Sat, Mar 31, 2012·PNC Arena, Raleigh
New Jersey Devils 5, Carolina Hurricanes 0
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 66% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 117 | 311 | 13 | 531 |
| CAR | 07 | 06 | 09 | 022 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 19:38NJDDavid ClarksonPPGWGAssists: Patrik Elias, Ilya Kovalchuk · Snap, 0.19 xG1–0
- P2 1:44NJDIlya KovalchukAssists: Petr Sykora, Dainius Zubrus · Slap, 0.06 xG2–0
- P2 3:28NJDRyan CarterAssists: Steve Bernier, Jacob Josefson · Snap, 0.11 xG3–0
- P2 17:30NJDPetr SykoraAssists: Patrik Elias · Slap, 0.03 xG4–0
- P3 1:15NJDZach PariseAssists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Travis Zajac · Snap, 0.15 xG5–0
Penalties (8)
- P1 3:27NJDZach Parise: Interference2 min
- P1 12:45NJDIlya Kovalchuk: Cross checking2 min
- P1 15:53CARJussi Jokinen: Holding2 min
- P1 19:17CARJeff Skinner: Interference2 min · PPG
- P1 19:38CARJeff Skinner: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- P2 4:45NJDPetr Sykora: Interference2 min
- P2 9:02CAREric Staal: Interference goalkeeper2 min
- P3 16:46NJDRyan Carter: Slashing2 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 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Zajac
- 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.
New Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestSykora – Elias – Zubrus8:27
xG 0.60–0.25 (71%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0
- Ponikarovsky – Clarkson – Henrique10:09
xG 0.37–0.17 (69%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0
- Bernier – Carter – Josefson9:33
xG 0.18–0.07 (72%)attempts 4–9goals 1–0
- Kovalchuk – Parise – Zajac10:04
xG 0.19–0.18 (52%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0
Defence pairs
- bestVolchenkov – Harrold11:13
xG 0.38–0.26 (59%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0
- Salvador – Zidlicky13:49
xG 0.29–0.29 (50%)attempts 13–13goals 0–0
- Fayne – Greene14:06
xG 0.36–0.36 (50%)attempts 5–9goals 1–0
Carolina Hurricanes
Forward lines
- bestDwyer – Sutter – Bowman7:36
xG 0.28–0.19 (60%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0
- Ruutu – Brent – Bowman3:06
xG 0.10–0.06 (64%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0
- LaRose – Staal – Tlusty11:06
xG 0.33–0.33 (50%)attempts 12–9goals 0–1
- Dwyer – Sutter – Skinner4:54
xG 0.02–0.06 (28%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestAllen – Gleason10:50
xG 0.30–0.17 (64%)attempts 12–4goals 0–1
- Pitkanen – McBain12:21
xG 0.39–0.34 (54%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0
- Harrison – Faulk10:50
xG 0.30–0.70 (30%)attempts 8–14goals 0–1
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.
CAR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CAR is favoured, below it NJD. 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 66% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (CAR − NJD), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).