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Mon, Nov 21, 2011·BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise

New Jersey Devils 3, Florida Panthers 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 56% of the time.

FLA winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD3130903325
FLA010215211436

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:17NJDIlya KovalchukAssists: Henrik Tallinder, Andy Greene · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:26NJDPetr SykoraAssists: Adam Larsson, Andy Greene · Backhand, 0.24 xG2–0
  3. P1 11:49NJDDainius ZubrusAssists: Patrik Elias, Martin Brodeur · Snap, 0.07 xG3–0
  4. P2 5:28FLAKris VersteegAssists: Stephen Weiss, Dmitry Kulikov · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–1
  5. P2 10:40FLAKris VersteegAssists: Jason Garrison · Wrist, 0.10 xG3–2
  6. P3 9:12FLAStephen WeissSHAssists: Jason Garrison, Mike Weaver · Wrist, 0.00 xG3–3
  7. P3 17:57FLATomas FleischmannGWGAssists: Stephen Weiss, Kris Versteeg · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 2:38NJDIlya Kovalchuk: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 3:44NJDBryce Salvador: Interference2 min
  3. P2 2:24FLAShawn Matthias: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 2:24NJDRod Pelley: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 2:49FLAStephen Weiss: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 14:42NJDAndy Greene: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 7:20NJDHenrik Tallinder: Delaying game2 min
  8. P3 8:25FLATomas Fleischmann: Holding2 min
  9. P3 9:00FLAJack Skille: Interference2 min
  10. P3 13:22NJDBryce Salvador: Delaying game2 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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0FLA
45% to win55% to win
← NJD attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Henrique won the faceoff against Weiss
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDFLA
25Shots on goal36
2.3Expected goals2.6
46Shot attempts57
29Faceoffs won26
3Power plays5
15Penalty minutes11
33Hits20
13Blocked shots9
4Giveaways8
11Takeaways6

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestSykora – Elias – Zubrus10:42

    xG 0.98–0.22 (82%)attempts 13–4goals 2–0

  2. Janssen – Pelley – Mills2:44

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Kovalchuk – Parise – Henrique11:51

    xG 0.41–0.65 (39%)attempts 7–12goals 1–1

  4. Clarkson – Carter – Tedenby6:02

    xG 0.02–0.64 (4%)attempts 2–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSalvador – Fayne3:41

    xG 0.27–0.04 (86%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Salvador – Greene2:42

    xG 0.41–0.28 (60%)attempts 4–3goals 0–1

  3. Greene – Larsson9:32

    xG 0.39–0.29 (57%)attempts 6–10goals 1–1

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestWeiss – Fleischmann – Versteeg12:54

    xG 0.53–0.24 (69%)attempts 12–6goals 3–0

  2. Kennedy – Matthias – Repik5:16

    xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Kopecky – Bergenheim – Matthias2:32

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Sturm – Santorelli – Skille8:10

    xG 0.16–0.16 (50%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWeaver – Ellerby2:15

    xG 0.24–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Campbell – Kulikov2:45

    xG 0.09–0.05 (66%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  3. Weaver – Kulikov12:00

    xG 0.26–0.30 (46%)attempts 10–7goals 0–1

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.

FLA 2.6 xGNJD 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLANJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 92/100 · #84 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.03 · 7 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 7% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +40 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 56% of the time.

FLA winsNJD wins

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

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