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Sat, Oct 24, 2009·Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh

New Jersey Devils 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 64% of the time.

PIT winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD1911200421
PIT01201100123

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 9:50NJDMark FraserAssists: Niclas Bergfors, Dainius Zubrus · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P2 14:31NJDNiclas BergforsPPGWGAssists: Rod Pelley, Jamie Langenbrunner · Backhand, 0.33 xG2–0
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 2:43NJDTravis Zajac: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 6:50NJDZach Parise: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 8:57NJDJay Pandolfo: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 12:51PITMike Rupp: Boarding2 min · PPG

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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PIT
43% to win57% to win
← NJD attackPIT attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Malkin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDPIT
21Shots on goal23
1.7Expected goals1.1
29Shot attempts36
17Faceoffs won21
1Power plays4
6Penalty minutes2
23Hits27
7Blocked shots4
4Giveaways5
0Takeaways6

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

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.

PIT 1.1 xGNJD 1.7 xG
00.511.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PITNJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

PIT's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PIT is favoured, below it NJD. Dots are goals.

Excitement 8/100 · #1132 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.71 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50PIT 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 pts

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 64% of the time.

PIT winsNJD wins

Simulated goal difference (PIT − NJD), 10,000 replays

-7
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-1
0
+1
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+7

The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).