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Fri, Oct 25, 2024·Prudential Center, Newark

New York Islanders 4, New Jersey Devils 3 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, New Jersey Devils win this game 63% of the time.

NJD winsNYI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI2131120411430
NJD1811411202336

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 1:23NYIBrock NelsonAssists: Adam Pelech, Kyle Palmieri · Wrist, 0.13 xG1–0
  2. P1 11:36NJDNico HischierAssists: Jesper Bratt, Brenden Dillon · Snap, 0.14 xG1–1
  3. P1 14:03NYIAnders LeePPAssists: Noah Dobson, Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Wrist, 0.14 xG2–1
  4. P2 5:31NJDCurtis LazarAssists: Paul Cotter, Jonas Siegenthaler · Snap, 0.13 xG2–2
  5. P2 11:28NYIKyle PalmieriAssists: Alexander Romanov, Brock Nelson · Tip-in, 0.04 xG3–2
  6. P3 18:31NJDJesper BrattUnassisted · Backhand, 0.10 xG3–3
  7. OT 1:09NYIBo HorvatGWGAssists: Mathew Barzal, Ryan Pulock · Snap, 0.22 xG4–3
Penalties (8)
  1. P1 4:16NJDJonas Siegenthaler: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 12:05NJDBrenden Dillon: Slashing2 min · PPG
  3. P2 2:55NYIScott Mayfield: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 2:55NYIScott Mayfield: Fighting5 min
  5. P2 2:55NJDKurtis MacDermid: Fighting5 min
  6. P2 16:10NJDJesper Bratt: Interference2 min
  7. P2 18:56NYIRyan Pulock: Tripping2 min
  8. P3 8:59NJDDougie Hamilton: Hooking2 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
43% to win57% 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
30Shots on goal36
2.8Expected goals3.6
56Shot attempts69
35Faceoffs won21
4Power plays2
9Penalty minutes13
32Hits27
15Blocked shots11
8Giveaways17
4Takeaways8

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. bestPalmieri – Nelson – Tsyplakov11:46

    xG 0.34–0.28 (55%)attempts 11–8goals 2–1

  2. Lee – Pageau – Wahlstrom8:10

    xG 0.53–0.53 (50%)attempts 11–13goals 0–0

  3. Cizikas – Foudy – MacLean6:05

    xG 0.18–0.34 (34%)attempts 5–11goals 0–1

  4. Horvat – Barzal – Holmstrom12:15

    xG 0.28–0.59 (32%)attempts 9–14goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestReilly – Mayfield5:30

    xG 0.41–0.27 (60%)attempts 7–6goals 0–1

  2. Pelech – Pulock14:46

    xG 0.32–0.54 (37%)attempts 9–15goals 1–0

  3. Dobson – Romanov14:49

    xG 0.42–0.71 (37%)attempts 15–18goals 1–1

New Jersey Devils

Forward lines

  1. bestMeier – Hischier – Mercer9:42

    xG 0.73–0.33 (69%)attempts 14–10goals 0–0

  2. Meier – Hughes – Mercer2:03

    xG 0.10–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–1goals 0–0

  3. Haula – Noesen – Cotter6:43

    xG 0.14–0.05 (74%)attempts 7–6goals 0–0

  4. Palat – Bratt – Hughes9:39

    xG 0.34–0.31 (53%)attempts 13–8goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestSiegenthaler – Kovacevic13:01

    xG 0.58–0.09 (86%)attempts 13–7goals 1–0

  2. Dillon – Hamilton9:37

    xG 0.50–0.19 (73%)attempts 14–9goals 1–1

  3. Pesce – Hughes15:08

    xG 0.63–0.60 (51%)attempts 14–15goals 0–1

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 3.6 xGNYI 2.8 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

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 93/100 · #90 of 1312 this seasonSwing 2.61 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 43% (winner's lowest chance)
NYI 100%5050%50NJD 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +48 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 63% 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).