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Sun, Apr 3, 2022·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Islanders 4, New Jersey Devils 3

Expected result

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

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI2141718429
NJD01015215330

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 11:56NYIJean-Gabriel PageauAssists: Kyle Palmieri, Adam Pelech · Snap, 0.28 xG1–0
  2. P1 14:00NYIJean-Gabriel PageauPPAssists: Anders Lee · Backhand, 0.15 xG2–0
  3. P2 14:58NYIJean-Gabriel PageauAssists: Adam Pelech, Kyle Palmieri · Deflected, 0.17 xG3–0
  4. P2 15:45NJDJesper BoqvistAssists: Damon Severson, Janne Kuokkanen · Tip-in, 0.16 xG3–1
  5. P3 5:32NJDTomas TatarAssists: Andreas Johnsson, Dawson Mercer · Snap, 0.10 xG3–2
  6. P3 14:53NYIKyle PalmieriGWGAssists: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Adam Pelech · Snap, 0.08 xG4–2
  7. P3 18:54NJDNico HischierAssists: Dawson Mercer, Dougie Hamilton · Snap, 0.18 xG4–3
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 8:25NYINoah Dobson: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 13:39NJDJesper Boqvist: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 4:36NJDP.K. Subban: Fighting5 min
  4. P2 4:36NJDP.K. Subban: Instigator2 min
  5. P2 4:36NJDP.K. Subban: Instigator misconduct10 min
  6. P2 4:36NJDP.K. Subban: Aggressor10 min
  7. P2 4:36NYIOliver Wahlstrom: Fighting5 min
  8. P2 10:03NJDJonas Siegenthaler: Tripping2 min
  9. P2 17:13NYICasey Cizikas: Interference goalkeeper2 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
29Shots on goal30
2.9Expected goals4.1
47Shot attempts63
31Faceoffs won22
3Power plays2
9Penalty minutes31
24Hits23
12Blocked shots10
4Giveaways13
8Takeaways2

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 Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestBailey – Palmieri – Pageau11:04

    xG 1.00–0.83 (54%)attempts 8–15goals 3–0

  2. Martin – Cizikas – Johnston8:00

    xG 0.18–0.17 (52%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

  3. Parise – Barzal – Wahlstrom9:36

    xG 0.73–0.74 (50%)attempts 10–12goals 0–0

  4. Lee – Nelson – Beauvillier10:12

    xG 0.06–0.96 (6%)attempts 6–10goals 0–2

Defence pairs

  1. bestPelech – Pulock13:46

    xG 1.12–0.64 (64%)attempts 15–10goals 2–0

  2. Greene – Hutton10:16

    xG 0.55–0.68 (45%)attempts 13–9goals 0–0

  3. Chara – Dobson16:36

    xG 0.14–1.37 (9%)attempts 7–22goals 0–2

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestVesey – Zacha – Bastian2:41

    xG 0.55–0.06 (90%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

  2. Kuokkanen – Boqvist – Sharangovich5:15

    xG 0.41–0.00 (100%)attempts 7–0goals 1–0

  3. Tatar – Johnsson – Mercer6:38

    xG 0.66–0.45 (60%)attempts 8–5goals 1–1

  4. Tatar – Bratt – Hischier3:23

    xG 0.13–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSeverson – Siegenthaler4:23

    xG 0.41–0.03 (93%)attempts 6–2goals 1–0

  2. Severson – Graves8:18

    xG 0.64–0.38 (62%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  3. Subban – Smith8:12

    xG 0.61–0.39 (61%)attempts 7–11goals 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 4.1 xGNYI 2.9 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDNYI

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 NYI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 69/100 · #479 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.14 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 winsNYI wins

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

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