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Tue, Oct 8, 2013·Rogers Arena, Vancouver

New Jersey Devils 2, Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 59% of the time.

VAN winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NJD18170800223
VAN092140613332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:52NJDJaromir JagrAssists: Patrik Elias, Marek Zidlicky · Deflected, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 7:23NJDPatrik EliasAssists: Anton Volchenkov, Jaromir Jagr · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–0
  3. P2 8:51VANDaniel SedinAssists: Chris Tanev, Ryan Stanton · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–1
  4. P2 13:47VANAlexander EdlerAssists: Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–2
  5. OT 2:18VANMike SantorelliGWGAssists: Jason Garrison, David Booth · Tip-in, 0.12 xG2–3
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 10:26NJDMarek Zidlicky: Slashing2 min
  2. P3 6:25VANHenrik Sedin: Hooking2 min
  3. P3 9:12NJDPatrik Elias: 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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0VAN
48% to win52% to win
← NJD attackVAN attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Sedin
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDVAN
23Shots on goal32
1.3Expected goals1.7
36Shot attempts58
34Faceoffs won33
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
25Hits26
16Blocked shots5
8Giveaways6
4Takeaways8

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. bestJagr – Elias – Zubrus13:19

    xG 0.55–0.13 (81%)attempts 14–5goals 2–0

  2. Ryder – Zajac – Henrique10:11

    xG 0.28–0.27 (51%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

  3. Bernier – Olesz – Gionta6:38

    xG 0.12–0.14 (48%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Clowe – Loktionov – Brunner10:17

    xG 0.10–0.28 (26%)attempts 4–13goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Harrold4:03

    xG 0.17–0.02 (90%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  2. Volchenkov – Harrold9:27

    xG 0.24–0.22 (52%)attempts 8–6goals 1–1

  3. Fayne – Greene17:16

    xG 0.33–0.35 (48%)attempts 9–15goals 0–1

Vancouver Canucks

Forward lines

  1. bestHiggins – Kesler – Hansen5:54

    xG 0.22–0.07 (77%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  2. Higgins – Kesler – Booth7:42

    xG 0.13–0.00 (98%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  3. Sedin – Sedin – Santorelli8:15

    xG 0.25–0.16 (61%)attempts 7–4goals 2–0

  4. Richardson – Booth – Weise5:49

    xG 0.07–0.01 (90%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBieksa – Edler17:35

    xG 0.52–0.24 (68%)attempts 15–7goals 1–0

  2. Stanton – Tanev11:13

    xG 0.31–0.18 (64%)attempts 15–7goals 1–0

  3. Hamhuis – Garrison17:22

    xG 0.37–0.46 (45%)attempts 12–9goals 0–2

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.

VAN 1.7 xGNJD 1.3 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

VANNJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 64/100 · #382 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.46 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 16% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50VAN 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Vancouver Canucks win this game 59% of the time.

VAN winsNJD wins

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

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