – MacDermid – Bastian4:01
xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
- Haula – Noesen – Cotter8:18
xG 0.49–0.58 (46%)attempts 14–7goals 0–0
- Dowling – Bastian – Cotter3:19
xG 0.02–0.21 (8%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestPesce – Hughes14:54
xG 1.35–0.18 (88%)attempts 23–7goals 3–0
- Siegenthaler – Kovacevic15:39
xG 0.78–0.27 (74%)attempts 20–13goals 0–0
- Dillon – Hamilton11:25
xG 0.04–1.18 (3%)attempts 3–17goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NJD's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NJD is favoured, below it CHI. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 69% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NJD − CHI), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).