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Sat, Mar 14, 2015·Gila River Arena, Glendale

New Jersey Devils 4, Arizona Coyotes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 59% of the time.

ARI winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD06112311429
ARI01301018131

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 18:03NJDAdam HenriquePPAssists: Travis Zajac, Damon Severson · Wrist, 0.38 xG1–0
  2. P3 0:50NJDStephen GiontaGWGAssists: Jordin Tootoo, Damon Severson · Wrist, 0.33 xG2–0
  3. P3 6:06ARIShane DoanAssists: Mark Arcobello, Tobias Rieder · Tip-in, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P3 6:25NJDJordin TootooAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Travis Zajac · Backhand, 0.13 xG3–1
  5. P3 9:25NJDMichael CammalleriAssists: Andy Greene, Adam Larsson · Wrist, 0.19 xG4–1
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 2:45NJDJordin Tootoo: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 2:45ARIB.J. Crombeen: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 2:45NJDJordin Tootoo: Fighting5 min
  4. P1 12:40ARILauri Korpikoski: Cross checking2 min
  5. P2 2:24ARIMichael Stone: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 16:16ARIB.J. Crombeen: High sticking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 14:20NJDTuomo Ruutu: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 14:20ARIMichael Stone: Roughing2 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 SOG0ARI
46% to win54% to win
← NJD attackARI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Chipchura
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDARI
29Shots on goal31
3.0Expected goals3.4
52Shot attempts66
25Faceoffs won25
3Power plays1
9Penalty minutes13
40Hits39
20Blocked shots12
0Giveaways3
4Takeaways4

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. bestGomez – Bernier – Henrique11:53

    xG 0.67–0.37 (64%)attempts 6–18goals 0–0

  2. Zubrus – Ryder – Gionta9:20

    xG 0.51–0.52 (50%)attempts 8–10goals 0–1

  3. Cammalleri – Tootoo – Zajac9:58

    xG 0.39–0.76 (34%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFraser – Gelinas9:11

    xG 0.73–0.24 (75%)attempts 9–12goals 0–0

  2. Merrill – Severson12:31

    xG 0.94–0.56 (63%)attempts 13–11goals 2–0

  3. Greene – Larsson12:54

    xG 0.47–1.25 (27%)attempts 10–21goals 1–1

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestMoss – McGinn – Arcobello5:23

    xG 0.26–0.07 (80%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  2. Doan – Chipchura – Rieder6:22

    xG 0.27–0.17 (60%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0

  3. Erat – Gagner – Cunningham12:29

    xG 1.01–1.07 (49%)attempts 22–8goals 0–1

  4. Doan – Arcobello – Rieder6:06

    xG 0.30–0.39 (43%)attempts 8–7goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestMoore – Murphy14:12

    xG 0.57–0.34 (63%)attempts 13–13goals 0–1

  2. Campbell – Dahlbeck14:46

    xG 0.55–0.61 (47%)attempts 18–15goals 0–1

  3. Stone – Ekman-Larsson15:56

    xG 0.91–1.00 (48%)attempts 20–11goals 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.

ARI 3.4 xGNJD 3.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ARINJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 31/100 · #813 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.06 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50ARI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +22 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 59% of the time.

ARI winsNJD wins

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

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