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Tue, Oct 25, 2016·Prudential Center, Newark

Arizona Coyotes 3, New Jersey Devils 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 61% of the time.

NJD winsARI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ARI11106214331
NJD16217212535

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:04ARIJordan MartinookAssists: Alex Goligoski, Jamie McGinn · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P1 8:43NJDTaylor HallAssists: Pavel Zacha · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 9:40NJDTaylor HallPPAssists: Pavel Zacha, Damon Severson · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–2
  4. P2 14:03NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Reid Boucher, Devante Smith-Pelly · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P3 7:51ARIOliver Ekman-LarssonAssists: Michael Stone, Max Domi · Slap, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P3 13:53ARIOliver Ekman-LarssonPPAssists: Max Domi, Michael Stone · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–3
  7. P3 17:59NJDTravis ZajacPPGWGAssists: Taylor Hall, Damon Severson · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:46NJDTravis ZajacENAssists: Ben Lovejoy · Wrist, 0.66 xG3–5
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 17:22NJDSergey Kalinin: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 9:11ARIMartin Hanzal: Delaying game2 min · PPG
  3. P2 16:20ARIMax Domi: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 19:55NJDJohn Moore: Interference2 min
  5. P3 13:06NJDKyle Quincey: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P3 17:20ARIConnor Murphy: High sticking2 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.

ARI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ARINJD
31Shots on goal35
2.1Expected goals2.6
46Shot attempts50
28Faceoffs won31
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
22Hits14
9Blocked shots9
3Giveaways8
5Takeaways3

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.

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestMcGinn – Martinook – Duclair10:24

    xG 0.61–0.11 (85%)attempts 7–8goals 1–0

  2. Vrbata – Hanzal – Domi12:37

    xG 0.64–0.60 (52%)attempts 11–14goals 1–1

  3. Doan – Richardson – Rieder12:13

    xG 0.24–0.32 (44%)attempts 8–8goals 0–1

  4. White – Dvorak – Crouse9:14

    xG 0.12–0.38 (24%)attempts 6–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEkman-Larsson – Murphy13:39

    xG 0.93–0.46 (67%)attempts 9–15goals 0–0

  2. Goligoski – Schenn3:13

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Murphy – Chychrun2:31

    xG 0.15–0.10 (61%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestFiddler – Smith-Pelly – Kalinin7:40

    xG 0.25–0.06 (81%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  2. Cammalleri – Parenteau – Zajac7:41

    xG 0.30–0.26 (53%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

  3. Palmieri – Hall – Zacha9:00

    xG 0.19–0.20 (49%)attempts 5–8goals 1–0

  4. Henrique – Bennett – Boucher6:01

    xG 0.01–0.19 (4%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLovejoy – Auvitu12:07

    xG 0.54–0.17 (76%)attempts 12–6goals 1–0

  2. Greene – Lovejoy4:03

    xG 0.35–0.05 (88%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  3. Quincey – Moore12:30

    xG 0.43–0.49 (47%)attempts 16–8goals 1–0

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 xGARI 2.1 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDARI

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 ARI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 80/100 · #206 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.77 · 8 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 41% (winner's lowest chance)
ARI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +37 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 61% of the time.

NJD winsARI wins

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

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