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Fri, Nov 29, 2013·PNC Arena, Raleigh

New Jersey Devils 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 87% of the time.

CAR winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD11406411531
CAR052805218

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 18:20NJDMark FayneAssists: Dainius Zubrus, Jaromir Jagr · Wrist, 0.02 xG1–0
  2. P2 1:53CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Ryan Murphy, Riley Nash · Snap, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P2 6:34CARJordan StaalAssists: Justin Faulk, Ron Hainsey · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–2
  4. P3 8:43NJDAndrei LoktionovAssists: Damien Brunner, Michael Ryder · Snap, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P3 12:02NJDAdam HenriquePPGWGAssists: Eric Gelinas, Andy Greene · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–2
  6. P3 13:52NJDDainius ZubrusAssists: Jon Merrill, Jaromir Jagr · Tip-in, 0.11 xG4–2
  7. P3 16:31NJDJaromir JagrAssists: Travis Zajac · Wrist, 0.30 xG5–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 5:31NJDMarek Zidlicky: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 14:55CARJordan Staal: Interference2 min
  3. P2 5:58NJDSteve Bernier: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 5:58CARJay Harrison: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 7:23NJDJaromir Jagr: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 13:21CARManny Malhotra: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 19:30NJDAndy Greene: Holding2 min
  8. P3 10:58CARRiley Nash: Hooking2 min · PPG

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 SOG0CAR
48% to win52% to win
← NJD attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDCAR
31Shots on goal18
4.1Expected goals1.6
68Shot attempts38
28Faceoffs won27
3Power plays3
8Penalty minutes8
19Hits33
14Blocked shots20
7Giveaways13
13Takeaways13

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. bestElias – Henrique – Brunner6:52

    xG 0.95–0.08 (92%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Bernier – Carter – Loktionov8:49

    xG 0.46–0.14 (77%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1

  3. Ryder – Tedenby – Josefson4:22

    xG 0.25–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  4. Ryder – Loktionov – Brunner2:52

    xG 0.23–0.02 (94%)attempts 4–2goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestZidlicky – Gelinas8:25

    xG 1.17–0.14 (89%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1

  2. Volchenkov – Zidlicky4:11

    xG 0.61–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–0goals 2–0

  3. Fayne – Greene13:34

    xG 0.76–0.52 (59%)attempts 19–6goals 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestNash – Skinner – Lindholm7:11

    xG 0.46–0.28 (62%)attempts 6–7goals 1–1

  2. Ruutu – Staal – Gerbe10:27

    xG 0.27–0.36 (43%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Dvorak – Malhotra – Bowman7:24

    xG 0.09–0.32 (21%)attempts 3–8goals 0–1

  4. Dwyer – Tlusty – Staal10:15

    xG 0.06–0.95 (6%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHarrison – Murphy13:21

    xG 0.71–0.60 (54%)attempts 11–14goals 1–1

  2. Harrison – Faulk2:59

    xG 0.03–0.12 (19%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  3. Komisarek – Bellemore13:12

    xG 0.16–0.29 (35%)attempts 6–9goals 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.

CAR 1.6 xGNJD 4.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 59/100 · #461 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.62 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 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 87% of the time.

CAR winsNJD wins

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

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