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Sat, Feb 24, 2018·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Islanders 1, New Jersey Devils 2

Expected result

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

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI07111013131
NJD011011211233

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 3:55NYIJordan EberleAssists: Anthony Beauvillier, Mathew Barzal · Tip-in, 0.15 xG1–0
  2. P3 6:35NJDKyle PalmieriAssists: Taylor Hall, Nico Hischier · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–1
  3. P3 11:11NJDKyle PalmieriGWGAssists: Sami Vatanen, Taylor Hall · Tip-in, 0.10 xG1–2
Penalties (3)
  1. P3 1:06NYIJosh Bailey: Interference goalkeeper2 min
  2. P3 7:35NJDStefan Noesen: Hooking2 min
  3. P3 14:46NJDSami Vatanen: Slashing2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
31Shots on goal33
1.9Expected goals2.3
51Shot attempts52
29Faceoffs won26
2Power plays1
2Penalty minutes4
34Hits34
15Blocked shots9
5Giveaways11
8Takeaways11

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 York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestEberle – Barzal – Beauvillier13:29

    xG 0.72–0.17 (81%)attempts 16–9goals 1–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Cizikas – Johnston8:25

    xG 0.04–0.26 (13%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  3. Bailey – Tavares – Lee12:20

    xG 0.52–0.76 (40%)attempts 11–19goals 0–2

  4. Ladd – Nelson – Fritz11:26

    xG 0.17–0.87 (16%)attempts 6–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBoychuk – Leddy15:11

    xG 0.56–0.49 (54%)attempts 10–12goals 1–1

  2. Leddy – Pelech2:20

    xG 0.00–0.00attempts 0–3goals 0–0

  3. Hickey – Pulock16:02

    xG 0.53–0.71 (43%)attempts 16–17goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestPalmieri – Hall – Hischier5:10

    xG 0.28–0.05 (84%)attempts 8–1goals 2–0

  2. Grabner – Palmieri – Zacha6:20

    xG 0.29–0.09 (76%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Zajac – Noesen – Wood5:40

    xG 0.36–0.17 (68%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  4. Boyle – Stafford – Coleman5:34

    xG 0.19–0.02 (89%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestLovejoy – Butcher10:58

    xG 0.65–0.14 (83%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  2. Greene – Vatanen16:22

    xG 0.93–0.49 (66%)attempts 20–14goals 1–0

  3. Moore – Severson17:55

    xG 0.34–0.53 (39%)attempts 11–13goals 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 2.3 xGNYI 1.9 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 35/100 · #820 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.22 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 24% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +32 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 winsNYI wins

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

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