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Tue, Mar 22, 2022·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Rangers 4, New Jersey Devils 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 54% of the time.

NJD winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR21409212435
NJD01151327731

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 7:10NYRMika ZibanejadAssists: Chris Kreider, Alexis Lafrenière · Snap, 0.30 xG1–0
  2. P1 13:55NYRAdam FoxAssists: Mika Zibanejad, Andrew Copp · Snap, 0.06 xG2–0
  3. P2 7:12NJDRyan GravesAssists: Jesper Bratt · Snap, 0.06 xG2–1
  4. P2 8:30NJDP.K. SubbanAssists: Andreas Johnsson, Ty Smith · Slap, 0.04 xG2–2
  5. P2 12:40NJDDawson MercerAssists: Ryan Graves · Snap, 0.38 xG2–3
  6. P2 13:13NJDTomas TatarAssists: Damon Severson, Jesper Bratt · Snap, 0.24 xG2–4
  7. P2 18:07NJDYegor SharangovichGWGAssists: Nico Hischier, Dougie Hamilton · Wrist, 0.04 xG2–5
  8. P3 3:46NYRRyan StromeAssists: Artemi Panarin, Ryan Lindgren · Tip-in, 0.11 xG3–5
  9. P3 9:36NJDJack HughesPPAssists: Nico Hischier · Snap, 0.26 xG3–6
  10. P3 10:46NJDJack HughesAssists: Yegor Sharangovich, P.K. Subban · Backhand, 0.11 xG3–7
  11. P3 14:56NYRChris KreiderPPAssists: Andrew Copp, Adam Fox · Wrist, 0.28 xG4–7
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 9:53NYRMika Zibanejad: High sticking2 min
  2. P2 13:32NYRRyan Reaves: Slashing2 min
  3. P3 7:53NYRRyan Strome: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min · PPG
  4. P3 14:32NJDJimmy Vesey: Hooking2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
48% to win52% to win
← NYR attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Zibanejad won the faceoff against Hischier
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRNJD
35Shots on goal31
3.4Expected goals3.6
59Shot attempts47
27Faceoffs won29
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes2
24Hits18
9Blocked shots17
5Giveaways8
3Takeaways8

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. bestReaves – Goodrow – Motte6:02

    xG 0.37–0.04 (90%)attempts 6–1goals 0–0

  2. Motte – Vatrano – Chytil3:28

    xG 0.15–0.03 (83%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  3. Copp – Hunt – Chytil6:33

    xG 0.43–0.38 (53%)attempts 11–8goals 0–2

  4. Strome – Goodrow – Panarin4:08

    xG 0.12–0.08 (60%)attempts 4–1goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestFox – Lindgren13:35

    xG 1.29–0.92 (58%)attempts 17–8goals 3–3

  2. Trouba – Miller16:36

    xG 0.96–0.60 (62%)attempts 21–10goals 0–1

  3. Braun – Nemeth16:13

    xG 0.24–1.19 (17%)attempts 9–15goals 0–2

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestTatar – Bratt – Hischier5:53

    xG 1.08–0.02 (98%)attempts 9–4goals 2–0

  2. Vesey – Johnsson – Boqvist7:40

    xG 0.40–0.31 (57%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  3. Tatar – Vesey – Boqvist4:21

    xG 0.18–0.15 (55%)attempts 3–7goals 0–0

  4. Sharangovich – Hughes – Mercer13:06

    xG 0.80–1.00 (45%)attempts 9–12goals 2–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeverson – Graves13:49

    xG 1.69–1.02 (62%)attempts 14–13goals 3–1

  2. Hamilton – Siegenthaler13:34

    xG 0.54–0.43 (56%)attempts 11–12goals 2–1

  3. Graves – Siegenthaler2:14

    xG 0.00–0.01 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 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 3.6 xGNYR 3.4 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

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 86/100 · #220 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.38 · 10 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 16% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +24 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 54% 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).