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Sat, Jan 2, 2016·Prudential Center, Newark

Dallas Stars 2, New Jersey Devils 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 60% of the time.

NJD winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
DAL0801121200231
NJD09290814330

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:02NJDKyle PalmieriAssists: David Schlemko, Adam Henrique · Backhand, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P2 6:02NJDBobby FarnhamAssists: Jordin Tootoo, Stephen Gionta · Snap, 0.06 xG0–2
  3. P3 10:54DALPatrick SharpAssists: John Klingberg, Mattias Janmark · Snap, 0.17 xG1–2
  4. P3 14:29DALColton SceviourAssists: Jason Spezza, Johnny Oduya · Wrist, 0.03 xG2–2
  5. OT 1:47NJDJohn MoorePPGWGAssists: Adam Henrique · Slap, 0.06 xG2–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 0:24DALAntoine Roussel: Interference2 min
  2. P1 2:25NJDTyler Kennedy: Cross checking2 min
  3. P1 17:26NJDDavid Schlemko: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  4. P2 1:57NJDJon Merrill: Holding2 min
  5. P2 13:13DALJason Spezza: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 5:37DALAlex Goligoski: Interference2 min
  7. OT 1:07DALJamie Benn: Hooking2 min · PPG

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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALNJD
31Shots on goal30
2.3Expected goals2.8
43Shot attempts48
33Faceoffs won27
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
13Hits20
5Blocked shots6
4Giveaways4
4Takeaways8

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestBenn – Eakin – Seguin6:53

    xG 0.78–0.08 (91%)attempts 10–2goals 0–0

  2. Sharp – Roussel – Janmark3:26

    xG 0.19–0.06 (77%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  3. Sceviour – Roussel – Eakin6:30

    xG 0.15–0.18 (45%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  4. Moen – Fiddler – Faksa2:30

    xG 0.00–0.13 (2%)attempts 1–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestGoligoski – Klingberg14:56

    xG 0.99–0.69 (59%)attempts 13–13goals 0–1

  2. Klingberg – Jokipakka2:17

    xG 0.19–0.08 (72%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  3. Oduya – Demers15:12

    xG 0.31–0.26 (54%)attempts 13–6goals 1–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestSislo – Matteau – Kalinin6:41

    xG 0.25–0.00 (100%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Tootoo – Gionta – Farnham8:04

    xG 0.26–0.05 (84%)attempts 7–3goals 1–0

  3. Stempniak – Kennedy – Henrique11:01

    xG 0.41–0.23 (64%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

  4. Zajac – Tlusty – Palmieri12:57

    xG 0.33–1.14 (23%)attempts 7–18goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSchlemko – Larsson12:16

    xG 0.65–0.42 (61%)attempts 14–10goals 1–2

  2. Merrill – Severson13:31

    xG 0.31–0.16 (67%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  3. Greene – Moore13:17

    xG 0.27–1.10 (20%)attempts 7–18goals 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 2.8 xGDAL 2.3 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 73/100 · #312 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.79 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +38 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 60% of the time.

NJD winsDAL wins

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

-7
-6
-5
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-3
-2
-1
0
+1
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+7

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