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Tue, Feb 12, 2013·Prudential Center, Newark

Carolina Hurricanes 4, New Jersey Devils 2

Expected result

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

NJD winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR01021025425
NJD1608114228

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 15:59NJDIlya KovalchukPPAssists: Marek Zidlicky, Patrik Elias · Slap, 0.01 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:36CARJussi JokinenPPAssists: Joe Corvo, Joni Pitkanen · Slap, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 18:29CARPatrick DwyerAssists: Jay Harrison, Justin Faulk · Tip-in, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P3 1:34NJDRyan CarterUnassisted · Wrist, 0.15 xG2–2
  5. P3 7:25CARJiri TlustyPPGWGAssists: Eric Staal · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:26CARJiri TlustyENAssists: Eric Staal, Justin Faulk · Wrist, 0.68 xG4–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 15:35CARJussi Jokinen: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 19:57NJDJacob Josefson: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P2 4:34NJDAnton Volchenkov: Interference2 min
  4. P2 15:00CAREric Staal: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 3:26CARJoe Corvo: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 6:31NJDMark Fayne: Interference2 min · PPG
  7. P3 8:58CAREric Staal: Hooking2 min
  8. P3 12:43NJDDavid Clarkson: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 17:23NJDAndy Greene: Tripping2 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARNJD
25Shots on goal28
2.1Expected goals2.5
38Shot attempts49
31Faceoffs won29
5Power plays4
8Penalty minutes10
12Hits13
8Blocked shots11
11Giveaways7
9Takeaways7

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestJokinen – LaRose – Bowman6:24

    xG 0.35–0.16 (68%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  2. Brent – Nodl – Wallace6:46

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Dwyer – Staal – Skinner11:52

    xG 0.19–0.41 (31%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  4. Semin – Staal – Tlusty10:52

    xG 0.30–0.84 (26%)attempts 6–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestPitkanen – McBain10:53

    xG 0.10–0.05 (68%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  2. Gleason – McBain2:04

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Harrison – Faulk13:25

    xG 0.47–0.55 (46%)attempts 12–6goals 1–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestElias – Clarkson – Henrique9:26

    xG 0.59–0.12 (83%)attempts 9–4goals 0–0

  2. Bernier – Gionta – Carter9:13

    xG 0.39–0.09 (81%)attempts 7–5goals 1–1

  3. Kovalchuk – Zajac – Matteau5:57

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. Kovalchuk – Zajac – Butler4:01

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVolchenkov – Zidlicky11:49

    xG 0.72–0.28 (72%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  2. Salvador – Fayne14:40

    xG 0.49–0.22 (69%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  3. Greene – Larsson12:52

    xG 0.16–0.08 (65%)attempts 6–7goals 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.

NJD 2.5 xGCAR 2.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 72/100 · #212 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.95 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 21% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +28 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 58% of the time.

NJD winsCAR wins

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

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