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Thu, Nov 30, 2023·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

New Jersey Devils 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 59% of the time.

PHI winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NJD2701611111435
PHI0812521400347

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 3:10NJDAlexander HoltzAssists: Michael McLeod, Colin Miller · Wrist, 0.06 xG1–0
  2. P1 15:12NJDJack HughesAssists: Tyler Toffoli, Dawson Mercer · Wrist, 0.08 xG2–0
  3. P2 11:49PHIMorgan FrostPPAssists: Travis Konecny, Cam York · Wrist, 0.19 xG2–1
  4. P3 4:31NJDTyler ToffoliPPAssists: Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes · Wrist, 0.24 xG3–1
  5. P3 15:00PHITyson FoersterAssists: Sean Walker, Sean Couturier · Slap, 0.16 xG3–2
  6. P3 19:09PHITyson FoersterPPAssists: Scott Laughton, Bobby Brink · Tip-in, 0.08 xG3–3
  7. OT 0:28NJDLuke HughesGWGAssists: Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier · Wrist, 0.13 xG4–3
Penalties (12)
  1. P1 6:45PHISean Couturier: High sticking2 min
  2. P1 8:45NJDKevin Bahl: High sticking2 min
  3. P1 9:48PHIMorgan Frost: Tripping2 min
  4. P1 16:15PHIGarnet Hathaway: Boarding5 min
  5. P1 16:15PHIGarnet Hathaway: Game misconduct10 min
  6. P2 3:42NJDNico Hischier: Holding2 min
  7. P2 10:26NJDNico Hischier: Hooking2 min · PPG
  8. P2 12:55PHIRasmus Ristolainen: Interference2 min
  9. P2 19:52NJDLuke Hughes: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  10. P3 3:49PHIMorgan Frost: Hooking2 min · PPG
  11. P3 15:46NJDJack Hughes: Hooking2 min
  12. P3 17:10NJDBrendan Smith: Slashing2 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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
46% to win54% to win
← NJD attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hischier won the faceoff against Laughton
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDPHI
35Shots on goal47
4.3Expected goals3.6
64Shot attempts81
33Faceoffs won30
5Power plays6
12Penalty minutes23
11Hits18
14Blocked shots15
12Giveaways9
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 Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestToffoli – Hughes – Mercer9:24

    xG 0.55–0.44 (56%)attempts 12–15goals 1–0

  2. Tierney – Laberge – Bastian2:59

    xG 0.01–0.13 (4%)attempts 1–5goals 0–0

  3. Palat – Bratt – Hischier6:17

    xG 0.09–0.30 (23%)attempts 3–10goals 0–0

  4. Lazar – McLeod – Holtz9:19

    xG 0.32–0.74 (30%)attempts 7–17goals 1–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSmith – Miller9:15

    xG 0.83–0.17 (83%)attempts 16–12goals 2–0

  2. Siegenthaler – Hughes12:34

    xG 0.32–0.81 (28%)attempts 5–21goals 0–0

  3. Marino – Bahl11:13

    xG 0.20–0.84 (19%)attempts 5–16goals 0–1

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. bestCouturier – Konecny – Foerster8:22

    xG 0.66–0.25 (72%)attempts 12–5goals 1–1

  2. Atkinson – Laughton – Poehling4:12

    xG 0.54–0.33 (62%)attempts 12–4goals 0–0

  3. Tippett – Frost – Brink9:49

    xG 0.37–0.56 (40%)attempts 11–12goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestSanheim – York11:44

    xG 0.53–0.21 (72%)attempts 13–7goals 0–2

  2. Seeler – Walker10:34

    xG 0.56–0.32 (64%)attempts 18–6goals 0–0

  3. Ristolainen – Zamula11:32

    xG 0.48–0.90 (35%)attempts 18–14goals 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.

PHI 3.6 xGNJD 4.3 xG
012345P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHINJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 94/100 · #98 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.53 · 7 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 45% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +49 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 59% of the time.

PHI winsNJD wins

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

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