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Sun, Feb 3, 2013·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale

New Jersey Devils 3, New York Islanders 0

Expected result

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

NYI winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD0707313327
NYI0100705022

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P3 16:06NJDSteve BernierPPGWGAssists: Adam Henrique, Andy Greene · Snap, 0.26 xG1–0
  2. P3 17:16NJDSteve BernierAssists: Ryan Carter, Stephen Gionta · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P3 19:38NJDDavid ClarksonENAssists: Andy Greene · Wrist, 0.65 xG3–0
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 1:59NYICasey Cizikas: Interference2 min
  2. P1 3:29NJDAndy Greene: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 5:55NJDDainius Zubrus: High sticking double minor4 min
  4. P1 6:38NYIMatt Moulson: Tripping2 min
  5. P1 13:01NJDTravis Zajac: Interference2 min
  6. P2 2:46NJDKrys Barch: Instigator2 min
  7. P2 2:46NJDKrys Barch: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 2:46NYIMatt Carkner: Fighting5 min
  9. P2 8:18NJDAdam Larsson: Interference2 min
  10. P2 16:41NJDAnton Volchenkov: Hooking2 min
  11. P3 7:32NYIAndrew MacDonald: Holding the stick2 min
  12. P3 9:36NJDAdam Henrique: Roughing2 min
  13. P3 9:36NYITravis Hamonic: Roughing2 min
  14. P3 14:17NYIBrian Strait: Charging2 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 SOG0NYI
43% to win57% to win
← NJD attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Henrique
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDNYI
27Shots on goal22
3.8Expected goals2.9
53Shot attempts51
27Faceoffs won31
3Power plays7
21Penalty minutes15
19Hits24
22Blocked shots13
6Giveaways12
9Takeaways6

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. bestElias – Clarkson – Zajac7:51

    xG 0.92–0.10 (90%)attempts 15–2goals 0–0

  2. Barch – Josefson – Butler2:12

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Bernier – Gionta – Carter6:43

    xG 0.22–0.23 (48%)attempts 2–4goals 1–0

  4. Zubrus – Kovalchuk – Henrique9:39

    xG 0.16–0.23 (41%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Larsson9:40

    xG 0.82–0.07 (92%)attempts 11–4goals 1–0

  2. Volchenkov – Zidlicky6:51

    xG 0.50–0.29 (64%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  3. Salvador – Zidlicky2:09

    xG 0.04–0.03 (61%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestMoulson – Okposo – Tavares9:57

    xG 0.69–0.12 (85%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Boyes – Nielsen – Grabner8:51

    xG 0.23–0.30 (43%)attempts 3–5goals 0–1

  3. Aucoin – Ullstrom – Cizikas5:59

    xG 0.05–0.59 (8%)attempts 3–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarkner – Hickey5:02

    xG 0.44–0.02 (96%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. MacDonald – Hamonic14:55

    xG 0.41–0.35 (54%)attempts 9–11goals 0–0

  3. Streit – Strait10:44

    xG 0.43–0.75 (36%)attempts 7–11goals 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.

NYI 2.9 xGNJD 3.8 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYINJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 43/100 · #428 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.41 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 38% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +43 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.

NYI winsNJD wins

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

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