Sat, Mar 22, 2014·Prudential Center, Newark
New York Rangers 2, New Jersey Devils 0
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 57% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | 09 | 110 | 18 | 227 |
| NJD | 05 | 06 | 010 | 021 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 10:33NYRRick NashGWGAssists: Derek Stepan, Chris Kreider · Snap, 0.02 xG1–0
- P3 19:52NYRDerek StepanENAssists: Henrik Lundqvist, Ryan McDonagh · Backhand, 0.58 xG2–0
Penalties (6)
- P1 3:09NYRDaniel Carcillo: Roughing2 min
- P1 3:09NJDBryce Salvador: Roughing2 min
- P1 4:39NYRMats Zuccarello: Slashing2 min
- P1 15:31NJDBryce Salvador: Hooking2 min
- P3 5:42NJDJaromir Jagr: Cross checking2 min
- P3 17:57NJDAndy Greene: Tripping2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Stepan
- 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.
New York Rangers
Forward lines
- Moore – Nash – Stepan2:06
xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0
- Nash – Stepan – Kreider7:37
xG 0.22–0.30 (43%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0
- Moore – Boyle – Carcillo7:04
xG 0.12–0.22 (36%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0
- Richards – Pouliot – Hagelin10:57
xG 0.20–0.36 (36%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestKlein – Staal2:25
xG 0.20–0.14 (59%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0
- Klein – Diaz7:58
xG 0.11–0.11 (48%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0
- Girardi – McDonagh16:21
xG 0.34–0.65 (35%)attempts 10–14goals 0–0
New Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestJagr – Ruutu – Zajac7:24
xG 0.48–0.03 (93%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0
- Jagr – Zubrus – Zajac4:09
xG 0.34–0.04 (89%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0
- Bernier – Gionta – Carter3:31
xG 0.12–0.07 (62%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0
- Jagr – Elias – Zajac3:31
xG 0.08–0.05 (63%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestSalvador – Zidlicky6:46
xG 0.41–0.11 (79%)attempts 5–6goals 0–0
- Zidlicky – Merrill9:19
xG 0.45–0.20 (69%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0
- Zidlicky – Greene4:26
xG 0.33–0.13 (73%)attempts 5–2goals 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 NYR. 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 57% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NJD − NYR), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).