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Thu, Jan 31, 2013·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Islanders 5, New Jersey Devils 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 65% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI172151914535
NJD01031111001432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:31NYIJohn TavaresPPAssists: Brad Boyes, Frans Nielsen · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:41NYIKeith AucoinPPAssists: Travis Hamonic, Andrew MacDonald · Wrist, 0.42 xG2–0
  3. P2 3:13NJDSteve BernierAssists: Stephen Gionta, Ryan Carter · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–1
  4. P2 6:21NJDRyan CarterAssists: Matt Anderson, Stephen Gionta · Backhand, 0.24 xG2–2
  5. P2 7:31NYIJohn TavaresAssists: Matt Moulson, Evgeni Nabokov · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P2 17:12NJDHenrik TallinderAssists: Travis Zajac · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–3
  7. P3 11:32NYIMark StreitAssists: David Ullstrom, Casey Cizikas · Deflected, 0.02 xG4–3
  8. P3 13:50NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: David Clarkson, Dainius Zubrus · Backhand, 0.07 xG4–4
  9. OT 2:01NYIBrad BoyesPPGWGAssists: Frans Nielsen, John Tavares · Wrist, 0.40 xG5–4
Penalties (11)
  1. P1 2:35NYIEric Boulton: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 2:35NJDKrys Barch: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 5:47NYIEvgeni Nabokov: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 13:51NJDAndy Greene: Interference2 min · PPG
  5. P2 1:21NJDMarek Zidlicky: Tripping2 min · PPG
  6. P2 8:15NYIDavid Ullstrom: Interference2 min
  7. P2 13:40NJDPatrik Elias: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  8. P2 18:13NYITravis Hamonic: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 7:51NYIFrans Nielsen: Tripping2 min
  10. P3 18:31NYIKyle Okposo: Too many men on the ice2 min
  11. OT 1:47NJDHenrik Tallinder: Cross checking2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
43% to win57% to win
← NYI attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nielsen won the faceoff against Gionta
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
35Shots on goal32
4.1Expected goals3.1
47Shot attempts57
33Faceoffs won26
4Power plays5
15Penalty minutes13
4Hits12
14Blocked shots9
1Giveaways13
3Takeaways1

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. bestAucoin – Ullstrom – Cizikas8:24

    xG 0.45–0.02 (96%)attempts 10–2goals 1–0

  2. Moulson – Okposo – Tavares13:30

    xG 0.35–0.25 (58%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  3. Boulton – Reasoner – Martin2:54

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  4. Boyes – Nielsen – Grabner11:04

    xG 0.20–0.64 (24%)attempts 4–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Streit – Strait15:37

    xG 0.49–0.60 (45%)attempts 12–14goals 2–1

  2. Carkner – Hickey5:45

    xG 0.20–0.46 (30%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

  3. MacDonald – Hamonic20:43

    xG 0.47–0.77 (38%)attempts 9–14goals 0–2

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestBernier – Gionta – Carter10:14

    xG 0.47–0.14 (77%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

  2. Elias – Zubrus – Clarkson8:49

    xG 0.46–0.30 (60%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1

  3. Elias – Kovalchuk – Zajac2:38

    xG 0.06–0.02 (71%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Kovalchuk – Zajac – Josefson4:09

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Larsson14:38

    xG 0.77–0.27 (74%)attempts 9–7goals 1–1

  2. Salvador – Zidlicky9:42

    xG 0.70–0.50 (59%)attempts 13–6goals 1–1

  3. Tallinder – Volchenkov8:02

    xG 0.28–0.13 (69%)attempts 6–5goals 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 3.1 xGNYI 4.1 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 99/100 · #10 of 720 this seasonSwing 3.14 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 39% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +34 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 65% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

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

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-1
0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).