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Sat, Apr 9, 2016·Prudential Center, Newark

Toronto Maple Leafs 1, New Jersey Devils 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 81% of the time.

NJD winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR1501005120
NJD1192829536

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 2:53TORPA ParenteauAssists: Brooks Laich, Andrew Campbell · Snap, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:10NJDDevante Smith-PellyAssists: Pavel Zacha · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 0:58NJDAdam HenriqueGWGAssists: Adam Larsson, Patrik Elias · Snap, 0.42 xG1–2
  4. P2 10:42NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Tuomo Ruutu, John Moore · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P3 17:04NJDKyle PalmieriENAssists: Patrik Elias, Pavel Zacha · Snap, 0.57 xG1–4
  6. P3 19:44NJDPatrik EliasAssists: Kyle Palmieri · Snap, 0.08 xG1–5
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 5:06NJDSteven Santini: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 7:09TORWilliam Nylander: Hooking2 min
  3. P1 14:53TORMorgan Rielly: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 18:37TORColin Greening: Interference2 min
  5. P2 12:16NJDPatrik Elias: Tripping2 min
  6. P2 16:06TORColin Greening: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 17:29NJDDevante Smith-Pelly: Tripping2 min
  8. P2 18:36TORMorgan Rielly: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 11:19TORLeo Komarov: Boarding2 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORNJD
20Shots on goal36
2.0Expected goals4.0
38Shot attempts47
24Faceoffs won20
3Power plays6
12Penalty minutes6
12Hits7
5Blocked shots12
4Giveaways2
3Takeaways6

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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestLaich – Parenteau – Bozak7:22

    xG 0.57–0.07 (88%)attempts 9–4goals 1–0

  2. Parenteau – Komarov – Bozak2:12

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Komarov – Grabner – Gauthier7:53

    xG 0.13–0.15 (45%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

  4. Boyes – Froese – Carrick7:18

    xG 0.16–0.31 (35%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMarincin – Corrado2:11

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

  2. Brennan – Gardiner4:59

    xG 0.05–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–0goals 0–0

  3. Gardiner – Marincin3:33

    xG 0.05–0.18 (20%)attempts 4–3goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestElias – Smith-Pelly – Zacha4:27

    xG 0.42–0.07 (85%)attempts 5–3goals 1–0

  2. Kennedy – Gionta – Wood2:36

    xG 0.28–0.05 (86%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Zajac – Palmieri – Kalinin5:04

    xG 0.23–0.03 (87%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  4. Elias – Palmieri – Zacha2:11

    xG 0.10–0.02 (82%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Larsson12:02

    xG 0.59–0.07 (89%)attempts 8–3goals 1–0

  2. Moore – Severson12:06

    xG 0.67–0.31 (68%)attempts 12–7goals 0–0

  3. Schlemko – Santini10:35

    xG 0.00–0.18 (0%)attempts 0–8goals 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 4.0 xGTOR 2.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 33/100 · #854 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.13 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 33% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 81% of the time.

NJD winsTOR wins

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

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