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Sat, Mar 19, 2022·Rogers Place, Edmonton

New Jersey Devils 3, Edmonton Oilers 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 65% of the time.

EDM winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD1909210328
EDM19113418640

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:11EDMLeon DraisaitlAssists: Jesse Puljujarvi, Cody Ceci · Wrist, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P1 4:50NJDJesper BrattAssists: Nico Hischier, Dougie Hamilton · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–1
  3. P2 17:48EDMEvander KaneAssists: Darnell Nurse, Connor McDavid · Wrap-around, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P3 0:26NJDJesper BrattAssists: Ryan Graves, Andreas Johnsson · Backhand, 0.19 xG2–2
  5. P3 3:14NJDNico HischierAssists: Jesper Bratt · Backhand, 0.16 xG3–2
  6. P3 9:04EDMTyson BarrieAssists: Kris Russell, Devin Shore · Wrist, 0.04 xG3–3
  7. P3 12:03EDMEvander KanePPGWGAssists: Connor McDavid, Tyson Barrie · Backhand, 0.14 xG3–4
  8. P3 12:52EDMZach HymanAssists: Leon Draisaitl, Jesse Puljujarvi · Deflected, 0.22 xG3–5
  9. P3 18:34EDMConnor McDavidENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.78 xG3–6
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 6:52EDMZach Hyman: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 16:25EDMJosh Archibald: High sticking2 min
  3. P1 16:25NJDTy Smith: Cross checking2 min
  4. P2 2:44EDMZack Kassian: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 2:44NJDMason Geertsen: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 4:58EDMDuncan Keith: Holding2 min
  7. P2 15:07EDMZack Kassian: High sticking2 min
  8. P3 10:32NJDP.K. Subban: Tripping2 min · PPG

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 SOG0EDM
48% to win52% to win
← NJD attackEDM attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hischier won the faceoff against McDavid
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDEDM
28Shots on goal40
3.3Expected goals4.3
55Shot attempts67
29Faceoffs won41
3Power plays1
9Penalty minutes13
23Hits28
13Blocked shots13
21Giveaways15
14Takeaways16

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. bestJohnsson – Bratt – Hischier11:17

    xG 1.45–0.28 (84%)attempts 20–8goals 3–0

  2. Geertsen – Bastian – McLeod2:35

    xG 0.13–0.02 (88%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  3. Tatar – Vesey – Boqvist11:16

    xG 0.32–0.67 (33%)attempts 5–15goals 0–1

  4. Sharangovich – Hughes – Mercer12:48

    xG 0.50–1.21 (29%)attempts 9–17goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestSubban – Smith10:07

    xG 0.61–0.32 (65%)attempts 11–7goals 0–0

  2. Subban – Graves2:23

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  3. Siegenthaler – Smith2:28

    xG 0.09–0.06 (59%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

Edmonton Oilers

Forward lines

  1. bestHyman – Draisaitl – Puljujarvi11:50

    xG 1.07–0.49 (69%)attempts 16–12goals 2–0

  2. Shore – Foegele – Ryan6:29

    xG 0.40–0.19 (68%)attempts 6–6goals 1–0

  3. Kassian – Archibald – McLeod2:00

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Kane – Kassian – McDavid4:32

    xG 0.30–0.34 (47%)attempts 4–4goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestCeci – Nurse16:57

    xG 1.02–0.84 (55%)attempts 17–16goals 3–2

  2. Russell – Barrie16:22

    xG 0.84–0.83 (50%)attempts 22–13goals 1–0

  3. Keith – Bouchard13:07

    xG 0.74–0.81 (48%)attempts 15–12goals 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.

EDM 4.3 xGNJD 3.3 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

EDMNJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 93/100 · #96 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.35 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 19% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50EDM 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +34 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Edmonton Oilers win this game 65% of the time.

EDM winsNJD wins

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

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