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Sat, Jan 20, 2024·Prudential Center, Newark

Dallas Stars 6, New Jersey Devils 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 67% of the time.

NJD winsDAL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
DAL11431626636
NJD0140829231

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 5:42DALJoe PavelskiPPAssists: Jamie Benn, Jason Robertson · Snap, 0.29 xG1–0
  2. P2 7:58DALRoope HintzSHAssists: Ryan Suter · Backhand, 0.14 xG2–0
  3. P2 16:31DALMatt DucheneGWGAssists: Tyler Seguin, Thomas Harley · Wrist, 0.22 xG3–0
  4. P2 19:42DALRoope HintzAssists: Wyatt Johnston, Ryan Suter · Wrist, 0.17 xG4–0
  5. P3 2:10DALCraig SmithAssists: Ty Dellandrea, Thomas Harley · Wrist, 0.03 xG5–0
  6. P3 7:18DALWyatt JohnstonAssists: Jason Robertson, Esa Lindell · Wrist, 0.20 xG6–0
  7. P3 13:15NJDJesper BrattAssists: Timo Meier, Nico Hischier · Wrist, 0.14 xG6–1
  8. P3 19:00NJDTyler ToffoliUnassisted · Snap, 0.08 xG6–2
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 1:20DALRyan Suter: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 5:26NJDCal Foote: Holding2 min · PPG
  3. P2 2:28NJDCal Foote: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 6:01DALJason Robertson: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 8:37NJDSimon Nemec: Holding2 min
  6. P3 9:32NJDNathan Bastian: Tripping2 min
  7. P3 9:57DALRyan Suter: Interference2 min
  8. P3 14:53NJDTyler Toffoli: Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  9. P3 19:17NJDCal Foote: Roughing2 min
  10. P3 19:17NJDCal Foote: Misconduct10 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.

DAL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

DALNJD
36Shots on goal31
4.0Expected goals2.9
68Shot attempts66
31Faceoffs won33
6Power plays3
6Penalty minutes22
12Hits25
17Blocked shots18
1Giveaways4
4Takeaways2

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.

Dallas Stars

Forward lines

  1. bestHintz – Robertson – Johnston11:18

    xG 1.35–0.09 (94%)attempts 16–10goals 2–0

  2. Pavelski – Benn – Steel10:13

    xG 0.89–0.40 (69%)attempts 15–15goals 0–0

  3. Smith – Faksa – Dellandrea9:05

    xG 0.21–0.23 (48%)attempts 10–8goals 1–1

  4. Dadonov – Duchene – Seguin9:07

    xG 0.33–0.88 (27%)attempts 9–13goals 1–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHakanpää – Lindell13:54

    xG 1.37–0.54 (72%)attempts 19–20goals 2–1

  2. Hanley – Harley12:19

    xG 0.71–0.23 (76%)attempts 15–12goals 0–0

  3. Suter – Harley2:20

    xG 0.17–0.02 (90%)attempts 2–2goals 1–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestHaula – Lazar – Bastian7:39

    xG 0.70–0.01 (98%)attempts 13–4goals 0–0

  2. Tierney – Willman – Holtz7:34

    xG 0.03–0.14 (19%)attempts 4–7goals 0–1

  3. Meier – McLeod – Mercer9:14

    xG 0.30–0.42 (41%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1

  4. Toffoli – Bratt – Hischier7:53

    xG 0.17–1.03 (14%)attempts 11–15goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMarino – Nemec12:13

    xG 1.12–0.75 (60%)attempts 18–15goals 1–2

  2. Marino – Hughes3:00

    xG 0.02–0.07 (21%)attempts 2–2goals 0–0

  3. Miller – Hughes11:33

    xG 0.33–0.86 (28%)attempts 15–13goals 0–2

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 xGDAL 4.0 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDDAL

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 DAL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 60/100 · #570 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.69 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
DAL 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +17 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Dallas Stars win this game 67% of the time.

NJD winsDAL wins

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

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).