Sat, Dec 27, 2014·Madison Square Garden, New York
New Jersey Devils 1, New York Rangers 3
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 67% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 08 | 15 | 07 | 120 |
| NYR | 110 | 113 | 15 | 328 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P1 18:14NYRDerek StepanSHUnassisted · Backhand, 0.09 xG0–1
- P2 7:38NYRDerek StepanPPGWGAssists: Martin St. Louis, Dan Boyle · Tip-in, 0.16 xG0–2
- P2 10:23NJDSteve BernierAssists: Eric Gelinas, Tuomo Ruutu · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
- P3 19:05NYRDerek StepanENAssists: Carl Hagelin, Martin St. Louis · Snap, 0.57 xG1–3
Penalties (7)
- P1 1:44NYRKevin Hayes: Boarding2 min
- P1 12:59NJDDainius Zubrus: Hooking2 min
- P1 17:55NYRDominic Moore: Holding2 min
- P2 6:51NJDJordin Tootoo: Holding2 min · PPG
- P2 14:22NJDJacob Josefson: Holding2 min
- P2 18:26NYRLee Stempniak: Hooking2 min
- P3 11:23NYRRick Nash: Hooking2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Gomez won the faceoff against Brassard
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach 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
- bestJagr – Gomez – Henrique9:50
xG 0.53–0.41 (56%)attempts 11–6goals 0–0
- Tootoo – Sestito – Gionta6:25
xG 0.18–0.09 (67%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0
- Ruutu – Bernier – Josefson8:17
xG 0.12–0.29 (30%)attempts 2–6goals 1–0
- Zubrus – Cammalleri – Zajac11:29
xG 0.28–0.58 (33%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestZidlicky – Merrill14:34
xG 0.73–0.35 (68%)attempts 17–9goals 0–0
- Harrold – Gelinas2:33
xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0
- Greene – Larsson4:22
xG 0.12–0.15 (44%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0
New York Rangers
Forward lines
- bestStempniak – Hagelin – Hayes7:53
xG 0.47–0.02 (95%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0
- St. Louis – Stepan – Kreider12:44
xG 0.53–0.27 (67%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0
- Moore – Stempniak – Hagelin2:00
xG 0.26–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0
- Moore – Glass – Fast6:26
xG 0.34–0.18 (66%)attempts 5–7goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestKlein – Moore8:58
xG 0.60–0.14 (81%)attempts 11–3goals 0–1
- Klein – Staal4:23
xG 0.33–0.04 (88%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0
- Boyle – Staal13:50
xG 0.48–0.38 (56%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NYR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NYR is favoured, below it NJD. Dots are goals.
Did the better team win?
Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.
Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 67% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NYR − NJD), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).