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Sat, Mar 28, 2015·PNC Arena, Raleigh

New Jersey Devils 1, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 73% of the time.

CAR winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD150908122
CAR09113210332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:03NJDPatrik EliasPPAssists: Michael Cammalleri · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P2 18:33CARChris TerryAssists: Jeff Skinner, Victor Rask · Snap, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P3 0:09CAREric StaalGWGAssists: Ryan Murphy, Jordan Staal · Snap, 0.54 xG1–2
  4. P3 4:58CARJustin FaulkAssists: Elias Lindholm, Eric Staal · Slap, 0.03 xG1–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 1:57NJDMark Fraser: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 6:17NJDAdam Henrique: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 10:33CARJeff Skinner: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  4. P1 18:46NJDMark Fraser: Illegal check to head2 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 SOG0CAR
46% to win54% to win
← NJD attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Josefson won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDCAR
22Shots on goal32
2.1Expected goals3.4
53Shot attempts64
23Faceoffs won44
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes2
37Hits36
17Blocked shots16
4Giveaways14
14Takeaways16

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. bestZubrus – Ruutu – Josefson8:40

    xG 0.37–0.28 (56%)attempts 10–8goals 0–1

  2. Cammalleri – Tootoo – Zajac12:24

    xG 0.53–0.77 (41%)attempts 10–16goals 0–1

  3. Elias – Gionta – Henrique12:00

    xG 0.32–0.94 (26%)attempts 10–11goals 0–1

  4. Gomez – Bernier – Boucher12:00

    xG 0.09–0.89 (9%)attempts 7–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFraser – Gelinas10:55

    xG 0.77–0.51 (60%)attempts 10–14goals 0–0

  2. Merrill – Larsson5:20

    xG 0.13–0.10 (56%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Gelinas – Severson2:19

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

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Staal – Lindholm9:24

    xG 0.95–0.27 (78%)attempts 14–9goals 2–0

  2. Gerbe – Nash – Nestrasil5:13

    xG 0.46–0.00 (100%)attempts 11–1goals 0–0

  3. Terry – Nash – Nestrasil4:18

    xG 0.45–0.05 (90%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  4. Terry – Skinner – Rask4:33

    xG 0.25–0.06 (80%)attempts 6–3goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Biega9:16

    xG 0.46–0.05 (90%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  2. Liles – Biega5:24

    xG 0.46–0.08 (85%)attempts 5–4goals 0–0

  3. Jordan – Murphy14:55

    xG 1.00–0.71 (58%)attempts 12–15goals 1–0

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.

CAR 3.4 xGNJD 2.1 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 22/100 · #930 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.10 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 73% of the time.

CAR winsNJD wins

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

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