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Thu, Jan 25, 2024·PNC Arena, Raleigh

New Jersey Devils 2, Carolina Hurricanes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 62% of the time.

CAR winsNJD wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD01005210225
CAR1921004323

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:30CARSebastian AhoAssists: Teuvo Teravainen, Jaccob Slavin · Backhand, 0.12 xG0–1
  2. P2 2:54CARTeuvo TeravainenPPAssists: Michael Bunting · Slap, 0.05 xG0–2
  3. P2 3:19CARJordan StaalGWGAssists: Brady Skjei, Seth Jarvis · Tip-in, 0.10 xG0–3
  4. P3 5:25NJDJustin DowlingAssists: Alexander Holtz, Chris Tierney · Snap, 0.30 xG1–3
  5. P3 19:57NJDJesper BrattAssists: Luke Hughes · Snap, 0.13 xG2–3
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 8:44CARMartin Necas: Hooking2 min
  2. P2 2:51NJDOndrej Palat: Tripping2 min · PPG
  3. P2 3:19NJDAlexander Holtz: Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  4. P3 0:48NJDLuke Hughes: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 6:14CARBrady Skjei: Tripping2 min
  6. P3 11:35NJDSimon Nemec: Interference2 min
  7. P3 12:20CARTeuvo Teravainen: Slashing2 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.

NJD00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CAR
46% to win54% to win
← NJD attackCAR attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hischier won the faceoff against Staal
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NJDCAR
25Shots on goal23
3.6Expected goals2.9
49Shot attempts45
22Faceoffs won29
3Power plays4
8Penalty minutes6
19Hits20
7Blocked shots14
13Giveaways14
11Takeaways14

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. bestHaula – Lazar – Bastian8:22

    xG 1.60–0.05 (97%)attempts 7–5goals 0–0

  2. Dowling – Tierney – Holtz5:21

    xG 0.72–0.06 (92%)attempts 9–3goals 1–0

  3. Toffoli – Palat – Mercer9:18

    xG 0.29–0.33 (46%)attempts 8–7goals 0–1

  4. Meier – Bratt – Hischier11:22

    xG 0.43–0.66 (40%)attempts 10–12goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHughes – Nemec7:27

    xG 1.66–0.06 (97%)attempts 14–4goals 0–0

  2. Marino – Bahl6:58

    xG 0.34–0.00 (100%)attempts 4–0goals 0–0

  3. Marino – Hughes7:25

    xG 0.46–0.19 (71%)attempts 10–7goals 0–0

Carolina Hurricanes

Forward lines

  1. bestStaal – Martinook – Jarvis8:53

    xG 0.66–0.19 (77%)attempts 13–4goals 1–0

  2. Teravainen – Bunting – Aho10:00

    xG 0.33–0.05 (86%)attempts 5–2goals 1–0

  3. Noesen – Necas – Drury10:39

    xG 0.07–0.45 (14%)attempts 7–9goals 0–0

  4. Fast – Lemieux – Kotkaniemi4:53

    xG 0.10–0.51 (16%)attempts 5–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestBurns – Slavin12:38

    xG 0.86–0.34 (72%)attempts 12–7goals 1–0

  2. Skjei – Pesce15:00

    xG 0.41–0.37 (52%)attempts 16–8goals 1–0

  3. Slavin – Pesce2:43

    xG 0.00–0.02 (11%)attempts 1–1goals 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.

CAR 2.9 xGNJD 3.6 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CARNJD

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 60/100 · #572 of 1312 this seasonSwing 0.67 · 5 goals in reach · 2-goal lead cutComeback index 54% (winner's lowest chance)
NJD 100%5050%50CAR 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +16 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 62% of the time.

CAR winsNJD wins

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

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