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Sat, Apr 11, 2015·BB&T Center, Sunrise

New Jersey Devils 2, Florida Panthers 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 67% of the time.

FLA winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD05114114233
FLA0111729327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:50NJDJordin TootooAssists: Travis Zajac, Eric Gelinas · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P2 11:08FLADave BollandAssists: Brad Boyes, Jussi Jokinen · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–1
  3. P3 7:59FLAJonathan HuberdeauAssists: Jaromir Jagr, Aleksander Barkov · Slap, 0.45 xG1–2
  4. P3 11:01NJDDamon SeversonAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Peter Harrold · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P3 12:23FLAJaromir JagrPPGWGAssists: Dmitry Kulikov, Aaron Ekblad · Slap, 0.42 xG2–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 9:42NJDMark Fraser: Cross checking2 min
  2. P3 9:23FLADave Bolland: Hooking2 min
  3. P3 10:28NJDAdam Henrique: Misconduct10 min
  4. P3 10:28NJDAdam Henrique: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P3 10:28NJDSteve Bernier: Kneeing5 min
  6. P3 10:28NJDSteve Bernier: Game misconduct10 min
  7. P3 10:28FLAAlexander Petrovic: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 10:28FLAAlexander Petrovic: Misconduct10 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 SOG0FLA
46% to win54% to win
← NJD attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00MacKenzie won the faceoff against Elias
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDFLA
33Shots on goal27
3.3Expected goals2.3
56Shot attempts55
23Faceoffs won31
1Power plays3
29Penalty minutes14
26Hits11
17Blocked shots10
2Giveaways5
3Takeaways3

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 – Henrique8:29

    xG 0.53–0.04 (93%)attempts 13–3goals 0–0

  2. Ruutu – Josefson – Boucher8:49

    xG 0.66–0.23 (74%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

  3. Cammalleri – Tootoo – Zajac11:14

    xG 0.35–0.29 (55%)attempts 7–11goals 1–0

  4. Elias – Zubrus – Gionta10:40

    xG 0.73–0.71 (51%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHarrold – Gelinas12:33

    xG 1.05–0.17 (86%)attempts 15–8goals 1–0

  2. Greene – Larsson17:15

    xG 0.47–0.21 (69%)attempts 17–15goals 0–0

  3. Fraser – Severson12:05

    xG 0.96–0.86 (53%)attempts 10–12goals 0–2

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestJagr – Huberdeau – Barkov13:30

    xG 0.71–0.31 (70%)attempts 16–9goals 1–1

  2. MacKenzie – Kopecky – Upshall10:24

    xG 0.21–0.11 (65%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  3. Hayes – Pirri – Trocheck9:15

    xG 0.15–0.52 (23%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  4. Boyes – Jokinen – Bolland11:01

    xG 0.34–0.86 (28%)attempts 11–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCampbell – Ekblad17:33

    xG 0.72–0.36 (67%)attempts 15–13goals 1–0

  2. Kulikov – Petrovic13:57

    xG 0.43–0.61 (42%)attempts 13–12goals 1–0

  3. Mitchell – Kampfer12:51

    xG 0.17–1.35 (11%)attempts 9–13goals 0–1

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.

FLA 2.3 xGNJD 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLANJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 57/100 · #475 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.74 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 67% of the time.

FLA winsNJD wins

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

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