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Sat, Nov 11, 2017·Prudential Center, Newark

Florida Panthers 1, New Jersey Devils 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Florida Panthers win this game 90% of the time.

NJD winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA0719017133
NJD1511204221

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:59NJDDamon SeversonAssists: Jimmy Hayes · Wrist, 0.01 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:58NJDKyle PalmieriPPGWGAssists: Will Butcher, Nico Hischier · Slap, 0.09 xG0–2
  3. P2 7:20FLANick BjugstadAssists: Mike Matheson · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–2
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 14:07NJDMiles Wood: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 16:26NJDTaylor Hall: Holding2 min
  3. P1 16:40FLAEvgenii Dadonov: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 18:19NJDJesper Bratt: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 3:23FLAConnor Brickley: Interference2 min · PPG
  6. P2 4:46FLAMicheal Haley: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 2:10NJDDamon Severson: High sticking2 min
  8. P3 9:48FLAIan McCoshen: Roughing2 min
  9. P3 9:48NJDStefan Noesen: Roughing2 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.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
46% to win54% to win
← FLA attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Trocheck won the faceoff against Hischier
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLANJD
33Shots on goal21
4.2Expected goals1.4
58Shot attempts33
33Faceoffs won16
4Power plays2
8Penalty minutes10
17Hits20
9Blocked shots12
8Giveaways10
11Takeaways13

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.

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. bestVrbata – McGinn – Bjugstad2:10

    xG 0.63–0.08 (89%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

  2. McGinn – Sceviour – Bjugstad4:58

    xG 0.20–0.06 (77%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  3. Dadonov – Huberdeau – Barkov11:13

    xG 0.24–0.25 (49%)attempts 8–5goals 0–0

  4. Vrbata – Trocheck – Hunt9:30

    xG 0.29–0.32 (48%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPysyk – Matheson16:38

    xG 0.89–0.51 (64%)attempts 13–11goals 1–0

  2. Weegar – McCoshen8:58

    xG 0.30–0.24 (56%)attempts 9–6goals 0–0

  3. Yandle – Ekblad16:11

    xG 0.26–0.30 (46%)attempts 8–12goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestPalmieri – Hall – Hischier9:56

    xG 0.24–0.18 (57%)attempts 9–8goals 0–0

  2. Gibbons – Coleman – Noesen10:58

    xG 0.26–0.21 (56%)attempts 4–8goals 0–0

  3. Boyle – Hayes – Wood8:00

    xG 0.12–0.24 (34%)attempts 4–5goals 1–0

  4. Stafford – Henrique – Bratt7:18

    xG 0.13–0.40 (24%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeverson – Butcher2:52

    xG 0.14–0.08 (64%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  2. Butcher – Mueller7:56

    xG 0.20–0.33 (38%)attempts 8–8goals 0–0

  3. Greene – Santini14:47

    xG 0.12–0.28 (30%)attempts 4–8goals 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 1.4 xGFLA 4.2 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDFLA

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 FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 12/100 · #1119 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.83 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 90% of the time.

NJD winsFLA wins

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

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