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Fri, Mar 14, 2014·BB&T Center, Sunrise

New Jersey Devils 3, Florida Panthers 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 57% of the time.

FLA winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD16214011331
FLA1131237522

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:59FLABrian CampbellAssists: Jonathan Huberdeau, Jimmy Hayes · Wrist, 0.25 xG0–1
  2. P1 18:45NJDJaromir JagrPPAssists: Damien Brunner, Travis Zajac · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:02NJDBryce SalvadorAssists: Patrik Elias, Ryane Clowe · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–1
  4. P2 13:13NJDPatrik EliasAssists: Damien Brunner, Andy Greene · Wrist, 0.02 xG3–1
  5. P2 14:30FLAQuinton HowdenAssists: Scott Gomez, Jonathan Huberdeau · Wrist, 0.21 xG3–2
  6. P3 4:24FLABrad BoyesUnassisted · Wrist, 0.15 xG3–3
  7. P3 10:00FLAScottie UpshallGWGAssists: Brad Boyes · Wrist, 0.08 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:27FLAVincent TrocheckENAssists: Brian Campbell · Wrist, 0.63 xG3–5
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 1:57NJDDainius Zubrus: Holding2 min
  2. P1 18:12FLATomas Fleischmann: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 18:17NJDJaromir Jagr: Hooking2 min
  4. P3 16:13NJDMarek Zidlicky: High sticking2 min
  5. P3 19:03FLADmitry Kulikov: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 19:03NJDPatrik Elias: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 19:03NJDPatrik Elias: Misconduct10 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0FLA
48% to win52% to win
← NJD attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Henrique won the faceoff against Trocheck
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDFLA
31Shots on goal22
2.5Expected goals3.0
61Shot attempts38
30Faceoffs won29
1Power plays3
18Penalty minutes4
23Hits35
7Blocked shots20
4Giveaways2
4Takeaways10

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 – Ruutu – Zajac13:31

    xG 0.83–0.34 (71%)attempts 17–7goals 0–1

  2. Bernier – Gionta – Carter8:43

    xG 0.32–0.37 (47%)attempts 12–6goals 0–0

  3. Ryder – Clowe – Henrique10:57

    xG 0.23–0.51 (31%)attempts 11–6goals 0–1

  4. Elias – Zubrus – Brunner10:42

    xG 0.13–0.62 (18%)attempts 7–9goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSalvador – Volchenkov12:20

    xG 0.74–0.16 (82%)attempts 16–5goals 1–0

  2. Fayne – Greene16:03

    xG 0.45–0.43 (51%)attempts 16–9goals 1–1

  3. Zidlicky – Merrill17:34

    xG 0.84–1.20 (41%)attempts 17–12goals 0–3

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestGomez – Howden – Huberdeau2:43

    xG 0.28–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 1–0

  2. Fleischmann – Trocheck – Huberdeau8:32

    xG 0.20–0.07 (74%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Gomez – Crabb – Howden2:01

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Gomez – Barch – Crabb2:34

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

Defence pairs

  1. bestRobak – Kulikov16:23

    xG 0.47–0.27 (64%)attempts 9–14goals 1–0

  2. Campbell – Gilbert19:29

    xG 0.91–1.11 (45%)attempts 8–19goals 3–0

  3. Olsen – Petrovic7:54

    xG 0.30–0.57 (35%)attempts 6–13goals 0–2

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.

FLA 3.0 xGNJD 2.5 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLANJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 82/100 · #176 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.82 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +33 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 57% of the time.

FLA winsNJD wins

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

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