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Thu, Oct 12, 2023·Prudential Center, Newark

Detroit Red Wings 3, New Jersey Devils 4

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 79% of the time.

NJD winsDET wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DET014111210335
NJD0621526427

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P2 12:14DETDaniel SprongUnassisted · Deflected, 0.11 xG1–0
  2. P2 13:39NJDJack HughesPPAssists: Ondrej Palat · Wrist, 0.03 xG1–1
  3. P2 18:43NJDJack HughesAssists: Tyler Toffoli, Jonas Siegenthaler · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–2
  4. P3 10:43DETAlex DeBrincatPPAssists: Dylan Larkin, Shayne Gostisbehere · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–2
  5. P3 15:37NJDDougie HamiltonAssists: Jonas Siegenthaler · Slap, 0.06 xG2–3
  6. P3 18:29NJDErik HaulaENGWGAssists: Jonas Siegenthaler, John Marino · Wrist, 0.78 xG2–4
  7. P3 19:26DETRobby FabbriPPAssists: J.T. Compher, Jake Walman · Wrist, 0.20 xG3–4
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 5:54DETJake Walman: Interference2 min
  2. P1 8:38NJDCurtis Lazar: Tripping2 min
  3. P1 14:38DETJeff Petry: Holding2 min
  4. P1 15:14NJDJack Hughes: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 12:56DETDavid Perron: Slashing2 min · PPG
  6. P2 14:23DETChristian Fischer: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 9:45NJDJack Hughes: Slashing2 min · PPG
  8. P3 12:37DETDavid Perron: Slashing2 min
  9. P3 17:20DETJeff Petry: Holding2 min
  10. P3 17:30NJDJesper Bratt: Interference2 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.

DET00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
46% to win54% to win
← DET attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Larkin won the faceoff against Hischier
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DETNJD
35Shots on goal27
3.0Expected goals4.9
58Shot attempts68
34Faceoffs won25
4Power plays6
12Penalty minutes8
25Hits33
14Blocked shots11
9Giveaways17
10Takeaways7

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.

Detroit Red Wings

Forward lines

  1. bestFischer – Kostin – Veleno6:25

    xG 0.20–0.09 (70%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  2. Perron – Copp – Rasmussen2:00

    xG 0.12–0.06 (68%)attempts 2–3goals 0–1

  3. Copp – Sprong – Rasmussen8:25

    xG 0.67–0.64 (51%)attempts 14–13goals 1–0

  4. Compher – Fabbri – Raymond7:51

    xG 0.51–0.49 (51%)attempts 6–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestWalman – Seider12:47

    xG 0.67–0.36 (65%)attempts 15–15goals 0–0

  2. Holl – Gostisbehere9:44

    xG 0.70–0.59 (54%)attempts 13–10goals 1–0

  3. Petry – Chiarot11:57

    xG 0.27–0.74 (27%)attempts 8–15goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestLazar – Nosek – McLeod6:33

    xG 0.62–0.02 (97%)attempts 11–2goals 0–0

  2. Toffoli – Bratt – Hughes9:47

    xG 0.71–0.41 (64%)attempts 12–12goals 2–1

  3. Meier – Hischier – Mercer10:18

    xG 0.60–0.63 (49%)attempts 14–17goals 0–0

  4. Haula – Palat – Holtz6:53

    xG 0.26–0.39 (40%)attempts 10–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamilton – Siegenthaler13:04

    xG 1.20–0.54 (69%)attempts 17–14goals 2–1

  2. Smith – Hughes9:36

    xG 0.38–0.41 (48%)attempts 9–9goals 0–0

  3. Marino – Bahl15:17

    xG 0.32–0.61 (34%)attempts 14–11goals 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 4.9 xGDET 3.0 xG
012345P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDDET

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 DET. Dots are goals.

Excitement 78/100 · #336 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.05 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 32% (winner's lowest chance)
DET 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +37 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 79% of the time.

NJD winsDET wins

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

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