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Sat, Nov 18, 2023·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Rangers 5, New Jersey Devils 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 68% of the time.

NJD winsNYR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYR210011314535
NJD210011112333

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:37NYRArtemi PanarinPPAssists: Vincent Trocheck, Erik Gustafsson · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 9:25NJDJack HughesAssists: Dougie Hamilton, Jonas Siegenthaler · Wrist, 0.01 xG1–1
  3. P1 14:11NYRJimmy VeseyAssists: Braden Schneider, Zac Jones · Snap, 0.25 xG2–1
  4. P1 19:12NJDOndrej PalatPPAssists: Jesper Bratt, Tyler Toffoli · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–2
  5. P3 1:17NJDErik HaulaAssists: Jack Hughes, Dougie Hamilton · Backhand, 0.13 xG2–3
  6. P3 11:04NYRArtemi PanarinAssists: Vincent Trocheck · Wrist, 0.09 xG3–3
  7. P3 17:11NYRJimmy VeseyGWGAssists: Tyler Pitlick, Vincent Trocheck · Backhand, 0.08 xG4–3
  8. P3 18:27NYRBlake WheelerENUnassisted · Snap, 0.47 xG5–3
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 7:22NJDAlexander Holtz: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P1 18:14NYRVincent Trocheck: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  3. P2 17:55NJDDawson Mercer: Tripping2 min
  4. P3 6:32NJDAlexander Holtz: Too many men on the ice2 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.

NYR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYRNJD
35Shots on goal33
4.1Expected goals2.9
63Shot attempts68
25Faceoffs won22
3Power plays1
2Penalty minutes6
28Hits33
19Blocked shots16
13Giveaways15
6Takeaways13

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. bestTrocheck – Panarin – Lafrenière14:01

    xG 1.08–0.36 (75%)attempts 20–11goals 1–1

  2. Bonino – Kakko – Cuylle8:46

    xG 0.14–0.13 (51%)attempts 5–11goals 0–1

  3. Pitlick – Goodrow – Vesey10:12

    xG 0.43–0.71 (38%)attempts 11–15goals 1–0

  4. Wheeler – Kreider – Zibanejad11:17

    xG 0.16–0.81 (17%)attempts 11–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestJones – Schneider13:14

    xG 0.75–0.41 (65%)attempts 12–13goals 1–0

  2. Trouba – Miller18:33

    xG 0.74–0.90 (45%)attempts 21–19goals 1–1

  3. Gustafsson – Lindgren15:23

    xG 0.57–0.81 (42%)attempts 14–17goals 1–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestHaula – Lazar – Hughes9:54

    xG 0.58–0.18 (76%)attempts 15–9goals 2–1

  2. Toffoli – Bratt – McLeod10:12

    xG 0.91–0.78 (54%)attempts 9–17goals 0–1

  3. Palat – Mercer – Holtz8:06

    xG 0.07–0.16 (29%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  4. Palat – Bastian – Mercer4:23

    xG 0.01–0.30 (3%)attempts 2–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestHamilton – Siegenthaler13:39

    xG 0.75–0.16 (82%)attempts 18–13goals 2–0

  2. Marino – Bahl13:13

    xG 0.64–0.29 (69%)attempts 14–12goals 0–0

  3. Smith – Marino2:44

    xG 0.38–0.07 (84%)attempts 4–2goals 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 2.9 xGNYR 4.1 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 83/100 · #269 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.04 · 8 goals in reachComeback index 15% (winner's lowest chance)
NYR 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +44 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, New York Rangers win this game 68% 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).