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Tue, Nov 17, 2015·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

New Jersey Devils 2, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 52% of the time.

CGY winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD062905220
CGY27111012330

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 10:04CGYTJ BrodieAssists: Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan · Wrist, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:33CGYMatt StajanAssists: David Jones, Joe Colborne · Wrist, 0.19 xG0–2
  3. P2 4:01NJDBobby FarnhamAssists: Stephen Gionta, Brian O'Neill · Backhand, 0.27 xG1–2
  4. P2 6:09CGYDavid JonesGWGAssists: Joe Colborne, Matt Stajan · Snap, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P2 8:06NJDJordin TootooPPAssists: Lee Stempniak, Michael Cammalleri · Wrist, 0.21 xG2–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 17:19CGYJoe Colborne: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 18:15NJDLee Stempniak: Interference2 min
  3. P2 6:40CGYMicheal Ferland: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P2 8:28NJDJon Merrill: Delaying game2 min
  5. P3 2:12NJDDamon Severson: Interference2 min
  6. P3 5:49CGYDougie Hamilton: Holding2 min
  7. P3 14:19NJDLee Stempniak: Tripping2 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 SOG0CGY
47% to win54% to win
← NJD attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Jooris won the faceoff against Gionta
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDCGY
20Shots on goal30
2.6Expected goals2.5
47Shot attempts50
30Faceoffs won33
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
14Hits16
12Blocked shots14
8Giveaways15
11Takeaways12

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. bestCammalleri – Stempniak – Henrique10:17

    xG 0.60–0.36 (63%)attempts 9–8goals 0–2

  2. Zajac – Palmieri – Kalinin10:17

    xG 0.52–0.40 (57%)attempts 13–7goals 0–1

  3. Tootoo – Tlusty – Josefson9:48

    xG 0.07–0.12 (35%)attempts 5–8goals 0–0

  4. Gionta – Farnham – O'Neill6:17

    xG 0.48–0.61 (44%)attempts 5–7goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Schlemko – Merrill11:14

    xG 0.24–0.24 (50%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  2. Greene – Larsson15:10

    xG 0.41–0.57 (42%)attempts 13–15goals 0–1

  3. Moore – Severson14:43

    xG 0.57–0.89 (39%)attempts 10–10goals 1–2

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestFrolik – Backlund – Bennett9:58

    xG 0.21–0.10 (68%)attempts 9–7goals 0–0

  2. Bollig – Ferland – Jooris6:25

    xG 0.54–0.48 (53%)attempts 5–5goals 0–1

  3. Hudler – Gaudreau – Monahan10:16

    xG 0.17–0.12 (58%)attempts 5–4goals 1–0

  4. Stajan – Jones – Colborne11:22

    xG 0.52–0.58 (47%)attempts 8–12goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEngelland – Wideman11:23

    xG 0.70–0.13 (84%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  2. Russell – Hamilton17:04

    xG 0.53–0.51 (51%)attempts 12–17goals 1–0

  3. Giordano – Brodie14:36

    xG 0.54–1.01 (35%)attempts 12–12goals 2–1

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.

CGY 2.5 xGNJD 2.6 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYNJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 38/100 · #779 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.29 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 53% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50CGY 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 Jersey Devils win this game 52% of the time.

CGY winsNJD wins

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

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