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Mon, Apr 15, 2024·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Islanders 4, New Jersey Devils 1

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New York Islanders win this game 60% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI2514110419
NJD081907124

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 12:22NYIJean-Gabriel PageauAssists: Pierre Engvall, Anders Lee · Snap, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P1 16:52NYIKyle PalmieriPPGWGAssists: Mike Reilly, Brock Nelson · Tip-in, 0.15 xG2–0
  3. P2 3:25NJDTimo MeierAssists: Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier · Wrist, 0.11 xG2–1
  4. P2 11:48NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Hudson Fasching, Kyle Palmieri · Wrist, 0.17 xG3–1
  5. P3 6:17NYIKyle MacLeanAssists: Anders Lee, Pierre Engvall · Wrist, 0.23 xG4–1
Penalties (4)
  1. P1 15:26NJDChris Tierney: Tripping2 min · PPG
  2. P2 3:58NYIBrock Nelson: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 15:57NYIMike Reilly: Holding2 min
  4. P3 2:52NYIRobert Bortuzzo: 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.

NYI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

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P1

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

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

NYINJD
19Shots on goal24
2.5Expected goals1.9
43Shot attempts55
24Faceoffs won26
1Power plays3
6Penalty minutes2
21Hits11
21Blocked shots10
2Giveaways4
8Takeaways6

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. bestCizikas – Horvat – Barzal12:13

    xG 0.72–0.11 (87%)attempts 14–5goals 0–0

  2. Clutterbuck – Martin – MacLean8:03

    xG 0.32–0.10 (77%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  3. Palmieri – Nelson – Fasching9:44

    xG 0.27–0.15 (65%)attempts 7–5goals 1–0

  4. Lee – Pageau – Engvall9:23

    xG 0.07–0.59 (10%)attempts 4–10goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBortuzzo – Reilly11:28

    xG 0.68–0.08 (90%)attempts 12–5goals 2–0

  2. Reilly – Romanov2:27

    xG 0.03–0.02 (62%)attempts 4–2goals 0–0

  3. Pelech – Pulock14:54

    xG 0.48–0.50 (49%)attempts 6–14goals 0–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestHaula – Mercer – Holtz10:42

    xG 0.51–0.21 (71%)attempts 11–4goals 0–1

  2. Tierney – MacDermid – Foote2:53

    xG 0.03–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Palat – Nosek – Bowers3:03

    xG 0.02–0.00 (100%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

  4. Palat – Nosek – Foote5:22

    xG 0.23–0.29 (44%)attempts 9–6goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSiegenthaler – Nemec12:17

    xG 0.66–0.50 (57%)attempts 14–11goals 0–1

  2. Marino – Hughes14:57

    xG 0.31–0.19 (62%)attempts 12–6goals 1–0

  3. Smith – Bahl13:09

    xG 0.58–0.68 (46%)attempts 14–6goals 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 1.9 xGNYI 2.5 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

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 30/100 · #947 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.01 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 46% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 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 York Islanders win this game 60% 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).