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Sat, Mar 29, 2014·Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale

New Jersey Devils 1, New York Islanders 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 59% of the time.

NYI winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NJD0211107040124
NYI091703012220

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 2:12NYIFrans NielsenAssists: Josh Bailey · Wrist, 0.14 xG0–1
  2. P2 10:20NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Damien Brunner, Patrik Elias · Wrist, 0.31 xG1–1

Shootout

  1. 1. NYI Frans Nielsen scored
  2. 2. NJD Adam Henrique stopped
  3. 3. NYI Brock Nelson scored
  4. 4. NJD Patrik Elias stopped
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 15:45NJDRyan Carter: Boarding2 min
  2. P2 5:17NYIAnders Lee: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 11:32NYIRyan Strome: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 13:13NJDMarek Zidlicky: Slashing2 min
  5. P2 16:48NYIThomas Hickey: High sticking2 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
48% to win52% to win
← NJD attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Nelson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDNYI
24Shots on goal20
3.6Expected goals3.1
59Shot attempts50
28Faceoffs won25
3Power plays2
4Penalty minutes6
16Hits46
14Blocked shots21
11Giveaways13
10Takeaways18

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 – Zajac9:33

    xG 0.64–0.27 (70%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. Jagr – Clowe – Zajac2:31

    xG 0.36–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Elias – Henrique – Brunner7:29

    xG 0.80–0.58 (58%)attempts 6–7goals 1–0

  4. Bernier – Gionta – Carter4:04

    xG 0.13–0.13 (51%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFayne – Greene12:28

    xG 1.09–0.52 (67%)attempts 17–9goals 1–0

  2. Zidlicky – Gelinas6:38

    xG 0.30–0.09 (76%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Zidlicky – Merrill5:02

    xG 0.21–0.15 (58%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestCizikas – Sundstrom – Halmo6:08

    xG 0.58–0.27 (68%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

  2. Nielsen – Bailey – Lee10:37

    xG 0.36–0.38 (48%)attempts 6–6goals 1–0

  3. McDonald – Martin – Strome13:54

    xG 0.47–0.85 (35%)attempts 10–17goals 0–0

  4. Clutterbuck – Nelson – Persson8:23

    xG 0.14–0.58 (19%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamonic – de Haan17:18

    xG 0.51–0.30 (63%)attempts 14–11goals 1–0

  2. Carkner – Donovan11:34

    xG 0.35–0.18 (66%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  3. Hickey – Czuczman16:51

    xG 0.82–1.78 (31%)attempts 13–19goals 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.

NYI 3.1 xGNJD 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYINJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 32/100 · #755 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.16 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 47% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +24 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 59% of the time.

NYI winsNJD wins

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

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