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Sat, Nov 2, 2019·PNC Arena, Raleigh

New Jersey Devils 5, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

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

CAR winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD2911027526
CAR2141904327

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:55CARWarren FoegeleAssists: Sebastian Aho, Jake Gardiner · Backhand, 0.10 xG0–1
  2. P1 11:28NJDMiles WoodAssists: Will Butcher, Wayne Simmonds · Wrist, 0.27 xG1–1
  3. P1 16:36CARTeuvo TeravainenPPAssists: Andrei Svechnikov, Erik Haula · Wrist, 0.31 xG1–2
  4. P1 19:33NJDJack HughesPPAssists: Taylor Hall, Kyle Palmieri · Wrist, 0.49 xG2–2
  5. P2 0:34NJDNico HischierAssists: Andy Greene · Snap, 0.32 xG3–2
  6. P2 10:59CARErik HaulaAssists: Ryan Dzingel, Martin Necas · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–3
  7. P3 4:00NJDP.K. SubbanGWGAssists: Miles Wood · Tip-in, 0.10 xG4–3
  8. P3 19:11NJDDamon SeversonENAssists: Kevin Rooney · Wrist, 0.46 xG5–3
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 13:16CARAndrei Svechnikov: Hooking2 min
  2. P1 15:50NJDMatt Tennyson: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  3. P1 16:36NJDBlake Coleman: Hooking2 min
  4. P1 18:28CARDougie Hamilton: Tripping2 min · PPG
  5. P2 5:23NJDTravis Zajac: Hooking2 min
  6. P2 0:00CARAndrei Svechnikov: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 0:00NJDKevin Rooney: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 0:04CARDougie Hamilton: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 0:17NJDKyle Palmieri: Interference2 min
  10. P3 8:04CARRyan Dzingel: Roughing2 min
  11. P3 8:04NJDPavel Zacha: Roughing2 min
  12. P3 10:03CARWarren Foegele: 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
45% to win55% to win
← NJD attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hischier won the faceoff against Aho
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDCAR
26Shots on goal27
4.3Expected goals3.1
46Shot attempts54
40Faceoffs won32
4Power plays4
12Penalty minutes12
20Hits9
13Blocked shots10
8Giveaways13
9Takeaways12

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. bestSimmonds – Wood – Rooney7:36

    xG 0.78–0.19 (81%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  2. Zacha – Bratt – Hischier4:27

    xG 0.44–0.28 (61%)attempts 4–4goals 1–2

  3. Palmieri – Hall – Hughes7:55

    xG 0.44–0.29 (60%)attempts 6–4goals 0–0

  4. Palmieri – Hall – Hischier2:02

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTennyson – Butcher12:15

    xG 1.02–0.66 (61%)attempts 11–14goals 1–1

  2. Subban – Severson14:20

    xG 0.68–0.44 (61%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

  3. Greene – Vatanen12:41

    xG 0.50–0.61 (45%)attempts 6–15goals 1–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Niederreiter – Teravainen10:42

    xG 0.86–0.42 (67%)attempts 14–4goals 0–0

  2. Haula – Dzingel – Necas9:36

    xG 0.16–0.30 (34%)attempts 4–9goals 1–0

  3. Gibbons – McGinn – Wallmark5:08

    xG 0.19–0.37 (33%)attempts 8–6goals 0–1

  4. Foegele – Aho – Svechnikov8:01

    xG 0.27–0.68 (28%)attempts 6–7goals 1–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestSlavin – Pesce2:13

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 5–0goals 0–0

  2. Gardiner – Pesce12:13

    xG 0.34–0.38 (47%)attempts 11–3goals 1–0

  3. Edmundson – van Riemsdyk9:15

    xG 0.42–0.74 (36%)attempts 8–9goals 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.

CAR 3.1 xGNJD 4.3 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 75/100 · #268 of 1082 this seasonSwing 1.80 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 29% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +30 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.

CAR winsNJD wins

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

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