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Wed, Nov 27, 2013·Prudential Center, Newark

Carolina Hurricanes 4, New Jersey Devils 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 63% of the time.

NJD winsCAR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CAR1123703422
NJD061729322

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:44CARJustin FaulkAssists: Jiri Tlusty, Manny Malhotra · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:50CARTuomo RuutuAssists: Eric Staal, Andrej Sekera · Snap, 0.18 xG2–0
  3. P2 4:21NJDTravis ZajacAssists: Dainius Zubrus, Andy Greene · Snap, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 8:16CARRon HainseyAssists: Radek Dvorak, Andrej Sekera · Slap, 0.02 xG3–1
  5. P2 15:43CARPatrick DwyerSHGWGUnassisted · Backhand, 0.13 xG4–1
  6. P3 8:30NJDAndy GreeneAssists: Patrik Elias · Slap, 0.02 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:13NJDJaromir JagrAssists: Eric Gelinas, Patrik Elias · Wrist, 0.22 xG4–3
Penalties (2)
  1. P2 14:58CARRon Hainsey: Hooking2 min
  2. P3 0:24NJDMarek Zidlicky: 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.

CAR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CARNJD
22Shots on goal22
1.7Expected goals2.3
33Shot attempts45
25Faceoffs won27
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
14Hits17
11Blocked shots6
7Giveaways9
12Takeaways7

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestRuutu – Staal – Gerbe10:49

    xG 0.55–0.23 (70%)attempts 11–10goals 1–0

  2. Staal – Skinner – Lindholm2:04

    xG 0.06–0.06 (49%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Dvorak – Malhotra – Bowman9:42

    xG 0.34–0.44 (43%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  4. Dwyer – Tlusty – Staal11:56

    xG 0.16–0.46 (26%)attempts 3–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Bellemore16:43

    xG 0.50–0.41 (55%)attempts 10–8goals 1–0

  2. Sekera – Faulk17:15

    xG 0.56–0.53 (51%)attempts 11–15goals 2–1

  3. Harrison – Murphy14:21

    xG 0.28–0.89 (24%)attempts 6–12goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestRyder – Carter – Loktionov10:13

    xG 0.70–0.12 (85%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0

  2. Jagr – Zubrus – Zajac14:29

    xG 0.80–0.51 (61%)attempts 19–10goals 1–0

  3. Janssen – Tedenby – Josefson5:21

    xG 0.05–0.08 (36%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  4. Elias – Bernier – Henrique11:49

    xG 0.35–0.39 (47%)attempts 9–7goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestFayne – Greene16:35

    xG 0.68–0.29 (71%)attempts 15–8goals 2–1

  2. Harrold – Merrill16:39

    xG 0.91–0.52 (64%)attempts 10–10goals 0–2

  3. Zidlicky – Gelinas17:38

    xG 0.41–0.63 (40%)attempts 12–12goals 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 2.3 xGCAR 1.7 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDCAR

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 CAR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 69/100 · #302 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.05 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
CAR 100%5050%50NJD 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 63% of the time.

NJD winsCAR wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).