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Thu, Mar 27, 2014·Prudential Center, Newark

Phoenix Coyotes 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 64% of the time.

NJD winsPHX wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
PHX1816011021327
NJD0411318030228

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:21PHXKyle ChipchuraAssists: Lauri Korpikoski, Chris Summers · Snap, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P2 16:57PHXChris SummersAssists: Kyle Chipchura, Radim Vrbata · Slap, 0.03 xG2–0
  3. P2 19:59NJDRyane CloweAssists: Jon Merrill, Jacob Josefson · Tip-in, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P3 10:32NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Patrik Elias, Martin Brodeur · Wrap-around, 0.07 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. NJD Damien Brunner stopped
  2. 2. PHX Mikkel Boedker scored
  3. 3. NJD Ryane Clowe stopped
  4. 4. PHX Radim Vrbata stopped
  5. 5. NJD Patrik Elias stopped
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 4:02PHXChris Summers: Slashing2 min
  2. P1 9:36NJDEric Gelinas: Interference2 min
  3. P1 12:04NJDJaromir Jagr: Holding2 min
  4. P1 18:03NJDRyane Clowe: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 2:11PHXLauri Korpikoski: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 5:53PHXZbynek Michalek: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 4:16PHXOliver Ekman-Larsson: Cross checking2 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.

PHX00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

PHXNJD
27Shots on goal28
1.9Expected goals2.7
40Shot attempts50
30Faceoffs won29
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
19Hits17
9Blocked shots6
3Giveaways1
6Takeaways4

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. Shift data for this game is incomplete, so treat these as rough.

Phoenix Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. Chipchura – Korpikoski – Klinkhammer4:48

    xG 0.33–0.34 (49%)attempts 2–5goals 1–0

  2. Halpern – Erat – Moss2:10

    xG 0.01–0.05 (17%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  3. Doan – Vermette – Boedker7:07

    xG 0.10–0.14 (42%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  4. Vrbata – Hanzal – McMillan5:29

    xG 0.05–0.15 (24%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Michalek – Ekman-Larsson8:29

    xG 0.03–0.06 (32%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  2. Yandle – Stone10:09

    xG 0.11–0.14 (44%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0

  3. Summers – Murphy6:41

    xG 0.38–0.42 (48%)attempts 4–6goals 2–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Zubrus – Zajac6:52

    xG 0.47–0.04 (93%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. Elias – Henrique – Brunner5:58

    xG 0.24–0.08 (74%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1

  3. Ryder – Clowe – Josefson2:21

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  4. Ruutu – Clowe – Josefson3:00

    xG 0.02–0.01 (70%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Harrold2:08

    xG 0.22–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  2. Fayne – Greene7:05

    xG 0.12–0.02 (85%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  3. Zidlicky – Merrill8:44

    xG 0.11–0.16 (41%)attempts 4–7goals 0–1

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 2.7 xGPHX 1.9 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDPHX

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 PHX. Dots are goals.

Excitement 65/100 · #353 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.53 · 4 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
PHX 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +30 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 64% of the time.

NJD winsPHX wins

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

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