Mon, Feb 8, 2016·Madison Square Garden, New York
New Jersey Devils 1, New York Rangers 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 56% of the time.
By period
Goals and shots on goal in each period.
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 09 | 013 | 16 | 128 |
| NYR | 017 | 112 | 18 | 237 |
Goals, with shots on goal in grey.
Scoring
Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.
- P2 4:47NYRKevin KleinAssists: Mats Zuccarello, Marc Staal · Snap, 0.05 xG0–1
- P3 4:37NYRJ.T. MillerGWGAssists: Derick Brassard, Jesper Fast · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–2
- P3 17:43NJDTravis ZajacSHAssists: Adam Henrique · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–2
Penalties (6)
- P1 2:42NJDEric Gelinas: Slashing2 min
- P1 3:04NYRKevin Hayes: Misconduct10 min
- P1 10:10NJDStephen Gionta: Interference2 min
- P2 6:51NJDLee Stempniak: Cross checking2 min
- P2 19:00NJDDavid Schlemko: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- P3 17:21NJDAndy Greene: Hooking2 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 20:00Brassard won the faceoff against Zajac
- 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.
New Jersey Devils
Forward lines
- bestZajac – Palmieri – Kalinin6:33
xG 0.54–0.07 (89%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0
- Kennedy – Josefson – Boucher5:37
xG 0.52–0.13 (80%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0
- Tootoo – Gionta – Farnham5:46
xG 0.50–0.17 (75%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0
- Henrique – Palmieri – Blandisi4:26
xG 0.06–0.01 (86%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestGreene – Larsson15:35
xG 0.76–0.23 (77%)attempts 16–11goals 0–0
- Schlemko – Moore6:40
xG 0.58–0.18 (76%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0
- Schlemko – Gelinas6:42
xG 0.19–0.06 (75%)attempts 8–1goals 0–0
New York Rangers
Forward lines
- bestStepan – Kreider – Zuccarello11:21
xG 0.85–0.17 (83%)attempts 20–8goals 1–0
- Stalberg – Lindberg – Hayes8:39
xG 0.15–0.41 (26%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0
- Brassard – Fast – Miller11:59
xG 0.30–0.60 (33%)attempts 10–10goals 1–0
- Moore – Paille – Glass8:53
xG 0.17–0.54 (24%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0
Defence pairs
- bestKlein – Staal13:08
xG 0.44–0.27 (62%)attempts 11–15goals 1–0
- Staal – Girardi2:25
xG 0.17–0.02 (88%)attempts 4–1goals 0–0
- Staal – McIlrath2:16
xG 0.04–0.03 (59%)attempts 1–3goals 1–0
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.
NYR's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line NYR is favoured, below it NJD. 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, New York Rangers win this game 56% of the time.
Simulated goal difference (NYR − NJD), 10,000 replays
The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).