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Fri, Oct 4, 2013·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Islanders 4, New Jersey Devils 3 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 60% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NYI191719011426
NJD1711318010329

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:59NJDDamien BrunnerAssists: Dainius Zubrus, Andrei Loktionov · Wrist, 0.20 xG0–1
  2. P1 8:07NYIMichael GrabnerAssists: Travis Hamonic · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:46NJDMichael RyderAssists: Bryce Salvador, Marek Zidlicky · Wrap-around, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P2 13:43NYIMichael GrabnerAssists: Josh Bailey · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. P3 1:01NYIFrans NielsenAssists: Michael Grabner, Matt Donovan · Backhand, 0.12 xG3–2
  6. P3 7:34NJDDamien BrunnerAssists: Ryane Clowe, Anton Volchenkov · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–3

Shootout

  1. 1. NJD Damien Brunner stopped
  2. 2. NYI Frans Nielsen stopped
  3. 3. NJD Ryane Clowe stopped
  4. 4. NYI Pierre-Marc Bouchard stopped
  5. 5. NJD Patrik Elias stopped
  6. 6. NYI John Tavares stopped
  7. 7. NJD Travis Zajac stopped
  8. 8. NYI Josh Bailey stopped
  9. 9. NJD Michael Ryder stopped
  10. 10. NYI Kyle Okposo stopped
  11. 11. NJD Jaromir Jagr stopped
  12. 12. NYI Matt Moulson scored
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 9:05NJDDamien Brunner: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 5:40NYIPierre-Marc Bouchard: Interference2 min
  3. P3 5:26NYIBrock Nelson: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 10:04NJDRyan Carter: Hooking2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
48% to win52% to win
← NYI attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Tavares won the faceoff against Zajac
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
26Shots on goal29
2.1Expected goals2.6
39Shot attempts55
28Faceoffs won24
2Power plays2
4Penalty minutes4
15Hits13
14Blocked shots9
3Giveaways11
6Takeaways7

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. bestNielsen – Grabner – Bailey8:21

    xG 0.66–0.21 (76%)attempts 9–5goals 3–1

  2. McDonald – Martin – Cizikas8:58

    xG 0.34–0.17 (67%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0

  3. Bouchard – Regin – Nelson9:09

    xG 0.20–0.29 (41%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  4. Moulson – Okposo – Tavares15:07

    xG 0.25–0.63 (28%)attempts 6–16goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStrait – Donovan14:06

    xG 0.46–0.10 (82%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  2. Visnovsky – Hickey13:53

    xG 0.92–0.58 (62%)attempts 12–15goals 1–0

  3. MacDonald – Hamonic18:58

    xG 0.28–0.98 (22%)attempts 9–18goals 1–2

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestRyder – Zajac – Henrique12:48

    xG 0.63–0.34 (65%)attempts 19–4goals 1–0

  2. Zubrus – Loktionov – Brunner3:42

    xG 0.39–0.16 (71%)attempts 2–4goals 1–0

  3. Zubrus – Bernier – Loktionov5:21

    xG 0.30–0.08 (80%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  4. Bernier – Gionta – Carter4:29

    xG 0.18–0.01 (95%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSalvador – Zidlicky16:11

    xG 0.98–0.73 (57%)attempts 15–13goals 2–1

  2. Greene – Harrold11:57

    xG 0.39–0.27 (59%)attempts 13–3goals 0–0

  3. Volchenkov – Harrold6:30

    xG 0.12–0.04 (75%)attempts 5–2goals 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 2.6 xGNYI 2.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 79/100 · #214 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.11 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 25% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest 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 60% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

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

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