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Thu, Nov 3, 2016·BB&T Center, Sunrise

New Jersey Devils 3, Florida Panthers 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 51% of the time.

FLA winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NJD0811521001334
FLA161811413431

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:58FLAAaron EkbladPPAssists: Keith Yandle, Jonathan Marchessault · Slap, 0.03 xG0–1
  2. P2 6:44FLADenis MalginPPAssists: Jason Demers, Colton Sceviour · Slap, 0.09 xG0–2
  3. P2 18:04NJDTravis ZajacPPAssists: Kyle Palmieri, Damon Severson · Slap, 0.07 xG1–2
  4. P3 4:29FLAVincent TrocheckAssists: Jaromir Jagr, Mark Pysyk · Slap, 0.13 xG1–3
  5. P3 4:49NJDPA ParenteauAssists: John Moore, Nick Lappin · Tip-in, 0.26 xG2–3
  6. P3 16:05NJDPavel ZachaAssists: Beau Bennett, Damon Severson · Wrist, 0.03 xG3–3
  7. OT 4:16FLAVincent TrocheckGWGAssists: Reilly Smith · Slap, 0.43 xG3–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:06FLAJames Reimer: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 11:37NJDKyle Palmieri: Roughing2 min · PPG
  3. P1 16:22NJDBen Lovejoy: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 16:22FLAKeith Yandle: Embellishment2 min
  5. P1 18:54FLAAaron Ekblad: Holding2 min
  6. P2 5:05NJDPavel Zacha: High sticking2 min · PPG
  7. P2 8:18NJDAdam Henrique: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 16:44FLAGreg McKegg: Tripping2 min · PPG
  9. P3 10:10FLAAlexander Petrovic: 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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0FLA
44% to win56% to win
← NJD attackFLA attack →
  1. P1 20:00Trocheck won the faceoff against Zajac
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDFLA
34Shots on goal31
3.1Expected goals3.0
57Shot attempts54
31Faceoffs won31
4Power plays3
8Penalty minutes10
13Hits17
11Blocked shots8
7Giveaways6
2Takeaways11

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.

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestParenteau – Henrique – Lappin3:27

    xG 0.37–0.03 (93%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

  2. Cammalleri – Zajac – Hall10:22

    xG 0.40–0.24 (62%)attempts 11–8goals 0–0

  3. Fiddler – Kalinin – Lappin5:24

    xG 0.04–0.03 (60%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  4. Smith-Pelly – Bennett – Zacha8:02

    xG 0.21–0.29 (42%)attempts 6–9goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Severson12:41

    xG 0.55–0.16 (78%)attempts 12–10goals 1–0

  2. Quincey – Moore6:11

    xG 0.38–0.21 (65%)attempts 3–6goals 1–0

  3. Greene – Lovejoy3:46

    xG 0.14–0.05 (75%)attempts 5–3goals 0–0

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestRau – McCann – Malgin7:31

    xG 0.29–0.06 (83%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Sceviour – Smith – Trocheck12:55

    xG 0.43–0.21 (67%)attempts 13–8goals 0–0

  3. MacKenzie – Harper – McKegg8:01

    xG 0.24–0.20 (55%)attempts 5–8goals 0–1

  4. Jagr – Marchessault – Barkov10:38

    xG 0.17–0.68 (20%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestYandle – Demers13:00

    xG 0.66–0.20 (77%)attempts 13–10goals 0–1

  2. Matheson – Ekblad12:53

    xG 0.26–0.21 (55%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  3. Petrovic – Pysyk14:01

    xG 0.56–0.55 (50%)attempts 11–9goals 1–1

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.

FLA 3.0 xGNJD 3.1 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

FLANJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

FLA's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line FLA is favoured, below it NJD. Dots are goals.

Excitement 78/100 · #243 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.84 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 52% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50FLA 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +42 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 51% of the time.

FLA winsNJD wins

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

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