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Thu, Oct 10, 2024·Prudential Center, Newark

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, New Jersey Devils 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 57% of the time.

NJD winsTOR wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
TOR3111704422
NJD181807223

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 8:18TORMax PaciorettyAssists: Pontus Holmberg, Conor Timmins · Snap, 0.16 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:29TORBobby McMannAssists: Jake McCabe, Steven Lorentz · Snap, 0.02 xG2–0
  3. P1 14:46TORSteven LorentzGWGAssists: David Kampf · Backhand, 0.10 xG3–0
  4. P1 19:18NJDJesper BrattPPUnassisted · Wrist, 0.11 xG3–1
  5. P2 14:52TORJohn TavaresAssists: Max Domi, Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Wrist, 0.15 xG4–1
  6. P2 19:54NJDTimo MeierAssists: Johnathan Kovacevic, Brenden Dillon · Wrist, 0.07 xG4–2
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 17:59TORJohn Tavares: Interference2 min · PPG
  2. P2 3:06NJDBrenden Dillon: Tripping2 min
  3. P2 10:17TORConor Timmins: Interference2 min
  4. P2 12:32TORSimon Benoit: Tripping2 min
  5. P3 4:11TORSimon Benoit: Roughing2 min
  6. P3 6:42NJDDawson Mercer: High sticking2 min
  7. P3 14:41TORWilliam Nylander: Holding2 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.

TOR00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0NJD
43% to win57% to win
← TOR attackNJD attack →
  1. P1 20:00Hischier won the faceoff against Matthews
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

TORNJD
22Shots on goal23
2.2Expected goals2.5
43Shot attempts74
26Faceoffs won28
2Power plays5
10Penalty minutes4
12Hits32
27Blocked shots11
18Giveaways21
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.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Forward lines

  1. bestLorentz – Kampf – McMann7:56

    xG 0.62–0.19 (76%)attempts 10–12goals 2–0

  2. Pacioretty – Holmberg – Robertson7:03

    xG 0.45–0.20 (69%)attempts 8–7goals 1–0

  3. Tavares – Domi – Nylander10:02

    xG 0.22–0.14 (61%)attempts 4–14goals 1–0

  4. Marner – Matthews – Knies9:12

    xG 0.12–0.58 (17%)attempts 12–13goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestTanev – Rielly12:03

    xG 0.45–0.18 (71%)attempts 12–11goals 0–0

  2. Ekman-Larsson – Rielly3:04

    xG 0.16–0.01 (94%)attempts 2–3goals 1–0

  3. Ekman-Larsson – McCabe13:15

    xG 0.36–0.50 (42%)attempts 13–18goals 1–0

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestMeier – Bratt – Hughes10:43

    xG 0.40–0.17 (70%)attempts 15–10goals 1–1

  2. Tatar – Hischier – Mercer8:34

    xG 0.63–0.41 (61%)attempts 13–7goals 0–0

  3. Lazar – Bastian – Cotter6:00

    xG 0.08–0.13 (39%)attempts 4–7goals 0–0

  4. Haula – Palat – Noesen7:13

    xG 0.05–0.18 (20%)attempts 8–3goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestDillon – Hamilton13:49

    xG 0.62–0.33 (65%)attempts 24–14goals 0–2

  2. Dillon – Kovacevic2:14

    xG 0.07–0.04 (64%)attempts 1–2goals 1–0

  3. Siegenthaler – Kovacevic14:25

    xG 0.20–0.19 (51%)attempts 16–10goals 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 2.5 xGTOR 2.2 xG
00.511.522.5P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

NJDTOR

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 TOR. Dots are goals.

Excitement 43/100 · #748 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.01 · 6 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
TOR 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 Jersey Devils win this game 57% of the time.

NJD winsTOR wins

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

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