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Wed, Dec 13, 2023·Prudential Center, Newark

Boston Bruins 1, New Jersey Devils 2 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 77% of the time.

NJD winsBOS wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
BOS19070800124
NJD0701111116235

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 16:51BOSMorgan GeekieAssists: James van Riemsdyk, Danton Heinen · Wrist, 0.18 xG1–0
  2. P3 2:34NJDDawson MercerAssists: Erik Haula, Alexander Holtz · Bat, 0.18 xG1–1
  3. OT 2:47NJDJack HughesGWGAssists: Jesper Bratt, Vitek Vanecek · Wrist, 0.05 xG1–2
Penalties (3)
  1. P1 6:50BOSMason Lohrei: Slashing2 min
  2. P2 1:06NJDJohn Marino: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 15:46BOSBrandon Carlo: 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.

BOS00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

BOSNJD
24Shots on goal35
2.2Expected goals3.8
51Shot attempts73
30Faceoffs won29
1Power plays2
4Penalty minutes2
20Hits25
19Blocked shots13
4Giveaways8
5Takeaways5

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.

Boston Bruins

Forward lines

  1. bestvan Riemsdyk – Heinen – Poitras6:38

    xG 0.80–0.67 (54%)attempts 12–6goals 0–1

  2. Steen – Lauko – Beecher5:32

    xG 0.00–0.04 (7%)attempts 3–6goals 0–0

  3. Marchand – Coyle – Frederic9:35

    xG 0.11–0.19 (37%)attempts 4–9goals 0–0

  4. Pastrnak – DeBrusk – Geekie11:31

    xG 0.44–0.69 (39%)attempts 13–17goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestShattenkirk – Lohrei13:33

    xG 1.18–0.80 (60%)attempts 17–13goals 1–1

  2. Lindholm – Carlo19:01

    xG 0.36–0.60 (38%)attempts 12–21goals 0–0

  3. Grzelcyk – Mitchell16:19

    xG 0.46–0.86 (35%)attempts 15–22goals 0–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestToffoli – Bratt – Hughes6:24

    xG 0.39–0.16 (72%)attempts 11–4goals 0–0

  2. Palat – Meier – Hischier7:38

    xG 0.53–0.44 (55%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  3. Lazar – Bastian – McLeod9:15

    xG 0.21–0.16 (58%)attempts 8–7goals 0–0

  4. Palat – Bratt – Hischier4:10

    xG 0.05–0.09 (33%)attempts 3–3goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMarino – Bahl17:30

    xG 1.12–0.43 (72%)attempts 23–20goals 0–0

  2. Miller – Hughes12:46

    xG 0.77–1.04 (43%)attempts 14–13goals 1–1

  3. Siegenthaler – Nemec16:19

    xG 0.10–0.55 (16%)attempts 13–13goals 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 3.8 xGBOS 2.2 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDBOS

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 BOS. Dots are goals.

Excitement 33/100 · #910 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.18 · 3 goals in reachComeback index 27% (winner's lowest chance)
BOS 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +26 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 77% of the time.

NJD winsBOS wins

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

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