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Thu, Feb 7, 2019·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Islanders 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (SO)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 69% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTSOTotal
NYI190709031228
NJD11108011010131

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:32NJDKevin RooneyAssists: Kurtis Gabriel, Jesper Bratt · Wrist, 0.02 xG0–1
  2. P1 13:42NYIMathew BarzalAssists: Ryan Pulock, Brock Nelson · Backhand, 0.12 xG1–1

Shootout

  1. 1. NJD Kyle Palmieri stopped
  2. 2. NYI Jordan Eberle stopped
  3. 3. NJD Nico Hischier stopped
  4. 4. NYI Mathew Barzal stopped
  5. 5. NJD Drew Stafford stopped
  6. 6. NYI Brock Nelson stopped
  7. 7. NJD Jesper Bratt stopped
  8. 8. NYI Josh Bailey scored
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 11:33NJDBlake Coleman: Roughing2 min
  2. P1 11:33NYIMathew Barzal: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 14:47NYIValtteri Filppula: Holding2 min
  4. P1 16:56NJDBen Lovejoy: Tripping2 min
  5. P2 1:59NJDBlake Coleman: Holding2 min
  6. P2 6:45NJDMirco Mueller: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  7. P2 14:08NYIRyan Pulock: Slashing2 min
  8. P3 2:01NJDDamon Severson: Hooking2 min
  9. P3 14:06NYIJohnny Boychuk: 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

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
28Shots on goal31
2.8Expected goals1.9
53Shot attempts51
16Faceoffs won29
4Power plays3
8Penalty minutes10
23Hits31
10Blocked shots13
7Giveaways14
10Takeaways15

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. bestBailey – Dal Colle – Barzal10:14

    xG 0.49–0.15 (77%)attempts 12–5goals 0–0

  2. Komarov – Martin – Cizikas2:14

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 0–0

  3. Filppula – Komarov – Beauvillier5:23

    xG 0.04–0.13 (24%)attempts 2–6goals 0–0

  4. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas3:31

    xG 0.00–0.09 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMayfield – Pelech2:37

    xG 0.09–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

  2. Mayfield – Toews9:51

    xG 0.15–0.15 (50%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Pelech – Pulock10:57

    xG 0.56–0.64 (47%)attempts 10–15goals 1–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestStafford – Zacha – Bratt4:14

    xG 0.34–0.10 (77%)attempts 7–3goals 0–0

  2. Johansson – Palmieri – Hischier9:57

    xG 0.37–0.18 (67%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  3. Zajac – Coleman – Bratt3:23

    xG 0.20–0.09 (69%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  4. Gabriel – Seney – Rooney6:19

    xG 0.06–0.01 (84%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestGryba – Mueller11:00

    xG 0.44–0.22 (67%)attempts 9–11goals 1–0

  2. Lovejoy – Butcher6:28

    xG 0.21–0.02 (93%)attempts 7–1goals 0–0

  3. Greene – Lovejoy2:52

    xG 0.15–0.04 (79%)attempts 2–3goals 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 1.9 xGNYI 2.8 xG
-0.500.511.522.53P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 38/100 · #773 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.30 · 2 goals in reachComeback index 30% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +17 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 69% 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).