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Fri, Apr 11, 2014·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Islanders 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 52% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NYI1401319043330
NJD21303011001227

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:04NYIAnders LeeAssists: Frans Nielsen · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:03NJDRyan CarterAssists: Steve Bernier, Stephen Gionta · Snap, 0.20 xG1–1
  3. P1 19:51NJDPatrik EliasAssists: Travis Zajac, Jaromir Jagr · Snap, 0.08 xG1–2
  4. P3 0:19NYIRyan StromePPAssists: Frans Nielsen, Matt Donovan · Snap, 0.09 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. NYI Frans Nielsen scored
  2. 2. NJD Damien Brunner scored
  3. 3. NYI Josh Bailey scored
  4. 4. NJD Jaromir Jagr stopped
  5. 5. NYI Ryan Strome scored
Penalties (4)
  1. P2 19:32NJDTim Sestito: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P3 4:41NYITravis Hamonic: Tripping2 min
  3. P3 10:55NJDJaromir Jagr: Hooking2 min
  4. OT 2:08NJDJon Merrill: Tripping2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
30Shots on goal27
2.3Expected goals2.4
46Shot attempts41
38Faceoffs won29
3Power plays1
2Penalty minutes6
29Hits20
7Blocked shots7
7Giveaways9
11Takeaways7

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 York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestNielsen – Bailey – Lee12:41

    xG 0.49–0.40 (55%)attempts 7–6goals 1–0

  2. Gallant – Johnson – Halmo6:41

    xG 0.17–0.21 (45%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. McDonald – Martin – Cizikas13:41

    xG 0.46–0.63 (42%)attempts 7–10goals 0–1

  4. Nelson – Persson – Strome12:12

    xG 0.40–0.65 (38%)attempts 11–9goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHickey – Hamonic20:39

    xG 0.75–0.30 (71%)attempts 17–10goals 0–1

  2. Mayfield – Czuczman16:59

    xG 0.60–0.96 (38%)attempts 15–17goals 1–1

  3. Carkner – Donovan10:48

    xG 0.21–0.78 (22%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestBernier – Gionta – Carter11:24

    xG 0.57–0.31 (65%)attempts 11–6goals 1–0

  2. Zubrus – Sislo – Brunner10:19

    xG 0.49–0.34 (59%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  3. Jagr – Elias – Zajac11:51

    xG 0.34–0.34 (50%)attempts 6–9goals 1–1

  4. Jagr – Elias – Zubrus2:06

    xG 0.01–0.16 (5%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestVolchenkov – Larsson13:06

    xG 0.51–0.11 (83%)attempts 10–3goals 1–0

  2. Fayne – Greene16:20

    xG 0.60–0.66 (48%)attempts 9–18goals 1–0

  3. Zidlicky – Merrill16:06

    xG 0.55–0.78 (41%)attempts 12–11goals 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 2.4 xGNYI 2.3 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 47/100 · #600 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.49 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 24% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +25 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 52% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).