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Fri, Nov 23, 2018·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Islanders 4, New Jersey Devils 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 54% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI11111111013435
NJD01211821200342

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:24NYIJordan EberleAssists: Anthony Beauvillier · Backhand, 0.17 xG1–0
  2. P2 11:48NJDTaylor HallUnassisted · Snap, 0.23 xG1–1
  3. P2 14:14NYIAnders LeeAssists: Valtteri Filppula, Scott Mayfield · Snap, 0.35 xG2–1
  4. P3 2:43NJDBrian BoyleAssists: Blake Coleman, Sami Vatanen · Tip-in, 0.09 xG2–2
  5. P3 12:45NYINick LeddyAssists: Valtteri Filppula · Snap, 0.33 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:49NJDMarcus JohanssonAssists: Taylor Hall, Will Butcher · Snap, 0.35 xG3–3
  7. OT 3:40NYIMathew BarzalGWGAssists: Brock Nelson · Snap, 0.48 xG4–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 3:43NYIThomas Greiss: Interference2 min
  2. P1 3:52NYILeo Komarov: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  3. P1 10:52NJDJesper Bratt: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 13:50NJDKyle Palmieri: Hooking2 min
  5. P2 2:41NYIRoss Johnston: Holding2 min
  6. P2 7:00NJDJesper Bratt: Hooking2 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 20:00Nelson won the faceoff against Zajac
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
35Shots on goal42
5.5Expected goals5.9
55Shot attempts69
30Faceoffs won30
3Power plays3
6Penalty minutes6
28Hits23
13Blocked shots10
4Giveaways11
14Takeaways12

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. bestFilppula – Komarov – Kuhnhackl10:30

    xG 0.57–0.04 (94%)attempts 9–6goals 1–0

  2. Gionta – Clutterbuck – Johnston2:15

    xG 0.02–0.01 (70%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Bailey – Barzal – Beauvillier12:40

    xG 0.78–0.78 (50%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  4. Eberle – Lee – Nelson9:43

    xG 0.73–1.08 (40%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHickey – Pulock15:50

    xG 1.31–0.32 (80%)attempts 15–13goals 1–0

  2. Boychuk – Leddy14:41

    xG 1.09–1.25 (47%)attempts 14–15goals 1–0

  3. Mayfield – Pelech13:14

    xG 0.87–1.57 (36%)attempts 12–18goals 1–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestPalmieri – Hall – Hischier12:31

    xG 1.24–0.45 (73%)attempts 13–8goals 1–0

  2. Zajac – Coleman – Wood8:57

    xG 0.66–0.37 (64%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  3. Boyle – Dea – Seney4:15

    xG 0.00–0.14 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  4. Johansson – Zacha – Bratt9:30

    xG 0.48–1.26 (28%)attempts 13–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestVatanen – Butcher6:28

    xG 0.64–0.15 (81%)attempts 9–3goals 1–0

  2. Severson – Butcher2:30

    xG 0.33–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  3. Lovejoy – Mueller4:36

    xG 0.41–0.29 (59%)attempts 7–3goals 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 5.9 xGNYI 5.5 xG
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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 93/100 · #106 of 1271 this seasonSwing 2.59 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +46 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 54% 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).