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Tue, Oct 18, 2016·Prudential Center, Newark

Anaheim Ducks 1, New Jersey Devils 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 61% of the time.

NJD winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA1100509124
NJD01121205228

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 9:03ANASami VatanenPPAssists: Corey Perry, Cam Fowler · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–0
  2. P2 12:35NJDTaylor HallPPAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Travis Zajac · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 16:46NJDTaylor HallPPGWGAssists: Damon Severson, Kyle Palmieri · Tip-in, 0.22 xG1–2
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 0:30NJDVernon Fiddler: Fighting5 min
  2. P1 0:30ANARyan Kesler: Fighting5 min
  3. P1 3:55NJDAdam Henrique: Slashing2 min
  4. P1 7:15NJDKyle Palmieri: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P1 18:33ANAJacob Larsson: Interference2 min
  6. P2 6:29NJDReid Boucher: High sticking2 min
  7. P2 10:15ANAEmerson Etem: High sticking2 min
  8. P2 11:42ANAAntoine Vermette: Tripping2 min · PPG
  9. P2 15:31ANANick Sorensen: Tripping2 min · PPG
  10. P2 17:15ANARyan Kesler: High sticking2 min
  11. P2 18:49NJDAdam Henrique: Penalty shot hooking on breakaway0 min
  12. P2 19:50ANAKevin Bieksa: Holding2 min
  13. P3 5:39ANACorey Perry: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  14. P3 16:56NJDJohn Moore: Delaying game puck over glass2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
44% to win56% to win
← ANA attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Getzlaf
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANANJD
24Shots on goal28
3.2Expected goals2.6
45Shot attempts45
34Faceoffs won32
4Power plays7
19Penalty minutes13
19Hits16
10Blocked shots12
2Giveaways7
1Takeaways6

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGetzlaf – Perry – Ritchie10:51

    xG 0.50–0.13 (80%)attempts 9–3goals 0–0

  2. Kesler – Silfverberg – Garbutt6:44

    xG 0.07–0.10 (42%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

  3. Raymond – Etem – Wagner5:02

    xG 0.00–0.16 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

  4. Vermette – Cogliano – Sorensen6:34

    xG 0.03–0.37 (7%)attempts 3–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStoner – Manson13:44

    xG 0.53–0.46 (54%)attempts 11–11goals 0–0

  2. Vatanen – Fowler9:54

    xG 0.04–0.05 (46%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Bieksa – Larsson11:18

    xG 0.19–0.32 (38%)attempts 7–8goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestSmith-Pelly – Bennett – Zacha9:41

    xG 0.52–0.10 (85%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  2. Fiddler – Josefson – Boucher4:44

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Cammalleri – Henrique – Palmieri8:59

    xG 0.24–0.37 (40%)attempts 8–11goals 0–0

  4. Parenteau – Zajac – Hall8:44

    xG 0.04–0.19 (19%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestQuincey – Auvitu5:08

    xG 0.51–0.00 (100%)attempts 9–1goals 0–0

  2. Severson – Auvitu4:38

    xG 0.07–0.03 (70%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Quincey – Greene2:49

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–0goals 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 2.6 xGANA 3.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 38/100 · #729 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.30 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 34% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +26 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 61% of the time.

NJD winsANA wins

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

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