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Thu, Oct 17, 2019·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Rangers 2, New Jersey Devils 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 59% of the time.

NJD winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR11001516231
NJD11429215538

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:02NYRTony DeAngeloAssists: Pavel Buchnevich, Brady Skjei · Wrist, 0.36 xG1–0
  2. P1 12:58NJDBlake ColemanAssists: Travis Zajac, Matt Tennyson · Snap, 0.15 xG1–1
  3. P2 2:18NJDKyle PalmieriPPUnassisted · Wrist, 0.10 xG1–2
  4. P2 12:25NJDMiles WoodGWGAssists: Jack Hughes, Matt Tennyson · Tip-in, 0.12 xG1–3
  5. P3 2:22NYRJesper FastAssists: Ryan Strome, Brendan Smith · Snap, 0.15 xG2–3
  6. P3 12:21NJDNikita GusevUnassisted · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:12NJDP.K. SubbanENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.47 xG2–5
Penalties (17)
  1. P1 2:55NYRMarc Staal: Interference2 min
  2. P1 2:55NYRMicheal Haley: Roughing2 min
  3. P1 2:55NJDMiles Wood: Roughing2 min
  4. P1 14:26NJDKyle Palmieri: Hooking2 min
  5. P1 17:12NYRRyan Strome: Tripping2 min
  6. P1 17:48NJDTaylor Hall: Interference2 min
  7. P2 2:13NYRBrady Skjei: Interference2 min · PPG
  8. P2 3:07NYRArtemi Panarin: Holding2 min
  9. P2 6:49NJDTaylor Hall: Elbowing2 min
  10. P2 6:49NJDTaylor Hall: Roughing2 min
  11. P2 6:49NYRBrady Skjei: Roughing2 min
  12. P2 14:31NJDJesper Bratt: Tripping2 min
  13. P3 3:57NYRTony DeAngelo: Cross checking2 min
  14. P3 7:08NJDTaylor Hall: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  15. P3 10:14NYRJesper Fast: Boarding2 min
  16. P3 16:20NJDWayne Simmonds: Hooking2 min
  17. P3 19:52NYRTony DeAngelo: Slashing2 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
45% to win55% 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
31Shots on goal38
2.6Expected goals3.2
52Shot attempts56
32Faceoffs won25
6Power plays7
18Penalty minutes16
11Hits17
9Blocked shots6
7Giveaways8
7Takeaways12

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. Haley – McKegg – Andersson5:03

    xG 0.16–0.16 (49%)attempts 5–4goals 0–1

  2. Kreider – Howden – Kakko5:57

    xG 0.06–0.10 (37%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Zibanejad – Buchnevich – Panarin9:28

    xG 0.45–0.57 (44%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSkjei – Fox5:51

    xG 0.16–0.05 (75%)attempts 6–3goals 0–0

  2. Trouba – Hajek5:33

    xG 0.29–0.25 (54%)attempts 9–2goals 0–0

  3. Staal – DeAngelo6:38

    xG 0.19–0.22 (46%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestZajac – Simmonds – Coleman7:50

    xG 0.45–0.24 (65%)attempts 8–6goals 0–0

  2. Palmieri – Hall – Hughes5:01

    xG 0.05–0.07 (40%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Gusev – Zacha – Bratt4:33

    xG 0.11–0.31 (26%)attempts 4–6goals 1–1

  4. Hayden – Wood – Rooney9:58

    xG 0.13–0.36 (27%)attempts 7–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSubban – Severson11:37

    xG 0.75–0.30 (71%)attempts 14–9goals 1–0

  2. Tennyson – Mueller9:31

    xG 0.37–0.35 (51%)attempts 6–8goals 2–1

  3. Vatanen – Butcher9:45

    xG 0.14–0.78 (15%)attempts 6–11goals 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 3.2 xGNYR 2.6 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

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 56/100 · #491 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.47 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 34% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +20 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 59% of the time.

NJD winsNYR wins

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

-7
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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).