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Sat, Jan 19, 2019·Prudential Center, Newark

Anaheim Ducks 3, New Jersey Devils 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 52% of the time.

NJD winsANA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
ANA270314314
NJD1801419231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:50NJDMarcus JohanssonAssists: Jesper Bratt, Will Butcher · Backhand, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 9:10ANADaniel SprongAssists: Nick Ritchie, Adam Henrique · Snap, 0.24 xG1–1
  3. P1 10:38ANATroy TerryPPAssists: Hampus Lindholm, Daniel Sprong · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–1
  4. P3 5:11ANADerek GrantGWGAssists: Troy Terry · Snap, 0.06 xG3–1
  5. P3 19:04NJDJesper BrattAssists: Will Butcher · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–2
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 9:10NJDNathan Bastian: Delaying game bench2 min · PPG
  2. P1 13:02NJDSteven Santini: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 15:31ANACam Fowler: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 7:16ANAJosh Manson: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 7:16NJDNathan Bastian: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 11:50ANAJacob Larsson: Interference2 min
  7. P2 15:53ANANick Ritchie: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 15:04ANACam Fowler: Cross checking2 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.

ANA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ANANJD
14Shots on goal31
2.8Expected goals2.8
30Shot attempts54
23Faceoffs won22
2Power plays4
13Penalty minutes9
19Hits19
11Blocked shots9
1Giveaways4
3Takeaways6

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.

Anaheim Ducks

Forward lines

  1. bestGibbons – Rowney – Kloos6:02

    xG 0.27–0.05 (84%)attempts 6–2goals 0–0

  2. Grant – Terry – Jones7:14

    xG 0.06–0.03 (71%)attempts 2–1goals 1–0

  3. Henrique – Ritchie – Sprong10:49

    xG 0.59–0.65 (48%)attempts 7–11goals 1–1

  4. Getzlaf – Rakell – Shore11:28

    xG 0.03–0.64 (5%)attempts 6–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWelinski – Larsson7:51

    xG 0.58–0.05 (92%)attempts 13–1goals 0–0

  2. Fowler – Welinski2:13

    xG 0.00–0.08 (0%)attempts 0–2goals 0–0

  3. Lindholm – Larsson2:06

    xG 0.00–0.16 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestZajac – Palmieri – Coleman12:32

    xG 0.63–0.06 (92%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  2. Johansson – Bratt – Hischier9:11

    xG 0.63–0.24 (72%)attempts 11–4goals 1–0

  3. Johansson – Bastian – Hischier2:02

    xG 0.05–0.08 (39%)attempts 1–2goals 0–1

  4. Boyle – Rooney – Bastian3:42

    xG 0.05–0.11 (31%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGreene – Severson11:16

    xG 0.65–0.00 (100%)attempts 12–3goals 0–0

  2. Vatanen – Severson2:36

    xG 0.16–0.24 (39%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  3. Santini – Mueller11:06

    xG 0.03–0.12 (22%)attempts 3–3goals 0–1

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.

NJD 2.8 xGANA 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDANA

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 ANA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 30/100 · #839 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.02 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 31% (winner's lowest chance)
ANA 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Anaheim Ducks win this game 52% of the time.

NJD winsANA wins

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

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