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Tue, Nov 28, 2023·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Islanders 4, New Jersey Devils 5

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 52% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI1831206426
NJD18110315533

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:16NYIBo HorvatPPAssists: Noah Dobson, Mathew Barzal · Slap, 0.10 xG1–0
  2. P1 10:29NJDMichael McLeodAssists: Curtis Lazar · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–1
  3. P2 4:19NJDDawson MercerAssists: Jack Hughes, Tyler Toffoli · Wrist, 0.16 xG1–2
  4. P2 8:24NYIMathew BarzalAssists: Anders Lee, Noah Dobson · Snap, 0.23 xG2–2
  5. P2 9:40NYICal ClutterbuckAssists: Casey Cizikas, Julien Gauthier · Backhand, 0.15 xG3–2
  6. P2 13:05NYIJean-Gabriel PageauAssists: Mathew Barzal, Alexander Romanov · Snap, 0.21 xG4–2
  7. P3 5:08NJDJack HughesAssists: Dawson Mercer, Brendan Smith · Wrist, 0.05 xG4–3
  8. P3 11:10NJDNico HischierPPAssists: Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes · Backhand, 0.12 xG4–4
  9. P3 19:37NJDCurtis LazarGWGAssists: Kevin Bahl, Michael McLeod · Backhand, 0.16 xG4–5
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 4:47NJDDawson Mercer: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P1 5:35NYICasey Cizikas: Holding2 min
  3. P1 15:19NJDDougie Hamilton: Slashing2 min
  4. P2 18:00NYIKyle Palmieri: Slashing2 min
  5. P3 9:43NJDJesper Bratt: Interference2 min
  6. P3 10:35NYIMathew Barzal: Hooking2 min · PPG
  7. P3 10:56NYISimon Holmstrom: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 13:48NJDBrendan Smith: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 17:56NJDBrendan Smith: Fighting5 min
  10. P3 17:56NYIAnders Lee: Fighting5 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

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
26Shots on goal33
3.3Expected goals3.2
42Shot attempts73
21Faceoffs won32
4Power plays4
13Penalty minutes13
25Hits25
22Blocked shots5
4Giveaways7
3Takeaways5

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. bestClutterbuck – Cizikas – Gauthier8:44

    xG 0.80–0.33 (71%)attempts 6–10goals 1–1

  2. Lee – Horvat – Barzal9:55

    xG 0.90–0.53 (63%)attempts 9–8goals 1–0

  3. Palmieri – Nelson – Engvall11:37

    xG 0.48–0.57 (46%)attempts 8–17goals 0–1

  4. Pageau – Wahlstrom – Holmstrom6:44

    xG 0.08–0.18 (31%)attempts 3–9goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestReilly – Hutton4:30

    xG 0.85–0.06 (93%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  2. Reilly – Pulock3:10

    xG 0.15–0.10 (59%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  3. Mayfield – Dobson16:43

    xG 0.56–0.58 (49%)attempts 7–21goals 2–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestPalat – Bratt – Hischier10:52

    xG 0.71–0.33 (68%)attempts 19–4goals 0–1

  2. Toffoli – Hughes – Mercer11:20

    xG 0.72–0.61 (54%)attempts 15–9goals 2–0

  3. Lazar – McLeod – Holtz9:35

    xG 0.67–0.83 (45%)attempts 17–9goals 2–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSiegenthaler – Hughes7:18

    xG 0.61–0.11 (85%)attempts 11–3goals 0–0

  2. Hamilton – Siegenthaler6:39

    xG 0.34–0.21 (61%)attempts 12–2goals 1–0

  3. Miller – Hughes3:20

    xG 0.07–0.00 (100%)attempts 3–0goals 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 3.2 xGNYI 3.3 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 98/100 · #33 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.79 · 9 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 9% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +46 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 Islanders win this game 52% 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).