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Sat, Oct 31, 2015·Prudential Center, Newark

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

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 53% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NYI072906041226
NJD270602022317

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:51NJDJohn MooreAssists: Lee Stempniak, Bobby Farnham · Wrist, 0.30 xG0–1
  2. P1 14:36NJDBobby FarnhamAssists: Stephen Gionta, Damon Severson · Snap, 0.14 xG0–2
  3. P2 1:39NYIAnders LeePPAssists: Marek Zidlicky, Nick Leddy · Wrist, 0.44 xG1–2
  4. P2 10:26NYIFrans NielsenSHAssists: Brian Strait · Wrist, 0.02 xG2–2

Shootout

  1. 1. NYI Frans Nielsen scored
  2. 2. NJD Adam Henrique stopped
  3. 3. NYI Kyle Okposo stopped
  4. 4. NJD Jacob Josefson scored
  5. 5. NYI Cal Clutterbuck stopped
  6. 6. NJD Lee Stempniak stopped
  7. 7. NYI Josh Bailey stopped
  8. 8. NJD Michael Cammalleri scored
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 4:42NJDBobby Farnham: Interference2 min
  2. P1 17:12NYICal Clutterbuck: Interference2 min
  3. P1 19:47NJDSergey Kalinin: Holding2 min · PPG
  4. P2 8:35NYITravis Hamonic: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 19:40NYIMarek Zidlicky: Interference2 min
  6. P3 8:29NJDTravis Zajac: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 8:29NYICasey Cizikas: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
47% to win54% to win
← NYI attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Nielsen won the faceoff against Zajac
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
26Shots on goal17
2.6Expected goals2.5
49Shot attempts33
22Faceoffs won27
2Power plays3
8Penalty minutes6
15Hits12
11Blocked shots9
1Giveaways9
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 York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestClutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas6:42

    xG 0.16–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  2. Lee – Nelson – Strome9:28

    xG 0.05–0.09 (34%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  3. Nielsen – Okposo – Bailey12:14

    xG 0.18–0.34 (35%)attempts 10–6goals 0–0

  4. Bernier – Grabovski – Kulemin9:46

    xG 0.24–0.44 (36%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamonic – de Haan13:14

    xG 0.33–0.25 (57%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Hamonic – Leddy2:36

    xG 0.01–0.05 (18%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Boychuk – Leddy13:38

    xG 0.20–0.34 (37%)attempts 12–9goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestCammalleri – Stempniak – Henrique10:26

    xG 0.32–0.08 (80%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  2. Zajac – Palmieri – Kalinin3:39

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Josefson – O'Neill – Kalinin6:43

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  4. Tootoo – Zajac – Palmieri7:04

    xG 0.13–0.20 (39%)attempts 7–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMoore – Merrill3:45

    xG 0.69–0.18 (80%)attempts 4–4goals 1–0

  2. Merrill – Severson2:55

    xG 0.39–0.02 (96%)attempts 5–1goals 1–0

  3. Moore – Severson7:05

    xG 0.02–0.05 (30%)attempts 3–3goals 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 2.5 xGNYI 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 65/100 · #424 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.54 · 4 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +24 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 53% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

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

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