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Sat, Nov 5, 2016·Amalie Arena, Tampa

New Jersey Devils 1, Tampa Bay Lightning 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 59% of the time.

TBL winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD11208018138
TBL0822126435

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 14:39NJDDamon SeversonAssists: Taylor Hall, Travis Zajac · Wrist, 0.14 xG1–0
  2. P2 2:25TBLBrian BoyleAssists: Victor Hedman, JT Brown · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–1
  3. P2 8:27TBLVictor HedmanGWGUnassisted · Slap, 0.04 xG1–2
  4. P3 5:01TBLBrayden PointPPAssists: Nikita Kucherov, Valtteri Filppula · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–3
  5. P3 14:14TBLNikita KucherovAssists: Steven Stamkos, Anton Stralman · Backhand, 0.09 xG1–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 4:15TBLOndrej Palat: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  2. P1 9:42TBLVictor Hedman: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 9:42NJDVernon Fiddler: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  4. P1 9:42TBLVictor Hedman: Cross checking2 min
  5. P1 16:28NJDPavel Zacha: High sticking2 min
  6. P2 9:39NJDAdam Henrique: Hooking2 min
  7. P2 14:16NJDMichael Cammalleri: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 4:57NJDTravis Zajac: Interference2 min · PPG
  9. P3 6:00TBLSteven Stamkos: Cross checking2 min
  10. P3 14:52TBLTyler Johnson: Holding2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0TBL
44% to win56% to win
← NJD attackTBL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Filppula won the faceoff against Zajac
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDTBL
38Shots on goal35
2.9Expected goals2.3
64Shot attempts60
34Faceoffs won38
4Power plays4
10Penalty minutes10
23Hits26
17Blocked shots13
6Giveaways6
6Takeaways6

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 – Zajac – Hall11:03

    xG 1.00–0.21 (83%)attempts 15–5goals 1–0

  2. Smith-Pelly – Bennett – Zacha2:25

    xG 0.14–0.03 (82%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Henrique – Palmieri – Bennett3:44

    xG 0.08–0.20 (29%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  4. Palmieri – Bennett – Zacha2:00

    xG 0.00–0.13 (0%)attempts 0–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestQuincey – Moore12:13

    xG 0.53–0.24 (69%)attempts 13–11goals 0–1

  2. Greene – Severson12:19

    xG 0.79–0.71 (53%)attempts 19–16goals 1–2

  3. Lovejoy – Auvitu9:46

    xG 0.54–0.48 (53%)attempts 7–11goals 0–0

Tampa Bay Lightning

Forward lines

  1. bestStamkos – Kucherov – Namestnikov8:28

    xG 0.44–0.30 (60%)attempts 14–6goals 2–0

  2. Johnson – Palat – Point7:50

    xG 0.43–0.33 (57%)attempts 8–9goals 0–0

  3. Killorn – Johnson – Point2:25

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  4. Stamkos – Palat – Kucherov3:28

    xG 0.19–0.25 (43%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestStralman – Hedman8:54

    xG 0.53–0.43 (55%)attempts 15–6goals 2–0

  2. Hedman – Sustr3:44

    xG 0.19–0.12 (62%)attempts 3–5goals 1–0

  3. Coburn – Koekkoek7:46

    xG 0.08–0.16 (33%)attempts 6–6goals 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.

TBL 2.3 xGNJD 2.9 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

TBLNJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 28/100 · #849 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.94 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 38% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50TBL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 59% of the time.

TBL winsNJD wins

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

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