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Fri, Oct 20, 2023·UBS Arena, Elmont

New Jersey Devils 5, New York Islanders 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 55% of the time.

NYI winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NJD1132151912539
NYI1821011301432

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:35NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Pierre Engvall, Kyle Palmieri · Wrist, 0.04 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:00NJDDougie HamiltonPPAssists: Timo Meier, Akira Schmid · Slap, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P2 0:21NJDTyler ToffoliPPAssists: Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt · Wrist, 0.05 xG2–1
  4. P2 1:37NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Kyle Palmieri · Wrist, 0.13 xG2–2
  5. P2 2:36NJDLuke HughesPPAssists: Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt · Slap, 0.05 xG3–2
  6. P2 6:10NYIBo HorvatAssists: Noah Dobson, Matt Martin · Slap, 0.04 xG3–3
  7. P3 4:30NJDJack HughesPPAssists: Ondrej Palat, Jesper Bratt · Tip-in, 0.13 xG4–3
  8. P3 18:49NYIBo HorvatAssists: Anders Lee, Mathew Barzal · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–4
  9. OT 2:19NJDJack HughesGWGAssists: John Marino, Timo Meier · Wrist, 0.13 xG5–4
Penalties (9)
  1. P1 3:37NJDJonas Siegenthaler: Cross checking2 min
  2. P1 9:29NYICasey Cizikas: Slashing2 min
  3. P1 17:40NYIAdam Pelech: Interference2 min · PPG
  4. P1 19:45NYICasey Cizikas: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  5. P2 1:51NYIAdam Pelech: Delaying game puck over glass2 min · PPG
  6. P2 8:57NYIMatt Martin: Cross checking2 min
  7. P2 8:57NJDTimo Meier: Roughing2 min
  8. P3 4:02NYIPierre Engvall: Hooking2 min · PPG
  9. P3 15:32NJDMichael McLeod: Tripping2 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

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P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NYI
46% to win54% to win
← NJD attackNYI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hischier won the faceoff against Nelson
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDNYI
39Shots on goal32
3.0Expected goals2.7
74Shot attempts47
29Faceoffs won31
5Power plays2
6Penalty minutes12
15Hits28
9Blocked shots24
7Giveaways12
7Takeaways7

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. bestPalat – Bratt – Hischier7:02

    xG 0.52–0.07 (88%)attempts 18–3goals 0–0

  2. Toffoli – Meier – Hughes11:51

    xG 0.60–0.41 (60%)attempts 19–10goals 0–2

  3. Lazar – Bastian – McLeod3:07

    xG 0.19–0.00 (99%)attempts 5–1goals 0–0

  4. McLeod – Mercer – Holtz2:15

    xG 0.16–0.00 (99%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamilton – Siegenthaler15:42

    xG 0.78–0.47 (62%)attempts 21–13goals 0–1

  2. Marino – Bahl16:05

    xG 0.75–0.60 (56%)attempts 22–12goals 0–1

  3. Smith – Hughes11:25

    xG 0.18–0.19 (49%)attempts 9–7goals 0–1

New York Islanders

Forward lines

  1. bestPalmieri – Nelson – Engvall10:52

    xG 0.57–0.35 (62%)attempts 13–11goals 2–0

  2. Lee – Horvat – Barzal6:06

    xG 0.37–0.29 (56%)attempts 10–11goals 0–0

  3. Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas6:23

    xG 0.29–0.27 (52%)attempts 4–6goals 0–0

  4. Pageau – Fasching – Holmstrom3:37

    xG 0.00–0.02 (0%)attempts 0–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. Pelech – Pulock2:15

    xG 0.05–0.01 (87%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  2. Dobson – Romanov2:49

    xG 0.04–0.01 (79%)attempts 3–2goals 1–0

  3. Pulock – Romanov16:03

    xG 0.23–0.43 (35%)attempts 5–15goals 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 2.7 xGNJD 3.0 xG
0123P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 97/100 · #49 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.90 · 9 goals in reachComeback index 28% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50NYI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +48 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 55% 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).