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Sat, Oct 11, 2014·BB&T Center, Sunrise

New Jersey Devils 5, Florida Panthers 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 58% of the time.

FLA winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD4111805524
FLA0917013129

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:37NJDTuomo RuutuAssists: Eric Gelinas, Jon Merrill · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:46NJDMartin HavlatPPGWGAssists: Eric Gelinas, Patrik Elias · Tip-in, 0.16 xG2–0
  3. P1 13:13NJDMichael CammalleriPPAssists: Marek Zidlicky, Damon Severson · Slap, 0.03 xG3–0
  4. P1 19:32NJDDamon SeversonUnassisted · Wrist, 0.04 xG4–0
  5. P2 2:59NJDRyane CloweAssists: Michael Ryder, Adam Henrique · Slap, 0.14 xG5–0
  6. P2 16:31FLADerek MacKenziePPAssists: Scottie Upshall, Brian Campbell · Wrist, 0.16 xG5–1
Penalties (17)
  1. P1 7:36FLANick Bjugstad: Delaying game bench2 min · PPG
  2. P1 12:13FLAJonathan Huberdeau: Interference goalkeeper2 min · PPG
  3. P1 15:40NJDJordin Tootoo: Interference2 min
  4. P1 19:40FLAShawn Thornton: Fighting5 min
  5. P1 19:40NJDBryce Salvador: Fighting5 min
  6. P1 0:00NJDTuomo Ruutu: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 5:02FLATomas Fleischmann: Hooking2 min
  8. P2 11:27NJDJordin Tootoo: High sticking2 min
  9. P2 13:10FLAJonathan Huberdeau: Too many men on the ice2 min
  10. P2 15:24NJDTuomo Ruutu: Tripping2 min · PPG
  11. P2 19:17NJDStephen Gionta: High sticking2 min
  12. P3 1:44NJDMichael Cammalleri: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  13. P3 3:22NJDJon Merrill: Boarding2 min
  14. P3 8:28NJDMartin Havlat: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  15. P3 15:33FLAJonathan Huberdeau: Roughing2 min
  16. P3 15:33NJDTravis Zajac: Roughing2 min
  17. P3 16:34FLAAaron Ekblad: Interference2 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 SOG0FLA
46% to win54% to win
← NJD attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Elias won the faceoff against Barkov
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDFLA
24Shots on goal29
1.5Expected goals1.9
36Shot attempts51
25Faceoffs won27
5Power plays8
23Penalty minutes17
25Hits27
10Blocked shots5
3Giveaways3
0Takeaways4

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. bestRyder – Clowe – Henrique6:33

    xG 0.36–0.15 (70%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  2. Ruutu – Tootoo – Gionta6:33

    xG 0.06–0.02 (76%)attempts 3–1goals 1–0

  3. Jagr – Cammalleri – Zajac8:28

    xG 0.19–0.18 (52%)attempts 7–7goals 1–0

  4. Elias – Zubrus – Havlat8:09

    xG 0.00–0.12 (0%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Severson8:05

    xG 0.50–0.07 (87%)attempts 11–4goals 2–0

  2. Greene – Merrill2:39

    xG 0.06–0.04 (61%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Salvador – Zidlicky7:55

    xG 0.03–0.13 (18%)attempts 2–7goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestThornton – Fleischmann – Bolland2:15

    xG 0.15–0.03 (84%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Boyes – Upshall – Bjugstad4:13

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Fleischmann – Bergenheim – Bolland2:15

    xG 0.01–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  4. Jokinen – Huberdeau – Barkov7:58

    xG 0.08–0.15 (34%)attempts 5–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Campbell – Ekblad14:05

    xG 0.26–0.22 (55%)attempts 13–8goals 0–2

  2. Mitchell – Kulikov10:02

    xG 0.31–0.29 (52%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1

  3. Olsen – Gudbranson6:52

    xG 0.10–0.11 (48%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

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.

FLA 1.9 xGNJD 1.5 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLANJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 13/100 · #1028 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.60 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 58% of the time.

FLA winsNJD wins

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

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