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Sat, Apr 20, 2013·Prudential Center, Newark

Florida Panthers 2, New Jersey Devils 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 93% of the time.

NJD winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA270402213
NJD16417110633

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:11FLAMarcel GocPPAssists: Tomas Fleischmann, Brian Campbell · Snap, 0.07 xG1–0
  2. P1 7:05FLABrian CampbellAssists: Mike Weaver, Shawn Matthias · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–0
  3. P1 14:22NJDPatrik EliasPPAssists: Peter Harrold, Martin Brodeur · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P2 2:09NJDPatrik EliasAssists: David Clarkson, Travis Zajac · Wrist, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P2 10:45NJDDavid ClarksonGWGAssists: Travis Zajac, Alexei Ponikarovsky · Snap, 0.11 xG2–3
  6. P2 14:11NJDRyan CarterAssists: Steve Bernier, Stephen Gionta · Wrist, 0.21 xG2–4
  7. P2 17:44NJDStephen GiontaAssists: Ryan Carter · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–5
  8. P3 10:28NJDDainius ZubrusAssists: Adam Larsson, Andy Greene · Tip-in, 0.14 xG2–6
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 5:43NJDRyan Carter: Slashing2 min · PPG
  2. P1 13:36FLAAlexander Petrovic: Hooking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 17:11NJDDavid Clarkson: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 0:39NJDMarek Zidlicky: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 min
  5. P3 8:20FLATomas Kopecky: Slashing2 min
  6. P3 16:16FLAMike Weaver: High sticking2 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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLANJD
13Shots on goal33
1.0Expected goals3.9
22Shot attempts49
26Faceoffs won23
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
7Hits10
8Blocked shots7
5Giveaways5
2Takeaways1

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.

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. Parros – Skille – Shore6:14

    xG 0.07–0.34 (16%)attempts 2–6goals 0–1

  2. Upshall – Matthias – Howden14:19

    xG 0.05–0.52 (8%)attempts 4–12goals 1–1

  3. Kopecky – Goc – Fleischmann11:13

    xG 0.49–1.02 (33%)attempts 7–9goals 0–2

  4. Rallo – Bjugstad – Huberdeau13:23

    xG 0.05–1.11 (4%)attempts 3–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Brennan – Petrovic15:13

    xG 0.04–0.38 (9%)attempts 5–9goals 0–1

  2. Kuba – Kulikov14:05

    xG 0.13–0.84 (13%)attempts 5–12goals 0–3

  3. Campbell – Weaver16:27

    xG 0.53–2.04 (21%)attempts 7–17goals 1–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestElias – Clarkson – Zajac10:59

    xG 0.99–0.14 (87%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  2. Bernier – Gionta – Carter9:50

    xG 0.60–0.01 (99%)attempts 7–2goals 2–0

  3. Zubrus – Kovalchuk – Henrique12:14

    xG 0.69–0.52 (57%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

  4. Ponikarovsky – D'Agostini – Josefson7:47

    xG 0.05–0.00 (94%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFayne – Harrold13:07

    xG 1.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 14–2goals 2–0

  2. Tallinder – Zidlicky15:38

    xG 0.75–0.22 (77%)attempts 15–8goals 1–1

  3. Greene – Larsson17:13

    xG 0.60–0.47 (56%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

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 3.9 xGFLA 1.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDFLA

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 FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 70/100 · #229 of 720 this seasonSwing 1.31 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 93% of the time.

NJD winsFLA wins

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

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