Tue, Dec 29, 2015·Prudential Center, Newark
Carolina Hurricanes 2, New Jersey Devils 3
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 52% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 08 | 213 | 07 | 228 |
| NJD | 011 | 19 | 24 | 324 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 2:51CAREric StaalAssists: Kris Versteeg, Elias Lindholm · Slap, 0.05 xG1–0
- P2 6:06NJDBobby FarnhamUnassisted · Backhand, 0.08 xG1–1
- P2 9:46CAREric StaalAssists: Kris Versteeg · Wrist, 0.12 xG2–1
- P3 7:14NJDKyle PalmieriAssists: Jon Merrill, Travis Zajac · Deflected, 0.08 xG2–2
- P3 16:55NJDDavid SchlemkoGWGAssists: Travis Zajac, Lee Stempniak · Snap, 0.02 xG2–3
Penalties (3)
- P1 5:06CARRon Hainsey: Holding2 min
- P1 7:54NJDJordin Tootoo: Hooking2 min
- P2 17:04CARJohn-Michael Liles: Interference2 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.
20:00
P1
- P1 20:00Henrique won the faceoff against Staal
- Goal
- Shot
- Miss
- Block
- Hit
- Takeaway
- Giveaway
- Faceoff
- Penalty
The numbers
Team totals, side by side.
Line combinations that worked
Model-basedEach team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.
Carolina Hurricanes
Forward lines
- bestStaal – Versteeg – Lindholm12:31
xG 0.51–0.23 (69%)attempts 17–6goals 2–1
- Staal – Nestrasil – Nordstrom11:41
xG 0.34–0.14 (71%)attempts 12–3goals 0–1
- Skinner – Rask – Di Giuseppe9:09
xG 0.10–0.26 (28%)attempts 8–4goals 0–1
- McClement – Terry – Nash9:31
xG 0.07–0.61 (10%)attempts 4–15goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestLiles – Pesce10:27
xG 0.27–0.16 (62%)attempts 7–4goals 1–1
- Hainsey – Slavin2:26
xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0
- Faulk – Hanifin2:51
xG 0.14–0.10 (58%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0
New Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestCammalleri – Zajac – Palmieri9:51
xG 0.69–0.15 (82%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0
- Tootoo – Gionta – Farnham8:30
xG 0.38–0.15 (71%)attempts 9–4goals 1–1
- Stempniak – Henrique – Matteau3:13
xG 0.06–0.02 (73%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0
- Cammalleri – Henrique – Palmieri2:22
xG 0.03–0.01 (75%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestMerrill – Severson12:40
xG 0.74–0.13 (85%)attempts 8–6goals 1–0
- Schlemko – Larsson12:57
xG 0.27–0.21 (56%)attempts 7–10goals 1–0
- Greene – Moore13:11
xG 0.36–0.33 (52%)attempts 11–13goals 1–2
How the game flowed
Model-basedChance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.
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.
Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute
Win probability
Model-basedHow each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.
NJD's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NJD is favoured, below it CAR. Dots are goals.
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 52% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NJD − CAR), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).