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Fri, Jan 9, 2015·Prudential Center, Newark

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

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 60% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI0701321011331
NJD021111703223

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 11:57NJDTravis ZajacAssists: Patrik Elias, Adam Larsson · Snap, 0.06 xG0–1
  2. P3 1:02NYIJosh BaileyAssists: Calvin de Haan, John Tavares · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P3 7:23NJDScott GomezAssists: Adam Henrique, Michael Ryder · Snap, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P3 13:47NYIJohn TavaresAssists: Kyle Okposo, Johnny Boychuk · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. OT 3:05NYIJohn TavaresGWGUnassisted · Snap, 0.07 xG3–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 12:19NJDDainius Zubrus: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 4:47NYITravis Hamonic: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 13:10NYIMatt Martin: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 13:10NJDMark Fraser: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 14:18NJDAdam Larsson: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 15:05NYIJohn Tavares: Tripping2 min
  7. P2 16:13NJDJaromir Jagr: Holding2 min
  8. P3 11:40NJDDainius Zubrus: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
46% to win54% to win
← NYI attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Cizikas won the faceoff against Cammalleri
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
31Shots on goal23
2.2Expected goals1.6
52Shot attempts37
37Faceoffs won25
4Power plays1
9Penalty minutes13
38Hits30
6Blocked shots12
4Giveaways8
4Takeaways5

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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestOkposo – Bailey – Tavares5:32

    xG 0.41–0.02 (96%)attempts 6–1goals 1–0

  2. Nielsen – Kulemin – Strome2:30

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Nielsen – Lee – Strome3:11

    xG 0.12–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  4. Grabovski – Okposo – Tavares3:37

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoychuk – Leddy10:40

    xG 0.54–0.05 (91%)attempts 12–2goals 0–0

  2. Hamonic – de Haan12:42

    xG 0.29–0.10 (74%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  3. Strait – Hickey9:09

    xG 0.07–0.42 (14%)attempts 3–8goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. Jagr – Gomez – Henrique6:59

    xG 0.09–0.04 (68%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  2. Ruutu – Tootoo – Sestito4:52

    xG 0.03–0.12 (21%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Zubrus – Ryder – Cammalleri8:48

    xG 0.28–0.40 (41%)attempts 7–7goals 0–0

  4. Elias – Havlat – Zajac9:55

    xG 0.02–0.31 (6%)attempts 1–11goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestZidlicky – Merrill11:54

    xG 0.29–0.13 (68%)attempts 6–8goals 1–0

  2. Greene – Larsson10:50

    xG 0.25–0.41 (38%)attempts 7–8goals 0–2

  3. Fraser – Harrold8:14

    xG 0.07–0.27 (21%)attempts 3–4goals 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.

NJD 1.6 xGNYI 2.2 xG
00.511.52P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 79/100 · #227 of 1230 this seasonSwing 2.13 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 13% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +37 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 60% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

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

-7
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-1
0
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+7

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