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Thu, Nov 7, 2013·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New Jersey Devils 3, Philadelphia Flyers 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 83% of the time.

PHI winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD180829325
PHI080608022

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:57NJDAdam HenriqueGWGAssists: Eric Gelinas, Michael Ryder · Deflected, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P3 3:01NJDCam JanssenAssists: Adam Larsson, Ryan Carter · Wrist, 0.01 xG2–0
  3. P3 19:58NJDJaromir JagrENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.64 xG3–0
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 4:12NJDAdam Larsson: Holding2 min
  2. P1 10:18NJDRyan Carter: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 18:45PHIClaude Giroux: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 5:29PHIScott Hartnell: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 12:07NJDStephen Gionta: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 3:34PHIScott Hartnell: Interference2 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 SOG0PHI
48% to win52% to win
← NJD attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Giroux won the faceoff against Zajac
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDPHI
25Shots on goal22
2.9Expected goals1.2
40Shot attempts46
24Faceoffs won29
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
22Hits30
15Blocked shots8
4Giveaways8
5Takeaways7

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 – Zubrus – Loktionov11:13

    xG 1.01–0.11 (90%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  2. Ryder – Tedenby – Henrique8:02

    xG 0.39–0.14 (73%)attempts 5–8goals 1–0

  3. Janssen – Gionta – Carter3:37

    xG 0.16–0.05 (77%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  4. Bernier – Zajac – Brunner9:14

    xG 0.41–0.35 (54%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGelinas – Larsson8:43

    xG 0.71–0.13 (85%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  2. Volchenkov – Zidlicky12:20

    xG 0.62–0.09 (87%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  3. Greene – Harrold14:52

    xG 0.51–0.37 (58%)attempts 8–14goals 0–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. Hall – Newbury – Rinaldo4:33

    xG 0.06–0.03 (67%)attempts 2–2goals 0–1

  2. Hartnell – Voracek – Schenn2:10

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Lecavalier – Giroux – Read3:34

    xG 0.03–0.07 (30%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  4. Simmonds – Couturier – Raffl9:55

    xG 0.21–0.52 (29%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Streit – Coburn2:19

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Coburn – Grossmann2:33

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Timonen – Coburn12:31

    xG 0.28–0.39 (42%)attempts 9–7goals 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.

PHI 1.2 xGNJD 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHINJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 5/100 · #1107 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.59 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 83% of the time.

PHI winsNJD wins

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

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