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Sat, Nov 26, 2011·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Islanders 3, New Jersey Devils 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 58% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI1711019326
NJD0519112226

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:28NYIMatt MoulsonAssists: PA Parenteau, Milan Jurcina · Snap, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P2 4:20NJDAdam LarssonAssists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Adam Henrique · Snap, 0.04 xG1–1
  3. P2 11:59NYIJosh BaileyAssists: Brian Rolston · Snap, 0.10 xG2–1
  4. P3 3:59NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Zach Parise, Ilya Kovalchuk · Backhand, 0.12 xG2–2
  5. P3 5:51NYIMichael GrabnerSHGWGUnassisted · Snap, 0.17 xG3–2
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 16:08NJDBryce Salvador: Boarding2 min
  2. P2 5:44NYIJosh Bailey: High sticking2 min
  3. P3 5:34NYIJosh Bailey: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 9:01NYIMichael Grabner: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  5. P3 14:19NJDIlya Kovalchuk: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
45% to win55% to win
← NYI attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Elias
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
26Shots on goal26
2.5Expected goals2.0
44Shot attempts39
28Faceoffs won24
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
8Hits9
8Blocked shots13
3Giveaways10
4Takeaways0

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 York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestNielsen – Okposo – Grabner11:56

    xG 1.14–0.48 (70%)attempts 12–9goals 0–1

  2. Parenteau – Moulson – Tavares12:48

    xG 0.48–0.06 (88%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  3. Rolston – Bailey – Ullstrom9:50

    xG 0.28–0.22 (56%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  4. Pandolfo – Haley – Martin4:58

    xG 0.06–0.15 (30%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. MacDonald – Hamonic17:25

    xG 0.28–0.32 (46%)attempts 9–12goals 1–0

  2. Jurcina – MacDonald2:14

    xG 0.02–0.10 (19%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Mottau – Jurcina7:30

    xG 0.05–0.16 (24%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestKovalchuk – Parise – Henrique11:44

    xG 0.53–0.43 (56%)attempts 10–8goals 2–1

  2. Clarkson – Sestito – Carter5:02

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Janssen – Mills – Tedenby3:24

    xG 0.10–0.02 (83%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Clarkson – Sestito – Tedenby4:29

    xG 0.00–0.14 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Larsson13:57

    xG 0.79–0.49 (62%)attempts 9–9goals 1–2

  2. Salvador – Volchenkov13:37

    xG 0.41–0.68 (38%)attempts 9–10goals 1–0

  3. Tallinder – Fayne17:04

    xG 0.34–0.73 (32%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

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.

NJD 2.0 xGNYI 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDNYI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 57/100 · #494 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.73 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 42% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +31 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 58% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).