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Sat, Mar 21, 2015·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Islanders 3, New Jersey Devils 0

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 79% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI1130829330
NJD0901106026

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:37NYIRyan StromeGWGAssists: Nikolay Kulemin · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–0
  2. P3 12:19NYITravis HamonicAssists: Ryan Strome, Brock Nelson · Slap, 0.05 xG2–0
  3. P3 19:22NYIKyle OkposoENAssists: John Tavares, Travis Hamonic · Snap, 0.58 xG3–0
Penalties (2)
  1. P2 1:17NYITravis Hamonic: Hooking2 min
  2. P3 10:15NJDStephen Gionta: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
30Shots on goal26
3.3Expected goals1.6
47Shot attempts49
24Faceoffs won24
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
42Hits28
12Blocked shots7
3Giveaways7
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.

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestLee – Nelson – Strome9:51

    xG 0.64–0.08 (89%)attempts 8–4goals 0–0

  2. Okposo – Bailey – Tavares14:46

    xG 0.65–0.46 (58%)attempts 15–13goals 0–0

  3. Nielsen – Kennedy – Kulemin10:16

    xG 0.22–0.38 (36%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  4. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas8:37

    xG 0.02–0.22 (10%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHickey – Hamonic19:52

    xG 1.19–0.51 (70%)attempts 22–15goals 0–0

  2. Strait – Donovan12:57

    xG 0.19–0.19 (50%)attempts 9–9goals 1–0

  3. Boychuk – Leddy15:39

    xG 0.25–0.46 (35%)attempts 7–13goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestGomez – Bernier – Henrique9:51

    xG 0.57–0.08 (87%)attempts 12–6goals 0–1

  2. Elias – Zubrus – Gionta13:39

    xG 0.33–0.63 (34%)attempts 13–11goals 0–0

  3. Havlat – Tootoo – Zajac11:00

    xG 0.32–0.82 (28%)attempts 10–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFraser – Gelinas8:52

    xG 0.51–0.17 (75%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  2. Merrill – Severson10:16

    xG 0.28–0.05 (85%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  3. Greene – Larsson15:12

    xG 0.47–1.08 (30%)attempts 14–19goals 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 3.3 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 5/100 · #1168 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.58 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 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, New York Islanders win this game 79% 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).