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Sat, Oct 19, 2013·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Rangers 0, New Jersey Devils 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 50% of the time.

NJD winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR0606010022
NJD292703419

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:22NJDAndrei LoktionovGWGAssists: Anton Volchenkov · Snap, 0.30 xG0–1
  2. P1 12:37NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Rostislav Olesz, Jaromir Jagr · Slap, 0.03 xG0–2
  3. P2 6:00NJDMichael RyderPPAssists: Jaromir Jagr, Marek Zidlicky · Slap, 0.05 xG0–3
  4. P2 14:32NJDDainius ZubrusAssists: Bryce Salvador, Marek Zidlicky · Backhand, 0.17 xG0–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 4:11NYRBenoit Pouliot: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 17:56NJDMarek Zidlicky: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 5:42NYRDominic Moore: Delaying game face off violation2 min · PPG
  4. P2 11:47NYRJustin Falk: Elbowing2 min
  5. P2 19:56NJDMark Fayne: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P3 18:45NYRMats Zuccarello: Hooking2 min
  7. P3 19:21NJDAndrei Loktionov: 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRNJD
22Shots on goal19
1.4Expected goals1.4
37Shot attempts27
29Faceoffs won30
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
24Hits25
4Blocked shots9
7Giveaways13
3Takeaways12

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 Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestPyatt – Boyle – Dorsett4:58

    xG 0.11–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Stepan – Zuccarello – Miller6:51

    xG 0.09–0.04 (70%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Boyle – Pouliot – Dorsett5:20

    xG 0.10–0.06 (60%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  4. Moore – Powe – Fast3:33

    xG 0.06–0.05 (52%)attempts 3–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – Moore2:51

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Staal – Stralman15:00

    xG 0.15–0.07 (69%)attempts 7–2goals 0–0

  3. Stralman – McDonagh3:11

    xG 0.10–0.26 (27%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestZubrus – Loktionov – Josefson8:55

    xG 0.46–0.12 (80%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0

  2. Jagr – Olesz – Henrique10:40

    xG 0.27–0.00 (99%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

  3. Zubrus – Ryder – Zajac2:01

    xG 0.26–0.02 (94%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  4. Bernier – Gionta – Carter7:20

    xG 0.03–0.02 (57%)attempts 1–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSalvador – Zidlicky13:45

    xG 0.50–0.09 (84%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  2. Fayne – Greene14:22

    xG 0.32–0.26 (55%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

  3. Volchenkov – Harrold10:39

    xG 0.09–0.14 (39%)attempts 3–3goals 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 1.4 xGNYR 1.4 xG
00.511.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 3/100 · #1171 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.52 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 50% of the time.

NJD winsNYR wins

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

-7
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
+1
+2
+3
+4
+5
+6
+7

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