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Sun, Mar 23, 2014·Prudential Center, Newark

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, New Jersey Devils 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 62% of the time.

NJD winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR0617110223
NJD172809324

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:38NJDDamien BrunnerAssists: Adam Henrique, Marek Zidlicky · Snap, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P2 1:18NJDPatrik EliasAssists: Jon Merrill · Backhand, 0.10 xG0–2
  3. P2 1:50NJDJon MerrillGWGAssists: Ryane Clowe, Peter Harrold · Slap, 0.03 xG0–3
  4. P2 5:26TORTyler BozakPPAssists: Morgan Rielly, Jake Gardiner · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P3 18:29TORPhil KesselAssists: Dion Phaneuf · Snap, 0.08 xG2–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 9:07TORColton Orr: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 17:08NJDMarek Zidlicky: Interference2 min
  3. P2 4:16NJDStephen Gionta: Hooking2 min · PPG
  4. P2 16:21NJDAndy Greene: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 17:04NJDMark Fayne: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P2 19:01TORNazem Kadri: Boarding2 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORNJD
23Shots on goal24
1.9Expected goals2.6
42Shot attempts40
31Faceoffs won28
4Power plays2
4Penalty minutes8
22Hits23
5Blocked shots9
5Giveaways10
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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestBolland – Raymond – Kulemin3:00

    xG 0.12–0.02 (87%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  2. McClement – Bodie – Kulemin2:22

    xG 0.07–0.02 (75%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  3. Clarkson – Bolland – Kulemin2:55

    xG 0.00–0.13 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  4. Lupul – Raymond – Kadri7:38

    xG 0.06–0.21 (23%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFranson – Gardiner13:32

    xG 0.21–0.13 (62%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. Gunnarsson – Rielly3:19

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Phaneuf – Gardiner2:00

    xG 0.08–0.31 (21%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Zubrus – Zajac13:55

    xG 1.14–0.51 (69%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  2. Ruutu – Clowe – Gionta7:36

    xG 0.33–0.02 (94%)attempts 7–1goals 1–0

  3. Elias – Henrique – Brunner8:58

    xG 0.23–0.15 (61%)attempts 5–5goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHarrold – Merrill12:25

    xG 1.28–0.06 (95%)attempts 17–2goals 2–0

  2. Fayne – Greene13:55

    xG 0.45–0.35 (56%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

  3. Salvador – Zidlicky13:07

    xG 0.19–0.19 (51%)attempts 8–9goals 1–0

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 2.6 xGTOR 1.9 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 60/100 · #441 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.79 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 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 62% of the time.

NJD winsTOR wins

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

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