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Sat, Dec 26, 2015·PNC Arena, Raleigh

New Jersey Devils 1, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 75% of the time.

CAR winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD060816120
CAR0711226325

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 9:57CARBrett PesceAssists: John-Michael Liles, Joakim Nordstrom · Snap, 0.01 xG0–1
  2. P3 1:18NJDKyle PalmieriAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Adam Henrique · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P3 8:17CARJustin FaulkGWGAssists: Eric Staal, Kris Versteeg · Snap, 0.06 xG1–2
  4. P3 16:46CARJoakim NordstromAssists: Justin Faulk · Slap, 0.02 xG1–3
Penalties (2)
  1. P1 0:35CAREric Staal: Slashing2 min
  2. P3 3:34NJDJiri Tlusty: 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 SOG0CAR
47% to win54% to win
← NJD attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDCAR
20Shots on goal25
2.1Expected goals3.5
39Shot attempts50
24Faceoffs won24
1Power plays1
2Penalty minutes2
17Hits17
11Blocked shots9
7Giveaways10
12Takeaways18

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 – Henrique9:35

    xG 0.51–0.21 (71%)attempts 5–8goals 0–1

  2. Zajac – Tlusty – Palmieri10:46

    xG 0.31–0.42 (42%)attempts 6–7goals 0–0

  3. Kennedy – Josefson – Kalinin7:55

    xG 0.33–0.45 (42%)attempts 7–7goals 0–1

  4. Ruutu – Tootoo – Gionta10:03

    xG 0.04–0.69 (6%)attempts 4–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchlemko – Gelinas14:49

    xG 0.32–0.14 (69%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

  2. Greene – Larsson18:48

    xG 1.08–1.16 (48%)attempts 13–19goals 1–2

  3. Moore – Severson17:55

    xG 0.55–1.47 (27%)attempts 12–18goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Versteeg – Lindholm13:24

    xG 0.91–0.20 (82%)attempts 18–4goals 1–0

  2. McClement – Terry – Nash6:05

    xG 0.65–0.04 (94%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Nash – Rask – Di Giuseppe3:19

    xG 0.03–0.02 (61%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  4. McClement – Terry – Skinner3:45

    xG 0.00–0.12 (0%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLiles – Pesce17:07

    xG 1.23–0.35 (78%)attempts 19–8goals 1–0

  2. Hainsey – Faulk15:21

    xG 0.94–0.81 (54%)attempts 12–9goals 1–0

  3. Slavin – Hanifin15:04

    xG 0.34–0.34 (50%)attempts 10–11goals 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.

CAR 3.5 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 36/100 · #814 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.24 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 51% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 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 75% of the time.

CAR winsNJD wins

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

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