Sat, Mar 8, 2014·Prudential Center, Newark
Carolina Hurricanes 4, New Jersey Devils 5
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 60% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 010 | 212 | 211 | 433 |
| NJD | 16 | 317 | 18 | 531 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 4:25NJDTravis ZajacAssists: Tuomo Ruutu, Jaromir Jagr · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
- P2 6:21CARJeff SkinnerAssists: Andrej Sekera, Eric Staal · Deflected, 0.13 xG1–1
- P2 8:34NJDDamien BrunnerPPAssists: Marek Zidlicky, Travis Zajac · Backhand, 0.25 xG1–2
- P2 8:57NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Ryane Clowe · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–3
- P2 12:51NJDAdam HenriqueSHAssists: Patrik Elias, Andy Greene · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–4
- P2 13:24CARJay HarrisonPPAssists: Jordan Staal, Alexander Semin · Wrist, 0.16 xG2–4
- P3 4:41CARNathan GerbeSHAssists: Jordan Staal · Backhand, 0.18 xG3–4
- P3 12:39CARAlexander SeminAssists: Manny Malhotra · Wrist, 0.06 xG4–4
- P3 13:30NJDTuomo RuutuGWGAssists: Marek Zidlicky, Travis Zajac · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–5
Penalties (4)
- P2 7:42CARPatrick Dwyer: Holding2 min · PPG
- P2 11:55NJDMartin Brodeur: Tripping2 min · PPG
- P2 15:46NJDTuomo Ruutu: High sticking2 min
- P3 3:56CARJeff Skinner: Roughing2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Staal
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestStaal – Skinner – Lindholm8:20
xG 0.66–0.19 (78%)attempts 11–4goals 1–0
- Semin – Tlusty – Staal6:36
xG 0.37–0.08 (83%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0
- Semin – Staal – Staal5:52
xG 0.21–0.17 (55%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0
- Dwyer – Gerbe – Nash8:43
xG 0.26–0.26 (50%)attempts 6–5goals 0–1
Defence pairs
- bestSekera – Bellemore6:06
xG 0.18–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0
- Hainsey – Murphy7:10
xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0
- Harrison – Murphy2:29
xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
New Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestRyder – Clowe – Henrique9:24
xG 0.75–0.23 (77%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0
- Jagr – Ruutu – Zajac10:50
xG 0.60–0.62 (49%)attempts 11–10goals 2–0
- Elias – Zubrus – Brunner10:16
xG 0.26–0.28 (48%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0
- Bernier – Gionta – Carter8:18
xG 0.23–0.29 (44%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestFayne – Greene11:57
xG 0.82–0.57 (59%)attempts 14–11goals 0–1
- Salvador – Fayne2:04
xG 0.25–0.06 (82%)attempts 5–1goals 0–1
- Zidlicky – Merrill3:43
xG 0.16–0.03 (86%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NJD's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NJD is favoured, below it CAR. Dots are goals.
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 60% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NJD − CAR), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).