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Mon, Apr 1, 2019·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Rangers 2, New Jersey Devils 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 70% of the time.

NJD winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR1171708232
NJD217010214441

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:54NJDMiles WoodAssists: Connor Carrick, Mirco Mueller · Snap, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 14:34NJDTravis ZajacPPAssists: Damon Severson, Nico Hischier · Tip-in, 0.15 xG0–2
  3. P1 18:40NYRBrett HowdenAssists: Connor Brickley, Neal Pionk · Wrist, 0.12 xG1–2
  4. P2 16:36NYRFilip ChytilPPAssists: Vinni Lettieri, Tony DeAngelo · Wrist, 0.22 xG2–2
  5. P3 15:50NJDConnor CarrickGWGAssists: Drew Stafford, Michael McLeod · Snap, 0.19 xG2–3
  6. P3 18:51NJDJoey AndersonENAssists: Kenny Agostino, Travis Zajac · Backhand, 0.73 xG2–4
Penalties (14)
  1. P1 13:56NYRTony DeAngelo: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 15:32NYRKevin Shattenkirk: Slashing2 min
  3. P2 9:21NYRTony DeAngelo: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 9:21NJDNathan Bastian: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 9:21NYRBrendan Lemieux: Roughing2 min
  6. P2 9:21NYRBrendan Lemieux: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 9:21NJDKevin Rooney: Roughing2 min
  8. P2 15:02NJDAndy Greene: Holding2 min · PPG
  9. P2 16:43NYRBrendan Lemieux: Fighting5 min
  10. P2 16:43NJDMiles Wood: Fighting5 min
  11. P2 17:23NJDBlake Coleman: Interference2 min
  12. P2 17:23NJDBlake Coleman: Fighting5 min
  13. P2 17:23NYRLias Andersson: Fighting5 min
  14. P3 10:25NYRBrett Howden: 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRNJD
32Shots on goal41
3.8Expected goals5.3
51Shot attempts63
19Faceoffs won38
2Power plays4
25Penalty minutes21
20Hits23
11Blocked shots5
5Giveaways10
5Takeaways5

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 Rangers

Forward lines

  1. bestBrickley – Lemieux – Howden10:14

    xG 0.83–0.57 (59%)attempts 7–9goals 1–0

  2. Namestnikov – Vesey – Chytil8:01

    xG 0.54–0.47 (54%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1

  3. Kreider – Strome – Zibanejad11:17

    xG 0.40–0.68 (37%)attempts 9–16goals 0–1

  4. Nieves – Lettieri – Andersson8:11

    xG 0.34–0.68 (33%)attempts 8–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestStaal – DeAngelo10:49

    xG 0.93–0.43 (69%)attempts 11–8goals 0–1

  2. Claesson – DeAngelo3:39

    xG 0.63–0.19 (77%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  3. Shattenkirk – Skjei14:26

    xG 0.69–0.69 (50%)attempts 14–13goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestNoesen – Rooney – Bastian7:53

    xG 0.92–0.04 (96%)attempts 12–1goals 0–0

  2. Agostino – Coleman – Hischier9:13

    xG 0.32–0.47 (41%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

  3. Zajac – Wood – Anderson8:39

    xG 0.40–0.57 (41%)attempts 10–9goals 1–0

  4. Stafford – Zacha – McLeod11:16

    xG 0.83–1.03 (45%)attempts 9–16goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestCarrick – Mueller13:20

    xG 0.82–0.66 (56%)attempts 12–13goals 2–1

  2. Severson – Carrick2:36

    xG 0.19–0.15 (56%)attempts 3–4goals 0–0

  3. Greene – Severson14:17

    xG 0.94–0.99 (49%)attempts 17–13goals 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 5.3 xGNYR 3.8 xG
0123456P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDNYR

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 NYR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 66/100 · #429 of 1271 this seasonSwing 1.52 · 6 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 48% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +43 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 70% of the time.

NJD winsNYR wins

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

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