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Thu, Jan 17, 2019·NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale

New Jersey Devils 1, New York Islanders 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 80% of the time.

NYI winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD060417117
NYI3501219426

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:48NYIAnders LeeAssists: Nick Leddy, Jordan Eberle · Tip-in, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:19NYIMichael Dal ColleGWGAssists: Scott Mayfield, Leo Komarov · Tip-in, 0.12 xG0–2
  3. P1 15:12NYIJordan EberlePPAssists: Nick Leddy, Brock Nelson · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–3
  4. P3 7:07NJDAndy GreeneAssists: Damon Severson · Tip-in, 0.11 xG1–3
  5. P3 17:51NYIAnders LeeENAssists: Josh Bailey · Wrist, 0.62 xG1–4
Penalties (5)
  1. P1 11:36NYIAnders Lee: Boarding2 min
  2. P1 14:28NJDBlake Coleman: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  3. P1 17:49NYIAdam Pelech: Interference2 min
  4. P2 19:31NJDKyle Palmieri: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 1:44NJDBrian Boyle: 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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
46% to win54% to win
← NJD attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zajac won the faceoff against Cizikas
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDNYI
17Shots on goal26
1.9Expected goals3.7
39Shot attempts60
26Faceoffs won26
2Power plays3
6Penalty minutes4
31Hits29
19Blocked shots13
5Giveaways13
2Takeaways14

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. Stafford – Zacha – Seney10:17

    xG 0.42–0.58 (42%)attempts 9–10goals 0–1

  2. Zajac – Palmieri – Coleman12:00

    xG 0.30–0.48 (39%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  3. Boyle – Pietila – Rooney9:24

    xG 0.11–0.43 (20%)attempts 3–9goals 0–1

  4. Johansson – Bratt – Hischier10:22

    xG 0.21–0.62 (25%)attempts 6–11goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. Greene – Vatanen3:03

    xG 0.03–0.21 (13%)attempts 1–3goals 0–0

  2. Greene – Severson13:35

    xG 0.46–0.77 (37%)attempts 15–13goals 1–1

  3. Vatanen – Butcher10:21

    xG 0.05–0.37 (12%)attempts 3–10goals 0–1

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestEberle – Lee – Nelson11:07

    xG 0.55–0.11 (84%)attempts 12–6goals 1–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas9:07

    xG 0.59–0.17 (78%)attempts 11–5goals 0–0

  3. Filppula – Komarov – Dal Colle11:47

    xG 0.46–0.18 (72%)attempts 9–7goals 1–0

  4. Bailey – Barzal – Beauvillier11:47

    xG 0.48–0.65 (43%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestPelech – Pulock16:38

    xG 0.85–0.34 (72%)attempts 19–11goals 0–0

  2. Mayfield – Toews15:12

    xG 0.74–0.37 (67%)attempts 12–10goals 0–0

  3. Boychuk – Leddy13:51

    xG 0.55–0.54 (50%)attempts 12–12goals 1–1

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.

NYI 3.7 xGNJD 1.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYINJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 22/100 · #969 of 1271 this seasonSwing 0.57 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 80% of the time.

NYI winsNJD wins

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

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