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Tue, Jan 3, 2017·PNC Arena, Raleigh

New Jersey Devils 3, Carolina Hurricanes 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 65% of the time.

CAR winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD061329318
CAR08012110130

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 14:56NJDAdam HenriqueAssists: Michael Cammalleri, Damon Severson · Snap, 0.12 xG1–0
  2. P3 11:30NJDMichael CammalleriGWGAssists: Adam Henrique, Kyle Palmieri · Slap, 0.05 xG2–0
  3. P3 12:24CARSebastian AhoAssists: Ron Hainsey, Teuvo Teravainen · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–1
  4. P3 18:00NJDKyle PalmieriENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.70 xG3–1
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 9:08NJDBeau Bennett: Holding2 min
  2. P1 12:18NJDDamon Severson: Holding2 min
  3. P1 14:38CARLee Stempniak: Too many men on the ice2 min
  4. P2 11:08CARVictor Rask: Holding2 min
  5. P2 16:12NJDJon Merrill: Interference2 min
  6. P3 13:11NJDTaylor Hall: Interference goalkeeper2 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 SOG0CAR
44% to win56% to win
← NJD attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Staal won the faceoff against Henrique
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDCAR
18Shots on goal30
2.2Expected goals2.9
37Shot attempts65
23Faceoffs won29
2Power plays4
8Penalty minutes4
29Hits12
24Blocked shots13
3Giveaways11
11Takeaways9

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. Parenteau – Hall – Zacha9:07

    xG 0.21–0.18 (54%)attempts 12–8goals 0–0

  2. Smith-Pelly – Bennett – Wood5:00

    xG 0.08–0.11 (42%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  3. Cammalleri – Henrique – Palmieri8:03

    xG 0.33–0.50 (40%)attempts 6–9goals 2–0

  4. Zajac – Kalinin – Lappin6:48

    xG 0.00–0.47 (0%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeverson – Santini6:49

    xG 0.20–0.07 (73%)attempts 8–5goals 1–0

  2. Greene – Lovejoy4:31

    xG 0.12–0.06 (68%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  3. Lovejoy – Merrill6:12

    xG 0.16–0.09 (63%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStalberg – McGinn – Ryan3:04

    xG 0.45–0.05 (90%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  2. Staal – Teravainen – Aho4:41

    xG 0.35–0.16 (69%)attempts 6–4goals 1–0

  3. Staal – Nordstrom – McGinn5:23

    xG 0.15–0.02 (90%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

  4. Skinner – Rask – Ryan7:25

    xG 0.14–0.05 (75%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHainsey – Murphy11:31

    xG 0.72–0.19 (79%)attempts 16–13goals 0–0

  2. Slavin – Pesce14:04

    xG 0.48–0.15 (76%)attempts 11–5goals 0–1

  3. Hainsey – Pesce2:47

    xG 0.16–0.01 (94%)attempts 2–2goals 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.

CAR 2.9 xGNJD 2.2 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 32/100 · #794 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.16 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +21 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Carolina Hurricanes win this game 65% of the time.

CAR winsNJD wins

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

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