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Thu, Oct 20, 2022·UBS Arena, Elmont

New Jersey Devils 4, New York Islanders 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 92% of the time.

NYI winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD013210220443
NYI030915117

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 1:35NJDJack HughesAssists: Damon Severson · Backhand, 0.09 xG1–0
  2. P2 8:09NJDOndrej PalatGWGAssists: Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–0
  3. P3 15:28NJDOndrej PalatAssists: Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier · Wrist, 0.12 xG3–0
  4. P3 16:44NYIAnders LeeAssists: Kyle Palmieri, Mathew Barzal · Wrist, 0.16 xG3–1
  5. P3 19:25NJDNico HischierENUnassisted · Wrist, 0.53 xG4–1
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 2:15NYIAnders Lee: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 17:09NJDJohn Marino: Hooking2 min
  3. P2 14:37NJDBrendan Smith: Tripping2 min
  4. P2 15:56NYIAnders Lee: High sticking2 min
  5. P3 3:45NYICal Clutterbuck: Cross checking2 min
  6. P3 15:42NYIAdam Pelech: Roughing2 min
  7. P3 15:42NJDDawson Mercer: Roughing2 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

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
49% to win51% to win
← NJD attackNYI 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.

NJDNYI
43Shots on goal17
4.7Expected goals1.5
77Shot attempts48
31Faceoffs won20
3Power plays2
6Penalty minutes8
21Hits39
21Blocked shots19
7Giveaways10
4Takeaways4

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. bestTatar – Haula – Wood8:28

    xG 0.95–0.34 (74%)attempts 13–10goals 0–0

  2. Sharangovich – Hughes – Mercer8:09

    xG 0.42–0.02 (95%)attempts 9–5goals 1–0

  3. Bastian – McLeod – Sharangovich3:20

    xG 0.25–0.01 (95%)attempts 3–2goals 0–0

  4. Palat – Bratt – Hischier9:44

    xG 0.41–0.30 (58%)attempts 9–9goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSmith – Severson12:14

    xG 1.06–0.36 (75%)attempts 18–18goals 1–0

  2. Hamilton – Siegenthaler11:21

    xG 0.73–0.20 (78%)attempts 14–6goals 1–0

  3. Marino – Bahl4:32

    xG 0.17–0.01 (93%)attempts 5–2goals 0–0

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. Palmieri – Barzal – Beauvillier4:02

    xG 0.20–0.20 (50%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas8:41

    xG 0.07–0.16 (30%)attempts 2–8goals 0–0

  3. Nelson – Beauvillier – Wahlstrom2:56

    xG 0.00–0.10 (0%)attempts 0–4goals 0–1

  4. Palmieri – Lee – Barzal4:11

    xG 0.07–0.28 (20%)attempts 4–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Dobson – Romanov15:06

    xG 0.50–0.64 (44%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

  2. Pelech – Pulock15:18

    xG 0.23–0.60 (27%)attempts 14–18goals 0–2

  3. Mayfield – Salo9:38

    xG 0.02–1.12 (2%)attempts 3–17goals 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.

NYI 1.5 xGNJD 4.7 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NYINJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 24/100 · #1071 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.75 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +19 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 92% of the time.

NYI winsNJD wins

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

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